The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-25
SALARIES AND PENALTIES.
The Esischievous 9Refarms' Bills
whipped Through the Assembly.

W nkppeO tt6 AssefrxOs3s
special to the Jersey CitD Nears.
TRENTON. Feb. 25, 1884 funny mis-
understanding by Mr.. Bullock, a discus
sion on the Clerks salary bill in the
Senate and Passaic pollution in the
House were all that relieved the hum
drum proceedings of last night of their
monotony. Mr.. Johnson's bill placing
the Clerks of the Court of Chancery and
Supreme Court on a salary of $4,000 per
annum in lieu of all fees and fixing a
penalty of $100 a day for every day they
neglected to make monthly returns to
the State Treasurer of the fees they re-
ceived, came up on final passage. Mr..
Johnson advocated the bill as a good
measure in the way of eeonomy and one
which the people of the State were al
most unanimous in demanding.
Mr.. Kuhl opposed strenuously the part
which provided a penalty for holding
back the monthly reports. He said it
was altogether unnecessary in a position
of such high trust and it impeached the
honesty of the incumbent, thereby re-
fiecting upon the Governor who appoint
ed him as well as the appointee himself.
He suggested that State Comptroller
Hancock and Treasurer Swain and other
officials be included under the law with
a penalty.
Mr.. Johnson declared that the penalty
clause was one of the best features of
the measure, as it would prohibit the
speculation with State funds upon the
part of a State official, as the Investigat-
ing Committee had shown had been done.
The bill was a good one and ought to
pass. It redeemed the pledges which
the Republican party mad to the people
last fall and was directly in the line of
economy.
Mr.. Rogers wanted a clause in the
bill which would prevent the title and
trust companies from obtaining searches
from the clerks, and had considerable
to say against such companies.
Senator Skirm in replying to Mr.. Kuhl
said it would be absurd to place all the
State officers under a law with a penalty
mously.
Senate bill No. 9S, which provides that
the Governor may appoint a committee
of three to inquire into the pollution of
the Passaic River and appropriating
$40, coo for the work, came up on final
passage.
ground that the people of Newark, DER
sey City and the other municipalities In
t~erested in the matter should bear the
expense of the investigation and not the
entire State. Mr.. Skinner c~ontended that
the entire State was interested in the
matter just as much as the cities and
own along the rivers bank, as the
health of one section was a matter OF
concern to the entire commonwealth.
The river flows through five counties,
Passaic. Bergen, Morris, Essex and Hud-
son, and the problem of pure water,
which the bill involved, was one in which
the entire State was interested.
Mr., Queen, IN a mastery speech, ex.
P Etbiopia NH in the iaD Wood Pile. He called
attention to Senate bill No. 10 which
authorized the State Board Of Health to
make the investigation, and showed how
crafty No. sS a been. substituted in
! its place. The former bill compelled the
State Board to all. while this measure
says the Governor may, ara ror SO 10 long b as
water to sell it was extremely doubtful
whether anything would ever pc done to
make the 2 1Sn h, and d. w oreE NE
Robertson tried hard to have the bill
pass, but the House sided with Mr..
Queen and the bill went over.
| exported adversely on Mr.. Bullock's bill
for three cent trolley fares between five
and seven o'clock morning aad evening,
hours. Bullock tried hard TO make a
speech but the Speaker declared him out
of order. The report was nor coneurrsd
n. bullock WlSElQSFStCUu Tie WAY LIE
i vote went and patheticaily bescught the
| House to give him a show. His appeals
were greeted with laughter. Several
Il to understand that tire Hou was with
him and that he had won. Before he
could realize what had happened Mr.,
Kings motion to refer the bill back to
! Inc Committee was carried and Mr.. Bull
| lock lost the fruits OF mis- victory.
The House passed bills giving all Cat
ling Gun Companies one assistant sur
| gaon. one hospital steward and one
j dunrtermaster sergeant; authorizing the
| city al Passaic to open UP new streets
! provides for the rebuilding of Atlantic
| city District Courts from practising in
lany other District Court, or IN appeal
cases taken from any District Court.