New-York tribune., 1899-02-27
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
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No understanding has been reacheu YET 90 -
the amount to be appropriated Tor the 'o'u'
teers Probably a compromise VIII be reaoneu
nv nassing Senator Ketcham's bill giving 81
month to married men and 81 n month 10 '"e
single men. with amendment reimours'i's
the men for money spent on uniforms. In 'ne
case of the Naval Reserves, at least the ON
Gers pledged their word that the state "ou'u
repay this money. In that shape the amount
for each man should be about $40.
And by the way. when the money Is Pd''
over the members Of the I'd Regiment VINO are
reported to be in debt about 5000 for luNu.''
supplied by a woman in Jacksonville f'a'
should wipe out that obligation
The Newark Advertiser Is terribly ha'u ."
Professor Andrew Jackson De Voc hach'H-
sacks great weather manufacturers IL spears
Of him as "a mere guesser and a bad one al
/ that" and that while he is humoug ne mas
secured notoricty without being clever ana
finally. that he couldn't entertain small al-
dience around a cracker barrel In HacNe"-
sack country store
Slot telephones are being placed in the Bergen
County Courthouse building, bccaus" lawyers
and others have been running up telephone
bills at the countys expense In making long
distance calls.
The prompt settlement Of the pollution proo,eITn len
row depends two things me LeEis..;II'e c,n w.
mission with It's conclusions, whatever they may naE
be- ana the Chancellor wi prooaoy soPn P ,ersnn msnn
from scwering into the river II has oeem I,na ten
,inn Tor an Injunction against Paterson. ana de
/ cison cannot be delayed much longer ~ - WU ba
made before the legislative session is too far ad-
vanccd--(Passaic News
'Tis high time for the arrival OF the Comrnis-
sions report II anything is to be done thiS yea''
II the recommendations made don't please
eyervbody-and 1t will be almost mracie Il
they do-a handful of determined legislators
could block action in the closing days Vi 'N'
session.
And the Chancallor's decision ought 10 De
ready soon. OF course, intricate questions INT
this cannot be settled offhand in a day. pu, 10
the mere layman 1t does seem as if generous
time had already been allowed for thorous"
consideration Of every point involved.
So far there have been submitted 10 the Legis-
lature 297 bills. and OF these three have reached
Governor VOORHEES,. Legislators would 40 Wen
not 10 forget the Governors polite but never
theess emphatic notice Of his intention not TO
ccrsder bills dumped on his desk after hnai
Adjournment
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brunswick Home News" tells Of a boy in that
town who stole a pair Of shoes from one OF the
village stores right under the eyes Of the pro-
prietor." Afterward when the proprietor was
out. the thief brought back the shoes told the
clerk that they didn't suit. and asked for and
received the price. Later the nervy trick
was discovered and the money recovered.
The Mercer County Grand Jury indicted ex-
Senator Vanderbilt, and subsequently asked
Supreme Court Justice Gummere to return the
Indictment for reconsideration. The request
was "A most improper one, and Justice Gum
mere refused to grant it, There have been
dozens of indictments "reconsidered' by the
various Grand Juries in New-Jersey as a re-
suit of logrolng after the finding Of the in
Gic,rrents became known. and in every case
known of the reconsideration was inimical to
the interests Of justice.
The street Committee Of the Newark Board
Of Works is 10 discuss tomorrow track-eleva-
ton bill prepared by CITY Counsel Price Why
this mad haste? The Legislature has been in
session less than two months. and it is likely
70 continue at work for several weeks more.
WHY not wait until the last day Of the session
and then be able to point ont how a Democratic
Board tried TO solve Newarks burning prob
lem. but was blocked by a heartless Republican
/ LEGISLATURE? While the Board is on this ques-
tion perhaps IT could get, through Colonel Price,
some information as 70 the status Of the ordi-
nance passed many years ago regulating the
speed Of trains in the city. Senator Smith. then
president of the Board in his usual frank. In
rocent way announced that the purpose Of the
ordinance was to compel track elevation.
DATTS'S SLATE FOR NENT FALL.