The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-01-10
ROBBINS'S BIG
PROMISES
Speaker of the House APP
peals to All Parties to
Make the Session Business
Like and Declares He
Will Be- Absolutely I'm
partial
PARTY LEADERS SMILE
CoLBY-FAGAN MEN oNDER
WHY THEIR MEN WERE PLAC-
ED WHERE THEY COULD DO
THE CORPORATIONS LEAST
HARM IF POPULAR MEASURES
ARE TO ADVANCE.
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TRENTON, Jan. 10, 190G.-If Speak
er Robbins entertains any animosny or
bitterness against the Record Pagan and
Colby members of the House because
they bolted the party caucus and refused
to make his election as Speaker unani-
nous, he certainly did not give any eyi-
dence of it in his brief address to the
members upon assuming the Speakers 8
chair. On the contrary, he appealed to
these men as we'll as those who voted
for him to aid him in his efforts to make
the session business one. Free from
pickering and one that shall by the re-
suits accomplished reflect credit and pro-
mote the dignity, honor and welfare of
the State" he said
The Speaker went step further in
his efforts to conciliate and restore har-
mony among the warning factions. He
said he realized fully the responsibilities
that deYolved upon him as Speaker and
that he needed the support of all the
members.
II shall endeavor at all times" he told
them. .'to preside with absolute fairness
and impartiality to every member and
give every measure fair and equal
chance
This statement caused the Record-Fa-
gan-Colby members to prick mp their
ears as if they did not quite understand
what the Speaker had said. They could
scarcely believe that Speaker who was
elected by the votes of members infu-
enced by the Srate House ring would go
so far as to assert publicly that he would
be absolutely fair and give to every
measure fair and equal chance"
The Record-Fagan and Colby men
smiled significantly. but made 10 COM
ment. IF the Speaker means what he
says and carries out his promise" said
Assemblyman William p. Martin, of
Newark, leader Of the Record Pagan and
Colby forces, afterwards. this session
will prove one of the greatest in the his
tory of the State in point of legislating
for the people as against corporations.
Do | believe the Speaker means it?
Well, I don't know. Look at the COM
mittees he appointed and then ask your
self what chance any anti-corporation
measure has of being reported so that it
can be discussed on the floor Or the
House on its merits. Mr.. Robbins may
mean well and try to give every mea-
sure fair and equal chance, but l am
inclined to think that the committees he
appointed will balk his efforts"
A persual of the list of committees
named by the Speaker shows that the
men who stood by Colonel Dickinson in
his fight against the Record Pagan and
Colby combine Jared better than their
colleagues. AS a rule first year members
receive scant consideration in the COM
mittee apportionment and as all the
Hudson and Essex members. excepting
| Scott, of Bayonne, are serving their first
year it was generally thought they would
be placed ON the tail end of the minor or
unimportant committees, where they
would have nothing to do except to look
wise. That Colonel Dickinson had much
to do in determining how the Hudson
men should be assigned is unquestioned
and those who received important assign
ments have nobody but the doughty Col
onel to thank.
Assemblyman Dippel. of West New
York, leader of the Hudson delegation
did not fare as we'll as other Dickinson
4 men, but nevertheless he was given d
place on one of the most important com
mittees in the House Revision of Laws
That he would have Jared better if ht
had broken away from the Record Fa
gan and Colby forces earlier in the fghr
and stood by Colonel Dickinson. is un
questioned. 1t was not until last weel
that Dippel declared himself as sails
friendly to the Colonel, and then it wai
too latc to enable the Secretary Of Stat'
% ietarn the compliment Speaker Rob
BINS had practically arranged his com
rnittess before Diapel l1oae awsy- frsn
the Pccord Pagan and Colby combine
and to attempt to revise them wouls
mean 10 end Of trouble. Scr thst yea