The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-25
GOING, GOING
The Legislature Rapidly
Winding Up Its Igno-
minious Career.
THOMPSON, CLERK IN CHANoERY
Several other Appointments Lay
Judges Must Co Rush
ing the Bills.
THOMPSON, CLERK In CHANCERY
Special to the Jerseu Citu Mems.

TRENTON, March 25, 1S96-In the 'swee
slna' hours'of this morning, Senator Daily
started in to talk the Oleomargar}ne bill
to death. He succeeded in his undertake
ing. For two hours and half hs spoke
against the BILL occasionally sending to
the Clerks desk opinions of chemists who
had analyzed oleomargarine to the4 effect
that it was healthy in order thaf he
might rest. At two o'clock Senator
SlSirm sent out for a box of cigars, and at
frequent intervals messenger boys ar
rived with small packages with mys-
terious narrow end
AT 2:30 A. NJ, Senator Kuhl relieved
Mr.. Daily and talked for nearly an hour.
Then it became so evident that the
farce would be kept up indefinitely that
Mr.. Parry gave up the fight and allowed
a motion to adjourn by Senator Williams
to prevail.
This kills the anti-oleomargarine bill
for another year. 1t was great fight
On Mr.. Daly's part.
Governor Griggs sent to the Senate this
morning the following nominations
Clerk Of Chancery; Lewis A. Thompson,
OF Somerset. now President of the Sem
ate
Factory Inspector, John C. Ward, Of
Salem, now a member of the Sen
ate.
Prison Keeper. David A. PEN. Of Ber-
Charles B. storrs to be Judge OF the
District Court of Orange.
- .3S!soonmlssiorlers to consider the adyisa-
aoled soldiers and their ves:-Abraiaann
Lower, Ocean. George B. Fielder Hud-
son; Amos r. 7Dease, Camden; John T.
InwGGa Presidet sTalbe Tbannsan p e stahl Mercer
y tghatlon a. as presiding officer of the Senate
TO the Governor and Senator Williams is
to be his successor
The Senate met promptly at hapf-nast
zen Ten oecloek, and more tired WORKOUT
set OF men has not been seen in the
9namber q m, Per in some time. The Rev. Howard
Iark. 1li. VINO is at war with the church au-
stthhorfies. th opened with prayer. The body
tnen settled down to work
House No. r. Austin's oyster bill nro-
mbiting the employment of non-residents
Whlch caused the long discussion yester.
ga nay. sed game nt,p up for final passage, and was
If4, secures creditors an equal division Of
estates OF debtors who convey or ASSIGN
IoT I,2 the benefit of creditors; II. 23s, pro-
yldes fer the building of a bridge at
Oceanport, Monmouth County. bv slIow.
ing navigation to be stopped from No
penoer l,s11 per to January; H. 325, Mr.. Cagney's
trst-class cities power to purchase sites
i Ior parks, etc.; Senate 127, reduces num-
per OF flsh and game wardens from 25
le 70; Is ~, makes City Clerk custodian
iting trolleys from carrying freight ana
accepting the Brown Farm near English
town for blind asylum.
M ane T,,t House use held a long caucus this
aoo,isshlng , lay judges. There was long
ana b1tter tight over the measure. Scoyei
ana Lloyd, and some of the representa-
tives of the small counties bitterly on-
posed the bill They claimed that the lay
Judges We're useful and Beneficial feat
ure OF the States judiciary The measx
ure was defended and it was finally made
caucus measure.
The appropriation and incidental hills
were also discussed and finally made
caucus measures.
The Incidental bill was freely discussed
The bill amounts to $6e42.04 It was
bill. isasmuch as many of the items voted
extra pay for those in the employ of tha
Legislature Some of the members thought
It was a very bad document to put out
Many contended that the expense Of the
l1eglSlatureS employees was fixed by
statute so as to prevent the padding Of
the Incidental bill for extra pay. The
bill will be passed, however. for it was
made a caucus measure
Ins House passed Fleming's bill, which
prohibits the manufacture and sale of all
kinds of cigarettes: Senate III, providing
Tor pepslonlng flremen M in iured in the SER
wee; Senate 264. providing that city
clerks snail keep proper books for record
ing Martin act sales and the Senate bill
requiring that newspapers must be printed
W Whoiy eoi, WLtnln the county or municipality
10 publish legal notices.
Al two O'Clock both Houses took a
half hour recess. Everything points to
maj adjournment before tomorrow sum
rise and everybody is eirding up his loins
Ior a long Wearisome session between then