The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-17
VOORHEES, BOOMERANG
The Appropriation Bill Fast
WIeckine the Prospects
of the G. 0. P.
ExTRAvAGANcE AND GREED.
If the Bill Goes Up, Voters Will
Kiek-If 1t Goes Down,
Newark Won't
Play.
Most Colossal Political Blunder
on Record, and the State
Does Not Save a
a Dollar.
Spscfaf to the Jerscy CITY Meas.

Spscfai to the Jcrscy City Meas.
TRENTON, March II, 1s96.-That the
Republican Senators are beginning 10
lay awake nights over the coming APP
preparation bill became evident at an in
formal conference which was held after
the session of the Senate last night. The
conference was held mainly for the pur-
pose of giving a number of Newarkers
an opportunity to present reasons why
the Senate bin providing for the erection
of IN armory in Newark should be pass
ed without amendment. The bill pro-
yides that an armory to cost S270,0 600 shall
be built in Newark, but that only $4,000
shall be appropriated the first year, $780,
600 the second year, and the balance the
third year. The bill has been SO amend
ed that no contract can be made until
the amount Off money required for the
entire work shall have been appropriated.
This is the amendment which the New
arkers are opposed to. They want the
bill to &c. through as originally drawn.
Sure ~ nc" Of the s27o,o oS. and that WITH with the he
money thus pledged by the State they
could Immediately raise enough money
from public spirited citizens in Newark
pleted by the time the States money
would be forthcoming. In other words,
they say, Newark would get its armory
right away through the generosity of cit
liens, who would depend on the. promise
OF the State to fully reimburse them in
Colonel Campbell. commandment OF the
Newark regiment, which has twelve COM
panies, made a speech briefly showing
the, necessity, for an armory in Newark.
his men we'll and comfortably housed
by the State.
Major Carl Lentz. Chairman of the
made a speech IN which he spoke of the
possibilities of war and the necessity for
a well trained and well cared for militia.
He said that the amendment making it
impossible to award a contract until the
money was at hand would kill the bill
for Newark and make the armory an inn
possibility.
But you say thai you don't want the
money for two or three years. and yet
the amendment merely avs that the
money said Senator Stokes. "Now what
amendment9"
drawing a deep breath. IF You pass
this bill as we want 1t, we can go back
to the people of Newark and tell them
that the Republican party has pledged
armory- 1t would mak the best kind
of a campaign argument before the peo-
pie Of our city. and we could get enough
Then there's politics in it," unused
Senator Stokes.
Yes and good politics" said Chandler
thing for this Legislature to let the peo-
pie know that it has confidence in our
schools AND confidence in y militia.
ter could be selected, and the Republican
party would lose nothing by it. Criticism
would. of course. be made. but it would
come from a mere handful, and you
would make votes by it,
Senator Johnson interrupted here by re-
marking that demands for monies Were
State pledged itself to the Newark ar
mory in the ann proposed. Trenton
and other cities. with regiments, would
be justified in asking that the future be
mortgaged to pay for armorles.
money than we can attend to-. said
State has been to payA as It goes
Senator Rogers referred to the immense
demands now being. made for appropria-
least S250. 600 more than last year. vet the
new State Reformatory at Railway is
coming with q demand for 100000 az a
when at first It was expected that its
cost would be within 800. 900. Then there
is a call for 100000 for the Morris Plains
j Hsg1p viii want san s sa5, coo Sa e start a mirh. pro-
IF it had been known that, the Re-
formatory was going to cost SO much"
the bill would never have been passed.
That has been the way with all these
appropriations" said Senator Stokes. IA.
mall amount is asked for as an enter
ing wedge. Then there is no limit to
And the pressure is becoming greater
The State must stop somewhere
YOU must get down to this idea"
said Joseph Cou1t. IF the militia Is a
good thing for the State, then 1t ought to
be supported and supported properly.
Yoq have already spent much upon It."
rupted Senator Voorhees,.
The militia of Newark is only rivaled
by that of Jersey City,, continued Mr..
Collt. ut Is efficient and needs an ar
mory< Jersey City has an armory and
50 has Paterson. Surely Newark should
why, Newark represents one-fourth
of the State, said Mr.. Riker. "One-
fourth of the people Of the State Will
bach you up if you give us this armory.
We spend money for good roads and for
schools, and Newark gladly pays It's
share to help the rest Of the State. Why
sh b, we not get someathing occasion
insane asylum Of our own, without cost
to the State, as well as a reformatory.'
Colonel Campbell stated that Newark
had stepped aside to permit Paterson and
Jersey City to secure their armories. and
that it expected to come next on the
had it suspected there was a possibility
of its being left out in the cold.
The discussion continued Until mid
night. No decision was reached as to
tinal action on the bill. but most Of the
Senators appear to be opposed to It.
WATER J0BBERY In HoBoKEN.