The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-25
DULL TRENTON DAY
The Effort to Upset the
States School System
Defeated in the
Assembly.
G%oLDENHoRN's CUss BILL
Ridiculous Crank Measure Voted
D-own-Unimportant Legisla-
ton Galore.
Speeta, t, the Jersey Cstu Neus.

Special to the Jersey Citu Netrx.
TRENTON, March %. 1ss7.-It was one
of the dullest days of the session yester-
day, although considerable work was
done by both Houses. The Assembly
held three sessions and the Senate tive
and many bills were passed. After tbs
joint meeting, the House resumed tbs
consideration of Mr.. Fighters school bill
Mr.. Harrison, in opposing the bill, said its
passage would be a backward step and
would restore to patronage and power
the rural trustees, who were lords; theil
committees sold coal to the schools and
boarded the teachers. Mr.. Wildes made
one of his characteristic speeches, in
which he lauded the poor farmer and
dwelt at length upon his woes caused by
overburdening taxes. He began by say
ing that he did not want to lake up the
time of the House. and spoke until every
one was weary, and the rule limiting
speeches to five minutes was sprung upon
him. The present law, he said, was re-
sponsible for increased taxation and the
closing of a humble of schools. Children
In the country could not get to the grad
ed schools. and consequently the children
in the towns and cities had a monopoly
of the graded schools.
Mr.. Thorn took Mr.. Wildes to task for
continually prating about the poor far
mer and deprecated farm property.
There was in Trenton $500. 900 worth of
machinery lying idle which the owners
would gladly sell for one-third of that
amount.
Mr.. Wildes made a long, rambling
reply. and Mr.. Derousse sprung the rule
on him. The House unanimously grant
ed him five minutes more. which he Soccu-
pied in i~nsinuating hat the Speaker held
the bill up until the last minute.
The Speaker flushed at hat and plainly
told Mr.. Wildes that he nor any other
member would be permitted to ~insinuate
that the Speaker was holding up bills.
Mr.. Fighters measure was defeated by
a vote of 6 to 81.
AT the evening session of the House
there arose a little controversy between
Mr.. Demarest and Mr.. Thorn. An act
relative to second-ciass cities provides
that the Councilman-at-Large shall re-
ceive as salary half of that which the
Mayor receives. Bayonne's Mayor here
tofore has received no salary, conse-
quently the Alderman-at-Large has re-
ceived none Mr.. Demarest secured the
passage yesterday afternoon of two
bills: one providing that the Mayor of
Bayonne shall receive a salary of $1,000,
and repeating that clause of the act
which provides for the Alderman-at-
Large's salary. Trenton has been paying
its Mayor $500 and its Alderman-at-Large
$500. The discovery was made after Mr..
Demarest's bills were passed that the re-
pealer. cut of their Alderman-at-Large's
salary. and they succeeded in getting
the bill hung up for a while. In the
evening Mr.. Demarest met Mr.. Thorn
near the Speakers desk and accused him
of holding up his bill. Mr.. Thorn replied
and soon the gentlemen were hurting
tdares' and "defys" at each other Ia a
manner which might have resulted in
dire results had not mutual friends In
tcrfered.
Mr.. Goldenhorn had much trouble with
his bill which made it a m-isdemeanor for
any person while Intoxicated to enter
a hallway of a tenement or apartment
house and there use indecent, abusive or
loud language. While Mr.. Goldenhorn
had trouble the other members had fun
cracking jokes at him and the bill. Mr..
Porter said it would be a great hardship
to compel a man to live in a brownstone
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The bill would drive all the tanks
from tenement houses to brown stone
mansions. Mr.. Coddington said it would
prevent an intoxicated man from going
home when tired out and sleepy. When
the vote was taken every man voted
against it. Mr.. G~oldenhorn moved to re-
consider. but was defeated again. Among
the large number of bills passed in the
House were:-
Houses 303, fixes terms of Office of, the
Treasurer and COLLECTOR of Naeha kRn
at three years. House 301, fixes one year
as the term within which actions must
be brought against sheriffs for selling
property under execution or attachment
when such property has been claimed by
third parties. House Is, provides that
common councils in cities shall create a
committee on sewers. who shall have full
charge of the building of sewers. House
345, authorizing Newark to raise $100,D00
purposes. House 261, authorizes Boafdsof
Works OF Newark to award contracts
amounting to less than $500 without adj
vertising for bids. House 325, fixes pay
of boards of elections In cities holding
State and municipal elections IN the
same day. House 351, fixes term of city
The House at the evening session passed
the following bills:-House 248. prevents
Park from peddling beer and rum at re-
tall. House 314, amends the act relative
to the Incorporation of Baptist societies.
House $40. forbids any minor under Is
billiards or pool in any saloons, billiard
or pool room without consent of parents
sey City to take one-half of Its license
fees to be used for repaying and repair
ing its streets and the reconstruction Of
outlet sewer in Jersey city and Hoboken.
The House at the afternoon session
passed the following bills::.House s21 re-
struction of school houses In frst4class
counties. House 1872. gives to the Factory