The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-24

PICKERING SESSION
The Memorable legislature
of 1896 Nearing the
End of Its Balefu1
Career.
LOBBY oyERRUNs THE HOUSES
Last Fights for the Bad Bills
Jersey City Struggling for
Fair Play.
Snecic, to the Jersey Citu Nsurs.

TRENTON, March "a. 1S56.---The an
rouncement that the Legislature would
adjourn this week had the effect of bring
ing to the State House last night one OF
the largest Monday night crowds OF the
session. 1t was not a holiday crowd
hich had visited the Capital merely TO
see the Legislature at work and have a
lock. but it was a crowd strictly bent on
bus. ness. Everybody who had a meas
ure before either House or who was inter-
ested in any way in any bill, was on
hand to push 1t through.
h lobby was exceedingly active, es-
pecially the trolley lobby. Joseph Coult,
of Newark, and Frank Bergen. of Eliza
beth. the two leading counsel for the
Consolidated Traction Company. were
deep in consultation with Senators and
Assemblynen all the afternoon and even
ing and ''Lish,' Gaddis was rushing
about here, there. and all over as though
pursued by some evil spirit. now behind a
door pouring an absorbing tale into the
ears of some Assemblyman or Senator,
and now in some ante room giving direc-
tons to the members of the third house,
who do the practical work. The Senate
appeared to have the more attractions for
the lobby, and SO intense was their anx-
16Ey over Tile IdIG VI IlGdSulcS Ia LII
they were interested that they overrun
| the Senate cor like rats on a new cheese,
and made SO much noise and confusion
that the President ordered the moor
cleared.
Tns fact that the Governor would be
Obliged to send in his nom nations this
week had the result OF drawing to the
executive hamber an unusual large
crowd Of offiee-seekers.
a large delegation from Gloucester led
by ex-senator. Pancoast came up to urge
the nomination OF the good DR.. Roe. OF
Woodbury. for State Prison Keeper. There
was a. large delegation of Middlesex men
looking after the interests of Postmaster
Bob Carson, of New Brunswick for
the same position. and moth ng could per-
suade them that their man would not
win. Ex-Assemblyman Goble, Of Ocean.
ne of the fog horn voice, was working
in his own interests, and another large
persuade His Exeellency that ex-senator
Willetts, of their county. was the best
man for the place. None of them re-
celveda much encouragement except the
General sewell came up from his home
in Camden early in the afternoon, and
Then he went to the Trenton House
and opened up Old Hundred. and sooon the
boys came trooping in to pay their hom-
age to the great chief. 1t was sad that
interested the necessity of getting this
Legislature away as quickly as possible.
| f1pt lelt Uu Tie elcNcl " CIOCh tIdLl lOi
Washington.
Jersey City was we'll represented IN
the throng which crowded the lobby.
Mayor Wanser. Corporation Attorney
Weart and Secretary Nevin were looking
after the bills which interest jersey City:
Clerk Connolly. of the Tax Board. kept
his eye on several measures in which he
is interested, and Emil Datz kept both
eyes and ears open for the least disposi-
ton upon the part of the bill legislating
| him out Of Office as City Hall Commission
er to lift its head Colonel Toffev. look
ing as handsome as. ever. was looking the
field over, and Flave1 Niece. who made
p short speech against the annexation of
Harrison and Kearny to Essex. had a
long interview with the Governor.
Whether he tried to persuade His Excel
lency not to sign the elevation bill which
will compel the D. l.. & w. to put up
IFS tracks in Newark. does not appear.
Colonel ASA Dickinson talked over the
fight IN Bergen and paseaic over the dis
triet delegate tn the St. I}o1is Convention.
prd Jares S.. Erwin kent his eve upon the
It'll retiring Clerk Robinson of the Police
Board.
Edwsrd Russ of the Board of Education.
locked after several Hohoken matters and
called unnn the Governor to see what
Andrew i. corcoran. John ". Heck.
Samuel G. Mount. Josenh "A. Dear, Charles
Hartsnarne and several ether citizens
came back and went before the committee
tn profess AGAINST the ~nexatio of Har-
rfSar ard Ka9fnV F