The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-13
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
A Bill to Remove the Capital
to Elizabeth.
Another Railroad Bill Rushed Through the
House-Lee Grapples with Monopoly No.
Again-The General Railroad Bill Still
in Committee-The Jersey City Ring
Checkmated by the Senate.

Checkmated BY the Senate.
When the HERALD announced last week that
bill would be introduced this week in the New
Jersey Legislature for the purpose Of transferring
the State capital from Trenton to Elizabeth, the
press and the people Of that State were
SO amazed that they were incredulous Mr..
Stone, Of Union, introduced the bill into the
Senate, providing that from and after the day
Of the annual State election to be held in the
State In the year 1874, the city Of Elizabeth in
Union county, shall be considered as the seat OF
government ofNew Jersey and that the first meet
ing thereafter Of the Legislature and all subse-
quent meetings shall be at Elizabeth; that
during the present session OF the Legis-
lature there shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with advice OF the Senate,
three persons as commissioners, whose duty 1t
shall be to collect and purchase within ninety days
after the appointment, suitable site in said city
of Elizabeth, upon which, as soon as convenient,
they shall cause to be erected State House, which
shall contain commodious rooms for the meetings
OF the Senate and General Assembly and committee
rooms together with proper apartments for the
various State officers and rooms for the Court OF
Chancery, Court OF Errors ana Appeals and Su-
preme Court and for the clerks Of said Courts The
Commissioners are authorized to procure plans
and specifications, to employ an architect,
and to receive proposals and make con-
tracts for the completion, erection and fur
nishing OF such State House, and also to lay
built. No plans shall be adopted and no contracts
made except with the approval OF the Governor,
President Of Senate and Speaker OF House. The
said Commissioners shall keep their accounts in
relation to their duties accurately, and shall de-
troler, to be filed in his Office and audited accord
ing to law. They shall report the proceedings
under this act to each session of the Legislature
shall draw warrants on the Treasurer in favor of
the commissioners for such amount OF money
necessary for the prosecution OF the work.
The great question of the hour is when will the
railroad war end Although the House adopted
resolution fixing the 2Sth inst. as the day OF final
adjournment it will not be dissolved till II has had
full satisfaction on the railroad measures now in
both houses. Yesterday was another field day, and
no possess0r OF shilelah ever HE'D of to Donny-
brook with more eagerness than did the members
Of the Assembly to tue state House when George
another 'H peoples railroad bill, known vi ""o as
Assembly bin No. go. called up 1t Is en-.
titled an act to incorporate the Hudson
and as it is almost fac-simile OF No. 8, now moul-
dering to DUST It Is called "Patterson's No. g."
and Ryder ''had hack at it," to use the elegant
expression OF one member OF the House:
a., After some sparflng IN which nobody was hurt,
was called up on special order. Ward moved that
the further consideration Of it be dispensed with
1t was the same as the bill already defeated, and,
therefore, parliamentary law decided that
up again. lie quoted from thrty-seventh section
Jeilerson's manual to sustain his point The
0scs read 9m this s,a book that took
OF Lords. He held that this rule was imperative.
The same bill might originate in the Senate but
was the same as Assembly bill No. 8. Bills passed
the House year after year Identical In their prov-
slons but different in the names OF incorporatOrs.
a hQf hta Roo
OF Directors intended to build the same road as
the Directors in No. 8. Letson expressed similar
OF the point introduced by Ward. The extract just
read was an old exploded document. This bill
glad. He earnestly advocated the passage Of
the bill. Plympton said that few days
se re- and
ton on that bill was taken in the Senate. (He was
here called to order by Canheld, and had to take
section 316, page s97, and said the point raised
should be made when leave was asked to Introduce
was that the Legislature cannot consider this bill
He called on the Speaker to decide so. The
Speaker replied that l. was for the House to de-
the bill out division was then ou taken afo ON
and it was declared lost by vote OF forty seven to
seyen-the alternatives being Carse, Farrer, Hem.
mingway, HILL Leaning. Plympton and Ward.
The bill was then taken up and amendments
were offered in rapid succession by Ward and re-
jected. 1t was at length ordered to third reading
The Hoboken-Weehawken bill Yves again taken
up on motion to reconsider. Lee made last
effort, fighting almost single -handed against
monopoly second only to the Pennsylvania Railroad
is Ira grasp , today. =, He stated that owing
serving the name in that township more
lives had been lost by violence and more crimes
in the State. In closing he said :-"You have
relieved the people of the State from tyranny and
monopoly by the passage OF a free railroad law;
the wheel and relieve 10000 people from tyranny
which, though not so powerful as tine Pennsylvania
cfrects" on division thirty voted for the recon.
sideration, lacking just one Of the required num-
Der. Macknett, Marion and Wilde, who voted with
number two. Carpenter, Darrell, Eldrdge, Hem
were converted to the cause OF anti-monopoly and
voted aye In this division. Campbell and Howell,
supporters ths y OF the p Were absent Garfield
lay were brought to the rescue, headed by Patter.
SON. who had been away attending town elections,
the yeas and nays:-
YEAs-Messrs J. Anderson, Armstrong, Barns carpen.
Ssss Ssyfsr GDs cSx p1TTs
Zee dessn Lindsay Lui6Srry MaicheT Paterson
sSr9n g"ad Cooley
~snde ws sSaSs @Se Shuttle w smith
To show the heavy odds against which Lee had to
contend 1t Is only necessary to add that the penu.
ous small-potate municipality OF Hoboken lent
I'm NO aid whatever. Had a. score or two of maps
,een furnished to the members OF the House the
esut might have been different, In spite OF the
wealth OF the monopoly.
The special committee on the Free Railroad bill
led meeting last evening, when Mr.. J. Daggett
lunt presented in writing seven Propositions for
consideration The first set forth that the bill
Mould be so untrammeled that no appeal to the
legislature would be necessary 1t Is considered
hat the hill will not be reported this week. though
he committee are hard at work.
The motion to reconsider the Commissioners OF
jurors bill, Killed in the Senate, was defeated so
hat after all the Jersey City ring VIII not have its
evenge on Sheriff Rcinhardt.