The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-27
ESSEX'S PRESUMPTION.
Her Assemblymen Dispose
Of Bills as Though Their
Action Was Final.
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| NEWARK. Feb. 27, 1S99.-The Essex
delegation in the Assembly held a meeting
here the other evening and went over the
bills now before the House and placed
their seal of approval or disapproval upon
them with the calm self assurance that
that action settled the measure.
| They looked over Assemb1yman Car
rolls flag bill No. 2, which prohibits the
dissertation of the Stars and Stripes or it's
use in any way for advertising purposes,
and decided that it was "a good bill and
ought to pass They will give it their
votes.
No. 10, by Mr.. Benny, of Hudson, which
provides that telegraph companies shall
be required upon demand to furnish in
formation to chiefs of police or prose-
cutors regarding any dispatches where
there is any suspicion that such dispatches
relate to the green goods or other
Illicit business, was voted as a good
measur to support.
The favor of the delegation was held
out to No. 45, fathered by Mr.. Jones, of
Essex. The bill authorizes cities, towns,
townships n %boroughs to fund their
floating debts and matured and maturing
bonds.
MarnelPs meat inspector bill was voted
bad" while Mr.. Benny's 129, an amend
ment to the landlord and tenant bill, re-
ceived favorable
Mr.. Abbett's No. 1870 was marked
good" on the representation of Mr..
Jones, who said tina from a legal stand
point the bill was a good one. 1t pro-
vides that a husband shall not be en-
titled to administer the estate of his wife
if they have lived in a state of separation
for twenty years.
Mr.. Murphy's House Bill 142 was next
considered. The bill is a supplement to
the divorce act. 1t provides that the CO.
respondent named in any suit for divorce,
may be given opportunity to appear in
court and testify.
"As the matter stands now said Mr..
Jones, "a person may be named in such a
suit who may be entirely innocent of the
conduct alleged. But such person is given
no opportunity to appear in court and
clear his or her good name. This is mani
testify unjust and. Mr.. Murphy's bill is
simply intended to cure this defect"
1t was stated that attention was call
ed to the necessity for such amendments
by q. case in the New York courts, in
which a prominent actress was named as
correspondent. The person so named has
since made affidavit of utter innocence
in the matter, but has had no opportunity
of publicly refuting the charges. The
Murphy bill requires that when any per-
son is named in such a manner due notice
of the allegation shall be served on such
person in order that he or she may have
an opportunity to make application for
80. k"
Another of MI. Murphy's bills, No. 143
providing that police justices in cities Of
the first class shall be elected by the PEG
pie and not appointed by the Mayor. a:
at present, provoked considerable discus
sion. Mr.. Guenther explained the obiec
of the bill and said that it's passage woult
remove from office a Republican Police
Judge in Jersey City and two Democratic
Police Judges in Newark.
"Oh, hen we give them one police
justice and we get two," said Mr.. Jones.
Il don't know about that was Mr.
Guenther's rejoinder. They are to bl
elected by the people and we might no
get any"
The matter was left open for further
discussion.
Once more the members lodged on Sen
ate bill 81, the Washington Park double
bar" bill. The measure is now in tn,
Committee on Miscellaneous Business, o
which Mr.. Deleot Is the Essex member
Mr.. Guenther requested Mr.. Deleot not Il
let that bill come out of committee unit
It's opponents in this county shall hav'
had an opportunity to appear before thu
committee and be heard in opposition tt
the measure.
1t was also agreed to suppor the Har
rison and Kearny annexation bill if
clause was inserted in it referring tn,
question to a vote of the people.