The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-23
WlLPUL DELAY.
Both Houses Creeping Along
Under Orders of the
Corporations.
BICYCLE BAGGAGE BATTLE
Railway Commission Bill Reported
boulevard Extension
prospers.
BICYCLE BAGGAGE BATTLE
Special 4, the Jersey olty Nssss.

TRENTON. Feb. %, 1S97.-The House
| this morning had little spat over Mr.
| Wldman's bill to extend the Boulevard
through his section of the county The
bill came up In the regular order and Mr.
Wildman described its purposes in his
usual forcible way.
Mr.. Jones objected to the measure or
the ground that the original Boulevard
act provided that the matter should be
referred to a vote of the people before
any aetioh was taken.
Mr. Wildman replied that the matter
had once been passed upon by the people
and the authorities would go ahead and
build the extension were it not for a
small clause in the Newark turnpike act
AT this point the proceedings were in
terrupted to allow the members to at
tend the exercises of the bench and bar
in memory of the late Chief Justice
which was held in the Supreme Court
Chamber.
When the House reconvened, the con-
sideration of the bill was resumed No
one had anything to say one way or the
other on the bill and it was passed by a
vote of 36 to z.
The House adjourned to three O'Clock
in order that the committees could con
slider bills" Whenever the House is get
ting too far along and dangerously close
to measure the leaders don't want, an
adjournment is taken to enable "the corn-
mittees to consider bills
Just before adjournment Mr. Gledhill
the mover of the bicycle Baggage bill, -
gave notice that at the proper time
which will be tomorrow, he would move
to relieve the Committee on Railroads
and Canals OF the bill. Mr. Gledhill is
one Of the best fighters in the House, and
some more Of the best fighters are with
him in his belief that the committee Is
monkeyfng" with the bill in the inter
ests OF the railroads, and an exciting
struggle may be looked for when Mr..
Gledhill presses his motion.
The commuters package bill passed
second reading In the Senate and is slated
to SO through that body. 1t will probably
become a law, as the railroads have had
it amended that it does not help the PONY
expressmen, the men the express com
panies are really fighting. The bill di-
viding the State into asylum districts was
recommitted. The opposition to this bill
is strong, on the ground that the only
way to manage the asylums efficiently
is by having. one general board to man.
age the two institutions for the insane
Mr.. Parry objected strenuously to the
recommittal, but did not accomplish any
thing.
The Senate went into executive session
and confirmed these nominations made
February s;--Law Judge, Gloucester
county. John s. Jessup; Judge, Passaic
City District Court, William W. Watson
Pilot Commissioners, John R. Dewar,
Henry w. Miller, Henry G. Gulick, Daniel
G.. Chase, Elias A. Newell and Mark
Townsend; Manager of Home for Feeble
Minded Women, q. K. Pangborn.
Mr.. Herbert, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Railroads and Canals, reported the
railroad commission bill Iavorably The
measure has been amended in a few
places, but none of the amendments ma
terially affect it's pi1rport.
In the Senate, Mr. Kuhl introduced a
referendum bill. Mr.. Kuhl and 'Dia-
monds'' Cotter live in the same town,
Fl1emington, and during the winter Mr.
Cotter has succeeded in converting the
Hunterdon Senator
The Senators went to the Supreme
Court Chambers to attend the memorial
services, and when they came back they
adjourned until afternoon.
Mr.. Leonard introduced bill in the
House to authorize Hobolsen to issue $780,
900 bonds for the purchase of meadow
property on Eighth street for public
park.
Mr.. Brown introduced measure pro-
viding for Board of Examining Engi-
neers consisting Of two from each Con-
gressional district, appointed by the Gov
ernor for n three years at an annual sal,
applicants for. engineers licenses. to run
and makes its appearance regularly every
session