The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-23
RELUCTANT 70 QUIT.
The Assembly Wants to Keep
Law Making Another Week
Peanut Politics.
Special to the JERSEY cstp Neacs.

TRENTON, March g. 1S97.-The ques-
ton of final adjournment came up again
in the House this morning. Last week $
resolution fixing Thursday as the day
which was laid over, was called up. Mr..
Gledhin moved as an amendment April l..
Mr. Derousse moved as an amendment
to the amendment to make it Friday. Be
fore a vote could be taken, Mr. Gledhill
moved that the matter be laid over and
it was carried by a large majority.
Unless the Senate now passes a resolu-
tion fixing day this week, the Legisla-
ture win continue in session another
week At this time it looks as though
the Naval Reserve was doomed. The
present appropriation bill sacrifices that
organization to the new Republican god
economy. The committee decided to
give the Reserve about $500, not enough
70 nav its necessary expenses of lighting,
heating. ETC., for six months, let alone
ployes.
When this came to the ears of the Gov
ernor. he called together several of the
leaders and they agreed that a bill should
be introduced this morning empowering
the Governor to disband the Reserve and
turn over the property to the proper Off
Gals The bill is decreed to go through,
and if the friends of the States navy
succeed in stopping it. it will be miracle.
There was a discussion in the Senate
over Mr. ketchams bill, which provides
that Mayors of firSt-class cities shall have
the power to remove members of the
Street and Water Board for cause, pro-
vided two-thirds of the Aldermen approve
The Mayor shall name a successor to
serve until the next ensuing election In
explaining his bill, Mr.. Ketcham said the
present law on the subject had come
down from the dark days of Democratic
rule and allowed the appointment for a
full term in case of vacancy.
Senator DAILY retorted that If these
were dark days when the Democrats
ruled, there would also be dark days for
another party If the Republicans persist
ed In their present tactics of Introducing
Republican politics at the beck and cal
of everybody who wanted a change. II
they kept ON interfering with the in
ternal affairs of Newark and Jersey City
people would not know where they stood
He claimed to represent the best element
of both cities in opposing further inter
ference in their internal affairs.
In reply Senator Ketcham said that the
bill would not affect Mayor Seymour
right to appoint a full term successor
to the late Mr.. Jeroloman of the Newark
Board of Works. but it would contro
future contingencies There was no poll
tics in it. It was only fair to allow the
people to elect q successor. at the first
opportunity, since the election of mem
bers of the Board belonged to them.
Senator Kuhl declared that the only diff.
ference between Senator Ketchan's posi-.
ton and that of Mr.. DAILY was that the
latter acknowledged the evil that the
Democrats were doing when they passed
partisan acts, while the former wanted t
give a cloak of good citizenship to po-
litical legislation by the Republicans.
The bill passed, Il to g.
The bill increasing the salary of the
members of the State Board of Taxation
by $500 was taken up in the House ano
after long discussion was passed by {
vote OF 90 to 10.