The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-23
TRENTON WlND-UP..
The Nest Contemplate Leg
islative Session on Rec
ord Nearly Ended.
BIG RAID ON THE TREASURY
Foster Voorhees, Pliability to Be
Rewarded With the $4,000
Clerkship in C%hancery.
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TRENTON. March p. 1Ss6.-Unless
something unforeseen occurs the Legisla-
ture will adjourn sine die on either next
Wednesday or Thursday. BY a resoiu-
| ton of the House the former day has
been fixed, but the Senate has not as vet
~concurred. Most of the abstruse prob
lens of the Session have received mega
tive action on the part of the Leg.sla-
ture. and about the only matters OF inn
portance awaiting consideration are the
| constitutional amendments, the oil pipe
bill and the appropriation schemes for
the support of the State Government, the
building of new institutions, armories,
| etc., for the balance of this and the whole
of the mex fiscal year. ALL these ques-
tions can be disposed of within twenty
four hours if the Legislature deems fit.
| Last week only one hour was required to
run through both Houses the bill pro-
| viding a plan for the elevation or depres-
| sion of railroad tracks at grade in New
ark and Jersey City. The Republican ma
jority is so large in each House that
even no caucus mandate is required to
pass any bill which is endorsed by the
leaders.
The House has finally disposed of the
bills providing for equal taxation. two
cent ferriage and three cent fares on
trolley roads. and the Senate can be
depended upon to act adversely on the
semi-monthly payment bill and all kim
dred measures which are viewed with
disfavor by the people who have con-
trolled the Legislature all through the
session. A majority vote can do anything
it pleases in either House, and even the
~ 80 700 ~ ,N;- liz -
a formal protest against any act to
which he is opposed. In view of these
facts. then. the Legislature can finally
adjourn at any time suitable to the wishes
of those who run it.
1t costs q lot of money to run the State
Government of New Jersey, and but fer
the large revenue contributed by the
railroad companies and municipal corpo-
~rations the taxpayers of the State would
have q very heavy burden to bear. The
Appropriation bill for the fiscal year. be-
ginning next November, foots up a to-
tai of s2,47S, POI. 80. This includes what are
called extraordinary expenditures, as fol-
iows:-War debt, $1S9, 400; office Of Clerk
in Chancery. So, 800; Camden armory, $780,
eco State hospitals, $4,000; Reform
School for Boys. $4,000; State Reforma-
tory, $4,000; State Normal School. $25. 0a0;
Trenton Battle Monument, 81. 800; emer-
gency fund for the Governor. $40, o00; pub
lie schools, s100,000; total, 1901, 400; leav-
ing the ordinary expenditures at $780,
S91.32. TIL extraordinary expenditures
for each year since 1893 have been as fol-
lows:-1S93, $279, O42. Ga; 1884, $270, 47S. So; 1895,
$4S7, Sos. 4S;; 1895, $521, 4S7. SO, and, as just
stated, for 1897, 1907, 400.
In four years the Legislature has APP
proprlated fer arnory buildings $685.
7s3. II; for the State Reformatory at Rah-
way in two years, SITS, 900, and for the
Morris Plains State Hospital in two
years, s125, 900. In 1893, The last time tine
ditures from the State fund were $l,s22.-
y .27s,,29 30, which shows an increase in
four years OF Sob, 074.05 In 1893 the Demo-
cratic administration left a balance in
the Treasury OF S1,102, SS2.67, and IT is
foreshadowed that the balance in 1897 will
on the State Treasury are caused by the
State hospitals, militia, courts and coun-
~ lunatic asylums. Including the appro-.
will cost the State next year over $780,,
900. The New Jersey National Guard
comes high, but # seems the soldier boys
well be resisted
The Governor has some important
nominations. to send to the Senate before
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sounded. They consist of a State Prison
Keeper, Clerk in Cbancery, State Super
intendent of Public Instruction, Inspector
OF Factories and Work Shops and Commits
sioner of Public Roads. There is not
any doubt whatever that Senator Foster
NJ. Voorhees, will receive the Chancery
clerkship. The office pays a salary of
$4,000 a year. and. all the fees must be
handed over to the State Treasurer. No
ore gns VII 1n, deny ng,o that at NE M. ,a vooThef Is has has
and his industry for the welfare of the
State, as has been evinced by his active
career in the State Senate. He was the
head and front of the investigation into
State frauds last year: he was defeated
for the nomination for Governor, and ne
mads q losing If fight for the Presidency Of
| anybody else, John w. Griggs owes his
election for Governor. Mr.. VOORHEES,
candidacy for that office spill, Union eoan-
ty in the convention and made it impossi-
Bile for John Kean to come to Trenton
with that delegation sol.dif1ed in his be-
half i T. we'll known that Mr. Kean
Griges. would be Governor today. The
GeSssses.. ana ne d as I6nf fe 81 t grat vaanr tg se MT.
for the Chaneery clerkship the appoint
I Insn1 f fsan as Il being aHgss crs sGta e ana mere. Dsasr
| tcrious. And besides, MI. Voorhees, rem
dered yoeman service In the Griggs cam
land. Is another young Republican leader
who. equally with Mr., Voorhees,. de-
| serves recognition. Mr.. Stokes friends
would like to see the Governor nominate
his for Secretary of State, to succeed
Henry G.. Kelsey. whose term will expire
next year. OF course the nomination will
not be la until time. Yet Mr.. Stokes
admirers are taking time by the forelock
in ealing attention to his worth and fitness
for the office, and it is presumed that the
Governor Is alre3dv aware of how popu-
lar ouch an appointment would be re-
/ ceived by the neople CT the State.
As 10 who the new State Prison Keep
er will be yet remains In doubt. During
the week the name Of ex-senator j.,
Howard .Willets, Of Cumberland. was
frequently mentioned in connection with
1.-the office, and at one time 1T was re-
norted on pretty good authority that the
Governor had aboit made up his mind
to appoint him.. Since then. however. q
report has gone forth that the Gov
ernor has a dark horse OF his own
Tor the place. No political prophet can
be found with wisdom enough to pre-
dlet who will be appointed Factory In
Spector, or who will succeed Addison b.
Poland as Superintendent of Public IN
struction. But the agony will soon be
over as the Governor viii shed day
light On Al these matters on either
The volume of laws this year VIII NOT
exceed $50 chanters. That was ali the
grinding the Governor permitted the
| LeRssIature to do out Of a grisf al about
| $50 hills. T1at@no measures of real merif
III the Interest Of the people have been
/ nasSed is 8 fact beyond CONTROVERSY.
/ Radical leefsl4ffon takes ur0n{nenra