New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-19
NEW-JERSEY.

LEGISLATIVE TRICKS - THE sTRATAGEM OF
! ADJOURNMENT - STAMP ABUSES - GENERAL
! MISUNDERSTANDING Bolts.
! IRON THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTBUNEl
| TRENTON, Jan. 18.-Following the precedent
established by the last Legislature, both Houses
adjourned this mornngtl Monday night Ii order
to avoid State law which forbds adjournment for
longer period than days, Ingenious method has
been adopted. joint resolution is passed every Thurs
day morning stating that when the Legislature adjourn
:" 1t be till O'Clock Friday morning from which time
adjournment shall be made until o'clock Monday even
ing" As a consequence, Thursday Is virtually wasted.
No business Of any consequence be brought before
the Houses FOR, general thing, but few OF the mem
bers are present the number rushing off on the
midday train.
On Friday morning q single member-perhaps the only
law-maker lcftgoes gravely to each House and per-
forms the comedy OF calling order and without walt
ing for the echo OF his voice to die away calmly ad
journ the session for lack Of quorum. Thus there are
nearly four days in every week during which no bust
Is transacted An effort Will be made during the
coming week reform the abuse and IT ia expected by
the friends Of reform that Legislature ely Re-
publican will ind ample work In OF reform 70
engage its time during least five days OF the week.
There ia another abuse which the honest OF the
PARTY desire abolished in the present LoSisla
ture. It has been customary for several years
for the members themselves and the reporters Of
the Press at large SIS worth OF postage stamps
2
members protested against the expense rs being I'M
necessary as we'll unlawful In the present House OF
Assembly the vote stood favor p against. The
Speaker and several members who voted in the negative
returned their allotment to the State Treasurer The
measure gives great sa sfacton the reporters some
whom above selling the material thus lavished
| upon them by New-Jersey lawmakers. 1t is hardly
necessary say that could use S2j worth OF
stamps during session, during ten sessons-uness
| he sold them.
the Senate this morning. the only business trans
acted was the introduction OF bill TO extend the South
Branch Railroad from its present terminus TO the Della
ware River and the with the House OF As
semby In petition to Congress asking that Jersey City
DO made Port OF entry with Custom-house regulations
OF Assembly spent the hour and half of its
In passing resolutions relative TO the purchase OF
Independence Hail. several members improving tho OPP
portuny display their Fourth Of July rhetoric IL
was voted to appoint Committee OF i've to present tho
resolutions to the NewJersey delegation in Congress.
bill was introduced for railroad between New
Brunswick and Elizabeth.
bill establishing a GH"o'" '"ii-0'n To-" fo' ' ''
OF NewJersey viii be introduced some time during the
present session 1t will provide that capitalists shall be
free to their corporators. and build roads
vheresoever they choose, with the right to condemn
lands m Of present They will be required TO pay GER
tain percentage OF the capital invested to the State
which will be refunded In case tho road is completed
within certain number OF years. but at the end OF
that time the work IA unfinished tho State will retain che
money. The bin provides also for the appointment by
the state three Commissioners whose duty II SHAH Do
TO look after all the roads in the state and see that no
unjust monOpOlies permitted to particular COM
panles The object OF the bill is TO break down the op
pressive monopoly now exercised by the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad
Another proposed bill, which will excite some interest
on account OF its object which is to secure new trial
for Bolts the murderer OF Hastead will soon be pre-
sented The following is correct copy:
supplement tho act entitled an Act regulating proceedings and
Be- il enacted General Assembly o the State n
EewJersey shall be lawful for heretofore
hereafter be convicted Of crime punishable
IN death before whom the trial had
more applications for trial well alsr within The term at
And DO il enae ed that this set shall u,laey