The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-13
I0DAY'S DOINGS.
Special q ne Js,sel 60 \ e,rs.

TRENTON. March 10. 1Ss6.-Bishop
Searborough.c CT the Diocese of New Jer-
sey, opened the House with prayer. using
the Episcopal service The first bill
passed was AssembIyman Dunean's bill,
which increases the powers of the Com
raissioners for the assessment of dam
ages for local improvements. They can
issue subpoenas and administer oaths or
atfirmasions. Tnere was no opposition to
il whatever. 1t also applies TO Jersey
Cry. but Leader Queen assured Mr..
Dunean that the bill was acceptable to
slSipnerss bill giving power TO local
Boards Of Health to pass ordinances for
Tee licensing and regulating Of persons
was passed. The license fee Is TO be one
dollar. Tho Board os Health can ap-
p9- nj the inspeeeor. and nx ais salary.
The ofrense OF having impure and adul-
terated milk is 10 be punishable with a
fine of $50 A nlilkran caught twice
and found guilty cannot be licensed for
and towns in the State. It was passed
by vote of "A to 5. Benedict voted
against it.
There was long argument on Assem-
blyman Queens bill. which provides that
bank stock shall be taxed in the district
where the bank IS icca ed Th~re was a
semblyman Macpherson said if the bill
became law it means at least one mill
ion dollars more in the ratables of Tren-
ton It was left for the Assemblyman n
merbsls by stating that he knew of a
Democrat Who was formerly a State Off
cial and who lives three days of the
year in the city of Trenton at one of the
hotels. He swears off his taxes here.
ard goes down in Monmouth county. and
pays on about one-tenth what he OWNS.
Assemblymen Walling and Reed OPP
posed the bill, Roll of Union favored it,
and the bin passed with 20 against it.
AsseTablyman Skinner had a lively
skirmish this morning to save the bill
which allows insurance companies to IN
vest State and municipal bonds, from re-
celying harsh treatment. The bill was in-
and Mutual Insurance Companies, and
was SO stated at the time of the passage
There was little or no opposition to the
bill. and it went to the Senate. A few
hours after it had been passed there were
expressions of regret 1t was suddenly
discovered that the bill had gone through
too easily, that it was fairly honey-eonlbed
with trouble. A resolution to have it re-
called was introduced, but the member
introducing 1t was satisfied that the bill
was proper and Withdrew his objections
Later another member Introduced a reso-
luton for recall and it was passed. This
morning Mr. Allen, of Hudson. moved a
renonsderation Of the vote by which the
bill had been passed. Skinner was out
Of the Chamber at the time, but arrived
IN time to rally his forces and the motion
70 reconsider was lost. Mr.. Allen said
oppose it because ii was tco liberal in its
provision and that the restrictive fea-
lures which kept the capital and the sur
Plus funds of insurance companies care
fully invested IN securities. are wiped out
Mr. Skinner claims that the bill is a safe
one and simply gives TO insurance COM
panies perHliss on to make the same line
of investment as the saving funds.
Senator Daily succeeded this morning in
getting out Of the committee his bill
which gives. Hobolsen the exclusive right
to supply all consumers in the city with
water. The object of this measure is
to prevent the Eoboken Land and I'M
portion Of the city with water. The
company has laid pipe along the river
front from Seventeenth to Fourth street
IT has only to lay it four blocks more to
reach the Delaware. Lackawanpa and
Western Railroad the big Steamship
Companies and other large consumers The
author ties have reason to believe it
+ the Intention of the company 70 make
this extension. and taking advantage of
the clause in lis charter which allows it
to sell water to their consumers. If this
is DONE the Hcboken authorities say
the company. viii lake from the city forty
per cent eff the largest consumers and
bess payers.
Joseph coult, of Newark. and other cor
poration lawyers have been here for sew
eral days seeing the committee and en-
deavoring ta. get them to report adj
Versely on The ground that it was un-
constitutional Il practically took priv
ate property without compensation. Mr.
DAILY tried to have the bill pushed along
Under Suspension of the rules. but Mr.
VOORHEES, objected, saying he wanted to
amend TIE bill, as it was unconstitutional
ar Daily said he would rim the risk.
Mr.. Frank Fort and Senator DAILY had a
little encounter in the Senate Chamber.
this afternoon w1ieh was highly relished
by those who witnessed It. For three
days the Coann1sttee on Railroads ard Can
ais has put off the hearing on the bill
to allow the opposition to the Stanard
9il Company to build pipe line throueh
noon MIR. Ward said that Mr. Fort had
been there and asked for an Adjournment
Mr. Herbert. Chairman Of the committee.
objected. and told how the committee
had n7stponed the hearing for Mr. Fort.
Mr.. DAILY said ii WAS time the Legsslatpre.
ssfopped being dominated by corporation
For was in the Lew Library ard he
ought to be sent for. That was done. and
M'. Fort came in and BEGAN to make the
usual lot of excuses He said he oa,i,as
here to argue one bill ana he found an
other had neen substituted in its place,
ard hn uret ask adjournment Mr. DaIy
spch an evfent but that the learned gem
tlerpap. witn peciil'sr ecrent on fhe
learned. could not give his views on the
nrsnrpose of the. blu which was TO admit
Fcrt lofily wayed Mr.. Taly off, saving
that be appeared there only as a citizen
Te "a net have, t's pr'viiese
hsd and ne thought tho citizen should be
heard Mr.. DaIv rerlied that he had put
off tile garh cf Senator ana appeareds
difference between lis IS" Mr. DAILY con-
tirred that 7 am citizen without a
rel i1'e. Mr.. Fort was given until Non.
the the hearing would not be postponed
agsirs. Mr. Fort distr1buteS tha Drjntea
1frief he had prepared on the h'll and rs
l,e prepared 70 hand in a printed brief
then as citizen