The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-21
DEMOCRATS
ANGRY.
Action Of Republicans in De-
laying Bills Arouses
Messrs Albeit
and Quad.
THEY DEMAND COMMITTEE REPORTS
Republican Members Caucus
and Decide to Uphold
Their Colleagues.
[snecial 10 .erhe Jersey city News."l

TRENTON, Feb. p, 1s99.-The proceed
ings of the Legislature last evening was
a repetition of the six previous sessions.
The Senate was in session about a nan
hour and did nothing beyond introducing
a mass of bills and making a few unln-
portant motions. The Hous did but little
better. onlys passing a few bills and IN
PRODUCING bills as though it had reason
to believe that. like Tennyson's brook,
the Legislature would go on forever. This
way of doing business is an
moving the Democrats. They realize that
they were sent to the Legislature to make
laws for the best interests of the peopie
of New Jersey and not to make polltlcai
capital for the Republican party. Most
all of them ave introduced bills whlch
their constituents demand and which the
committees are ~smothering TO death IN
their rooms.-
Mr.. Albeit, of his county, particularly
has chafed unde this action of the
committee. Some of his bills were among
the first introduced, and when the ex-
citement of the Inauguration and the
election of the United States senator was
over and sufficient time had elapsed for
the committee to make some kim of a
report if they were going to do anything
at ~, he went to the chairman of one
of the committees having one of his
measures and asked why his bill was not
reported. Thu chairman suavely kept
him off by saying that the wheels of the
committee were not moving yet, blu that
they would be all right next week. The
next week there would be some other
equally as fimsy excuses, until finally Mr..
Albeit lost patience and he proposed to
TAX drastic measures. Accordingly when
the House opened last evening he gave
notice that at the proper time he would
move to relieve the Committee on Cor
porations of bill a~bolishing the re-
duction of tax allowed corporations with
a capital of over IS, O0O.0 900, so that a uni
form franchise tax will be collected, and
the Committee on Railroads and Canals
of his measure which makes the term
real estate in the general tax act in
clude piers, wharves, supports for cleo
trical, conductors, surface, underground
and elevated railroads and their fran
chises, and all pipes, conduits. etc.
Mr.. Qusde, of Middlesex, gave a similar
notice that he would move to relieve the
Committee on Corporations of further
consideration of his bill a%bolishing the
company store.
The notices, however, will accomplish
nothing. After the session last evening
the Republican members held a caucus
and resolved to uphold the committees in
whatever course they might see fit to take
in the case of Messrs. Albeit and Quade's
rp0tiopS ~ ThaN ara GNfarrnino1 to naSc
Senator Pitney's bill, which provides for
the redistricting of third-class cities
when one of the wards gets as big as
three other wards combined. Mr.. Albeit
introduced in the Assembly a joint reso-
luton for the election of United States
Senators by the direct vote of the people.
These are the resolutions
Whereas, The representatives of the
people of these United States in Congress,
as well as in our State Legislatures,
should be chosen by the direct vote of the
people; and
Whereas, The Constitution of the United
States makes a different provision in re-
gard to the members to compose the Sen
ate of the United States; now therefore
Resolved, The Senate %concuring. that it
is the will and wish of he people of the
State of New Jersey hat paragraph l OF
Section 8 of Article / of the Constitution
of the United States. be amended in
such a way that it shall provide that the
Senate of the United States shall be COM
posed of two Senators from each State, to
be chosen by the legal voters of such
State, at an election held for that pur-
pose; and be it further
- poco1xrcd That the RQnrpcpnfafiUpS nj
the State of New Jersey in the Congress
by requested to advocate such an amend
ment; and be it further
Resolved, That a o of these resolu-
tions, duly attested by the Clerk of this
House, be forwarded to each representa-
tive of this State in the Congress of the
United States.
A motion was promptly made by Mr.
Mckee to refer the resolution to the Com
mittee on the Revision of the Laws. II
was evident that was an attempt to Kill
the resolution, and Mr.. Carroll objected
most ~strenuously. He called for the aye
and nays, and Mr.. McKee's motion was
carried by a vote of IS to %. the full Demo
cratic vote.
Mr.. Squfre's bill authorizing the Gov
ernor to appoint two women and five men
to be known as the State Board Of
Children's Guardians, was recommitted. L
does not quite suit the promoters yet ant
needs more tinkering.
The usual number of petitions against
the passage of Billy ~Thompson's "dou'
BILE bar BILL" which reached the House
last evening. was received in both Cham
hers. The subcommittee of the Tren.