The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-18
House Makes a Show of
independence Which
Troubles the
Leaders.
LIVELY TINES EXPECTED NEXT WEEK
Appropriation to the Constitutions
al Amendments Growing
Gossip Of the Legislature.
speciaz to the Jcrsep Citu Ne,rs.

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dications that the Republican leaders are
going to have trouble with the Legis-
lature unless they can get it off their
hands as quickly as possible. On one or
W occasions both the House and Senate
has kicked over the traces and refused to
drag the load of legislation along the
roads marked out by the leaders. OF
course the matters which have caused
these kicks" are comparative trif1es and
have not done much damage, still it Is
the willingness and the temerity to bolt
the bosses orders that are dangerous.
Another manifestation of this inclination
appeared in the House yesterday when
Leader Derousse offered the usual resolu-
ton Of adjournment. 1t fixed Monday
night as the time for re-assembling. Mr..
Wildes asked if the gentleman of Camden
recalled the fact that Monday was Wash
ington's Birthday. Mr.. Derousse said
that he did and that any gentleman who
wished to celebrate had all day to do it
in and could come to Trenton in the
evening and recover his normal state of
! mind.
Mr.. Wildes replied that many of the
members wished to take part in celebra-
lions in various parts of the State and it
would be i~nconvenient if not impossible
for them to get to the State House in time
Monday evening. He therefore moved as
an amendment that the House adjourn
to Tuesday morning. Several member
seconded Mr.. Wildes' views and a vote
being taken Mr.. Wildes' motion was car
ried. In the Senate the bosses mandate
went through and the dignifed gentle
men will meet by themselves Monday
night.
Besides defeating the bill to send troops
to participate in the inaugural parade at
Washington the Senate passed the bill
to allow the Pennsylvania Railroad to lay
a track across the grounds of the Boys
Reform School at Jamesburg,
The usual large number of bills were
introduced. Mr.. Macarthur got in a bill
which provides for new fire ines in Jer-
sey City. Mr. Wildman made another
onslaught on so-called trusts with a bill
which declares all arrangements, con-
tracts, trusts, pools and combinations, in
restraint of trade, labor or business, I'M
lawful and void, n a conspiracy, and
~rorfeits the charter of any corporation
under the laws of this State that may en-
gage therein, and providing for an annual
report by corporations in his State, n
prohibiting foreign corporations engaged
in such conspiracy from doing business
in this State.
Mr.. Gledhill's bill increasing the fees
which notaries public, commissioners of
deeds and other similar officers must pay
for their commissioners met with trouble
In the House yesterday. When it came up
on final passage, first one membe and
then another objected to a clause which
affected them or some friend Of theirs
until 1t became evident that the bill was
doomed. 1t was lost. by a vote of Is
to 81. Later in the day Mr.. Gledhill in
troduced the bill again with the addition
that the fees should gosto the school
fun The school fund is a good bait
to catch the votes of rural members with.
There is something suspicious about Mr..
Gledhilrs persistency in this matter. The
IDEA Is gotten abroad that an object is
being made to reduce the number of
these officials by increasing the fee. Mr..
Reed proposes to discourage anise seed
fox chasas in this State. He has intro
duced a measure in this State which pro-
vides a fine of 500 or Imprisonment for
ten days for running hounds or horses
across another's lands without his con-
sent.
Mr.. Nelson wants authority given Jersey
City to appropriate $1,000 for a park in
Lafayette.
Exceedingly lively times are expected
next week over the constitutional amend
ments, which were brought out of com
m1ttee yesterday by Mr.. Voorhees,. Both
the Judiciary amendments were reported
and there will be a fight over them. One
provides for a division of the courts as
they now exist, except that the Court of
Errors and Appeal shall be composed of
Judges who sit in no other tribunal while
the other provides for one Supreme Court,
with Law, Equity and Appellate divisions.
Both of these amendments have MANY
staunch adherentS among the members
OF the par, who cannot be convinced tina
serve the life and property of the
citizens. they will make strenuous eff
Iorts to convert the Senators to the
truth. The old farce of hearings ad in
f1n1tum will be gone through with again.
Another of the amendments over which
there promises to be much discussion is
the one providing for biennial sessions.
General SeWelFs and Governor Griggs'
speeches in favor of the amendment has
given rise to the belief in some quarters
that the amendment has the sanction
of the bosses, because 1t is wanted by the
railroads., and that they consider is good
ground for it's defeat. HI Trades Fed
Grafton has requested a hearing on the
amendment and other interests are ready
to join the opposition when the oppor-
unity offers.
A bill introduced by Mr.. King for the
State Firemen's Relief Association con-
tains some provisions which are likely
to meet with the opposition of business
men when better understood. Under the
existing law, all foreign insurance com
this State are required to pay to the
State two per cent. of all their premi-
ums, which goes to the State Firemen's
Relief Association. 1t is claimed that
many companies escape this tax, espe-
cfally those doing business ON the Lioyd's
system, by having no agents in the
State. and working directly from the
ascertain where they are doing business.
This bill requires that the persons or cor
porations insured in the companies NOT
authorized to do business in this State
shall be required to pay. the two ner
centum instead of the company, ana fur
Their permits the treasurer of any local
fremenfs relief association or the State
sons or corporations nj demand a state
men as to how much Insurance they
carry, and all the details. 1t also upsets
the insurance law in so far as II now
fixes q State ~standafd for all companies
doing business in the State, which is that
they shall have assets amounting to Sl5o.-
900. Urder this bill, the Commissioner Of
fications OF such companies. Such UNI
usual privileges to look into the private
affairs of individuals and companies are
not likely to be proper