, 1865-02-24
Qhira9o Gribn1re.
BAD LEGlSLATtON-THE TRUE
NEmEnTFS,

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY q 1865.
BAD LEGlSLATtoE-TUE TRUE
REMEDIES.
While some of the members Of our last
Legislature have much to answer for indiyid-
1mlly. It cannot he denied TINT the bad segis-
latfon of the session WAS nj least facilitated.
II not in fact caused, BIZ cyils in the const!tu-
lion of the State. which greatly needs amend.
1nent. and which must be amended be.
1orc +f,c course of our lecislation will either
run smooth or clear. Our Legislature
ensembles but once in two years. eSecnt bv
epccAl call Of the Governor and continues
IN session but, fortv davs ~ 1rh,ct, o,.- . "a
SUNDAYS. and Others ore 1ascn nm IN ~.
CATIONS +o ,,s,. s,.ta ;ast,t,,t,aa. ,aa,.,..
7,,+ o,,o,+ 4.ro,4, 49, s1s.a ~ A. AsA ...I1
hne,ross ~ 1o9,.1.t,oa ~ 1as,.,e.ss- -.
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rn,ny matters o,s ,nnst he 1node odenn.4s
+o IN wants ~ t,,e +wn vco,s ~ co9,o ~
conrec # IL evident TINT snch rost ~ d1ro,,,tr ~
~ b,e,,.ee ~ o,,r.,- ,,o+,-o ,r5 .t....,,s
e,.o,.u aaes ~ ,,.o,;. ~ go. ~ .rs....s
,.a .s.e...t t =, 49, ~o.. CO. srTn.sA1a ssI
con ~ ho od.nra, e,v sn.,ss+;ae,aa aas aeas
ri unon hr t1,o 1ncrnh.rs T., ~ h-;ae 1ar;od
o,,ottod ~ t1o,, nn-aa +ta soaast rs4 ar,a,s1
.u-e o1,o,,+ fo,,-+oo ,,r15,.a ,,t,,s ;s,t.,
ducca-oho,t one thoneana ~ xh1ch 1erc
,,,esoa-thn 1.1or<.,. ,,.,n,1 rc,ected ~ fa;,,r1
1or vont of t;,nr.
Epough yerc passed, however, 10 make two
heavy volumes octave, which few men would
care 10 read through in much less time than
Was given the Legislature to pass them. The
bills, as acted upon, amount to about one
every ten minutes, Tor cye1y working day of
ten hours in the session-about time enough
had the bills been passed separately to take
the call Of 1hc yeas and nays on each, with
out investigation or debate. ol course this
crowd Of business excuses no member for
voting wrongly, for 1t was inc clear duty OF
every member 10 Fole 1of NJ oul 0n4. nc an'
dcrstooo H. anu LUG oIsAeSs feaailleo N
coEpicle NJ ne Gnu " loFIy oa3s Inc
members should hase renamed 4ons enough
to complete It. The money squanoefea ny
single bill, the Horse RasHoad sW1ndle,
would Lave paid the expense o1 forty e1tra
sessions.
Instead Of this our Legislature IN compll.
ancc with an unfortunate prcceucot, cnosc TO
consider itself justified In adopting the ON.
nibus" system OF passing in some instances as
ycau1. 10 nne hundred and Efty kills in siuplc
x1,,.to7, !, aud hv the same yote A1thonrh
4,,c Coarts have decided "lo.-rolline" to be
, crfmc fhjs ..omn,tnsn system Ia
not,,;nr INIT n who1esa1c act Of u1or
rolling" Each member as consideration
Of securing some private bill In which
lie Is interested, votes for one hundred and
iorty-nine bills, most Of which he has never
rcoj ona NJ the conten4s NJ wh,ch he !. tn.
ta1,v ona w insist cr,minnllv fonorant. or
coureo a ;oois1otrre rnn m snci n b,ch rrcs-
e,,,, -1r;r,,,7a :. 4be ,nero c,~,+,,re ~ n.
1oh,,r II !. for 4bc 1o1,hr n .,v What ttev
7rorf md bor- mncb thtr wont It md t,,e
7an;s1otr,. ,.h,,,,, ,,,s viva, ,+eo,F 1,,,a,v
+;,',..]a ~ +,,.orrt tho for,, ~ ~-o,t,nor, q
-. 49,. .s .u.e.,...te .,.s..ats-s - -
80. ~ :. s,,..,,, 49, 49,, IT.
,'a.. aears;,.ns .r,t, ~ ,',,s;,aes ~ ,ha 1ost
Toc;s'o1 nrc admit ,hat ,,rohohlr :, "a +1mes as
,na1r ,,,11. r,.ne ,,ossoa tr - - ehon1a 49,
NOON Autbe nrirnte snoc,a1 arts ~ ;nco,,,o.
rct;on eh,m1d hove hecn r.,ec}od cvcent
1r,,,,c .1,crr Una clear ,roof tha+ the Cow.
n.rv could rot 1.ra ,,oe,, t,,o,-,,,-s+oa ,,a..
1hc rcnern, laws -
The necessities and business or our Stat,
bnvc outcrovn That nrov;s;on NJ tbe f.onati
1ut,on ua7;ct, reon,res ito lec;s1at,on f;,r +vo
yenrs to be done in twenty. .fiyc vorline d,ys,
7nstcad If dim;nisbino 1co1s,ot;on that m,
x,sion canees rar 1nore 1tr;sla,1on n he dona
thor II 1,kc New: yorl wo had , s.se,or II
o,o nnrd-aa do.u o-o-7 .-,,.o. ~ t,,,1 :.
o,,oE Tina ~ o9,rnaa ana Sa,a.t S ~ sa- "
xcrts tlc session jnto a C,nera1 c,.1, snd
scramble ne ,r,c, a honaf,,, ,f cor,,,a,e :.
thrown among crowd of hrcgars Th+
Ireislatnre ia 10 heset nv The mn17in,ic,tv ~
claims mon it that 1t Is not allowed 1,rne tn
weigh their merits.
Ano4her needed amcndment fs one r.ss;no
11,e sa1arj.s of mcm1,ers IN n ,,cnre that Viii
respecfah1y nav their ernenscs and 1-ara
them some compensat,on far their lime.
Mn the c.lihrr suitab,e fnr nernbera ~
a., 1o,-;.,.. -, - -. y.
,as Aes'olatae ~ "oftn' W 1ne aStaase, NJ
their daily business. It is fallhcy and de-
ccEtion to suppose The State GIN. or will, or
ought to get the services Of these men for
two dollars per day. They onght not, can
not, md will not, get them at that price.
The pretehse that honest men will for the
honor Of these positions accept them At
q net sacrifice is true in casual