The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-26
OFFERED A BRIDE.
Mr.. Marnel1 Says He Knows
a Member Who Was
rendered $500 for
His Vote.
HOBOKEN PAVEMENT ROW
Carroll Wants an Ex-senator Pat
OF the Floor-How the
Bill Passed.

StuSdllCitdi llSnl VI tHS 1tS1StSItAS JNSe
closed took place in the last hours of
last nights session of the House. The
calendar was almost clear and every one
was beginning preparations for going
home when the Speaker placed on second
reading Senator Days bill authorizing
Eoboken to issue bonds for the payment
of the contractors who paved certain
streets under an act which the Supreme
Court has since declared unconstitutional.
This is the measure which the Hudson
men. led by Messrs. Allen and Marnell,
bitterly opposed and as soon as il APP
peared these gentlemen proceeded to at
tack it. They a~lternated in Offering reso-
buttons to indefinitely postpone, to strike
out the enacting clause and to commit
to various committees. all of which were
voted down. Finally they grew weary
and allowed the measure to come up on
final passage.
Mr.. Allen made a bitter speech, de-
nouncing the measure, which he said was
not wanted by the people. He asked IL
any member of the House had seen a SIN
gle citizen of Hoboken at the State House
asking for the passage of the Dill me
only person whom they had seen working
for the measure was one man, whom Mr.
Allen designated as a "shreWd, cunning
lobbyist, who has a ~pecuniary interest IN
the BILL" The young man from Hoooken
then went on to tell all about the pave
ment controversy from the point of view
of the side which he represented. He
scored the Hoboken Common Council and
said that the taxpayers and people gen
orally could not trust them with the CON
troll of the bonds authorized by the act,
which the provisions of the bill gives
them.
Mfr. Allen became very warm as he pro-
ceeded. and most e-xtravagant in ms ges-
lures as he stood back and forth IN the
less. it was generally remarked that ne
never made a more forcible speech. taken
as a mere speech.
remarks were most sensational tie De-
gan by saying that the other side had the
votes to pass the measure and ne saw no
use in wasting time in discussing the Dill.
Still. he would like to show the influences
which were in favor of the Blk, ana the
method that were being feSorfed TO 70
secure its passage. His father. he said;
was a sergeant OF police in Hoboken, and
one of the men seeking the passage OF
the bill came to him and told him that
he was making q mistake in opposing the
measure, and # he insisted ne Wouid IN
lure his father. Mr.. MarneH repeated
that statement with emphasis. and rails
ing his voice shouted:-"And | told them
mat III LQeE QlQ Tia L NOdiO "a tii~tA
in Jail. and l can do it too" Further on
In his speech. he said he knew that the
advocates of the measure were using
money 10 secure it's passage, and he knew
a Hudson member who had been offered
$500 to vote for it.
Mr.. Marnelfs accusation did not create
much of a stir and no one thougnt II
was or the man who offered the bride
He continued his remarks for q rev
minutes further and then came the vote,
Nv fhn f1rSf Vail aan Hha hill secured ~
votes. two short of the number necessary
for its passage, and then began the usual
struggle for votes, while abe The f Raa
Martens the three absentees-
Messrs. Marten and Marnell. with
TEDDY Carroll who took a most vital
interest in the defeat of the bill, were
working like beavers to secure votes
against the measure. Suddenly the shrill
voice of Mr.. Carroll, as penetrating as a
steam calliope. sang through the chamber:
"Mr. Speaker, Mr.. Speaker he. shouted.
81 insist that Rule So be enforced and the
floor cleared"
chair. directed the Sergeant to enforce the
rules and that officer followed the direc--
ton. But that did not satisfy Carroll
and again his high treble rang through
the chamber. This time he wanted
former Senator William D. Edwards re-
moved from the floor. whereupon the
Sergeant-at-Arms informed him that as
Mr.. Edwards was a former member OF
the Legislature that could not be done
Stin Carroll kept up his cianor and was
only silenced when the chair directed the
Sergeant-at-Arms to put him in his seat.
All this time the Clerk kept up his mo-
notonous roll call. He looked as though
the absentees would return Mr. Brad
ley of Camden was in the Chamber. but
he absolutely refused to vote. MI. Gled-
hill moved to SUSPEND the roll call. nut
on a viva voce vote it was decidedly lost.
Three times that move was reported, and
each time the lungs of the advocates of
the bill proved stronger than those Of
their opponents, Notwithstanding the TACT
that Carroll was on their side.
BY this time Mr.. Bradley concluded to
vote. and he voted aye; that made thirty
who had at first voted for the bill,
changed his vote nc" which was greet
ed with applause by the Allen-Marnell
man. Mr.. Rau offset this loss by voting
aye. Still the bill was one vote short, and
pressure was brought upon Mckee to get
him to change his vote again. Mr., Mckee
wavered for a while and then rising to
his feet addressed the chair, but his
words were almost drowned by the fran
tic appeals of Carroll.
Don't you do it, Wood" Don't you do
it. Wood Don't you do it." he kept
shouting in parrot-like tones. Mr.. Me-
Kee finally secured recognition. and had
his svote finally recorded in the affirma-
tive. That passed the bill. but Mr.. Nc
Murray was evidently not aware of that,
for. saying that he didn't want to stay
there all night, he voted for the bill The
0A Adl4 Hao @@A4 NAO NAA&
undoubtedly become a law.
It was one of the most disorderiy and
disgracefu1 scenes ever witnessed in the
New Jersey Legislature while it lasted.
Members and outsiders W the
floor. rushed from desk to desk. talked,
yelled. scolded, haranged and abused each
other ali at once, making a yeritaDle bed
lam.
aThere is not another Legislature in the
country that would let its floor be over
run like this" said a prominent member
of theThird House."
When the Supplemental Appropriation
bill was taken up, it was opposed on third
reading by Leader Allen, on the ground
that the Democrats had no representa-
tive on the Senate Appropriation Com
mittee. He said, too, that the Democrats
had not had an opportunity to carefully
scrutinize the bill. He said further that
the department had no right by law to
exceed their appropriations. Municipal
bodies were not allowed to do so under
the Lewis act, and the State. officials
should not be allowed to disregard the
law. Mr.. Lawshe, the Democratic MEM
Der of the House Appropriation Commit
tee, defended his committee colleagues
and said that the appropriations called
for were absolutely necessary. He was
willing to vote for the bill and was not
afraid to go before his constituents and
champion the bill. The bill passed-45 to O.
III Senate bill permitting Newark to
spend $500, 600 for schools, was bitterly
attacked on third reading by Mr.. Benny.
who said it was a useless measure, mas
much as Newark, If it so desired, could
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