The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-23
ASININE HUMOR.
Assembly Wastes Time
Wrangling Over the
Visit Of Mr..
Bryan.
THE SUPREME DILEMMA
Proposed Investigation of the
Girls Industrial School I
The Grab Bag.
rspeclal to ..rhe Jersey city News.''l


TRENTON, jan %, 1900.--Both Houses
were late this morning in getting to work
The opinion of the Attorney General Ge-
claring the Bill Supervisor act unconsti-
tutional acted as a brake on the wheels Of
legislation, and caused the numbering old
vehicle to stand still. Jesse r. Salmon,
who has been appointed to the supervisor
ship and his political sponsor, Carl Lentz,
were ON the ground early and were work
ing like men who have only straws TO
depend upon. The Major went about de-
cIaring that the fact that the At
torney Generals opinion was against
it, did not necessarily make the
act unconstitutional, and advising
that it be ignored entirely. This argu-
ment received the cold shoulder. but
strange to say few agreed with him and
tried to spread that doctrine.
About 1880 o'clock the Republican mem
bers held a caucus and attempted to get
out of the dilemma They were in session
some time and when the morning session
had opened the clerk read the opinion of
the Attorney General and the matter was
referred to the Committee on Rules.
Colonel William Jennings Brayn occu-
pied a good share of the attention of the
House this morning. Mr.. Garrison, of
Morris, a venerable, gray-bearded gentle
man, whom one would take for every
thing but a conscious humorist, offered
a long resolution which set forth that,
Whereas, Colonel Bryan was about to visit
the populous county of Hudson at great
sacrifice to Nebraska; resolved, that the
freedom of the entire State be accorded
to Mr.. Bryan. MIR. Garrison made
speech in favor of his resolutions, which
he evidently thought was funny. He
spoke of Bryan's courage in volunteering
during the late Spanish war and going to
Florida to endure the great dangers of
fever and mosquitoes. He read an edi-
torial from last Saturdays Jersey City
News in regard to Mr.. Bryans visit to
Jersey City, and thought it strange that
a Hudson county Democratic newspaper
would talk that way of Mr.. Bryan's
chances of reelection.
Mr. Albeit spoke sarcastical1y of those
who did not volunteer and said that it
was no fault of Colonel Bryan's that he
was not sent to the front. Mr.. Bryan did
volunteer and took all chances and he
should be shown all respect the Legisla-
ture could consistently show him.
1t was fortunate for Mr.. Bryan, said
Mr. Benny that Mr.. Garrison was not a
well man. If a man with a carbuncle on
his neck could offer such a speech, what
must he be when in good health In the
history of this country three men who
have been prominent have been black
guarded from one end of the country to
the other. They were Washington, Lincoln
and William Jennings Bryan, and the
blackguardism comes from the same class
of men today. He said no presidential
material was sent to the front either in
the Spanish or the Philippine wars There
was no better General than Nelson Miles,
yet he was kept in Washington. Why
was Wheeler snubbed and Bryan kept in
camps, Mr.. Benny asked, because they
were Presidential timber and Mckinley
did not dare to send them to the front.
Mr.. Wakelee cut off further debate with
a resolution referring the matter to the
Committee on Public Health.
Mr. Abbett submitted a resolution pro-
viding for the appointment by the Speak
er of committee ssss five to investigate
the charges which have been brought
against the Industrial School for Girls. In
supporting his resolution Mr.. Albeit said
that charges had been made from time to
time against the institution. which should
be either proved or disproved, and in or
der to do that they should be properly in
vestigated. Mr.. Wakelee had the resoiu-
tion referred to the joint committee on
the Industrial School for Girls.
The first bill of the session passed the
House this morning. It is the measure
which opens the Soldiers Home at Kear-
ny to the soldiers and sailors Of the Span
ish and Philippine wards. Ii was
rushed through to meet the case of a
member of the Second New Jersey hegi-
ment who is paralyzed on his right side
and is now in the Essex almshouse.
A joint meeting will be held next Tues
day for the purpose of electing State
Treasurer and Comptroller. Messrs.
Swain and Hancock will be reelected.
In the Senate the matter of honoring
the memory of ex-Attorney General Stock
ton was taken UP. Senator Pitney spoke
enthusiastically of Mr.. Stockton's services
to the State and the association of the
family name with the history of the State
and the Nation on land and sea. The reso-
luton was adopted and the President APP
pointed on the committee Senators Reed
and McDermott.
The Governor nominated John Rellstab,
of Trenton for Judge of Mercer county.