The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-10
MORE TRIAL FOR GRIGGS
His Man Wurts Does Not Want
to Make Room for BEETLE
New Deal.
specio1 to ths Jersey CITY Wears.


TRENTON, Feb. 10, 1S97.-A gallery
well filled with young ladies from the
Normal School, who came to the State
House to obtain a knowledge of parlia-
mentary law by observation, this morn
ing, moved Messrs. Derousse and Scovel,
the alleged wits of the House, to have
fun with Mr. Fairchild's bill which re-
leases any title New Jersey may have in
certain real estate in Orange, of which
w. H. Townsend died seized. Mr.. Towns
end died in 1895 without a will. He had
no children and under the law of New
Jersey his property in Orange, worth
about 4,500 escheated to the State. The
widow, who really needs the money and
is equitably entitled to it, is deprived of
the income; the people who occupy the
house refuse to pay her the rent saying
that she does not own the property, nor
will they move out on her notice
AS soon as the bill came up the funny
men began talking about ''our duty to the
widow" ''the pressure on the right" re-
ferring to the young ladies in the gall
leries and other similar phrases.
The sensible discussion on the measure
showed an inclination upon the part of
the House to go slow. The experience
with the estate of Aimee was held up as
a warning, but the bill finally passed.
The House opened at 1890 o'clock and
in less than an hour the Speakers desk
was clear and an adjournment was taken
to 1880, in hopes that the committees
would report some bills to act upon. Dur
ing the time the Assembly was in ses-
sion many bills were advanced upon the
calendar and one bill besides the one of
the relief of the Widow Thompson was
passed. This was Senator Ketcham's
bill, which provides for the appointment
of a suitable person in cities of the first
class in the place of any Commissioner
of Assessments who may own or be in
terested in real estate affected by such
improvements or liable to be assessed
therefor.
Mr.. Fairchild, who spoke for the bill,
said that case like that provided for
in the bill occurred in the city of New
ark and gave rise to some complica-
tions and much adverse criticism, and it
was to do away with repetition of sim
liar occurrences that the bill was intro
duced.
If rumor can be believed, the Governor
that George Wurts doesn't care to be Sec
retary of State. He has newspaper in
Paterson which brings him a good income
and he much prefers the position of Conn
missioner of Banking and Insurance. 1t
is generally accepted that that is the pos
ition which the Governor has promised
General -Sewen for William Bettle. the
veteran lobbyist. If Mr.. Wurts persists
in his attitude some other position must
be made for Bettle, or the agreement be-
tween the General and Governor in the
United States Senatorship matter will be
declared off-not by the Governor how
ever In his dilemma it is said the Cover
nor has turned to his friend Lew
Thompson, the Clerk of the Court of Chan
Gerry. Mr.. Thompson Is to be made Secre-
tary of State, and Mr. Bettle will be made
Clerk in Chancery although why the Sec
retary of State is not just as good for
Mr.. Bettle as the Clerk in Chancery Of
flee the rumor does not say. However
true this may be, this much is known for
a certainty Yesterday the Governor had
long interview with Mr.. Thompson, and
this morning the Governors Office was
telegraphing all over for Mr.. Bettle.
The Committee on Railroads and Canals
do not take kindly to Mr.: Goldenhorn's
trolley bill, and it probably will not be
awaits all bills against trolley roads this
session.
Mr.. Gledhill introduced bill changing
the fees to be received by the State for
commissions. 1t is as follows