The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26
NOT GONE YET.
The Legislature Still Hangs
On and Votes With Cross
Partisanship.
NEW BATCH OF JUDGES
Voorhees, Committee to Be Turned
on Again-The Appropri-
alton Monstrosity.
NEW BATCH OF JUDGES
Special to tbs Jsrsey c.ty Ns,os.

Special to tbs Jersey Csty Neaos.
STATE HOUSE. TRENTON, March 28
a8s6.-The Governor sent the following
nominations to the Senate this morn
ing
For Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas, Oyer and Terminer and General
JAN delivery. Orphans Court and Special
I Sessions. under the act approved March
rs 1886
For Hunterdon county-H Burdets
Herr.
For Maddleser eounty-woodbrlasa
For ocean county-Joseph Holmes
For Salem county-clement H. sim
nickson.
For Sussex county-James B. Conkiin-
For Cape May county-Harry s.
Douglass
Mr.. Strong's reappointment is due to
the fact that he was only appointed in
the first instance to fill the vacancy
caused by the nomination of J. Kearny
Rice to be United States District At
tsrney.
The appropriation bill came up in the
House this morning, and it was promptly
attacked by Mr.. Queen, the Democratic
leader. He said there was not a Demo-
crat upon the committee which made up
the bill, and the members of the party
had no opportunity to scan the data upon
which the bill was made, and therefore
had no knowledge of It, Consequently
Democrats could not take any RESPONSE
hility for it or vote for it.
Judge Walling also attacked the meas
ure. He denounced the manner in
which it was railroaded through He
said that the United States Congress
spent weeks and months upon such bills
considering their items carefully and the
Legislature was asked to pass such an
important measure Bfthin five minutes
without any one knowing why the vari-
Gus sums were asked He asked Mr..
Tice, who championed the bill for the
committee. if it increased the salaries of
any officer.
Mr.. Tice said it did not
Then Mr. Walling wanted to know.
what the extra compensation for clerical
hire meant, and Mr.. Tice declared that
the increase in the work of some of the
departments demanded more clerks
Mr.. Walling then denounced the extrav-
| agance of the bill. He said that it was in
many instances a waste of the peoples
money.
Mr.. Lower attacked the appropriations
for the National Guard 1t was within
$5o,0eo of the sum set aside for public
schools, he said, and it was time halt
was called Prominent officers in the
Guard had admitted to him that the
militia was becoming too costly. When
the country was attacked in 1862, the
militia of New Jersey was nothing like
it was today, and yet she found enough
men to defend the flag.
Mr.. Thorn said that such structures
on the National Guard came with bad
grace from an old soldier like Mr. Lower.
especially when so much money had been.
appropriated for the veterans. If the mill
tia had been in as good condition in 1862
as it is today the first battle of Bull
Rvn would probably have terminated
differently than it did.
Mr.. Bullock also attacked the militia
appropriation. He wanted to know why
it was that thez appropriation for the
Labor Bureau was reduced 81 900, while
that for one branch of the militia had
been greatly Increased.
the committee did not think that the
Labor Bureau needed the amount il
ure and itsswent through by a party
vote, Bullock finally voting with the Res
publicans.
The coming spring election in Jersey
City and Newark had narrow escapa
this morning from being vitiated. House
bill No. 19S. which forbids holding elec-
House so as not to apply to buildings in
which liquor is licensed to be sold. The
Senate knocked out the amendment, and
the House concurred in their amendment
in the rush attending the last hours OF
the session. Mr.. Queen realized the
situation and after a struggle succeeded
passed, the election in some thirty pre-
cincts, in New ark and Jersey City would
have been void as there was not time TO
prepare new notices.
The Senate Investigating Committee,
composed of Messrs. Voorhees,. Ketcham.
years, made supplementary report Of
progress to the Senate this morning
and recommended that it be continued.
A resolution by Mr. Voorhees, provided
That the select committee be continued
and reinvested with al the powers cons
in s the and Pa fSav adOpted EsS
the inquiry therein provided for, if after
consideration they deem it advisable SO
cess 0 and report to the he qn Iessat0rs Sae rs q
The resolution was adopted
The House passed the new Boulevard
sidewalk bill The Senate passed the bill
making it a misdemeanor to solicit candi-
dates to buy fair or picnic tickets. At
went into caucus! The House adopted
another resolution fixing two O'Clock as
the hour of adjournment!
President Thompson resigned this morn-
ing, and Senator Williams of Passaic,
was elected to preside. over the Senate.
Mr.. Williams was complinentea by a unan-
imous vote, both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis voting for him.
The Senate confirmed all the nomina-
tions before it. including Hendrickson
and Storrs The Senate also. took q
-whaok at the incidental bill on the plea
of economy and knocked out eight items,
aggregating the tremendous sum of S575.
They were all for extra services by
Tho Republican Assemblymen held 4
caucus and considered the constitutional
excepting the one which provides for The the
establishment of Assembly districts. The
Voorhees, or No. Z, Judiciary amendments
were considered, but not endorsed. The
matter is to be discussed on the floor
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