New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-21
NEW-,JERSEY.

JERSEY CITY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. UP THE
SCHOOL OUESTION-AN INYESTIGArION INTO
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
IRON TIT REGULAR CORRESPONDENT .oF TuE TRIBUNEl
TRENTON, Feb. 20.-Thc chief excitement IN
tba LEGISLATURE to-day was the debate on AIr. Pmpton5
Education bill for Jersey City authorizing the appoint
reut Of Is men by the Legislature TO constitute the
Hoard OF Education The Board Is at present
eIectad by tho people, and 1t is Claimed Dy
the friends OF the bill that they are III
every way unfit for the position Mr. Phmpton 5ad the
measure simply means to put the BEST ana most
suitable men in office. Mr.. Gaede moved to strike Out
the enactng clause and made earnest and vigorous
sreech maintaining that the people did not want the
nower Of election thus taken FROM them and commits
son paced over them, and that II they were allowed TO
voc upOn the measure they would reject IL by TWO
Thirds vote They were competent to govern themselves
and did not want be interered with by the state HIS
op name had been .paced upon the new Board but he
had ordered stricken of, since he wanted no oice
except from the people MI Patterson and
Mr. Bourquin followed in the strain claiming that
il WAS an unauthorized interference with tine local
affairs OF Jersey City, and speaking strongly Against ue
anDOintment of commissions. In response, Mr.. Joy
said there nothing in the mere fact OF commission
10 authorize opposition 10 tAe bill The only Vad oDGc-
ton made was that the people did not want IT, MT.
butcher said he opposed TO all COMMISSIONS lor Tug
covcrnent Of the internal affairs cities They had
been productive Of system Of corruption never before
known IN the history OF country lie mad UNDERSTOOD
te M dment of the schools II were, he
would ask that they be presented TO the House Inc
state Supcriutendents report prOnounces te sCoOl9
ne the hest I'm the country and in view OF tnat ne cOuu
NOT vote for the bill The motion to strike out was Dso
Inv almost party yOtei1 to sand tho Dill passed 10
it's third reading. $1,000, ,.-o- l,;.- ru,or,o-
was Increased by a further supplement- introduced ny
Mr. Farrer II forms three police judicial districts, ~
egrh OF which there shall be Police Juslce appOitcu
nv tbe legislature In Joint meeting whose salary Sn
be - GOO aud who shall hold office Tor three years
will be clothed with the same powers as JsIes o t
Peace except in civil cases, ana slaii Dc
law OF the Supreme Court. Mr.. Parker gave mute t
the Printing Investigating Committee WOuIu noid
ing Wednesday evening, when nearing WOuu " sat
~ nersous Interested The old printing ring, - sau
have abandoned the bill which the Assembly cut uoWn'
| and are preparing one. They can 20 uOtiisi
however TIL the Committee report ana II the seni
ynectatOn il continued that report WILL put an enA W
all printing rings in the future. -. ,oo,t,o ,ra
Al the close morning session JOINT Nd'
held ana the following State officers elected
Josepbus soOy IT.; State Prison keeper, hC WI
Howell; State Prison Inspectors John bogIe, WI
liam Uplhoun william T. Layton, ROBERT o. JVuooi'
w Pierce Law Judge Of Bergen County nlln4 M, .,
Ranta Law Judge Peter Alderman; lSesiuent 1uuso
Of BIIrn ton County Joseph L. Norton Judge ol -,
mon pleas OF Cape May, Henry swaynei Lay Juugo ~
1'umberand Daniel Harris; OF Gloucester. mI n -
scott: of Hunterdon, David Van West; OF 1
Tlihu Cook; OF Monmouth, George W snnh ol OTe1 r
| William / James; OF Pa5saic, John A. IetIune
| Of Common Pleas for Union, hugh IL b onu ~
reported that an investigation into the loeai
Jersey City will be provided Tor " Ie'ou'
| appointing committee.