The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-16
LEGISLATIVE
DODGERS.
The Big Republican Major
tiles Seem Afraid to
Tackle Any
Question.
RAILROADS OWN TAX BILL
Money to Be Taken from the
State for the Cities Corr
porations to Pay No
More.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION INFAMY
Citizens of Both Parties from Jer-
sey City and Newark De-
nounce It--Where Does
Griggs Stand.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION INFAMY
Special to the Jerseu Cftu Ne,rS

TRENTON, Feb. 16, 1S97.-The session of
the first night of the sixth week of the
Legislature closed last night as all it's
predecessors ave closed, with nothing
done. It was more like an old fashioned
Monday night than its predecessors this
year. The galleries were more crowded, the
Hobbies more throrged and the hum and
confusicn SO great that the Speaker was
obliged to threaten to clear the floor I'M
less there was less noise. Most of the
crowd ON the ioor was made up of old
members and they all emphatically denied
that they had come down to attend the
Liedertafel, the French bail of Trenton
which was held last night.
Jersey City and Hoboken was well re-
presented in the throng. Almost everyone
WIKI ATTENDED the hearing on the election
extending bill remained over to see the
circus. Emil DATE was conspicuous in the
throng and pretended not to be at all
anxious about the bill which makes him
President of the City Hall Commission
with a salary. Teddy Carroll was also
around (his first appearance this season..
1t was said that he had a race track bill
up his sleeve. but NO one would bite.
-NA44 LAia =. 1alN " u
of Hoboken sat on the floor. These two
are almost as ~inseparab1e as Colonel Tof-
fey and Major Anderson used to be. War
rem Dixon BUSTED about the floor very
much worried over an amendment to the
practice act and Mr.. McEntee, secretary
of the Liquor Dealers Association and
several others in that line of business, in
quired around to see what show there was
for some favorable legislation for them.
Most of the other Hudson men were those
who are always found in the Assembly
Chamber Monday night.
If all these people came down as they all
declared they did. merely to look on, they
were not paid for their journey. The Legis-
lature did nothing and both houses adj
journed without accomplishing anything
to speak of. There was some fun in the
House over Isaac Goldenhorn's bill to pro-
vide Hudson'S courts with an italian in
terpreter. AS the debate progressed there
was a suspicion in the minds of almost
| everyone except Mr.. Goldenhorn that the
older members were having fun with the
Baby Of the House." A majority of the
members thought that the present plan
whereby the interpreter got paid a per
diem for each day he actually worked was
| sufficient and the bill was killed, notwith-
standing Mr.. G~oldenhorn's gallant fight for
its passage. The House passed on one bill
relating to East Orange.
Over in the Senate matters were not
much better, n three bills passed was
the extent of the work lone. All the passed
| bills related to townships.
It was said last might that Paterson
| wanted the bill changing the time of hold
| ing municipal elections amended SO as to
include that city, but that the Governor
| objects. This will be remembered when he
takes action on the measure If 1t ever gets
before him.
The railroad companies are secretly
fighting the Bicycle Baggage Bill" The
| members of the House a received type
written letters purporting to come from
railroad employees beseeching them not to
vote for the bill, as the decreased earnings
of a railroad meanst decreased wages for
| the EMPLOYEES.