The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-24
BRUD[R'S IRE AROUSED.
A Little Deal to Help Along
the Secession Bill Proves
a Failure.

Especial to "The Jersey City News
TRENTON, March "a, 1S99.-Mr. Bruder,
of Harrison, Kearny and East Newark,
was not present at last nights session
of the House. Mr.. Bruder went home at
the close of the afternoon session very
much Disguised and those who were near
him heard him mutter something ABOUT
political tricksters, poltroons, liars ana
the like. This was caused by the fact
thai Sheriff Doremus, of Essex, sold Mr..
Bruder a gold brick. Mr.. Doremus was
greatly interested in Mr.. Kreitler's bill
which provided hat in suits for damages
for injury to employees it shall not be
lawful for the person bringing suit TO
pay his attorney a fee in excess or $loo,
except where the case is carried to a
higher court, when an additional 500 may
be paid. The trial court or court OF re-
view may allow a further fee of not
more than $500, which shall be added to
the Judgment.
This bill was defeated Wednesday after
a heated debate during which 1T was
freely stated that it was in the interest
of the Employers Liability Company, a
foreign corporation, which guaranteed
employers against suits brought by their
employees for damages for injuries re-
ceived.
Yesterday Sheriff Doremus went to Mr..
Bruder and told him that If he would
help pass Mr.. Kreitler's bill, the Sheriff
would throw his influence over to the
Harrison-Kearny secession bill and help
Mr.. Bruder lave it reconsidered and
passed. Mr.. Bruder was ~captivated with
the proposition and entered into the UNI
holy alliance with zeal. At the afternoon
session Mr.. Kreitler made his motion to
reconsider and MIR. Bruder helped him.
The motion was carried and the bill came
before the House again. There was a
repetition of Wednesdays LONG. argument
which was chiefly remarkable for a won
derfui outburst of ~eloquence from Mr.:
Marks. 1t was a refreshing display Oh
oratory and walked up the House as II
has seldom been aroused this session. me
worthy of preservation. 1t was to this
effect:-'If you Of the Republican major
ity pass this bill you will be showed I'M
der so deep by the votes OF the people
next fall that it will take a tropical sun
fifteen years to thaw you out" Cneers
and applause greeted this effort OF the
young man from Hudson. 1t was while
debating this bill on Wednesday that Mr..
Marks, in one of his flights of ~eloquence,
explained:-s'As Shakespeare truthfully
says,
loo ll0J III XIX , " - $500 r.
1.-The vase If you will,
+" But the scent of the roses
"'Will hang round it STILL
"Ho. no. 1t was Bobby Burns that
wrote those lines" exclaimed the Honor
able Timothy J. Carroll. laughing at Mr..
Marks. Mr.. Carrolfs face was a study
when one of the lobby said that when ne
was young he was taught that rom
Moore wrote the lines.
Well, Mr.. Bruder kept his part OF the
contract and made an eloquent appeal for
the passage of the bill in which he de-
nounced lawyers generally and what he
called Ambulance .chasers' particularly.
Then when the vote was taken the unc-
ton which Nj. Bruder put into his AYE
was intense. Confident in the conscious
ness of having lone the right thing a
and moved the reconsideration of the vote
| which killed his pet secession Measure
He made a short speech, which was a
repetition of his Wednesdays effort.
Then he settled confidently back in his
chair and waited to hear his victory an
nounced. AS the rollcall proceeded and
no. followed no." Mr.. Bruder's feelings
defy description. He glanced over at
the Essex delegation and scowled upon
the members who he had reason to believe
would vote for his bill and didn't. Final
~ when the vote was announced and MS
motion to reconsider had received eight
instead Of the thirty-one votes necessary
to carry his motion. he started bare mead
ed to look for Mr.. Dorenus with blood ia
his eye. He could not find the Sheriff,
and started for home muttering unparlia-
mentary things.