The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-06
TRENTON
DOLDRUMS..
Houses Sluggish While the
Leaders Fail to Dictate
a Programme.
HIGH SCHOOL HUNG up
Rural Legislators Block the
Way Firemen's Pensions
-Heisley's Grab.
Especial to "The Jersey city News. y

TRENTON, Feb. 16, 19O0--It was eleven
oclock this morning before either House
met The attendance in the Assembly
was rather slim at the opening, but the
seats filled up as the session advanced.
The House settled down to work without
loss Of time and passed several bills in
business like manner. Mr.. Wakelee's bill
providing that the National flag shall fly
over the State House every day in the
year from sunrise to sunset was passed.
The flag now is only raised on National
holidays and days when the Legislature
is in session. {
The measure of Mr.. Wakelee to increase
the compensation of the Prosecutor OF
Bergen county was passed, not, however,
without some opposition from Mr.. Hor-
ner of Burlington. The act affects that
county as we'll as Bergen and Mr.. Hor-
ner said that the taxpayers of his county
did not want the act.
Mr.. Kreitler's bill amending the bottle
act was passed. This is the act which
fixes penalty for the second use of bot
ties, boxes syphons and the like BY
somebody's error, when this bill was
passed, the penalty clause read, ANY one
violating the provisions of this section,
which made the law imperative. The
bill passed this morning changes the
word section" to "act."
The lethargy which seems to perVade
the Legislature extends to the introduce
tion of bills as well as other phases OF
legislation. Only four wer1 introduced IN
the House this morning. One of these,
by Mr.. Murphy provides for penSionlng
firemen. 1t provides that hereafter the
board in charge of the fire departments
of all cities having a paid fire depart
ment shall pay to the widow, if any, or
q no widow
parent or parents of any officer or man
who has been permanently employed in
the fire. department, and who while IN
the performance of his duties has been
fatally injured, an annual pension equal
to one-half of his salary. If the de-
ceased does not leave "a widow or parent,
but a child or children, the pension is to
be applied as now provided by law under
the direction of the mayor cf the city, to
their support until they attain the age of
A bill introduced by Mr., Tenant is of
interest to lawyers. 1t provides that in
foreclosure and partition cases. where the
fees for searches 93W so tbeos Dg
lowed in the taxed costs a search fee of
So In the Senate Mr.. McDermott's High
School bill was taken UP on final passage.
1t authorizes the purchase of lands and
construction and furnishing of High
Schools Provides that when the Board
of Education shall have passed the nee
essary resolution, giving estimated cost,
ETC., and the Mayor has approved the
same. the Finance Board of the city shall
appropriate moneys-in cities of not more
than Is, 600 population, not to exceed $780,
900; in cities of not more than. 10000 .peo--
pie, not exceeding 0,000; in cities of not
more than 100, 900, not exceeding $150, coo;
in larger cities, not exceeding $500, 600.
Mr.. McDermott explained that this bill
was practically the same as the bill pass
ed last year for the. Jersey City High
School. The Court OF Appeals, however, r,
to all municipalities alike and the
present bill was to conform to that
decision.
of Sussex and several of the rural Sena-
tors objected to the bill on the ground
that their constituents did not want or
need high school and finally at the sug-
over in order that the objecting Senators
might have an opportunity to consult with
their constituents upon the measure.
The Senate passed a pension allowing
pension of $100 a month to Walter B. En-
glish Both of English's arms were
blown off by the premature discharge Of a
fired in honor of Admiral Sampson the
day the State presented him with a
sword
Senator McCarters bin authorizing Free
holders to purchase. lands for county
buildings were passed, also the Dill re-
pealing the Supervisor of Bills act.
Among the few visitors here last even
ing was Wilbur A. Heisley, the Prosecu-
tor of Monmouth, whom Senator Francis
had picked out for law judge of that
county, Governor Voorhees, being in a
Barkis-like state. Mr.. Helsley evidently
had something on his mind and he was
one of the very few who hung around the
locked door of President Johnson's room
until the Senatorial conference or caucus
was over That which agitated Mr.. HeiS-
ley was Senator Francis bill, which pro-.
vides for an increase of salary for the law
Judges of the class of counties to which
Monmouth belongs. This was one of the
measures the committee considered in its
caucus, and Mr.. Heisley was anxious to
have it endorsed. During the conference
Senators Francis and Pitney came out of
the room at different times and held con-
sultations with Mr.. Heisley. When the
conference was over the Prosecutor of
Monmouth was still on the anxious seat
as it was announced that the caucus had
taken no action in the measure.
The Republican Assenblymen held a
caucus after the session today and re-
solved to push the New Brunswick re-
distributing bill this afternoon. 1t is said
that this was done at the earnest request
of Mr. Groves, the introducer of the bill
Mr.. Groves is the youngest member of the
House He told the members that he was
to be married this week and would be
away two weeks ON a tour and he wanted
| to get the bill through before he went
away.