The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-05
These LIMITED PASSES
Mr.. DAILY Wants to Know if
the Railroads Don't Have to
Give the Lawmakers
Annals.
Snecfc, to the Jcrscu 9th Na,rc.

February 5. 1896.-Senator
Daiy introduced a resolution in the SEN
a'e yesterday which is of much interest
70 every member of the Legislature. II
reads: =
whereas a serious doubt exists as to
the propriety of the State officers re-
celvlng free transportation from rail-
ROADS IN operation within the State, and
whereas officials of said railroads are
aiiegeo to have made the assertion that
such free transportation is Furnished of-
ncers in the line of gifts or subsidies
ana not as a matter of right. and ubere-
as such condition, if actually eyistin.
.ehu TO make su~bservient to said
.aiioaus the aforesaid State officers. and
- pe a menace to good government
therefore, be it
saaato' mat a committee of three
s oe appointed to confer with the
ney General in reference to the
Senate than n report forthwith to the
afIieged abuses of the free PASS sus sn n
4 TshHlsting may be eliminated. e
Inc resolution was rafarrad
Judiciary Committee 70 Ihe
Ihe law of New Jersev nro,s
ai state officials shall ride FREE IN al
ianioaos within the State when on puba1ie
It'll Wlllln a few Vnar re fho
iailroads construed the law Iiberaiiy9 a ~
i rs annual passes to all such officialsa
i = recent years, however, they AVE Inn.
the I ~ passes issued to members Of
cios Legisiature to ten lays after the
TVS u the session, claiming that wbenn
lhe Legislature was not in sessio, 4Sn
act for coo5d nave no business to trans
ase TOT me state; The limitation is held
as a sort of whip over HE man,h is : :
anu ~ SAID that whom the roads uv;sb,
eos aavor secure annual passes when the
= is Vnf Z f--~ hAAC
Mlsn 70 punish have to walk or nav tbe;yy
rare When the Legislature adiourns
take Ml fr Dnly TN made another attempt to
trlnep resolution, to which it was cor
s.Sned last night. After making TIE ~
, non ne claimed the right to be heard
"A Senator in the United States San
ate,p ne began, when Mr.. Stokes raised
n polnt OF order hat the motion was
uon aeoateabie. This riled the Hudson
the eighteen Republicans in the Senafe
not one dared defend their leader Gen
f Ha t SeweiD IN the position he had taken.
lost by a vote of ID to Q, several Of ths
Senators being absent. sne
HopoKen is negotiating for another
a bill into the Senate providinan t HOO fea
contract shall be submitted to the voters
oslore ~ becomes operative. Mr.. DAILY
also introduced his Riparian bill of last
I.-r 49,, - shC ptdl6 The right to
puy back, by condemnation, ali the ripar-
ian grants It had sold and leave them
SO mat the State can reap the benefit Of
their accrued value.
Mr.. johnson introduced a bin in +ha
senate which seeks to allow Bayonne In
elect its School Board. Trenton has pofs.
Ten herself in a mudd1e over a contract
10 dispose of her garbage by Cremation
inc matter. has gotten into the courts
on certiorari. Mr.. Mcpherson Introduce
a bill in the House yesterday straiehf-
enlng out the tangle. Other bills put in
NO; 81. Mr.. Voorhees, (by request).
provides that in every city in the State
having a population of not less than
twelve and not more than twenty-fve
thousand inhabitants. there shall be es-
tabhshed a city court. Judge to be an
pointed by the Governor, confirmed by
the Senate, for a term of five wears.
Salary to be two thousand dollars per
year. Judge may appoint clerk at salary
OF 800 per year. Jurisdiction to be in
civil actions, amounts Under two hundred
dollars. In criminal matters exclusive
criminal jurisdiction not possessed by
Justices Of peace, mayors. recorders and
police justices.
No. IS. Mr.. Hopkins. Authorizing the
Governor to purchase for the State land
in Kearny Park, Hudson County, for The
purpose of enlarging the Soldiers Home
No. SO. Mr.. Austin. Forbids fishing for
CLAIMS and oysters. except with hand
tongS, in waters of the Delaware