The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-16
IN CASE OF WAR.
Acting Governor Voorhees,
Inclined to Keep the
Legislature Together.
MR.. BUDD's BOOMERANG
Road Commissioners Letter Stops
a Big Appropriation Bill
Dependent Children.
Mr.. BUDD's BOOMERANG
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prospect that final adjournment will pc
delayed a week or two beyond the time
now fixed, which is next week, and
nothing is to blame for that undesirable
event other than the prevailing war
scare
Acting Governor Voorhees, is said to
have intimated that it would be inadvls-
able for the Legislature to adjourn on
March "a, because if war is declared be-
tween Spain and this country, it would
be necessary for the Legislature to take
important action, and the safest course
would be to keep the lawmakers together
another week.
There was lively time in the Senate
this morning when Senator johnson paid
his respects to Road Commissioner Hem
ry T. Budd for the letter rejecting on
Senator Johnson's course in connection
with the bill appropriating 100000 for
roads. which Mr.. Budd prepared and sent
out.
At the opening of the Senate, Mr.. john
son arose to question of privilege. He
said he never shirked responsibility for
his position on any public question, but
this movement, referring to the letter OF
Mr. Budd, was an invention on the part
of Mr.. Budd for relieving committees
whose duty and privilege it is to de-
liberate upon bills sent to them, and in
their discretion to report the measure to
the Senate. Mr. Budd's circular was an
attempt to inrimidate the Speaker and
his colleagues, and as such deserved
severe censure 1t was matter that
touched the dignity of the Senate. Sen
ator Johnson described Mr.. Budds action
as highly improper on the part OF
State official, and as an offense that no
other State official would be guilty OF.
But Mr.. Budd had been persistent lob
byist ever since he knew him.
Mr.. johnson related several instances
of pernicious activity on the part OF the
Road Commissioner, the latest being an
effort this winter to get through bill
lengther 'rg his own term OF offlce ana
increasing his salary Only yesterday,
the Senator went on, the Appropriation
Committee reported the bill cutting out
these features and Immediately a1ter
came the offensive circular; The Sena-
tor objected to being deluged with letters
for the rest of the session from people
who received Mr. Budd'S circular, not
knowing his real character or the TACT
that he is tireless lobbyist and tnat ne
was recently discredited by the MERCER
road extrayaganceS for which he was par
ticularly responsible.
Senafor Daily offered a resolution which
was adopted, that the actlon OF the Hoau T..Si
Commissioner be referred to the judi
ciary Committee with a request for I'M
mediate report. He said he had IN view
an official censure of the commissioners
The matter was also acted upon IN the
House. Leader Gledhill introduced a
resolution requesting the Senate ~ re-
turn to the House. for further considera-
ton House No. 144, .appropriating. M Ihe e
sum of $780, coo for public roads. ms
bill., Mr.. Gledhill said, was introduced by
me at the solicitation of Road Comms-
sioner Budd. was passed by the House,
sent to the Senate and was reIerfeu 70
the Appropriation Committee. This morn
ing, while in the Senate, l was shocked
to hear Senator Johnson, of Bergen, read
a letter signed by the Road Commlssloner
and printed on his official paper, N WillSil ISn
the Road Commissioner stated that the
Senator from Bergen was holding up
the BILL Such an attack, consider very
improper and l feel it my duty 70 ask
the Senate to return the Dill to the House,
SO If there is to be any lobbying, 1t can
be done here
The motion to recall the bill was adopt
ed.
There is considerable comment mere
over Mr.. Yards pill regulating the care
of dependent children. The bill is a SUD
stitute for the measure suggested py
Mrs. E. E. Williamson and others, VINO
hplipVe
necessary to meet the present conditions
and to place an additional Safeguard
around dependent children. 1t will be re-
membered that there was much oppo-
sition ITO the first measure on tie ground
that no provision was made to guarantee
that the children should be brought up
in the religious belief of their parents.
So ex-Judge William M Lannlng,
Preshyterian and Peter BackeS, Catho-
lie and prominent lawyer of this city,
were authorized to prepare the bill which
passed yesterday.
By this the Orphans Court of the vari-
Gus counties of the State are clothed
with jurisdiction in the cases of Aide
pendent children in whose behalf proper
petitions are presented to have them
committed to homes or other such in
stitutions. All the facts set forth in the
petitions must be inquired into by the
courts, and also concerning the religious
faith of the children. Upon proof OF
their religious faith then the court shall
make decree committing the child to
any such orphanage or children's home
or society of the religious faith to which
such child has been adjudged to belong
which is regularly Incorporated etc. 1t
children's home to grant the care OF
children to fit and proper persons dur
ing the minority of the children. All
court costs are to be paid by the county
children between the ages of two and
sixteen years in almshouses are neg
lected. the courts are vested with power
to commit them to homes.
The opposition to this measure comes
from few narrow minded individuals
who say that under its provisions the
Catholics have undue advantage. How
much interest the Assembly takes in such
nonsense was evinced yesterday when the
bill passed with only three votes against.
The House passed these bills this morn
ing
Senate Joint resolution No. !, provides
for the completion by the Adjutant Gen
erai. Of the records Of the Revolution the
war of 1872, and the Mexican war Senate
| IS enables counties TO pay off bonds is
sued for the erection of county lunatic
asylum; Senate 10, a companion bill to the
preceding one; Senate 107, supplement te
the act to secure to creditors an equal
division of the estates of debtors; 130 au-
thorizes the macadamizing of roads
owned Jointly by two counties; House 24s
makes any Judgment signed by a clerk OF
a district court and party obtaining it q
bona fide judgment.
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS.