The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-26
JOSEPH RICE REJECTED.
Senate Confirms All the Cover
nor's Nominees Except the
Mckinley Democrat.
Especial to ..The Jersey city News. II


TRENTON. May &C. 1S97.-The Senators
nor out of the huge hole into which they
threw him when they declined to confirm
his nominations for managers of the asy-
lums for the insane. Fortunately for
His Excellency, the executive session took
a recess instead of adjourning. When,
therefore, they heard of the dilemma in
which the Governor had been placed by
this action, they called the executive ses-
sion together and confirmed all the
nominees except Joseph Rice of Trenton.
Mr.. Rice is large clothier of Trenton.
He was originally a Democrat, but of
late years has been leaning towards the
Republicans. Last year he became what
is known as Mckinley Democrat, which
means that he worked and voted for Mr.
Mckinley. This in the eyes Of the
Bryan Silverites was the highest kind of
high treason. and they made vigorous
protest against confirming him Much
to the surprise of every one, the Republic
cans accepted the protest of the three
Silver men, Senators Daily Kuhl and Bar
Der, and laid Mr.. Rice on the shelf. 1t is
understood that Mr. Rice will be appoint
ed ad interim
ceedings is that DIR. Henry r. Baldwin
of Middlesex, who was nominated as a
Democrat, voted last fall for Mckinley,
and yet no opposition was offered to him.
The Senate, with the exception of this
incident, had very little TO do. They
rapidly passed the correction bill, and
then took recesses to await the action of
the House. AS far as the Senate was
oiryh+
over in an hour or two.
Several policemen from Newark, Eliza
Deth and this city were at the State
House yesterday in the interest of the
police pension bill, vetoed by the Cover
nor.
They had an audience with the Cover
nor, who told them that his objection was
on account of the bills not giving the
beneficiares. Then they tried to induce
some of the members to call the bill up
again with notifications to meet the
Governors objection,in the event of other
business being taken up. They received
no encouragement, and gave up the fight
early.
State School Superintendent by the Ex-
ecutive Board of Trustees of the Teach
ers' Retirement Fund. The committee is
composed of State Superintendent Bax-
ter, two members of the State Board of
Education and two teachers, and met to
arrange for the supplying of clerical
ilCip " lllS 0ldle treasurer, VINO, unQer
the law, is the custodian of the fund One
of the matters which occupied the atten-
| ton of the committee was the adoption of
a regulation blank on which to make ap-
plicatlon TO become beneficiary under
the fund.
The legislative Passaic River pollution
commission, consisting of President of
the Senate Williams and Senator johnson
of Bergen and Assemblymen Derousse
and Wildman, met in the Pres ent's
room yesterday and organized by exciting
Mr.. Williams Chairman and Mr.. Wildman
Secretary. The commission will examine
the polluted river and hear complaints
from the different municipalities along
the river.
The Governor signed House Bill No. 25S.
giving Perth Anboy power, to lay out
streets. Owing to defect in it's char
ter. the city has been without such
power. few years ago a law to REM
edy the matter was enacted, but it APP
Piled only to third-class, cities and before
it became operative Perth Amboy became
city of the second class. The new law
applies to all cities.
Governor Griggs yesterday appointed a
commission to examine into the conditions
and methods of treatment and disposition
of defective, delinquent and dependent
children in city, township and county
almshouses. The power to appoint such
commission was given the Governor by
an act of the recent Legislature, The
Commissioners are Mrs. Emily E. Will
hanson of Union; Hugh H. Fox and Paul
Quirk, both of Jersey City,