The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-17
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OBEYING THE BOSSES
Do-Nothing Policy of the
Legislature Followed by
Orders of the G.
0. P. Leaders.
CHRISTIAN HoLDERER's CIrIzElsHIP
Bill to Extend the Hudson Boule.
vard-Stock Yard Special
Privileges.
CHRISTIAN HOLDERER'S CITIZEHSHlP|
Special to the Jesssy cur Neus.

Special to the Jersey CHy Ntse.
TRENTON. Feb. II. 1ss7.-The House
had a spasm of virtue yesterday a1d held
q night session. Although little was ac-
complished at all three of Its sittfnEs It.
is entitled to credit for its good inten-
tion. There has come to be q settled be-
lief among the State House freQuenters
that this policy of doing nothing which
the Legislature is pursuing has been for
mulated by the leaders, and it Is in strict
accord with the plan agreed upon by
those who shape the policy of the party.
The leaders are very much afraid that
this Legislature will do something which
will rise up at the next election to bother
them. and they are proceeding on the
plan that the least done the least ex-
planned. It looks as though they an-
tended to loiter along as they are going
now for a few weeks more. Then rush
through the few necessary and partisan
bills which they wish and then adjourn
so that they can go before the people and
tell what a great Legislature It was be-
cause it put a few acts on the statute
book.
Taken altogether the Senate was not In
session an hour during the day. When
two O'Clock. the hour to which the noon
recess had been taken, came the PRESS
dent called the chamber to order on the
minute. The Secretary called the roll
and found that a quorum had not an
swered and the President immediately adj
journed the session.
This. it was said, was done in order
that no action would be taken upon the
Jersey City and Newark election extern
sion bill. This. according to Mr.. Days
story. was useless. The Senator says
that he has ruined this 'ofice grab
bling Republican measure" He has OBJ
tanned a promise from Chairman Francis
of the committee having the bill in
charge that as Mr.. DAILY could not be
present today he would not report the
bill unfit Monday night. On Tuesday the
notices for the spring election viii have
to be advertised. and that, Mr.. DAILY says,
will ruin the usefulness of the bill for
this year.
Mr. Macarthur withdrew his bill restor-
ing Christian A. Holderer to citizenship
because the Attorney General had in
formed Mr.. Macarthur that he had once
rendered an opinion that the Legislature
had no WI to pass such laws, the
court Of Pa gaK1ng tn The bHTe pro % fns
for the appointment of a commission to
n Rq;la a w nsw a home xt for veterans T snd t%sr
N@S0 ~ OVA l4AS- Is vaS
done because of the strong objection that
was raised to appointing ABE" Lower
smuggied into the bill as one Of the first
Commissioners, and so great WAS the
storm raised at his presence in the com
mission that the committee concluded that
the best thing to do was to Withdraw
the bill and submit another. leaving out
the names and giving the Governor 1--WE
done during the session.
Tn Senate bill which allows Governor
their associates who have formed a club.
to purchase the Hotel Breslin property at
Lake Hopatcong to issue bonds was
TEND ss1is' the HI HUDSON ws1ama coun %sas1 Beu fe sri
through his section of the county was
taken up and met with some opposition.
to Hudson county, and described the
great Improvement 1t contemplated. He
traced g the road through the West Hud-
antention to connect it with the Passaic
county roads and the road along the
and sisf Beautiful nfsiF' drives makl1 9xd eee s oddin esons
Of Onion. wanted the bill laid o~verflntii
ne could examine lit and see that it did
like the idea of having his county spend
Then Isaac G~oldenhorn, who is begin
ed It put over until next Tuesday so that
ne could examine the bill and see il 1t
was an right. Goldenhorn's motion pre-
During the evening Mr.. wfldman saw
Judge ~Coddington and persuaded him
that the bill was all right as Far as
Union county. was concerned. Isaac was
likewise convinced that his scrupies were
~9undle At the might session Mr..
G~oidenhorn moved to reconsider the mo-
Hon by which the bill was laid over until
Tuesday, but Martin Roll objected 1be-
cause Judge ~Coddingten was. not. in his
seat In vain did Mr.. Waldman declare
mat 6s wa Judge ls GSoddington had told him that
and the bill remained on the table
Th House passed the bill which extends
Tne special privilege granted years &
to the Hudson City Stock Yards com.
pany under whose charter the immense
a5attodr and stock yards at the foot OF
Third street, Jersey, City, are condiacted.
IneSe are to maintain an aqueduct.
tracks and switches for the feeding and
watering of the stock. to condnct a
Kce force. Z y
~; Afa1though Mr.. ,Wildman could not get his
iDlH through which provides for an ex-
tension Of the Boulevard, he sueceeded
IN passing ITS companion, which provides
9 vote OF the people,