New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-03
NEW-JERSEY.
10 was "a

MORE PENNSYLVANIA INFLUENCE-THE GHOST
OF ERIE IN NEW-JERsEY-THE RIPARIAN
CONTROVERSY GNsErrLED-soME INCIDENTAL
Expenses.
fPROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE !
TRENTON, April 2.-The agents of the Penn
sylvania Central Railroad Company, not content with
doing their dirty work. appear now as champions OF
the infamous Erie legislation Of last year 1t Is asserted
on good authority that the beginning OF the session
certain OF these agents made contract with Jay Gould
to pass kin such bills as he should direct, and
the action Of the Assembly to-day confirms
the statement bill introduced early in
the session repeating the Classification act passed
former session For long time 1t remained in COM
1nttee and only until to-day did 1t up for ana
passage when defeated through the exertoDs OF
the Pennsylvania agents. One OF the members from
Passaic asserts that he asked member from Bur
ngon for the repeal the latter replied that he
had promised Senator Trick Of Gen. Trick the Penn
sylvania lobbyist against the bill and that when
he asked the two members from Salem, they told him
they had promised the Pennsylvania manager TO vote
against the BILL receIvcg in return promise for char
Of short track Of railroad In their own county The
following the vote:
YEAs-Duiche Pare Fisher Eaght Hendckson Hopper Jov,
Luerry, MAGNET Marer MeDlno MeKinlay Niles Parker 'ae
.oa Rogers N'''' ''-'''' -"-'-' '''-' -Y''. ~
Anderson, BOurqup Garfield Carse cavieer
silveriLoru spaney Thompson, Van Ripper whdcar-E.
Nj. Hemingway and Mr. Garfield changed their votes
10 the negative in order to move reconsideration
which the latter gentleman did soon as the vote was
announced, adding that the bill repealed law which
was very oppressive 10 Passao County and was in its
provisions perfectly indefensibe. The motion 70 recon
slider was lost, as follows
YE-Csnheld Csvleer Ducher Perier Fisher Gseie Hghi
ssps saer MsDs1cds Mcxns Niles Parker Psier.on
Ryder sanderSOp smith Stevens, Torbet Wand wleis Wilde
NArA.Tonsn And,rsSn BGurquH gs-it m ngs Rs@1s
aiv "A
repeal Ere legislation lost by vote Of II TO &c.
was introduced with the other bill early in the session.
and like H. held long time in committee It's object
was TO repeal clause OF bill passed on the day called
Black Friday" in NewJersey legislation, giving the
Erie Company the right 10 build road and to charge
the same fregbts az might charged upon road In
any county which the proposed road should enter The
road entered Morris County, and the Erie Company
finding very sort line of railroad with high rates,
applied those rates TO the road. The object OF the
bill when introduced to repeal this obnoxious
clause but the bill passed to-day entirely diff
ferent from the original one In mysterious
substitute had taken Its place, and instead OF repeal
was simply charter for a railroad The friends OF the
hin therefore cared little for II, aud 1t died easy
death
1t 10 very doubtful II the Long controversy between
the Riparian and the New-Jersey Central
Railway Company will be settled during the present ses
SION has continued through the past thr-e years
and was ended few weeks ago 10 agreement upon
bill which II now before the Assembly, and by which
te Company gwen full title to the lands 1t claims in
Communipav Bay, on condition OF paying INTO the
soso Fund Of the 100000 fifty from the first
aaQ Of April 1872 with interest thereon till paid Al
seven uer cent When the bill came up second read
ing last evening Mr. Joy moved TO amend by increasing
the amount TO siOs Co., and the whole matter was laid
on the table till this morning This morning. In speak
ing upon hs amendment MI Joy said he had sought IN
vain for the facts IN seeard bill The Riparian
Comm-sioners had fal power ~ se the lands and LIE
could not the necessity Of their coming INTO the Leg
irtture with long bin authorizing sac Inc 'oiII
mi tr, who had The hii IN charge mad made report
and the Assembly knew nothing about TIE laos III Tie
east MI B0urqIil eDDsideyed tic biiI tue most npor
nt one VI lhe session. yet hfy were acns uDon IT