The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-25
SENATE IN The WAY
Members Pledge Them
selves to Only Vote on
That T%ypewriter's
Error.
WRANGLE IN THE CAUCUS
Many Schemes Clicked 0f-In-
dignant Lady School
Teacher.
WRANGLE m THE CAUCUS

Especial to 1.-The Jersey City News."l
TRENTON, May Is, 1S97.-The action of
the Republican Senators last evening has
dampened the ardor of those who ex-
pected that the special session would last
several days ana develop into more or
less of row. After some discussion tie
Senate resolved to take up nothing except
the new bill providing for the special
election for the adoption by the people
Of the amendment to the constitution. 1t
Will be remembered that the bill had one
little error in it which was made by the
young lady typewriter who copied the
bill. In setting forth the amendment
prohibiting gambling the clause. "as now
prohibited by law" was made to read,
as now provided by law" 1t was 10 cor
rect this error that the session was
called.
Fifteen Republican Senators were in the
Presidents private room of the Senate
chamber when Senator Voorhees,, Chair
man of the conference, as the caucus is
called, called the same to order. No time
was wasted in getting down to business.
Mr.. Voorhees, quickly introduced a reso-
luton providing that his judiciary amend
ments to the constitution be adopted. This
amendment provides for a Supreme Court
Will dppSiidtS, SQuity anu law DIVISIONS.
Mr.. Voorhees, spoke at length for his
amendments. He dwelt upon the an
tiquity of our present system, which he
characterized as old fashioned and in
some respects ridiculous. He dwelt upon
the necessity for some radical change in
the Judiciary OF the State and declared
those submitted.
Mr.. Johnson of Bergen, who also intro
duced judiciary amendments providing
for m ~ n11r -Af ~1
letting the remainder of the system re-
main as it Is, opposed Mr.. Voorhees, mo-
ton and said that if any judiciary amend
ments was taken up he would insist upon
his being taken up too, and he would do
all in his power to block their passage.
MT Vorhoos also advocated the passage
a resolution providing for it's considera~
ton was killed. There were indications
that a long talkative spell was in pros
the discord which threatened a resolution
was unanimously adopted pledging the
Senate not to take up anything except
This settled the session as far as the SEN
ate Is concerned, and if the House follows
It's example at its conference tomorrow
the Legislature will adjourn some time
tomorrow afternoon.
After the conference was over Frank
Bergen, the Elizabeth lawyer, who draft
error, was called into the Presidents
room and was shown the new bill. He
Iead 1t over carefully, looking particu-
iarly after any error that might nave
crept into it. Then he pronounced it all
right and it will be introduced as soon
as the Senate is called to order. No bill
was ever SO carefully scanned as this will
be after it comes from the engrossing
clerks office.
There were about twenty Assemblvmen
IN the State House last evening anxiously
awaiting the result of the conference.
Among them were Messrs. Wildman and
Leonard, the only representatives of Hud-
senate was made known Mr.. Roll grew
much warmer than the atmosphere. He
was very anxious to nave another go at
the judiciary amendments.
Miss Elizabeth Allen of Hoboken. who
IS the head and front of the movement
Tor the establishment of a teachers re-
tirement fund, was on hand bright and
killed in the same name as was the
special election bill: several errors in the
engrossing. Miss Allen evidently has her
suspicious, for she said in a yery insinTI-
atinS tone that she thought 1t very
strange that so many errors crept into
the bill. in the engrossing clerks office.
She declared that if anything passed be-
bill would pass too or she would know the
reason why.
MISS Allen, who, under the retirement
fund bill. is custodian of the funds. has
also been severely criticized for sending
back money which the teachers in the
various districts throughout the State
had sent in. Miss Allen was much dis
gusted with. the ways of the modern New
Jersey Legislature, and made no bones
about saying anything. She looked more
disguised when she heard of the action
of the Senate.