The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-10
DOWN TO BUSINESS
Legislature Clearing the
Way to Snuff Itself Out
of Existence.
HUDSON COUNTY PARK BILL
Building and Loan Investigation
in Two Shapes = Bergen
County May Tax Us.

IRENlON, March III, loyo.-Ine LeSlS-
lature settled down to business this
morning and passed a large number of
bills. Mr.. Benny's bill, extending the
time in which Hudson county can vote
upon the question of a public park to the
next general election, was passed. This
bill comes from the Jersey City Board
of Trade, which is very anxious to have
parks laid out in Hudson county. Should
the bill become a law, the Board will
make efforts to have the people vote in
favor of the parks.
The bill for the expenses of the COM
mittee to investigate the building and
loan associations was passed after an
| explanation from Mr.. Bell. He said that
the investigation was going to be thor
| ough, and it could not be conducted UNI
less the State would pay the expenses of
an expert accountant, who would be nec~
essary.- Mr.. Allen voted against the
measure.
The House also passed Mr.. McKee's bill
| providing that when a husband and wife
are living apart under a legal separation,
either can give title to property without
the consent of the other.
The old bill or Bergen county to make
Jersey City pay taxes on its Belleville
water works property, part of which is
in that. county, came up again in the
House and went through without any
trouble. 1t is evident that the published
synopsis of the bill, which reads: RE
quires all property. excepting railroad
and canal property, to be taxed in what
ever taxing district it may be located
has misled THE Hudson members into
Sao11ritN AT anu rate no u0ira was raised
against the bill.
In the Senate, Senator Reed presented
from ex~-Assemblyman John Ulrich, of
Union, a petition setting forth that the
laws for the committal of insane persons
to hospitals and sanitariurns are pal
pably unjust, deficient, wrong, inequitable
and unconstitutional" as are the laws for
the liberation of persons Illegally COM
mitted. Special stress is laid on the lat
ter allegation, and Mr.. Ulrich urges the
attention of the Legislature to the sub
ject with a view to securing remedial
| legislation. He asks that a joint legis-
lative committee be appointed to investi-
! gate. Mr.. Ulrich has been an inmate of
the State Hospital at Trenton and is now
in a private sanitarium. The petition was
referred.
Mr.. Ulrich was himself detained at one
of these hospitals and is now in a sani-
tarium. He was a prominent Mason and
was connected with most of the secret
orders of the State. When in the House,
being a fluent talker, he was one of the
most notable figures on the floor.
President Skirm instructed the Sergeant
alarms, in view of the near approach of
final adjournment, to see to the strict en-
f%orcenaent of the rule excluding outsia-
ers from the Senate floor. He added that
the Senators should not be subjected to
annoying attentions when their time was
fully occupied in the consideration of
measures before them.
This is aimed at the large army of
lobbyists who overrun the floors of both
chambers, making themselves obnoxious
to member and all having legitimate
business there.
In the Senate this morning Senator
Martin moved tina the Committee on Jul
dietary be relieved from further consid-
Grafton of the bill reducing the Governors
salary from $1o,o 0 to $1,000. Senator w.
NJ. Johnson was on his feet instantly with
a motion to table. Senator Daily tried to
get a chance to speak, but the President
ruled that debate was out of order on a
motion to table. The roll was called and
the motion prevailed II to Z. party vote.
Mr.. John P. Landrine appeared before
the Senate Committee on Banking and
Insurance, yesterday, to oppose Senator
Engel's bill, providing for an annual ex-
animation of building and loan associa-
lions by a commission appointed by the
Governor. The bill, Mr.. Landrine said,
in it's present shape, would impose too
heavy a burden upon the associations,
which are now forced to pay a large per-
centage of their receipts to municipali-
other hearing so that several building
and loan men, who were unable to be
present then, might be heard.
Senator Ketcham, Chairman Of the
committee, suggested that the duties of
the proposed commissioner be vested IN
the Commissioner of Banks and Insur-
ance. The suggestion met with the APP
proval of all present, and it is probable
that an amendment to that office will Ee
Incorporated in the measure.
A. P. Fleming, representing the Last
ern Union Building and Loan Society Of
Camden, at whose instance the bill was
passed. spoke in favor of the measure.
Such an official as the bill created, he
said. would do away with many of the
evils caused by shaky building and loan
association. Such a remedy, he de-
clared, was necessary, as the reports now
REQUIRED from these organizations are
apparently not sufficient, as it was an
easy matter to fix UP such a report and
conceal any Irregularities. There will be
another hearing next Tuesday.