The Jersey City news., 1906-02-05
BE:RC'S RESCUE
RESOLUTION
Lively Fight Tonight When
the Assemblyman Moves
to Have lis Committee
Bill Considered
NOT A CHANCE or 1T PASSING
NO FAGAN WING CLIPPERS
SCHEDULED FOR INrRoDUo-
TION AND ALI THE TALK OF
rs DECLARED TO BE MERE
HOT AIR.
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TRENTON, Feb. 5, 1906.-Both
branches of the Legislature will recon-
vene at o'clock this evening, when one
of the iveliest meetings of the session
is expected to be held. Assmblyman
Berg gave notice last week that at to-
nights session he would move that the
Committee on Rules be relieved of fur
ther consideration of his resolution which
provides that upon the request of one
third of the members the committees
shall report such measures to the House
as shall be demanded.
This will unquestionably precipitate
lively debate and an interesting clash be-
tween the Record-Co -Colby-Fagan forces
and the administration men. Leader
Perkins, chairman of the Committee on
Rules, sees in the Berg resolution rep
etition of the demand made by ASSEM-
blyman William 2. Martin leader of the
Colby faction, on the opening day of the
session that the committees shall make
a report on all bills within two weeks
after they receive them. The adoption
of such a resolution would prove the de-
struction of the administration strength
in the House and it required the united
vote of the administration forces to de-
feat it.
The Record Fagan-Colby faction con-
trolls eighteen votes, and out Of a total
membership of sixty they would only re-
quire the support of two members to
procure the necessary twenty votes. or
one-thirdl Of the membership to compel
committee to-report bill if the Berg
resolution was adopted.
The Committee ON Rules will meet this
afternoon to consider the Berg resolution
and it is safe to predict that it will not
be adopted The committee is composed
almost entirely of administration men
who can be depended upon to reject any
resolution that the administration does
not approve.
The fight will then be carried on the
floor of the House at to-night's session,
when Assemblyman Berg moves his>res-
olution. Assemblyman Martin will ad-
yocate the Berg resolution, while Leader
Perkins will, it is expected, strongly OPP
pose it. These leaders of the two fac
tions will make things decidedly lively
and interesting. In the end, however,
the administration will win out.
just what bills the Hudson County
members will introduce tonight is still
uncertain. Assemblyman Calvin, the
Dickinson leader, said that he has no
intention of introducing any measure
having for its object the clipping of May
or Fagan's wings.
"Colonel Dickinson has stated as e1lr
phatically as he knew how that he did
not seek to interfere with Mayor Fa-
gan's administration" said Mr.. Calvin
this morning, "and this. | think. should
satisfy everybody that no attempt will
be made to procure legislation having for
Its, object. the clipping of the Mayors
wings, at least so far as Colonel Dickin-
son and the Hudson County Republican
organization is concerned
Mr.. Calvin said that the rumors of
wing clipping bills We're the result of
imaginative newspaper correspondents
they were circulated for the purpose of
making a martyr of Mayor Pagan and
making it appear that Colonel Dickinson
wasSa party wrecker. Governor Stokes,
he said. was never asked to lend his sup
port to such BILLS and never disapproved
Of them.
Mr. Calvin said that the search fees
bin which was passed on second reading
last Tuesday viii probably be taken up
for third reading and final passage in
the House tomorrow morning. He is
confident that the administration men
will support il and that it will be passed,
notwithstanding that the Record Fl Fagan-
Colby men will oppose it because it will
cut off large slice Of City Collector
Fry's income in Jersey City.
The Calvin search fees bill provides
that the fees fol- searches shall hereafter
Colds Cause Sore Throat