The New York herald., 1870-01-27
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

The Fifteenth Amenamcnt-1he Last Resting
Place oil Panpcrs and Criininais--Dcb;t ON
the Lnstices E:!I.
IL the morning session OF the Assembly yesterday
petitions were presented by six members asking for
change IN the license law to submit the question
OF licenses to the residents OF townships.
Among the bills passed was supplement to the
charter Of the HoboAen Water Works and supple
ment to the charter OF Seton Hall College.
In the afternoon session Mr.. Reid, from the Com
mlttee on Unfinished Business, reported the resolu.
tons known as the fifteenth amendment 10 The con-
stltution and the same was made the order OF the
day Tor Tuesday next, February l..
Among the bills introduced In the Senate was one
entitled IAN Act for The Advancement OF Science
and TO Prevent Contagious Diseases which gives
permission to every PRISON Keeper or OF the
poor 10 give the bodies OF those die and are
ne buried AT public expense 10 any doctor to any
nedcai school IN the state Tor the advancement OF
the science OF affalofny.
The PRESIDENT announced the following commit
tees:-on Ruies-Senaiors Hopper, Cobb ana LitIle
! Special Committee on Eric NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. i.
". Iay ylor, Gas6e.i and Bottle.
BILLS PASSED
| supplement- to act 10 faciitate judicial proceed
lngs IN tue county OF Essex; to incorporate Tue New
| Jersey Warehouse aud Guarantee Company.
| The supplement 10 The act regulating fees allow
ing justices OF the peace and constaDles ices
at the time ol the complaint, without regard
Viclion under TIE same, came up on ITS nnal
| passage.
| Mr. j. w. TAYLOR TuoVeu tEaI the bill be inGei-
ntely postponed, remarkng tnat there were many OF
the Justices OF considerable merit Dut majority
| III the city OF Newark were not tne
| men To trust with the liberties OF the
] people. When the case Is one that calls
| Tor the issuance OF process the papers
are sent up TO the Grand Jury, and the
costs are PAID II conviction ensues. He cted the
| case Of . justice IN Newark who mad been indicted
| for demanding eAtortlona.e fees, and who kept a
| standing advertisement III a local paper invilinr
people 10 call, and saying tnat any violation OF Inc
! city ordinance Wonld be tried heren He was not
opposed 10 the justices as class but did oppose the
extension OF tnis provision TO criminal cases. lhe
| law was wise and just one as it stood.
| Mr. LITTLE hoped that The motton TO postpone
| would prevail. II the power 10 collect these
ices was placed IN the hands OF the justices
| processes would be issued in ninety nj ne
cases out OF hundred. In some cases
the justices did not get justice at the
hands vi the county cierhs, who IAN To pay the
Costs upon CONVICTION. lie proposed 10 bring In a
bill 10 punish the Clerks who iaii To settle up. The
Senate snould hesitate before they undertook to ay
aside the decisions Of the Supreme Court OF the
STATE whicn was regarded as one OF tue best the
| country. TIE moIlon TO postpone was carried by a
vote o eleven TO ien the President giving rue east.
| ing vote
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved That when the Senate adjourn Monday even
ing next 1t meet at 10 A. NJ. and 7. NJ hereafter aud
that u $50 De ihe morning hour of adjournment without
| motion.
The senate then adjourned until this morning.