The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-17
RAIN DEPRESSED THEM.
Usual Lively Scenes About
State House Wanting
Last Night.
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Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News."1
TRENTON, Jan. II, 1S99,-The rain or
something else had a depressing effect
upon the usual Monday evening legisla-
tive crowd and the Hobbies and galleries
looked deserted when the Chambers were
called to order. Those who brayed the
storm were well repaid by the beautiful
appearance of the State House, which
had been most deliberately and artistical-
ly decorated for the inaugural of the
Governor.
The Senate was in session a very short
tiine-two minutes, one Senator said; but
it was longer than that, though not
much. The Senators did nothing but in
| troduee bills, and it did not take them
long to get in six.
David o.. Watkins Speaker of the
House of Assembly and Acting Governor,
dropped the latter part of his title, last
| evening, and opened the House. Captain
James Parker, for three years clerk of
the Assembly, acted in that capacity.
Thomas Jones, the clerk, lies dangerously
ill at his home in Newark. He has been
i'll for some time. Last Tuesday he left
a sick. bed against the advice of his
physician and came down to the organic
alton. The move was a bad one. He was
sick the whole time he was here and
had to lie on a lounge all the time.
When he returned home he went imme-
diately to bed and has been there ever
since. His physicians say he is in a
critical condition.
The clerk announced that these commit
tee clerks had been appointed
! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. r. King, of Passaic.
Engrossed Bills-John Ashman, of Es-
sex.
Corporations-George w. Peck, of
| Union.
Revision of Laws-Alfred E. Holmes,
Municipal corporations-wiliam J..
S~tetser, of Camden.
Railroads and CanalS-HarriS Thomp-
son, OF Morris.
Then came the introduction of bills.
On motion of Mr.. Murray, the Speaker
was authorized to appoint a Committee
on Public Health, and then the session
was over.
There were few of the great men pres
emit last night. Genera Seweli was not
among them. It was said that he has
officer in the United States Army, who
sails for Manila today with his regiment;
He was ably represented by his chief Of
staff, William S. BEETLE, and u astute
assistants as Barker Gummere and
Comptroller Hancock.
John Kean was on hand early and posed
mdSniflceutly as a great man. Inc rising
| sun always has plenty of admirers, and.
the attention which the rank and file
paid to Mr. Kean was enough to make
him feel hat he was a great man.
Ex-senator and COngreSSman-elect w.
| D. DAILY was about the State House for
the first time this session and received
an ovation wherever he vent. The man
ner in which he was received, even when
he was out of power, plainly showed
what a popular man Mr.. DAILY really is.
Another former prominent legislator, who
was at the State House for the first time
this session, was Tom" Flynn, who also
was given quite a reception by members
of both parties. Francis Murphy, VINO,
by virtue of his position as chairman or
| the State Committee, is another great
man, was one of those present. tie
looked somewhat glum and had little to
say.
The Governor-elect was early on the
scene. He was met at the station py
Adjutant General Stryker, who drove MN
to his house, where he dined with the
Trenton Battle Monument ASSOCIATION.
During the evening the ASSOCIATION pre-
| sented General Stryker with q prone
bust of himself, made by Artist Rudol
/ O'Donaya of New York, who did conSlu-
| cradle work on the battle monument.
| Governor Voorhees, announced, last nlgnt,
that he had appointed Hobart Puttle ms
private secretary. Mr.. futile IS a broth,
er-in-law of Vice President Hobart AM
was private secretary to GoVernor
| Griggs and Mr.. Voorhees, during the time
| he was Acting Governor.