The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-24
HUDSON ON HAND.
Notabillties Who Thronged
the Lobbies Of Legls-
lation Yesterday.
TROOPS FoRsTHE INAUGURATION
CheeseparmgaProperly Rebuked at
j. Trenton-Personal Tax
T Collections.
Special to the Jersey ottu Neses.

TRENTON, Feb. "a, ~1Ss7.-There was a
number of Jersey City people on the floor
Of the House yesterday. Mungo j. Cur
RE and Henry ". Condict came down to
see what progress the equal taxation
measures were making. Mr.. Condict was
rejoiced to hear that there would be no
more hearings on the bills as the COM
mittee would make a report today on
those measures. But when he heard
what those reports would be he was not
quite SO happy. The Committee on Rail
roads and Canals. which hav these bills
in charge, held two meetings yesterday.
One during the noon recess was to have
been a hearing at which the Attorney
General was to have explained the bill
recently introduced which was recon-
mended by the Equal Taxation Commits
sion and provides that the one-half of
one per cent. of the money collected from
the railroads for tax on second class
property, and which now goes to the
State, shall be returned to the munich
pality in which said property is located.
The Attorney General did not ppear and
the committee adjourned. They met sub
s~equently n invited Mr.. William D..
Edwards, Mr.. Klink and other ardent
equal taxation advocates to appear be-
fore them and state their views on the
Commissioners bill These gentlemen
said that the bill was acceptable as far
as it went, but it did not go far enough.
Mr.. Kinks bill, providing that the prop
erty should be taxed at the same rate as
Individual property and the amount
raised should be paid to the municipality
in which the property is loeated. This,
they said, was what they wanted, and
they would not be satisfied until they
got it, nor would they cease, fighting until
they We're successful. They made some
CT CTaSfInnS which urnro nnn6hfahtn fn tho
committee, but which do not materially
affect the object of the bill. The COM
mittee finally decided to make two re-
ports, ne reporting Mr.. Kinks two bills
~unfavorable and the other, the Commits
sion's bill, favorably.
John p. Feeney was a visitor to the
scene of his legislative triumphs for the
first time this year. He distributed some
was a wonder and delight to the new
members who happened to hear him.
James Connolly chaperoned Commits
Lahey and showed him the sights
of the capitol, including Mr.. Goldenhorn.
Walter Muirheid, looking as wise as an
owl; sat in a chair behind the Hudson
delegation, n young Robert Carey con-
sidered whether he had not been a little
premature in deserving the Democratic
party as he watched the Republican ma
jority rushing headlong to political de-
struction.
The Legislative Committee of the Free
OA@C@Nt - l. NAt
ing and Assistant Clerk Noonan, came
down to attend the session which they
felt sure would be held. Whey they as
certained their mistake they had a good
supper and from an uppe box in the
Opera louise viewed a representation of
the Chimes of Normandy"
A venerable looking old clergyman with
silver locks and bent form, attracted con-
siderable attention on the floor of the
House all day yesterday. He would sit
beside a member and plead and argue
with him like an old fashioned Methodist
minister urging a sinner ito see saliva
ion" He was the Rev. DR.. G. w. Gates
of Camden, an Episcopal clergyman, and
he was lobbying for the passage of Mr..
Lloyd's marriage license bill. He said
Scarborough and 400 prominent men Of
the diocese praying for the passage of
the bill.
ministry. He is chaplain of the Camden
Elks.