The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-13
Futile Attemptto Take Cheap
Gas Bill Out Of Com
mittee's Hands.
ABQLlSlING ADJUSTMENT COMMISSIONERS
Harrison aud Kearpy Bill Amended
So That the People Nay Vote
On It-Today at Trenton.
Special 10 the Jersey Citu Nears.

a knockdown blow for the dollar gas,
while many disinterested observers de-
clare it a complete knockout. Its friends
however, carried the limp measure to
corner and are now busily engaged in
reviving it and fixing it up for the next
round
Mr. Gruber called time this morning
with a resolution to relieve the Commit
tee on Municipal Corporations from fur
ther consideration of the measure.
Mr.. Codding, Chairman of the commit
tee, said the committee would have liked
it better had the bill been sent TO some
other committee. but having it in its
possession the committee proposed to do
it's duty by giving the arguments pre-
sented on hearings careful consideration.
He spoke of numerous hearings the bill
had had and said that no committee had
worked harder
GIVING GRUBER THE LIE.
Mr.. Gruber said the hearings were ex-
tended for the purpose OF talking the
measure to death At this point Mr..
Stafford of Camden. a rank corporation
man, jumped to his feet with a point of
order. He said Mr.. Gruber was not
telling the truth. Several members jump
ed to their feet with protests and the
Speaker sharply called Stafford to order.
Continuing Mr.. Gruber said that the
judgment of the sixty members was
better than that of the five on the COM
mittee and the bill should be reported.
He said that when Mr. CoGding said
that the hearings were extended at the
request of the friends of the bill he was
stating what was not so. This brought
Mr.. Co6ding to his feet with the remark
that what he said was so.
A NICE POINT TO DECIDE.
'Well. my word is as good as yours, y
yelled Mr. Gruber. above the din of the
Speakers gavel which finally stopped
the controversy.
Mr. Usher said that the committee
should said legislation, not retard it by
holding back bills.
Mr.. Bullock spoke in favor of the reso-
luton and Mr.. Derousse and Mr.. Olcott
opposed.
Mr.. Eisele said he favored the bills
and would vote for them; but thought
the committee should have time.
Mr. Drake said the mistake was that
the committee was giving too many hear
ings, but he had full faith in the com
time to consider the bills. There wes
was defeated by a vote of to Al. Messrs.
Drake, Nutzhorn, Cagney and Smart
voted against relieving the committee.
The bill to permit Mayor Wanser to
dismiss the Adjustment Commissioners
passed the House.
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Parry introduced a Wonlan's 5
Sufferage amendment to the Constitu-
rent resolution providing for the divi-
sion of the counties into Assembly dis
tricts, said districts are to contain as
equal number of voters, and to be as
nearly contiguous as possible. The Vice
Chancellors' bill was amended so as to
take out its non-partisan feature.
The Senate. this morning, passed JUS
tice Potts bill which gives police justices
jurisdiction in cases of petty mlSde-
neanor. Senator DAILY alone voted
against it, and Mr.. Skirm squirmed out
of voting.
son out Of his position as clerk to his
father is doomed to death. Mr.. Gruber
introduced the measure at the request OF
Committee. Mayor Wanser used his in
huence against the measure, and had It
recommitted to the committee, where it
- BRADLEY ON THE GRIDIRoN..
Senator DAILY stirred up Mr.. Bradley,
and made him scuirm on the riparian
riparian bills We're not reported. Their
provisions were. pretty well known py
this time. and there was no reason why
they should not be brought before the
Senate.
in the way of passing the bill 4 hearing
would be given as soon as possible.
nights Jersey City News" for Mr.. Brad
ley's benefit. but the sage of the board
walk nae AeApHn hpSn5hs 4 HNNiExATIoN. sAi;
Mayor Wanser, Humphrey w, Carr and
ed a hearing this afternoon before the
Committee on Municipal Corporations on
Mr.. Duncans bill for the annexatioon on Of
was a large number of citizens from the
two townships present also.
Mr.. Duncan said he had amended the
hill so as to submit the bill to vote
township Counsel Kenny of Kearny
repeated his speech Of last year stating
were with Essex and submitted. letters
from what he claimed was all the maun-
n ii the R0f hardsps ss
the township had suffered from its con-
nection with Hudson. he, said that they
Hudson authorities would not act. The
committee adjourned for lunch and will
hear the Jersey City people this after
- MORRIS PLAINS CROWDED.
The Rev. Dr.J NJ Buckley, Editor of
the sMethodist Christian Advocate" and
one Of the Board of Managers of State
Insane Asylums made q. strong plea
before the Joint Committee on Asylum
this morning for increased accommodate
tions for tie inmates Of the SIarris
Plains Asylum. He related many incl
dents of the deplorable condition Of af-
fairs in that institution The asylum
was built to accommodate 500 and now
had LOGS PATIENTS The number was in
creasing at the rate of 50 a year. Com
plants of the overcrowded condition was
made by the better class OF patients and
their friends, which the board was pow
erless to remedy. The board wanted help
and wanted it badly. A new building
was needed SO that those who had a
prospect of recovery could not be ex-
cited by contact with the incurables,
others spoke in the same strain.
USELESS APPEAL.
Mr. Henry Winfield, son of Charles
H. Winfield, Prosecutor of the Pleas in
Hudson County Board of Health, appear
ed before the House Committee on NUM-
cipal Corporations this noon and argued
against tne bill legalzing the Newark
Board of Health The bill will be fav-
oraby reported just the same this after
CoMPRoMIsE ON FERRIAGE BILL.
The Joint Committees met this after
noon to consider cheap ferriage BILL
There was a long wrangle and the COM
mittee is dead locked upon reporting g
the bill as u is and amending II ~ max
ing two cent ferr.age between Comnlis-
sion hours. The friends of the bill con-
sent to the latter rather than see it
lad.