The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-06
TIT FOR TAT.
House Reta1iates on the
Senate for Delay in
Bringing up Bills.
CONCESSIONS FOR ESSEX
Senator Voorhees, Absolute Dicta-
tor-BilIs Passed in the
Senate Today.
CONCESSIONS FOR EssE1
Special to the Jergeu City Neacs.


decision of the Supreme Court en- the
ward redistricting scheme. caused the
Republican Senators to call a caucus,
which was held this afternoon.
President Stokes declared that it
would be impossible for him to entertain
the bills unless the adjournment resolu-
ton was either rescinded or modified.
The caucus considered the question
and decided to modify the adjournment
resolution that Senator Voorhees, might
have power to handle the Newark bill.
This means that bills outside of the
special purpose of this session can be
acted upon, but they must first receive
the sanction of Mr.. Voorhees,. 1t also
means trouble for the Republican SEN
ate. for the Democratic members will
insist on the consideration OF their bills,
and over in the House there are many
Republicans who intend to insist on
keeping strictly to the legislation pro-
posed.
TO TEST REFORM.
Senator Kuhl is determined to test the
sincerity of the reform intention of the
Senate in the general appropria-
ton bill. There is no provision for liking
the salaries and expenses for the Clerks
of Chancery and the Supreme Court. Mr.
Kuhl has a resolution directing the Sc
lect Committee to amend the appropri-
alton bill SO as to fix the salary of the
Clerk of Chancery at $4,000 with an al
lowance of $4,000 for clerk hire, and the
Clerk of the Supreme Court at $4,000 with
an allowance of $4,000 for clerk hire.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.
In the House this morning there ap-
peared to be general conviction that
the action of the Senate in failing to act
on the Governors vetoes is intended as
a means to force the House to act IA
yorably on the Select Committee bllls
The members of the House are interested
in having the Senate act promptly on
their vetoes. Hence unless the House pllls
vetoed by the Governor come up in the
House a movement was at once started
to retaliate on the Senate by laying over
the bills in which the Senate is interest
| ed.
Mr.. Skinner led the attack and said
the House should refuse to act until
the Senate agreed to dispose of the
vetoes in his hands. The vetoes were
then brought up and they were laid over
till tomorrow.
BILLS PASSED.
The bill regulating the expenditures
of the State Deaf Mute School was
the subject of discussion in the Senate
this morning 1t abolishes an annual
extra appropriation of $1,000 to the school
1t was passed.
The bill forbidding the printing of
public laws and documents in foreign
languages was passed, as were also the
following: 306, requires the Governor to
consider all acts in his hands at the
close of the session within five days;
Senate SO7 remedies defects found in
the law of 1884, applicable to third class
cities, which interferes with assessment;
applies to Passaic City. Senate 305, re-
peals the second section of the act for
support and Improvement of schools for
deaf mutes and requires monies now
paid from school funds to be paid from
State fund instead Senate 1853, repeals
section 90 of Public instruction act to
accord with annual appropriation bills
Senate 349, repeals the act appropriat-
ing portion of the annual school fund
to sundry purposes connected with the
support of the schools; Senate 1884, re-
ouires that all applications for pardons
and paroles or remission of fines, shall be
made in writing and filed thirty days
before final action; Senate 365 provides
that all newspapers printed in the Eng
Hsh language one year old and published
at least once week shall be qualified to
publish legal notices. This does not ex-
clude German papers at present deslg-
mated to publish legal notices.
Senate 352, repeals supplement to Pub
lie Instruction act in relation to appro-
priating $500 for plans for schoolhouse;
Senate S51, repeals act providing for
distribution of the publication of the
geological and typographical surveys of
the State to the public schools; Senate
3S1, requires the Secretary of State to
report to the Comptroller at the close of
each week in detail all fees and other
monies received by him for use Of the
State.
On the last bill Senator Kuhl object
ed 10 singing out the Secretary of State.
He said County Clerks and all others
receiving State money should be includ-
ed in the act.
Senator Slkirm said bills would be in
troduced covering other departments.
The bill was passed
Other bills passed this morning were
the following Senate $50. requires Clerks
in Chancery and Supreme Court to make
statement under oath to the Comptroller
within ten days after the expiration of
of all fees and compensation they have
received during that term; Senate $50,
provides that the Clerk in Chancery
shall receive no compensation for filing
papers nor for services rendered in suits
and proceedings commenced on behalf of
the State to enforce the payment of
taxes from corporations; Senate 95S. fixes
the. fees of the Clerk of the Supreme
Court for searching of judgments, at
tachnents, etc, at four cents for each
wear or fraction thereof for each name,
and five cents for stating Judgment, pro-
vided the fee for & search shall not be
less than twenty-five cents. 1t reduces
the compensation of the office about
one-third on the bill fixing the fees of the
clerk of the Supreme Court.
SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM.
Senator DAILY advocated placing the
Clerk on salary. He claimed any bill
reducing the clerks fees was unconstf-
tutional. The salary system solved the
problem.
"The Clerk receives the enormous sum
of 81, 900 a year. That is more than
any other officer of the State or the Ma
tional government, except the Presi-
dent Do you wonder the farmers Of the
[zsstateI are 50 amazed that they are becoms.