New-York tribune., 1873-02-06
THE NEW-JERsEY LEGISLATURE.

DEATH BLow TO THE sTANHOPE CHARTER
NEW RAILROAD BILL IN THE INTEREST OF
THE M0NOPOLISTS - FUTILE ATTEMPT TO
SPREAD THE KNOWLEDGE OF POPULAR SCI
ENCE.
lFROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE !
TRENTON, Feb 5.-Vice- Chancellor DOdd de-
vered his lOnglOOkedfOr opinion today, in the Stan
hope case 1t is exhaustive document, and is consid
cred very able and conclusive. IL may be summed
in few words: No bill passed BY the Legislature will
entte any railroad company to make connections with
other roads convey freight and passengers between
Philadelphia and NewYork. The charter must be for a
through road As the Stanhope tried link itself with
five six other roads from the Delaware to the Hudson
the Court held that that not the intent Legsa
ture passing the bill The friends OF stanhope very
respondent at the decison they confidently looked
for opinion in their favor.
The reading Of the local bills again occupied both
Houses to-day. In the Senate a supplement the Mill
stone and New Brunswick Railroad was presented. and
bill to consolidate the Richfeld Park and Rockland
Central Railroad Companies. II appears that the bin
introduced in the Senate, Yesterday for through line
from Philadelphia TO Ncw-YOrk simply chcckmate
by the Pennsylvania Railroad 10 the bill of the same
kind in the House. The friends OF monopoly in the
House insisted keeping the first bin in committee
until the second was ready. The Senate, Of course
viii pass it, and have good excuse for throwing the As
sembiy bill aside The Pennsyly Company may, or
may not, build its road, but by securing additional
charter it wiz double its hold upon the State Con
gressmen Halsey and Scudder, who named among
the corpOraO OF the road here yesterday and to-
day. The monopolsts boast openly that they own
the Legislature.
In the House there was a good deal Of sparring
bill enfranchisnc those Police Commissioners Of Jersey
City who were convicted for mafeasauce office VI
seems a curious anomaly IN government for one Legis
lature to appoint 4 commission to rule city and the
next Legislature 10 be called upon 10 from that
he fOr 10
those commissioners still in Office. During the discus
sion. Mr.. Ryder from Hudson made an ilempered
speech and charged Judge Bede Of being Influenced by
partisan motives sentencing the convicted commits
sioners. Judge Bedle has national reputation Of being
one Of the purest and abest the bench The
worthy and its passed uurebuked and the
bill was carried through the House. Gen. Carse Of
Camden introduced the following preamble and rcso
luton:
Whereas The general A..e1, q the state Of NevJeney alive
should feel for The advancement Of
the progress Learning broad dissemination Of useful knOwL
ie1s It bss r years beep 'e cuom with enlightened
Governments this country and tuoue lay before the Legs
& e @ So %; 5iy S " G more STacea ad Of Da seE
uc arasts philosophers and stame In or at e fountain Of
e o, nay ~ 1 rom Of c S rs; Tslcoe
,'orea T House before considering the Public School bin
now the Committee Pruul and
SSlo 70 furnish eacl men a. toi1 COS. h9t eteedilE ~
" " n NJ - SI5es o. mos ToaSsIa ,t It 1 - % y
ary poyerln making selections tbereirom.
urged the adoption fthe resolution in ashort
speech He sai0 when similar resolution nitro
duced 10 this House, the other day. there apparently
a misapprehension as TO the merits OF the bin The
object this resolution is TO lay before the members Of
tins House, at "a very moderate cost, the experiments
and results OF the most scientific and learned men OF
age 1t has long been custom Of other legislative
bodies TO do SO. The money spent by Us in this way
would show TO the world that advance with the age
ofintegeuce and learning. The people would sustain
Us IN action The sum is paltry compared TO the
outlay made by House for what might be considered
useless purposes Our desks constantly loaded with
worthless mater, for which the people obliged to
paw trust the resolution will pass" When the ques-
ton was put by the speaker majority Of the members
seemed TO answer in favor Of the resolution, but the
speaker decided the motion lost.
AN ARGUMENT FOR THE ANTI-M0NOPOLY RAIL
ROAD BILL.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE1
The Assembly Chamber was crowded, tonight, to
hear an argument before the Committee Corporations
for and against the charter for through railroad from
PHILADELPHIA TO New-York. Messrs COytlandt Parker
and b. W. Throekmorton of Jersey City appeared for
the road Mr. Joha Dorrance forward for Pennsyl
vaua and asked for pOstpOncmont TO Tuesday night as
the counsel for that company was not ready Mr.
Parker reviewed at some length the Pennsylvania
monopoly SAYING that II owned capital in railroads
amounting to $5OOOOOJO and has 1900 miles of rail
road He said that if the Legislature granted the char
ter for the through road the would be running
il between Eew-York and Philadelphia by way Of Bound
Brook before the 4th OF July next. lie denounced
monopoly in severe terms and rebuked legislators who
sell their votes and look the Pennsylvania Company
their king. The Chamber and galleries were packed
and loudly applauded the distinguished speaker.