The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-17
LAZY LEGISLATURE.
Little Work Last Night Hud-
son Men In Trenton-Ger-
man ~Shamroeks.
Srccinl Ia the Jcyseu Gin Ne,rs.

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TRENTON. March II, 1S96.-The Legis-
lature win ave to do more work thar
It did last night if it expects to enact
many laws before final adjournment
Friday week. The sessions of both
Houses were short and uneyentful. The
Senate passed only three bills, two un-
important. and the House managed TO
put through eight.
The heavy rain storm which prevailed
here early in the evening kept the crowds
away and the galleries and lobbies were
comparatively empty. Jersey City was
well represented, however. Flavel Nc
Gee sat through the session of the House
with a number of amendments to the
Erie track elevation bill in waiting for
the opportunity to introduce them. which
never came. His Drawing the storm was
in the interests OF the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad Company,
and his amendments were to save his
employers from putting up their tracks
in Newark.
Commissioners George Washington
Harding and Richard Everfaithful Brown
were among the most distinguished visi-
tors. They told a friend that they were
so anxious to see the Legislature at
work before 1t adjourned that they risk
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produced by the storm and came down.
When they thought NC one was looking
they hustled about trying to kill the
Registrar and assistant to the City Col
lector, and doing all they could to Sc
cure the passage Of thai bill which pro
currence should mol be necessary in re-
QUESTIONS for less than $500.
HerberrS Fotts was on hand telling
funny stories about the scenes in his
and incidentally boosting his and
Wilbur Motifs bill which increases their
jurisdiction and fees. James Fielder kept
and Will Midiidge was making anxious
inquiries about Senator Voorhees, bills
which compel attorneys to file with the
make with their clients in cases for
damages received on trolley and other
roads.
upon troublesome times Since they left
the Senate and the protecting care of
Mr.. VOORHEES,. They are still in the
not evince any burning desire to report
them. Should it come out Mr.. Queen
has some amendments which will make
Teddy Carroll, the erstwhIls states
man from the shorssshoe, in the classic
language Of a gent from Duke Themp-
way. There was al unnsual rush o.
those senseless and useless, but generally
COloidciCQ COMPLIMENTARY l05DtutlOllS
everybody. Mr.. Christie led off with one
for his predecessor, Mr.. Rabenstein; Mr..
inson. Not to be outdone Mr.. Fleming
sent up one for the. Hon. Timothy J.
C(arroa. The Speakers eye flashed when
resolutions are not necessary, as the
ex-menlbers are always entitled to the
floor and thes1 resolutions do not give
them any unlisaal privileges. They mus
about among the members Whispering
ordered off the floor
and Teddy went out into the corridor
to cool off. He remarked to several that
ne would give q cool thousand Just t
hour. When the Assembly bly, Adjourned aasd h
went up to the Speakers desk to ca,
Mr.. Derousse down. but the Speaker die
net ems ON sapyaa with any degree Of ALAG
rider to cool off again.
Mr.. DerouSse told me subsequently, tina
Just before the resolution was put h
from member to member n talking Il
der continued the spess i. land mo
at me ~defiantly. as much as 10 say tina
he had a .rightto do what he was doing
The trouble this session has been tina
former members are aking too many
liberties which I cannot co~untenance."
The Speakers remarks nave drawn at
tention to a remarkable feature Of thi:
members on the floor Of the ra Hous US
lobbying for corporations.
Sergeant-at-Arms Bouendenbeck, who
m llnah say " the the a 4!gnf of E cay IN p the dc
a large boz. of snamrocks, which he dis
trlbuted with unsparing rand. In conse
quenee OF which everyone connected will
blem in honor of ST. Patrick.