The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-22
M'CARTER CRAWLS
Lentz Promises Anything and Every
thing to Hudson IF He Can
Have It's Vote.
But HE CAN'T
Especial to "The Jersey city News"1

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News."1
TRENTON, March p, 19O1.-'Every
member of the Hudson delegation is a
low lived son ----i" exclaimed young
Thomas McCarter, Senator froru Essex
county, scion of one of the leading fam
lies of Newark, member of the aristoc-
racy of that city and heretofore supposed
TO be a gentleman, on the floor of the
Senate last evening, as he shook his first
under the nose of George G. Tenant,
Budson's able member
DO you include me in that?" asked Mr.
Tenant white with Indignation
Il said every member replied McCar-
ter. shaking with rage.
Then. Mr.. McCarter, you are a Ioafer,'
exclaimed Mr.. Tenant
You get off the foori', almost shriekea
the gentleman 20 from Essex.
Il won't get off the floor I have a
right here and you can't put me off," re-
piled Mr.. Tenant.
This scene was enacted last night on
the floor of the Senate chamber while
that august body was in session. Mr.
McCarter was mad. white with rage
but feebly describes the state of mind he
was in. A pet scheme of his had lust
been killed in the House with the assist
ance of the Hudson men, who for some
reason or other he thought had promised
10 help him.
The trouble grew out of the fight which
is being waged between Essex and Pas
sale over Senator McCarter's bill, which
seeks to purify the Passaic River by di-
viding the country drained by that stream
into sewerage districts. The bill is Wig
orously opposed by Passaic, which thinks
that she ought to be allowed to take care
of her own sewage. The city of Paterson
and other municipalities of the county,
especially object to the plan in the bill be-
cause of the cost which will be saddled
upon them, and which they claim will
well nigh ruin them financially.
The bill was introduced in the Senate
by Mr.. McCarter and passed by that
body. 1t reached the House on Tuesday
and the Committee on Municipal Cor
porations. to which it was referred gave
a hearing upon it which was largely at
tended by representatives of the Newark
Board of Trade Essex manufacturers
and the cities of Passaic and Paterson.
The former plead for the bill and the
latter opposed it.
Yesterday Governor Voorhees, sent
special message to both chambers to the
effect that his attention had been called
to the fact that Senate Bill No. 102, Great
ing the Lower Passaic Sewage and
Drainage District, is a local bill and its
Introduction should have been advertised
as required by the constitution. The
Governor said, "as the passage of the bill
is deemed of great public Importance,
have caused to be prepared and forwarded
to the Senate bill authorizing a single
advertisement of this bill In
view of the fact that public hearings
have been given and the public has been
fully advised of the object of the bill,
no public harm can result from so short
a publication. 1t is respectfully
urged that the proposed bill for publica-
tion be promptly passed.
The bill which the Governor sent with
his message to the Senate provided for
the advertisement of the proposed legisla-
ton of one day in Trenton newspaper,
the idea being to have it passed yester-
day so that the advertisement could APP
pear this morning and the bill be passed
some time today before final adjourn
ment
Though strongly condemning the Gov
ernor for the pernicious activity which he
took in the matter the Passaic Republi-
cans were much elated over the situa-
ton which had so unexpectedly sprung
up and thought they saw in it an op-
portunity to defeat the sewerage district
bill. They reasoned that if they could
postpone the passage of the bill authoriz-
ing the one day advertisement until to-
day it would be too late to pass the
measure. The Newark men realized the
danger they were in and Immediately set
to work to secure the passage of the
bill. Before they could call it up Mr.
Lewis ~of Passaic, the leader of the
majority. sprang a motion on the House
to adjourn until 1870 o'clock tomorrow z
The speaker put the question and there
was roar In the Affirmative, but the roar
In the negative was the louder. It was
plain that the more members voted
aye. but the roar Of the Essex members
Was the loudest and the Speaker declared