The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-24
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and Barber. 1t was Immediately rushed
over to the House and rapidly advanced.
Wnen 1T reached second reading Mr..
Wlides of Burlington, the home of econ
omy. offered an amendment to the effect
tnat the sum mentioned In the bill
should be taken out of the sum to be APP
propIlated for next summers encampment
at Sea Grit. In speaking to, the amend
ment Mr.. Wildes said that he was per-
fectly willing that the boys should go to
washington and have a good time, but
ne thought 1t ought to be paid out of
the amount given every year for Sea Girt
yunket. The Republican party honors
Garret A. Hobart and appreciates the
high honor bestowed upon him, but it
snould nave some regard for the prom
lses OF economy it made when it came
INTO power. Those promises, Mr.. Derousse
declared, had been kept, and the Repub-
mean party's record for economy was of
the best, as Its course since 1t had been
IN control of State affairs would show.
lie then enumerated the many cheese
parlng transactions of the party, which,
ne declared, proved its claim to being an
economical party.
Mr.. Scovel read a letter from one Of
his constituents begging him to oppose
the bill The writer spoke of the hard
times. when w-orkingnen and even own
ers OF land could not make a livelihood,
ana said IL the State had any money to
spend for such trips it might better be
given to help the needy poor. In sup
porting Mr.. Wildes' motion Mr.. Scovel
declared thai 1t was only right that the
money for the expenses of the trip should
pc takensfrom the boys who play soldier
In the summer"
Mr., Kiink resented the latter phrase of
Mr.. Scovel's remarks in a strong speech
euloglstlc of the boys who play soldier
N the summer" and said that the gen.
tleman from Camden, when war came,
duty.
Mr.. Wildes' amendment only got one
vote, and then, under a suspension of the
rules, the bill was taken up on final pas
sage. An unexpected opposition came
from Mr.. Thorne of Mercer, a member Of
the Seventh Regiment. He said he OPP
posed the bill not because it appropriated
$500, but because It did not appropriate
more. He was opposed to make a laugh
ing stock of New Jersey by only sending
a handful of troops to Washington which
would be lost in the crowd. He believed
in sending the entire division or nothing.
His people wanted the State to make as
good a showing as possible on the occa-
sion and he was certain hat was the
feel1ng OF a great majority of the en-
tire people of the State. Mr.. Gledhill said
that he was opposed to sending anything
to Washington that would be a monu-
ment to the States He also
advocated sending the entire division, and
said that he was ready to vote for a bill
appropriating a sufficient sum for that
purpose and he was certain he was voic-
ing the sentiments of his constituents.
Mr. DerousSe said that the department
Soldierly conduct of the New Jersey
troops would make them more conspicu-
GUS than numbers and bring much honor
to the State. He urged the passage of
the bill as it was. A vote was then taken
and the bill passed by a vote of IS to
II. Those voting against it being Messrs.
Bowers, Crespan, Harrison, Lloyd, Nc
Arthur, Nelson, Powers. Van Doren,
Watkins and Wildes, Republicans, and
Messrs. Lawshe and Flummerfelt, Demo-
Gratis.