The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-17
Mr.. WILDES' EARS,
Unique Exhibition of lg-
norance and Folly in
the Assembly.
THAT SALARY RAzEE BILL
House a Bear-Garden in the Morn
ing Hours-senate Just
Killing Time
THAT SALARY RAzEE BILL
special to the Jersey citu EsauA

in astonishment The light green oi {
Ireland tastefuny draped the elaborate |
carving, and a huge harp of evefsreen |
surmounted by an American ana an iiisii
flag The desk of Mr.. King OF Passdic
county was decorated in similar man
ner.
After the prayer, the members as one
,,,ar, produced a small American flag ana
fixed 1t to his desk. The sight produced
was pretty one The House wasted
some time in the silliest kind OF child
n,av. which was mostly confined to Huo-
SON. The fun consisted in offering very
vulgar and fll-bred resolutions. Wnlch
were supposed to be very funny ana
which were aimed at Mr.. Goldenhorn.
At eleven O'Clock the House took up
Mr.. Wildes, bill, which proposes to reouce |
the salaries of State officials and whlch
had been made a special order for TO-DAY
Mr. Wildes took the floor and began ps
saying that he felt the great responslpli-
ity which had been placed upon MIN aii
being called upon to advocate the Dill
Tben he started out upon course OF
general denunciation. First ne Waaen
into the newspaper correspondents, whom
he accused of misrepresenting the bill ana
making fun of the trainers. He became
personal and spoke of the newspaper men
in such a pointed manner that everyone
on the floor and in the galleries was apie
to pick out the individual Mr.. Wildes re-
ferred to-
Then he launched out into an elaborate
defence of the farmers, who he declared
were the best element in the State Iney
did not come to the Legislature asking lol y
cars with platforms or money from the
railroads All they asked was TO pe . isi.
alone, and that the burdensome amount
of taxes imposed upon them be reouceu
had a
Then Mr.. Wildes started to denounce
the committee which had the bill In ITS
possession. He said some disagree7anise 7al,s
things about the chairman, Mr. Lloya,
who, he said, when he was not N NJ e1e te
Assembly Chamber, occupied eiaporate ee
anartments at Twelfth and Market
streets. Philadelphia, and was not sup
posed to be acquainted with the nee9s :, ol
the farmers in the remote districts OF ne
state He next took up the report OF tne
majority of the committee adverse 70 ene
BILL. which he called "a brief, ana pro. pro
ceeded as he called it, to tear II lnte m
uieces Mr. Wildes next read statlstlcs
Of small unheard of railroads IN remole
sections of the State which We're sup
nonted entirely by farmers. He shoWeo
that these roads paid a few thoasant
dollars into the State treasury, ana on
he mentioned paid S62 yearly TO eigr.s ~, y !,
ten MUNICIPALITIES. From these ne afgue
that the farmers contributed IN proper
ton to the expenses OF the state as .so4 mucl
as did the larger counties Wnicn are ~ ~
TO the State by the railroad Tor taxes.
Mr. Wildes in answering tne arg uillea @ !
of the committee that, the JUDGES ear L, ~. nc
f,,e money they get by the haro 3 Wor
thew did he read some declslons WIZ
were expressed in very rev woiu 1 u y
This. he declared showed Inat ,,1d uhs deiiSs
did not work hard OF lnes "ou ~
Mr. Derousse made the point int. Of g 3rdt q
that these criticisms of the Judges OF "a
S,,nren1e Court had nothing to do WI
the subject under consiuerAtloH. 9 :,
The Speaker ruled that criticism OF = =
judiciary could not be allowed IN q
House. Just the same Mr.. Wildes MA
aged to get in his point 4,,,e
In conclusion Mr.. Wtides reaa a4s unls &
lection from the report OF the SENATE
.ect COMMITTEES of 1ss5:-..When gre
sssr States Ike Massachusetts, ohio, Nilsson
,q IN popniation IatdIa1o W wealth and area find S..
to 81, 200 a sufficient sum for the PROM ,flfi
gaton Of the lays ~ aaw San Ms s H.
Next he quoted this from the Repuh
can platform I'VE pledge ourselves
the the 1,etion anD1fsfHn % Of excessive salaries.
redemption of the State. committed
ooT 0of haaa be Complete i W 50 long as there remai
a reform to be effected, wrong o.,,,,. 70
rlghtea an enemy sna oysrtgooan q geoa governn'
= From 70 Governor Griggg Inaugural
read this..I ,e consider der ths e result ut o.
claration rasa n'ef' Of the people that they des
the most rigid economy IN the mana
ment Of State A affasga II arxs nave a our 1al
pie it IS that they desire above ail IL :
f.san considerations. the very E hlgn ign
pllrest and best government that nun
Then Then he u said :-..These are a few Of
pledges gpnss fo fnd fnf tsem New n Jersey y
her Chief Justices $4,000, her Assoc
Justices 5000, Pennsylyanla ana pays 4,ss4
Assoc Associate ate Justices 5000, and g, Caltfo
pasT sThege espissaf States a Day Chief Justices.
5000. illinois, Massachusetts, WiscoI
Ksntueky Colorado and and Mieagamn q s6d Miss,
Nevada and Rhode Island: these !,
Chief Justices each $4,000 Indiana, ]
and South Carolina; Alabama pays :
Chief Justice S3 800, and mississippi s
Arkansas, Kansas Florida, Minne'
Georgia. es,,isnsss The Chief Justices in Yern
North Carolina. Nebraska and Dela,
are are each ss : paid has $500 fy.;sf Nsw +, +,
shiae 3, sos; pass G5lef nsr justices alsl in =
ginia, and West Virginia receive 5
receives s1o,5O0 and the Associate Just
eight in number $4,000: the Judge
Circuit Y & ,otn;ef GonTts $500 $500 * Each aS
Mr. Parry introduced a bill prov
that the Governor shall appoint
persons who, together with himself,
constitute a State Forestry Commi
to serve five years
The bill provides that they shall
annual reports to the Legislature,
fhe conviction of incendiar;es CHI
with starting forest fires, and stris
every way to improve the conditio
the forests Of the State.
The following bills were passed
Providing that property owner
sessed for benefits arising out of thu
struction Of public roads snan nay ].
nual installments il they SO elect
viding for the right Of recovery 3