New-York tribune., 1873-02-07
THE NEW-JERSEY LEGLSLATURE.

UNPLEASANT SITUATION OF TIE STANHOPH
COMPANY-TRICKS OF THE MONOPOLISTs-
ENORMOUS PROPERTY OF THE PENNsYLVA-
MA COMPANY.
fPRoM THB REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBuSRl
TRENTON, Feb. 6-The Joint Committee,
appointed by both Houses Investigate the in
which the stanhope bill passed the Legislature of last
YEAR seem to be rather Indifferent about beginning their
labors since the Chancellor rendered hs decision
against the legality that road to convey passengers and
freight Philadelphia to NewYork. Stanhope Is IN
bad condition. There have been 100000 e1-
pended on its proposed line and many small
farmers have had their property more or less injured
The opponents OF free railroads the House. In order
to gain time for the preparation of similar b twce
succeeded in having the bill for road across the
State returned to the Committee Corporations, on ac-
count OF alleged amendments that not properly
considered, and in which there appeared much danger
1t now out that, comparison. the rnonopolsts
bill in the Senate stolen bodily, and is the word
for word. and with the amendments, too as the anti
monopolists bin in the House.
In the Senate to-day bill introduced TO legaie
an agreement made last month for the consolidation or
the NewJersey Tube Transportation Company with the
Continental Railroad Company, under the name OF the
latter company. This is shrewd business The monopo
lists make an agreement without law, and then OF course
rely on Legislature to egaze that which II half ac
compished The bill gives the Continental Railroad
Company power TO construct continuous line OF rail-
road from Council Bluffs on the Missouri River to
the Hudson River opposite New York; and 1t shall
be lawful for said Company 70 build one or
more tracks in straight line across New
Jersey" This is still another Pennsylvania rail-
road scheme Some members Of the Legislature re-
mark facetousy that it would be good idea to intro
duce a bill proposing to sell the entire State To the
monopolists and let the people remove to other parts
Aside from this BILL the proceedings 10 both Houses to-
dav were OF little importance Dr. McCosh Of Prince
ton College the Senate hO0r TINS FORENOON anu
after short address in favor OF encouraging education
he was introduced to the Senators Individually lhe
left at nOon to-day for Philadelphia 70 have confer
with Col. f. A. Scott about pay ng taxes into the
Jersey City treasury IL is understood II the PennsY
yania Company agree 70 pay munlclpal taAaJoh III JeI
sey CITY, they will receive the support OF the Jersey
City members OF the Legislature
Few people are aware perhaps, that the PenDsyyana
roads in the United states The list embraces 50 rail-
roads, all made tributary TO the main line from fll
dephia 10 Pittsburgh and their termni distributed IN
nearly every State In the Union. with the Union, Cen
the vicinity OF 1900 miles, and the grand aggregait
capital invested in them at least solOsOoOJ ms
include the Companys $50 miles or canals anu
its line OF four steamships building 10 run between
Philadelphia and Liverpool This might be considered
dangerous power. But the only state that suffers ana
suffers badly, from IL Is NewJersey. The Pennsy yVaua
Company drives ts freight from other states through
NeW,Jersey, and takes its good time tO carry tue
freight the line OF its road in this State 70 s desund
ton often delaying for weeks at time. And, 10 add
insult to injury refuses allow any railroad 10 be
built within the state for the peoples accommodation
Ii the Legislature the General Railroad act or
the bills roads before IT, the people OF new
Jersey their heads from shame. They have as
circular seeking that end affrms suffered te Raillhs
be sold by that Company when ITS lease eA-
pred 10 the Pennsylvania Railroad.