The Jersey City news., 1899-03-02
MORE REPUBLICAN GREED
Scheme to Control Boule-
ward Commissioners =
Legislative Routine.
rsneeial to ..The Jersey City News."l


Tp ENTON. March 2. 1S99-Mr. Albeit,
in the Assembly Chamber yesterday af-
ternoon. caught the Republicans mapping
and before they had realized wnat hau
happened the Republican Assembly OIL
New Jersey went on record as the ehaln-
pion of the election of United States sen
ators by direct vote of the people. ms
is how it occurred. AT the opening OF the
a afternoon session Mr.. Murphy moved that
the Committee on Railroads and Canads
he ralieyed of further consideration of his
equal taxation bill. The motion, OF course
was defeated. Both he and MT. Appett
again gave notice that they would re-
peat their motion to relieve the eomlhit-
tees of their bills and while the Repupl-
cans were laughing derisively at the per
sistency of the gentlemen Mr.. Abpett IN
troduced his resolution, which instructs
the Representative of this State in Con-
press to favor an amendment to the Ma
tional Constitution providing that United
States Senators shall be elected in each
State by popular vote. The Republicans
Maid little attention to the Clerks read
ing and when the roll was called voted
'saye' mechanically. Some discovered
their error in time to change their vote
but when all mad done the resolution SUN
had 81 votes in it's favor
Final adjournment showed itself in the
House Yesterday afternoon in a resolu-
ton by Leader Mckee fixing Thursday,
March 16 as the day. Mr.. Carroll moved
an amendment making March 10, next
Friday, the date, and to his and every one
else's surprise the amendment prevailed.
This does not necessarily mean that the
Legislature will ladjourn next week or the
week following. The general impression
is that matters will wind up with the
present month.
Then there was an animated discussion
over the Squire's bill, providing that in
case of vacancy in the Hudson County
boulevard Commission, the Governor
should fill the vacancy for the unexpired
term. Mr.. Squire explained that as no
provision was made in the law for filling
vacancies in the Board the bill was neces-
sary. Mr. Murphy Immediately attacked
the bill which he designated as scheme
to thwart the will of the people of Hud-
son county. They had by large major
iy declared for a Democratic Board and as
there was nothing in the bill to compel
| the Governor to fill the vacancy with a
| man of the same political faith as his pre-
| decessor. he could easily change the com
| plexion of the Board in case of vacancy
/ He. mildly suggested that Mr.. Squire mind
| his own business and allow Hudson county
| to run her own affairs. Mr.. Murphy fur
| ther said that he himself had introduced
/ a measure to meet the emergency Mr.
Murphys bill provides that if vacancy
| should occur in the Boulevard Commits
| sion in Hudson county, it shall be filled
until the next gen~s> election, by thu
| Board of Chosen Freeho1ders electing
/ legal resident voter of the same politica
i faith as the member whom the new ap
i pointee will succeed.
Mr. Benny wanted to know if Mr.. Sqlfir,
had introduced the bill at the request O
someone, or out of his regard for Hud
son county. Mr.. Squire replied that un
fortunately the Republicans of Hudson
county had no representatives in the AS
semb1y and the majority was trying t
look after them the best they could.
Mr. Benny then denounced the bill
heartily as a Republican measure for par
tisan purposes, but it passed just TIL
same by a strict party vote. There wa
Lewis bill, which requ res laborers or ma
4 terial-men to commence suit within sxt,
= days from time the contractor gives no
4 tice to establish such claim under tn
4 Mechanics Lien law.
Il ri was claimed that the bill was agains
4 the interests of the laboring man, but af
ter Messrs. Lewis and Mckee had ex