The record-union., 1895-03-02
ASSEMBLY,,

The Assembly was called to order
at 10 A. NJ, Speaker Lynch in the chair.
Roll-call showed quorum present.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain,
Rev. 0. Summers.
a. B. 962. relating to revenue and taxa
ton, which was prepared by the Commit
tee on Revenue and Taxation, being the
special order, was taken up and read the
second time.
johnson in the chair.
The reading of the bill consumed most
Of the morning session, and few unim-
portant amendments were offered and
adopted without debate.
Davis offered an amendment to Section
2. striking out improvements" from the
schedule of what constitutes real estate,
Reid thought it should not be stricken
out, but when 1t was voted on Davis alone
voted aye, and, as there were no dissent
ing votes, the amendment was adopted
and the bill sent to the printer.
ATTORNEY-G DEPUTIES,
Phelps asked that a. B. 6O5, providing
for deputies in the Office of the Attorney
General and fixing their salaries, be
taken up out of order.
The bill was read the third time. and
Wade moved that committee of one be
appointed to amend the bill, striking ont
Of other counsel by the consent OF the At
torney-General.
Phelps said the provision was inserted
IN the bill 10 make it cqniorm to the Sem
ate bill.
Wade's motion was lost and the bill was
passed-ayes %, noes &.
PETITIONS.
A petition in favor of a Sunday law
was presented by Lynch and referred to
the Committee on Public Morals.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Spencer, for the Committee on Election
Laws, reported on q. b. 75l, relating to
primary elections, recommending that
the bill pass as amended.
He said that so many amendments had
been made that they covered the whole of
the bill, and it would save time to send jt
Immediately TO the printer. He pre-
sented 4 resolution that it be so sent, and
printed and returned Immediately, which
was adopted.
4 resolution by Bettman instructipg
the State Printer to bind full set OF all
bills for the use Of II. NJ. Collins, the
newly seated member, was adopted.
CONTEST EXPENSES.
Huber, for the Committee on Contested
Elections, presented Il report on the con-
tested election case of Scheerer VS.. Nc
Carthy, recommending that S792 be
allowed for McCagthy's expenses. and
that II. NJ. Collins be allowed 81 .522 80
as expenses in the case Of Collins VS.. Nc
Donald, and that J. b. Mcdonald be
allowed SS3S for his expenses.
Price moved to reduce the fees of Nus
banner and Reid in Collins expenses
from $500 each TO $3.50 each, saying that it
had been divided into two sums in order
TO make ii appear that they were forindi-
viduals, when in realty they were MEM
bers OF the same firm.
Bachman said that the committee had
been very liberal in their allowances.
Some of the claims made had been uu-
considerable and several Of the contests
had been without merit. one contestant
had put in claim for thirty days lost in
contesting the seat, at $40 per day, when
the pay, If he had won, was only IS per
day.
Pendleton ana Brusie hoped the amend
ment would not prevail. The committee
had gone over the claims very carefully
and cut them down.
The amendment was lost-ayes 33, noes
S5-aad the report was adopted.
On motion of Held the revenue bill was
made special order for Monday at $50
p. VI.