The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-22
Erie Track Elevation Bill
Breaks It's Way Through
the House.
REPUBLICANS SQUABBLE IN CAUCUS
Legislature Will Take a Recess
Until June - Another
Veto Ignored.
Special to the JERSEY CYtp Ne,rs.

| fHS OF pne last DAY OF tne sLeSlSiblure
was very tame. Speaker Cross almost
begged the members If they had any bills
they wanted passed to bring them up.
A few rural members responded, and
! then a recess was taken at noon
| Mr. Drake brought up his Erie tracks
elevation bill. which he introduced yes
terday at the defeat Of the composite
measure. He explained the bill and
urged it's passage
| Mr.. Derousse. of Camden. thought the
proceedings whereby the bill had gotten
| before the House SO soon after the other
was defeated yesterday were peculiar.
| Mr.. Olcott, chairman of the committed,
| strenuously defended the action of the
| committee. and said no measure had ever
been before the House which came there
| in a more fair or upright manner. 1t
| had been reported by a majority of the
committee. Agents of the railroads had
made allegations against h4m and the
committee which he defied them7to prove.
They had even gone to his constituents
| with these allegations
zABRISKIE'S FAUX PAS.
Mr.. Derousse replied that Mr.. Olcott
came to him and said that majority of
the committee favored reporting the bill
and asked him If he agreed. He said he
would not That was what he called tr-
regular
Mr. Zabriskie raised storm by say
ing that Jersey City wanted to get
bill of this kind through and they did
not seem to care how 1t was done either.
1t was time the act was read to the
city.
"I object" cried Mr.. Drake. jumping
to his feet with anger flashing from his
face. 1.-The gentleman has no right to
make such an assertion
y object. object" cried Messrs.
Gruber Usher and the other Hudson
members In chorus.
81 don't believe the gentleman meant
any offense.'' said the Speaker. when he
had restored order
"But his remarks are offensive just
the same" said Mr.. Drake.
A Cheeky LOBBYIST.
Mr.. Drake then said that when the bill
was introduced an Erie Railroad man
came to him and said the bill was ac-
ceptable to his company. Five minutes
afterwards the same man came to him
and said
"We'n never let that bill pass He!
thought things had come to pretty pass
when a man, not member OF the
House, made such a statement as that
He called upon the members to show
that they were not owned by the railroad
companies.
Mr. Storrs said that statement of Mr..
Drake should make every man in the
House vote for the bill.
Mr.. Codding advocated the bill and so
did Mr.. Gruber, in speech in whfcn he
riddled Mr. Zabriskie through and
through with his sarcasm. The bill finally
passed by vote of 35 to 49,
The general impression is that this vote
was for the purpose of allowing some
of the Assemblymen to square them
selves, and that 1t will not pass the Sen
ate. Mr.. Drake. however. took the bill
to the Upper House at once and will
strain every effort to pass 1t.
APPOINTMENTS MADE.
The Governor this morning sent to the
Senate these nominations
Prosecutor of the Pleas-Middlesex
Robert Adrain: Gloucester, A. H. Swaok-
hammer.
Law Judge for Middlesex, J. Kearney
Rice; Lay Judges, for Gloucester. Bau-
man Cox; Salem, William Newell.
1t is doubtful if any of these nomina-
tions will be confirmed. Some time ago
the Republican Senators in caucus re-
solved to eject the picturesque Robert
if ne should be nominated. The Governor
has. made up his mind not to nominate
any one in place of Oliver Kelly, whose
nomination as State Assessor was re-
jected last night, and Mr.. Kelly will hold
over.
CAUCUS ROW.
The Republican Assemblymen had big
AL I,t1
Several of the members denounced the
items for furnishing stationery, etc., a
clean steal. 1t was decided to pay the
expenses of the Thompson Investigating
Committee Of last year. Notwithstanding
the promise given early in the session
that no such bill would be presented.
Billy Thompson gets 81, 800 fer legal ex-
penses.
ADJOURNMENT TO JUNE.
The Incidental bill was found on the
desks this morning 1t foots on its face
about 81, ,O0o including $40 to each clergy
man who opened the sessions with pray
er and SO to each officer of the two
Houses of the last session for opening
the present session The House took a
recess at one O'Clock until 2:30. 1t begins
to look as If the session would last well
into the night.
1t has been agreed to take recess
until June 2.
OLEO BILL AMENDED.
The House passed the LIoyds' Insurance
bill. In the Senate the leomargerine
bill was amended so as to punish the
retailer who fraudulently sells the oleo
for good butter. This was satisfactory
to every one, and it passed. The House
bill which compeIs bottlers, to pay SIS