The New York herald., 1870-03-16
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

The Jersey City Chnrter-The Lust OF tho
Railroad War for this Session The Inc0m o
Tnx-3evans Retaliates ON Essex and Mid
Observation-Disclosures ON the New Jersey
Railroad.
In the New Jersey Senate yesterday morning she
charter OF Jersey City amended was passed by .
vote or Is to l. The amendments lcgslating into
office men who would stand but a poor chance at
the hands OF the people nave raised such a cry OF
opposition throughout Jersey city that they VIII
tainly be rejected In the Assembly. The other
amendments. with few exceptions, viii pro-
baby be concurred In. The Joint Com
mttee on Consolidation from the new city
are SO indignant that the bill which they
had framed TO their own satisfaction was so altered
and amended that they appeared IN both Houses yes
terday and presented petition praying for the post
ponement OF the measure for another year. Tnis re.
quest, coming from men who were not appointed by
the people, was preposterous that it with lit
tic countenance in either House. Mr.. Bevans In
formed the members OF the committee who waited
on him that the people OF Jersey City sent members
to The Legislature who were fully competent to at
tend to tnelr business witnout the interference OF
parties not responsible to the people.
The bill to incorporate the Mercer nnd Somerset
Railroad Company I'm the interest or Camden and
Amboy) was passed TO q third reading, tne oppos
tion being so weakened from recent defeats that
they retreated from the field. Tne National
RAILWAY Dill NNOuuCeu Dy tHc rlVai6
Of the monopoly was Withdrawn. The
Camden and Amboy men hao their sleeves
tucked up for the 1nal engagement when this an
nounccmeni was made The National Company Will
now appeal TO the people, and will make the ques-
uon OF opposition to Camden and AmD0y an issue IN
the next election. That Is the only course before
them and the people already are holding meetings
in different parts OF Mercer county against the
monopoly.
In the Assembly joint resolution was introduced,
asking the members OF Congress from New Jersey to
vote Tor discontlnuance OF the income tax. on the
ground that 1t was no longer necessary. Joint re-
solution was also introduced calling for the appoint
ment of committee to consist OF two Senators and
members OF the Assembly, 10 inquire into the
alleged 0vercharges for freight and passage by the
New Jersey Railroad Company, and TO compare
their charges with thar Of otner roads In other
States.
Among the bills passed was that granting the
right OF New Jersey Ii the Gettysburg Cemetery to
tne United States.
In the fight against the Erie Railway Company all
the members from Essex and Middesex counties
voted Tor the Erie and agalnss Bevans' amendment
and when the Drlggs drainage DILL came up they
were anxious to have the bill killed but they had
raised host against them In Bevans, and the
Driggs bi,l was passed IN spite OF their opposition.
Bevans had thus the satisfaction OF seeing bill
passed which was most OBNOXIOUS to them.
Mr.. ALBEIT tine Speaker) mace speech In favor
OF the Riparian bill. saying that the individual own
ers though they thought the bill establishing COM
mission was wrong still tney were willing to pay the
same rate as the corporations had paid
Mr. BROWN, of Monmouth, spoke IN reply.
Mr. ALBEIT said that II II was right to tax the
shore front or Hudson county 1t was right to tax
every foot oil shore front throughout the state. Tue
0ul WAS snen ordered 70 third reading.