The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-09
REVOLT ON BEETLE.
Senator's Oppose the CoDfiT-
nation of the Lobbyist
for Insurance
Inspector.
SNAP ADJOURNMENT THREATENED
Sewell and Griggs Urge 1t for
Next Week But Voorhees,
Pits His Foot Down.

TRENTON. March 9, 1S97.-Mucn sur
prise was occasioned yesterday afternoon
when it became known that General
Sewell was among the earliest arrivals of
the afternoon. With him was William
S. BEETLE of Camden. whom the Governor
recently nominated for Commissioner of
Bar and Insurance. and who was the
cause of the Senator's visit to the Capt.
tol. Recently there has sprung up a
strong opposition IN the Senate to the
confirmation of Mr.. Bettle's nomination.
The manner in which his nomination was
practically forced upon the Governor by
General SeweI has d~ispFeased a number
OF the Independent Senators and others
cannot break away from the fact hat by
whatever nane the General chooses to
call it, Mr.. Bette has always been a lob
byist at Trenton.
The opposition been very quietly
worked up. and just how many votes Will
be against Mr.. Bette It is hard to find
out.
1t was this degree of uncertainty which
brought the General to Trenton so early.
AS soon as he was fixed in his room he
sent for his lieutenants and was soon in
earnest conversation with them. There
'feNo &1-NAA ee1-A1o LII
Major Anderson. Asa Francis and several
we'll known men upon whom the General
can rely. He gave them orders and
sent them out to do missionary work
among the heather Senators, who so
far forgot the way in which they should
walk as to oppose the Generals wishes.
Their work was of ne avail, for later in
the evening when the Senate went into
o-oo14sr-o 1@eto Hs1I1-% |t113f,r xno1 1o,
firmed as Justice of the supreme Court
and Samuel H. Grey as Attorney General,
MIR. Bette and the others gong over for
another day.
There were few callers upon General
Sewell this afternoon, and -he atmos-
phere in his famous room 100 was at
freezing point. A large number of Jer-
sey City people crowded into the Assem-
would be taken on Equal Taxation. There
we're among Mayor Wanser. Andrew ].
G GoFsSraH Hen9 JosSph c a psaE WHY Men Nfa,,s J.
who spread himself about as though he
were already Alderman -at-I.arge; Elbow
". Harrison. ex-Assemolyman Nutzhorn.
Jalne5 G. Young. Timothy j.. Carroll, ex-
Assembiyman Pierce Flemm nS
It IS well known thai, bill No. /. the
2lnly me Of three measures reported from
yaEced to third reading last Tuesday.
Mr., h.nk attempted to call the bill, upon
thir1 reading, but was told by the Speak
er that the bill was only at second read
iaS. Mr.. Klink insisted that it had
passed to third reading AMI The minutes
of the Speakers secretary bore him cut.
The Clerks record had the bill only at
second reading. That had to be final,
and the matter went over.
General SeWell called Upon the Governor
during the evening, and told his Excel
lancy that the Legislature would lave to
adjourn next week. Mr.. vo1 hses was
called in to give his views upon the SUBJ
ject and he declined po mt blank to agree
to any such scheme. He saI,l The s.egis-
latars had up to now done nothing, and
1t WAS time that it lid something for
the people. All the arguments Of the
Governor and the General could not move
him, and the matter went over.