New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-19
NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
ABSENCE OF THE CHAIR
HAN OF AN ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE.


MEMBERS DESK is BROKEN OPEN AND
BILL. ExTRAcTED-THE HOUSE PASSES
ANOTHER TROLLEY MEASURE
Trenton March IS (SpeciaD-In the Senate to-day
Mr. Voorhees, presented as report from the 'uu'-
ciary Committee, constitutional amendments pro-
hibiting lotteries pool-sellng, bookmakng or gamo
ling Of any kind; prohibiting the appointment OF
any one TO office during recess who had been pre-
yiously rejected by the Senate. and the amendment
relative to Assembly redstricting
The report received
The following bills passed: Prohipitlhe
clerks of Common Pleas Courts from practicng IN
the same court. Allowing non-residents OF New
Jersey 10 engage In the Loyds Insurance business
Creating District Court for Passaic City. Author
izing the imprisonment Of persons who refuse 10
nav fines imposed for violating city ordinances
Requiring spools Of thread to be labelled win lhe
quantity Of thread each spool Empowering
boards OF commissioners In nrst-cass cities u
summon aid examine witness
The Senate then adjourned TIL to-morro" HUH"
'e' THE ASSEMBLY.
The usual placid waters Of the House were huch
disturbed to-day. From the early hours uh'ii INC
close of the night session the members dispiaseu
an earnestness indicative OF the approac" Vi '
hour for final adjournment
House Bill No 43. compelling trolley roaus ~
maintain waiting rooms passed by Vo'e VI
ss 70 10 1t was defended on third readins NY
Messrs Bauer Hoos and Benedict. MI "h'''.'
said that II was not unreasonable 10 cohpei '"
WAYS to maintain waitng-rooms for patrons anu
that municipal authorities couiu NC "" ~
else its powers fairly ,.,.
IJous. hill No 2S5 the Deficiency Appropriation
bill was placed back on second reading "he" N,'
Walng submitted amendment cutting uo", ~
appropriation for clerical help In the Chancery 'o
from s14 900 to ST. 900 Mr. Tice objected ana Pchu
Nv
that the bill be considered In Committee oi '"o
Whole This was agreed to. and Mr.. MacPhersoh
acted as chairman Mr.. Wang then renewed MS
motion to adopt his amendment ana u was o'''
Amendments adopted giving the oyster |o'"-
mission $3.50 additional. and providing Tor the sum
of 81 200 for copies of the corporation laws NO othe
changes were made and the Committee Oh ''e
Whole arose when Chairman Mcpherson reported
the amended bill to the House and 1t was ordered 10
be engrossed and have third reading.
Ex-Mayor Abram S. Hewitt of New-York. came
here In the interest of the Greenwood Lake Railroad
bill this morning The bill fell into the hands OF
the House Committee on Railroads and Canals. OF
which Abram Lower, Of Ocean, is chairman. this
morning Certain members of the House. ana
friends of the bill. who are not members maze an
effort to prevent the measure from falling into Mr..
Lowers hands. but he entered vigorous protest
and finally got possession OF the measure
Mr. Lower then proceeded to arrange for hearing
Mr. Hewitt The ex-Mayor said that he had very
little to add what he had already said before the
Senate Committee. He said that he had personally
gone over the measure carefully and that 1t would
injure and help his company
IL have been informed" he said that the bill
has been submitted to the Attorney-General and
has met with his approval.
II have gone over the measure with the Governor
too" he added. land he sees no objection TO the
bill; in fact, he approves It, don't suppose that
he would care to have me say ms as IL LOOKS IKE
anticipating his action upon legislation. / ask you
to report the measure promptly; ...oo.o,. sos,,on
and decided to report the measure favoraby.
CHAIRMAN LOWERS SUSPICIOUS ABSENCE
In the absence Of Mr. Lower his desk opened
this evening by order OF the House. and the Green
wood Lake Lease bill taken therefrom.
Lowers disappearance this afternoon was re-
garded with suspicion. the committee had agreed
that the bill should be favorably reported at
o'clock There numerous rumors around the
Capitol as the for his absence. Messengers
were all Trenton in search of him, but he
could not be found Finally Assemb.yman Gledhill
arose and asked in open session where the Dill was
BY way OF answering. Mr.. Tce. member OF the
committee offered a resolution authorizing the
opening OF Lowers desk and the taking from 1t of
senate bill No 15l and it's presentation House
with the favorable report of the committee as
This resolution requires some explanation" said
Mr.; Tce We gave hearing on the OIL ,oday
1t il now after 5 o'clock"
absence Of the chairman" asked Mr.. Robertson.
II know Of no good and sufficient reason; re-
piled Mr. Tice. Il believe he has left Trenton.
The resolution was adopted by unanimous vote. go
THE gentleman who presented this resolution VIII
see the custodian and have the desk opened
Speaker Derousse ordered.
key the desk was opened and the bill transferred
from there to the desk Of Clerk Parker.
The nearest parallel this six years
ago when Assemblyman Trier away with Colo
mel Prices Elevated Railroad bill, but Trier took
care not TO leave the bill behind
Among the bills passing the House were the fol-
lowing: Authorizing the sale of lands In towns and
townships in class counties In fee simple for
unpaid taxes; fixing the time of city elections In
Newark and Jersey city on the second TUESDAY OF
half the license fees received by Jersey city and
Newark for street improvement purposes.