The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-09

oueStioni Masses IJamill and Colby OBJ
iected tl,n latter fwirting his colleagues
for being afraid 10 allow i bin which
ms nat ! nartv measure to Be- freely
and openly discussed ii HE open. The
previous question was ordered. 81 to a.
The rules were suspended BY vive voce
vote and the bin was passed. Al to 0.
The House met at 1925 a. NJ. The
Rev .. r. Warne. Of Ewing. ofiiciated
rs CHAPLAIN
4 concurrent resolution bv Mr. Coyne.
directing the Governor of New Jersey to
return to the Governor of North Caro-
lima the Confederate flag captured by the
Ninth New Jersey Volunteers in the bat-
tie Of Newbern \ q. March a. 1862.
was. Oh motion Of Mr. DnffeId referred
to the committee On military. The aag.
presented TO the .Beaufort Plowbors, liz
the ladies Of Beaufort is now in a vault
in the State capitol. 1t is proposed to
restore # to tbe North Carolinians IN
NAV when the monument 10 he erected
to the Ninth New Jersey dead IN the
National Cemetery at Newbern is dedi-
Gated Mr.. covne the introdncer of fbe
resolution announced that the survivors
Of the Ninth Regiment approved Of the
return Of the flag.
Mr. Layden. Rep. Of Passaic. nut in a
concurrent resolution. recommending that
the constitution of the United States be
amended so as to provide for the election
Of United States Senators by direct
vote Of the people and requesting the
New Jersey REPRESENTATIVES in Congress
to advocate such an amendment. The
resolution states that st is the will and
wish Of the people Of the State Of New
Jersey that paragraph of section 3 Of
article j Of the constitution Of the United
States shall be amended in such a way
that it shan provide that The Senate Of
the United States shall be composed Of
two Senators from each State, to be
chosen by the legal voters of such State,
at an election held for that purpose"
Mr.. Dufield moved that the resolution
be referred to the committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Hamill said he was glad to know
that Mr.. Layden favored such good Dem
ocratic doctrine and in view Of the illi-
portance Of the subject. moved thar the
resolution be taken up at once without
reference. Mr. Duaield opposed and moy
ed to table the Hamili resolution. This
cut off further debate and the motion TO
table was carried-46 TO 10.
AT the afternoon session these bills
were passed: Senate 157. prohibiting the
licensing Of new saloons within 200 feet
of state armories; house 22o. permits
Montclair and bloomfield to elect school
trustees at she fall election; house 1862
provides that an appontive officer is
legally appointed even though be has
failed to make affidavit TO perform the
duties of such Office; authorizes prosecu-
Tor Of the pleas ef Essex county 10 APP
point ten county detectives. house 1s7,
the Hudson-Essex plank road bond BILL;
house 13o. authorizes the erection by the
state of monument at Red Bank, Glou-
cester county, to eommemorate the revo-
lutionary battle fought at that point;
house 1876, validates certain conveyances
Of land heretofore made; house 129, the
Trenton street improvement payment
bill; house 1872, Incorporates the borough
of Pitman, Gloucester county: house 1876,
appFoprlates $500 for the payment Of
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