The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-01-22

claim title to land, under any deed sought. to
be reviewed.
The bill to exempt soldiers in the late rebel
lion from the payment of bounty tax, applies
to all military or naval soldiers who were in
the service. So
The bill to incorporate the New York and
Philadelphia Railroad Company names George
Richards, Cortlandts Parker, Henry Lewis
John r. Cecil, Henry D. Van Nostrand Geo.
A. Allen, Samuel G. Forker, AlgernonS S. Cad
wallader, Alexander P. Berthoud, Jacob Rel
gel, Gustavus A. Abeel, Alfred S. Livingston
and others, as corporators, with seven million
five hundred thousand dollars capital, and
proposes to run a through road within five
miles of Trenton.
TRENTON, Jan. Is, 1873.
SENATE.-Mr Hopkins offered resolution
that so much of the Governors message as
refers to the matter of jurisdiction over the
waters of the river Delaware between the
State of New Jersey and Delaware, be referred
to special committee of three, with power to
report by bill or otherwise. Adopted.
Mr.. Banghart offered a resolution that each
member and officer be furnished with $25
worth of postage stamps. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Hewitt was appointed committee to
invite the clergy.
HoUsE.-The bill supplemental to the act
for the punishment of crimes provides that if
any consignee, factor, bailee, agent OF servant,
entrusted with the care or sale of any personal
property shall fraudulently take or convert
the same, or the proceeds of the sale of the
same, or any part thereof to his own use, or
to the use of any other person or persons
whatsoever, except the rightful owner thereof,
he shall be guilty of q misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by fine
not exceeding two thousand dollars, or impri-t
sonment at hard labor not exceeding two years
The bill to incorporate the New York and
Philadelphia Railroad authorizes a railroad
to be constructed from some point on the
Hudson river or New York bay, at or near
Jersey City to some point in the city of Trenton,
passing through or near Bound Brook, and
also to construct railroad from some con-
venient point on the railway above mentioned,
within five miles of the city of Trenton to the
boundary line between this State and the State
of Pennsylvania SO as to connect at the said
boundary line with such railroad or railroads as
are now built or building, or authorized to be
built in Pennsylvania, or that may hereafter
be authorized, using, with the consent of the
Yardleyville Delaware Bridge Co., or without
its consent upon compensation, any part of
the bridge of the said company as a part of
the line of the road, or making as part of
the route, such other structure in and above
the Delaware river not unduly interfering
with navigation, at some place between said
company shall deem ex petiient, and with the
consent of the State of Pennsylvania to con-
strict viaduct and said railway, wholly
across said river, at or near Yardleyville
bridge, or at any place between the same and
said Trenton city bridge, and the said railway
to and into the State of Pennsylvania, as far
as the present or future laws of said State
shall permit the same. They also ask for
power to build viaducts over the Hackensack
and Passac rivers, or viaduct over Newark
Bay without compensation to the State for
the use of land under water to put a pivot
draw with two openings each on the said rivers
or bay.
bill repeats the supplement- to the act
concerning roads, approved April 16, 1916,
which supplement was approved Feb. 90, 1871
and annuls all proceedings had under the
: same.
$50 worth of postage stamps was voted each
member-36 to IA.
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ing the balance of the week.
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The Rev. James White, member of the