The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-11

ALAS! POOR GRlGGS.
Governors Recent Actions
Sinking Him Deeper and
Deeper Into the Mire.
CONDEMNED ON ALL SIDES.
Rumor That the Railroads win
Let Kinks Equal Taxation
Bill Go Through.
CONDEMNED ON ALL SIDES.

Special to the .ye,sep City NetGs.
TRENTON. Feb. IL, 1Ss7.-The session
OF the House yesterday afternoon val
very short, and by half-past one O'Clock
the members were on their way home
Only one bill was passed. and that pro-
vsdes for dividing Hackensack into wards
The Assembly lost no time. however, but
worked faithfully advancing bills on the
calendar. SO that Monday night there will
be business enough to keep the members
pusy the greater part of the evening. a
small number of bills were introduced.
Mr.. Leonard introduced one which author
ICES a commission consisting of Vice
President-elect Carrot A. Hobart, c. u.
Baxter, Rev. w. A. Lynch, Rev. H. 81.
Johnson, Rev. J. H. White. Bishop Alex
ander Walters, Bishop Abrah Grant Rev.
w H. Yocum. Rev. w. A. Rice and T =.
Turner. to have power to remove the
manual training and industrialS school
from Bordentown to such location as they
may choose. This is the State school
1or colored boys which has been In exis-
fence for some time. 1t is deemed adj
visaDie by the managers TO seek a new
situation, and this commission is to de-
cloe whether their view of the situation
is correct.
A~ssemblyman Joh King has introduced
q Dill Tor the purpose of compelling all
companies accepting Insurance of the
Lloyds insurance companies to nav info
the Relief association yper
centrm in the months of January and
july each year upon the premiums paid
10y 7 Tor insurance. Aside from the
Lioyds companies, all insurance companies
IN the State nowp pay to the fremen,s re-
lief a per centum.
Ine Lloyds companies refuse to niaka
any such payments, and the bill to force
persons lnsuring such companies to nav
the money.
mere are 10 relief associations IN New
Jersey, and they have a fund of upwards.
" soVV,oV. Which is used in assisting the.
oipnahs and widows of firemen.
ne troubles of Governor Griggs are
increasing. From all quarters. and many
" them entirely unexpected, comes un-
quaiiheo of his course in
nahlng MS appointments. The naming
rambler Armstrong for Judge If
camden county and his expressed inten-
uon OF pensioning William S. Bette. the
veteran p. r. r. lobbyist, at the -exnense-
VI the State has completely Disguised
some or his warmest supporters. No one
OF the Republican leaders ever denounced
Leon Albeit more bitterly for he binas
ne did while striving for the goal Of bis
anbition-the United States Senatorsbinl
than did the cold blooded keen satirica1
leader of Passaic. The STRONGEST =
vectVes the English ~anguage Drod,,ees
were used by Mr.. Griggs to condemn
6 Gosernor Abbett's doings. He was called
ulsnonest. rascally and unfit to hold snv
once of honor in the State and vat ~
lour snort years the situation is changed
governor Griggs has become a cnndida+a
has J 1nlt states Senator and apparently |
mas iost sight of everything else n he
1Iau scramble for the exalted position
= mas made a bargain with the ynoct
unscrupuious leader the Republican partv
lobbyists and corporation LAWYERS IN =
Turn Tor which he is to receive the bain
OF mat leader in obtaining his .Sas;ra.
never attempted. ooS
- may be a guilty conscience or n ma
pe .sensitiveness, which those who viii
o eaAe any path which leads to the goal
VI their ambition, no matter how n,soh
mud they have to waIIow sho,,d h ~
courage, which is worrying the ySovernnr.
Al any rate he is chatting under the criti
n nsmss 70 such an extent that he is calling 1
ianatlcs, who would condemn him ~
naeter what he did and would not re, !
IMn 9ha the good things he had done.
e-S SOOQ lLltlSS are he did mot raap-7l
ISL 10 some extent the Governor is
turning tail and running away IT: hasJ
Dcen a matter of comment for Soma tfnoa
eHaL ne mas not been at the State House
~ iaLe as much as usual. A week apo 4
Monoay ne was not in his office at ali
ana on tuesday he remained only 4 shor}j
w maan the same thing happened this
her a. muea 70 the disgust of a large NUM-
g u cltlzens anxious to serve their Stare |
Tor q consideration. The Governorss
trends say that he keeps away forasthe
bb osds OF escapsng the delegations which
appointment and petitions in favor 81 an
oiner. and the hordes of office seekers.
Inc situation pleases the Democrats I'M
r3es ayd lney are rubbing their handsin
N IN rne way ne Is going the prospect Of
ms succeeding Senator James Smith viii
give them hrtle. If any, concern. Nothing
democratic success as the Czovernorss
course. When 1t comes time 70 elactS :
Onated states Senator again the Legisla-
LIZ IL VII pc Temperate, and one of that
cessor. = Suc
Tn bill introduced by Mr.. Goldenhornt to
give the Board of Street and WaterSron
missioners the power to pass ordinannaa
regulating the speed of trolley ears ms
schedule on which they should run tba
number of passengers each car shall
10y ahd IKE matters. is doomed. The
gearing upon 1t during the week. and|
Chairman Roll, the. friend of the trolley
mas q string Of objections to it as long as
your arm. This committee has the power
to decide whether a measure affectinrs
trolley, railroad or canal companies shall
cometbefore the Assembly. It's Chairman
Martin Roll, although a dadryman from
appearance, a typical farmer hale, hearfv
and happy, is one of the shrewdest ana
brightest men in the House. He is SUCH
q friend OF the traction companies that
last year he won the sobriouet ~ ssrFrnafa,,ss i
Roll, and he is friendly to the. steam
roads. The second member of THE com
m1ttee Is "Comrade' Charles Hopkins. OF
Norris. He was a member of the. same
COMMITTEES last year and was never con
Eplcu0us for his luminosity to the rafl-l
roads Another member Is Louis T. Der
ousse, VINO was speaker of the last House.
Mr.. Derousse is in the employ Of
pennsylvania Railroad Company, and his;
A2nlmmR nam