The New York herald., 1871-03-25
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

Report of Committee ON Sinking Fund.-
The Governor vctoes tho Jersey City
Charter-A Severe Rebuke 70 the Lcxfs3
lature-The Paterson Charter Signed. !
The anti-Erie men are gathering their forces fol
the final struggle at Trenton next week. The Df]
repeating Erie Exemption act Is to be fought ou
Tuesday In the House. The senate yesterdal
took up the act granting certain powers aud
franchises to the Erie Railway Company and
1t was made the special order for Monday. i
The report OF the Committee on the Sinking Fund
was read. The assets amount to $1,l15, 605. Tho
receipts during the past year amounted to $780, 225l
There renamed in the fund on the first Of the pred
sent month $1,22556a, !
The Senate concurred in the amendments to thd
New Brunswick charter. L
The vote by which the supplement to the Newark
ana Paterson Railroad was passed was reconstdereda
The bill to establish Board Of Education In JerA
sey City was passed. 4,
The supplement to the charter Of the Morris and
Essex Railroad and the supplement to the MorrisS
town and Mount Holly Railroad were passed.
Then came the Governors message to the HOuses
giving his reasons for vetong y
THE JERSEY CITY CHARTER. i
The document, though lengthy, COY ers only few
Of the ma many Kin objections which the G9yernoa
as the boldest and most arbitrary attempt "a
destroy local government that mas ever occurred Id
ms len IN New ~ Jersey IT'S he opens by STATING
pletely put aside all semblance Of local governmental
in the sense this sa, term Is o usually applied, thai
should not be returned to your honorable body, a4
being in violation of that provision Of the constitu3
tion which declares that every law shall have bue
one object and that shall be expressed In its titlet
1 can scarcely conceive OF an antagonism stronger
the provisions contained within Its sections. FROM
the opening TO the close the provisions are Of
and redeeming merits Of the whole biii
being that it. recites In clear nervous anda
deprye the Voters Of Jersey City OF ali present. oDt
portunitles OF selfgovernment without their consent
ana the
BILL therefore, Is mer1torious IN that 1t makes nd
concealment Of its object and does not attempt I'd
disguise Its most unusual powers and purpOseS6
Antirepubican in form, arbitrary in spirit and pur3
pose, 1t only be defended II defensib,e at alis
City, atleas the principles Of all forms OF gover
ment-federal, State and municipal-are supposed
to be valueleSS.' =
In dealing with the
EXCESSIVE AND ARBITRARY POWERS
placed In the hands OF the commissions the Governor
states-sTt would not be more extraordnary3
and am not sure hut the spirit OF the whole bill
raj &c Congress- as should decide that the membcrs o1
your bodies are unfit representatives Of your conf
sttuents were incapable Of exercising the rights Of
the members Of our State LegslatnreD
He then points out the constitutional grounds on
which he vetoes the bill. 1t Is provided That tha
Board OF Works may make any Improvement at any
wlthstanding any other provision In the whole act
contained. In another section there Is the most ext
traordinary and unheard OF provision, s'That nd
certfOrdTT shall be granted or allowed to stay anYs
proceedings" !" and this provision IN itself
REVEALS THE INFAMOUS PURPOSES
of the BILL The 10th section expressly violates the
terms OF the constitution In regard to the right Of
trial by jury. The Governor points out q score ol
constitution objections leaving Othef reasons hia
veto out OF the question.
1t Is not by any means probable the bill can b6
passed over the veto There has not been at any
time unantmlty among the republican majority on
the measure. A dozen republicans regard the bill
as rutnous to their party, and now that the Reds.
tricting bill is law the country members cannot be-
whipped In by the caucus lash to support this bill
The consideration OF the veto message Ia set down
for Tuesday.
THE PATERSON CHARTER
was signed by the Governor yesterday and goes
into effect Immediately BY Its provisions the city
government Will undergo most radical change, In
than 1t was before. One of Its provisions prohDta
the levy OF tax assessment exceeding two per
cent. 10 raise the amount which will be necessary
land which has been heretofored raised by tax OF
2 10 and 2.25 percentagel the property valuation
will have to be made much higher, thus in no way
taking thousands or the taxes OF the many incor-
porated stock companies, who cannot be assessed
beyond their capital stock 1t will. In short take
away considerable sum from she taxes OF the in.
c0rpOrated companies, which amount will have to
be made mp BY an increased levy ,on the poorer
classes, who own bu the little real estate which they
themselves occupy.
The remains OF on unknown woman about forty
eight years OF age yesterday found floating In
the dock foot Of Seventh street. East river and re-