The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-27
TEDDY'S FINE HAND
Mr.. Queen Hears Something
About His Water De-
paTtment Bill.
AUsTIN's QUEER JUGGLERY
G. Frank Sutherland Was Also
on Deck to Help q
Friend.
Special to the jersey Citu Nescs.

TRENTON. March 81. 1896.-Mf. Queen
succeeded in securing some definite in
formation yesterday concerning his bill
which transfers the collection of water
rents from the Water Department to the
City Collectors office. Mr.. Queen intro
duced the measure on March A. and fire.
quent inquiries failed to produce any
useful knowledge. of its whereabouts.
1t was turned over to the Clerk yester-
day from the Engrossing Clerks De-
partment too late to be of any use. The
history of this bill is somewhat remark
able. 1t was reported and ordered en-
crossed in the regular order. Mr.. Wat
son. the Engrossing Clerk. had it proper
" engrossed and hurried it over to Mr..
Thomas Austin. the versatile young
glass blower from Salem. who was Chair
man of the Committee on Engrossing
Bills. Then began one of those methods
of killing a bill which are resorted to in
these days without making any one La
BILE to very serious consequences. Mr..
Austin took the measure into his private
Office for comparison, and after a while
returned it to MI. Watson with the infor-
nation that it would have to be re-
-engrossed as he had discovered errors in
it. Mr.. Watson took the bill and
had it copied over. all of which caused
delay.
1t was given to Mr.. Austin again, and
after another delay it was brought back
to Mr.. Watson again with the same COM
plant. Mr.. Watson thought that was
strange. and compared the bill himself.
He could ind no error in it, and 50 told
Mr.. Austin. The Salem man, however,
insisted that it was wrong, and declared
that he could not report it in its present
shape, and it would nave to be copied
again.
There was nothing left for Mr.. Watson
to do but TO have the bill written again,
which caused another delay, and thus it
thing with the pill. Hudson people may
wonder why it is that Mr.. Austin, whose
sole aim in life seems to be to pass oyster
bills and measures effecting the glass
blowers of South Jersey should take so
mucn interest in a purely local bill
etfeeting a city way up in the other end
he could have no interest, that is, as far
as the welfare Of his constituents went.
The Hon. Teddy Carroll. whom
the floor of the House the other evening,
Is a sort of bosom companion of Mr.. Aus
TINS, and they have been seen much in
Now the Hon. Mr.. CARROLL although a
Democrat of that class which the Repub-
Iicans denounced SO heartily during the
last campaign as 1.-THE same old gang
is kept in the Jersey City Water Depart
ment by those same Republicans, and if
this bill had passed he would lose his
publican spellbinder who as bill clerk has
had ample opportunity to help a friends
little measure along is also in that de-
p~artrnent, although the bill does not
necessarily deprive him of his office.
Two and one make three in Trenton just
as as itsdoes in Jersey City. Another piece
fine Italian hand Of Wilbur Mott, Police
panion in justice, Judge j. t. Herbert Potts
of this city. At the opening of the ses-
sion these gentlemen came to Trenton
an amendment to the Police Justice act.
It had been rumored that these enter
prising young gentlemen We're coming
| and Mr.. Queen went to them and asked
what the bill did. They showed it to
him and he saw at once that it was
House and went to the Senate. There
these sly young. men had inserted an
e. NaWerk p pna qargey fha aity the eo,l Mayors aps
Court the office IF Justice for a full term.
sion the amendments and ali wen.
Lebksucher Of Newark, but the chances
will be a Democrat, and Mr.. Mott would
be zort Of a job but for the little amend
nient. Mr.. Mott is to resign and be re-
! annointed for the full term.
Messrs: Hogan and Bullock, whose re-
solutions early in the session resulted in
! prohibiting the organization of combines.
went to their homes diseonsolate. The bill
got through tire House all right Wednes-
ed TO get it over to the Senate at once. It
was yesterday morning when the
order was cbeyed; and the Senate took no
action on the bill. 1t was said yesterday
that the powers that be" didn't want It
to get through the Senate, and they