The Jersey City news., 1902-02-26
BAD B[UNDER|NC
The Fagan-RecOrd Re-
funding Bill Has
Hard Time at
Trenton.
HOFFMAN SUSPECTS A JOKER
Throws the Measure Over
board to Escape
Criticism.
MURPHY THREATENS VETO
City's Credit Now Depends
on Democratic Efforts.
MR.. HUDsPETH's PROTEST
City Authorities Need Not Have
Gone to a Stranger for
Proper Legislation.
City's Credit Now Depends
on Democratic Efforts.
MR.. HUDsPETH's PROTEST
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Especial to 1.-The Jersey City News
TRENTON, Feb. 2s, 1902.-Mayor Fa-
gan's bill authorizing the Jersey City au-
thorities TO refund an amount of water
bonds which are about due has come Woe
fully to grief in the Executive Depart
ment. and has been knocked out in one
round by his excellency. Franklin Murphy,
Governor. The bill, which was drawn by
Mr.. George L. Record, who is considered
by the Faganites as something pretty fine
in the way of a corporation counsel,
passed the Senate yesterday, and was sent
to the Governor. Last evening the Gov
ernor sent for Mr. Hoffman, who intro
duced the bill, and told him that he would
not sign it. 1t provided, he said, that the
bonds should be sold in the regular way
bv inviting bids and then further along
declared that the debentures could be dis
posed Of by private sale. The Governor
thought there was something funny about
this, to say the least and he would not
sign it.
Mr. Hoffman then went TO Mr. Hud-
speth ana told him he would have nothing
whatever to do with the bill. The Demo-
Gratis agreed to take charge of the meas
ure and this morning Mr. Tenant had
resolution passed to recall the bill from
the Governor. His Excellency is in Wash
ington today attending a meeting OF the
Mckinley Memorial Association. and
when he returns an effort Will be mace
to fix it up to suit him.
This same bill of Mayor Fagan's caused
Senator Hudspeth to rise to question
of privilege in the Senate and Indignantly
deny a pernicious eanard which the Hud-
son Republicans have circulated assidu-
ously about the State House.
Some people in Trenton when they got
a glimpse at the bill conceived the idea
that there was healthy ethiopian some
where in the woodpile which would do
their municipality an injury. Just how
this was to be done they did not make
very clear, but they went to Judge lloff-
man full of wrath against his measure.
The judge could not or would not take
the trouble to explain away their objec-
tions and thinking that the easiest and
best way out of it all was to drop the
bill he notified the Mayor and his advisors
that he would have nothing further 10
do with the measure.
AS told in 1.-The News of yesterday.
the Mayor accompanied by a suitable re-
tinue, hastened to the State House Oh
Monday night, and after finding that
Judge Hoffman was firm in his determi-
nation to have nothing more to do witt
the bill begged the Hudson Democrats to
help them out. The measure being ore
clearly for the best interests of Jersey
city the Democrats readily consented to
take the measure up and under the guild
ance of Mr.. Tenant 1t was passed.
Someone asked the majority party why
Il was they had gone to an outsider with
their bill, and they replied that they had
to do that If the Republicans of Hudson
wanted any legislation. Their represen-
tatives being all Democrats, they are OBJ
liged to seek ii through members from
other counties.
It was this statement that stirred up
Mr.. Hudspeth. He arose to question
of privilege and said he desired to vindi-
cate himself and his colleagues from such
charges He said that they always stood
ready and willing to introduce and work
for the passage of any bill which was
for the interests Of the people of their
county He declared that it was dis
courteous to the Hudson members to give
non-partisan. measures affecting the mu-
nfcipalities Of their county to members
from other counties.
President Francis and Leader McCarter
hastened to assure Mr.. Hudspeth that
the reports did not emanate from them
and were not credited by any member
OF the Senate Mr.. Hudspeth replied that
ne felt certain of that and he had only
spoken as he had in order to place him
se:f in a proper light before his fellow
Senators.
There were several parliamentary skir-
nnishes in the Senate yesterday afternoon,
In all of which Mr. Hudspeth took an ac-
tive part and plainly showed that he has
not a superior on the floor of the upper
chamber When Senator McKee's bill le-
galizing the office Of acting city clerk of
Paterson, came up on final passage, Mr..
Hudspeth denounced the measure as VI
eious legislation. He said that It pro-
posed pensioning one official and paying
another to do hs work The bill author
ICES the election OF member Of the eoun-
eli as the deputy and, for that reason Mr..
Mccarter joined Mr. Hudspeth in de-
nouncing 1t. II the bin should become a
law. Mr.. Lee, of Atlantic, feared that the
clerk Of Atlantic City would be III all the
time. He suggested the measure be
amended 50 thar the salary Of the In