The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-23

TODAY AT TRENTON
Republicans in Lively
Scraps Over the State
Loaves and Fishes.
OFFICE SEEKERS LOCK HORNS
The Old Flag and Several Appro-
priations Cause Woe-Third
House Activity.
Fsnecia, 70 .rrbe Jersey citv News."l

IFENTON, Marcn Z5 lSSo.-Ine HioSl
important question now before the Legis-
lature is final adjournment. Senator
Stokes said this morning that the session
would wind up Friday night.
1.-THE trouble remarked a prominent
Republican leader of the House, lis that
Mr.. Stokes doesn't know anything.
The matter will be definitely settled to-
day. The Appropriation Committee was
in session until midnight last night and
nearly finished its work. There are few
items in the bill upon which the mem
bers are not in accord and another meet
ing will be held this evening when the
bill will be completed and laid before the
House tomorrow morning.
There is a bitter fight going on among
the Essex. people over the appointment
of Chief of the Bureau of Labor Stads-
tics. Early in the race, Samuel A. Smith
of Newark, a former County Collector of
Essex. entered the field and the eleven
Essex members rallied to his support. A
short time ago things looked pretty dark
for him, and he told the Essex men that
he would no longer hold them to their
promise to support him. They advised
him to stick, but Major Lentz and Su-
Frederick Kuhn, one of Mayor Lebkuech-
ers appointees to the Board of Works
Last evening Newark paper announced
that Smith had withdrawn, and the Es-
sex men were supporting Kuhn. This
morning there came a telegram to the
State House saying that Smith was still
in the race. The Essex delegation then
went before the Governor and urged the
appointment of Mr.. Smith.
1t is said that the Governor offered the
place to former Congressman Herman
Lehlbaeh of Newark, and he declined.
Monday night he sent for John Bonnell,
custodian of the Capitol, and asked him
how he would like to have the office, and
he replied that he was for Mr.. Smith, 1t
is thought by some that Senator Hoffman
of Atlantic City will make the place.
The Rev Mr. Roundtree, colored
preacher of New Brunswick, and very ac-
tive candidate for a place on. the State
Board of Arbitration. opened the House
with prayer this morning. 1t was noticed
that while he prayed for almost every
one else, he omitted the Acting Cover
nor. Whether this was due to the fact
that the reverend gentleman had received
be realized is a question.
Carrolls flag bill as amended by the
committee yesterday, came up this morn
ing. Mr.. Carroll repudiated the measure.
1t was no bill of his, he said. 1t was an
orphan He disowned it and some one
else would have to speak for it. The
committee had amended it SO that it was
not his bill, and he would advise all his
friends to vote against it.
Mr.. Murray said the bill was In bad
shape and at this time there ought to be
no question about the protection of the
flag and no necessity for any such meas
ure. He advised Mr. Carroll to withdraw
it from the files of the House. The man
from Hudson, however, was not going to
allow the Republicans to squirm out of
the hole into which he had led them and
he refused to withdraw. He insisted upon
a vote being taken and the Republicans
going on record The bill was lost by
vote of Is to %.
There was more talk of the Third
House. and it's influence on members in
the House this morning when Mr.. Stokes
bill permitting the reinstatement in GER
tain cases of corporations becoming in
operative because of non-payment of
taxes; was taken up.
The bill provides that II the charter Of
any corporation shall become imperative
or void by proclamation of the Governor,
or by operation of law, for non-payment
of taxes, the Governor, by and with the
advice of the Attorney General may, at
any time within two years after such
proclamation or after the default in the
payment Of such taxes, permit such cor
poration to be reinstated and entitled to
all its franchises and privileges and shall
issue his certificate emitting such cor
poration to continue its said business and
enjoy its said franchises, upon proof by
affidavit to the satisfaction of the Cover
nor. that the corporation had not suffi-
cient property. real or personal, to pay
such taxes, and upon payment by said
corporation in the office of the Secretary
of State of a sum equal to that now re-
quired to be paid by corporations, being
twenty cents for each thousand dollars of
the total amount of capital stock author
ized but in no case less than twenty-five
dollars.
Mr. Gledhill supported the measure,
Mr. Marnell said that he was opposed
to it because the members of the Third
House had been unusually active in
promoting it.
This brought Mr.. Gledhill to his feet in
pretty lively fashion and displaying more
than ordinary warmth. Much had been
said lately, he said, about the Third
House. He did not know that there was
such thing, but he knew what tnr gem
tleman meant and he wanted 1t distinctly
understood those people had no influence
bill that was just and right, just as ear