The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
ADJOURNMENT NEAR
The Appropriation Bill TAX
ing Up All the Atten-
tion of the G. @. P.
Leaders.
ECONOMY RUN MAD
Railway R~eformatory Killed
Beggarly Provision for Our
Soldiers Asylum
Repairs.
Effort to Force Another High Priced
Judge On Hudson-Last
Nights Legislation.
Especial to .4rhe JERSEY CITY News.p1

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TRENTON, March %. 1Sss.-About the
only serious matter which now stands in
the way of final adjournment is the APP
preparation bill, with which the joint
committee is now wrestling-not, how
ever, with a view TO serving the best in
terests of the people but to making CAPT.
tai for the Republican party next fall. T
The committee met yesterday after
noon and disposed of many of the "ex-
traordinary' appropriations 1t was de-
cided to give nothing toward completing
the Railway Reformatory. However,
$1,000 will be allowed to the commissions
ers for the care and maintenance of the
property and work so far done. At the
hearing last week the commissioners
stated that they could not go on, in JUS
tice to the State, with anything less than
$3.50, 900, and the committee concluded that
they had better not go on. The road APP
preparation it was decided to keep down
TO 500, 900. The amount asked for by
Road COMMISSIONS Budd was $S0O,00O,
and his efforts to obtain that amount, 1t
will be remembered, got him into trouble
with Senator Johnson and earned him
the censure of the Judiciary Committee.
The immense sum of $40 0 will be
placed at the disposal of the State Mill
tary Board as an emergency fund, in
case of war, for the purpose of properly
placing New Jersey troops in the field.
The Hospital for the Insane at Morris
plains will get S150, 600 for much needed
improvements; no amount was agreed
upon for the asylum at Trenton.
Governor Voorhees, appeared BEFORE the
committee with a suggestion which was
aaost favorably received: 1t NH pc en-
bodied in the appropriation bill and will
provide that any board or commission
having charge of the expenditure of State
money for any special purpose, such as
building or making additions, shall before
awarding a contract, submit the same to
the Governor for his approval. The per-
son accepting the contract shall give a
bond to the State TO insure the compile
ZION of the work for the price named in
the specifications.
Former Judge William P. Douglass was
here last night putting in a good word
wherever he could for a bill which was
introduced by Mr.. Benny, providing that
the Governor may appoint another Judge
of the Common Pleas in Hudson and Es-
sex counties. Mr.. Douglass was loaded
with statistics, which he considered liv-
ing arguments why the bill should be-
come a law He says that the present
judges are everworked beyond all reason.
In Hudson county last year there We're
416 cases in the General Sessions and 1888
in the Special Sessions, notwithstanding
l1lC ia III BCLL1 1tko19 ~ -
the Police Justices; l23 naturalization
cases, 2S8 Common Pleas cases and 49S
Orphans Court cases, making a total in
all of 2.263 cases.
Mr.. Benny's bill authorizes the appoint
ment by the Governor of one additional
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in
any county of over 300,0 900 persons for a
term of five years; salary of $500 per
year.
Judge Douglass interest in the bill is
entirely disfnterested, but then, when the
Governor comes to make an appointment
under it, when it becomes a law, where
would he find a more fit person than the
Judge?
Among the visitors to the State House
was Surrogate Lillis. He was working
against Senator Ketcham's measure,
which provides that the officials of Hud,
son and Essex counties shall be placed
on salary, and the fees which they now
receive shall be turned into the county
treasury. OF course, the bill cannot af-
feet Mr.. Lillis, as it cannot be retroac--
tive; but then there are other terms, and
when men make such good officials as
Mr.. Lillis has, they have a Commend
able way of keeping them in Office.
Mayor Hoos was another OF the dis
throng. He called upon the Governor,
and had another talk with him over the
park bill and others matters relating to
Jersey City. Later he visited the Assem-
bly, Chamber and was presented to Speak
er Watkins. He also called on President
Pro TEN. Skirm. whom he knew when
he was. one. of the members from Hud-
son.
Robert Davis was another visitor to the
Capitol, but he nodestly kept himself in
the background. He likewise called upon
the Governor.