The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-24

Clerk of the Supreme Court and the CLERK
of the Chancery Court. and there is no
good reason why the Governors salary
should not be reduced. Mr.. Wright fol-
lowed in the same line and complained
that the farmers We're overtaxed in order
to raise money to pay big salaries to pub
lie officials. Mr. Murphy opposed the bill,
and contended that it was unfair to COM
pare Governor with q piece Of land, SO
far as earning capacity is concerned.
The Executives of New Jersey, he said
earn every dollar they receive. The farm
ers want bounty for raising beets-why
not appropriate 100000 to the shipbuilders
for building ships and $5O,0O0 to the law
yers to buy books.
Mr.. Allen objected to comparing law
yers with beets and the Speaker raised
a laugh by deciding that there was no
similarity between them. The bill passed
by vote of AZ to IA, Messrs. Allen, Bauer,
Bell Benny, Carroll, Hail. Houston, Kel-
laher, Murphy, Powers, Shropshire, Simp-
son, Steddig and Walter in the negative.
The bill which gives the Essex County
Freeholders the right to grant fran
chise for trolley road through Mont
clair created another fight. This road is
the connecting link between Newark and
Eagle Rock and the trolley company has
been trying for several years to get fran
chise from the Montclair authorities, but
they refuse unless the company will
make concessions which the trolley peo-
pie say they cannot afford to make.
Neither side will yield, SO year after year
the company has had this same bill or
one having the same object in view, but
has never succeeded in getting it
through.
The Committee on Railroads and
Canals, through Mr.. Fairchild, reported
the bill adversely.
Whats that? An adverse report?'
exclaimed Mr.. Dawson the introducer of
the bill, who was sitting behind Mr..
Fairchild.
The Speaker took his cue from Mr..
Dawson and asked Mr. Fairchild. if the in
troducer of the measure had been notified
of the report as the rules required.
Mr.. Fairchild replied that he had,4 and
Mr.. Dawson declared that he had not.
do you mean to say that l didn't
show you this paper?' asked Mr.. Fair
child, shaking a paper at Mr.. Dawson.
OQ, you IlllSll nave SuOWit HE d uC1Sli
papers. but 1 did not know that any of
them was a report calmly replied Mr..
Dawson.
you lie," declared Mr.. Fairchild.
: Mr.. Dawson took no notice of the accu-
sation but calmly swung around in his
chair.
The motion not to concur in the bill
was carried and the measure took its
place on the calendar.
The Delaware Dam repeater coming up
on third reading was supported by Sena-
tor Miller, its introducer. To avoid de-
lay, Senator DAILY moved to substitute
House No. 10 also a repeater of the Dam
act 1t had passed the Assembly
Senator Vreeland had the record on
House No 10 read, showing it was in the
whereupon. he ruled Senator Days mo-
.tion out of order
j Senator DAILY appealed from the Chairs
decision.
Senator Stokes said Senator Dalys pos
ition was at variance with all parliament
tary practice. In the first place the mo-
ton was equivalent to an amendment
which should be offered on second read
ing, and secondly, bill in committee was
not before the Senate for action.
Senator Daily replied that he hoped the
end would justify the means.
Senator Miller said he wanted Senate
No. 81 passed as it is.
The Chair was sustained-14 to 5-Daly,
Foster Martin Packer and Van Cleef.
Senator Skirm then moved to make the
bill special order for the afternoon. AS
a discussion of some length was likely
and it had better be postponed till num-
Der of bills pending had been disposed Of.
Afterf some debate the bill went over to
2:3O P M.
Senator DAILY offered a resolution re-
lieving the Committee on Corporations of
House No. 10, the other Dam repeater.
Senator Stokes, Chairman of the Com
mittee, said the bill was not reported be-
cause Senate 81 was on the calendar.
The motion was lost, to A.