New-York tribune., 1873-01-16
THE NEW-yERSEY LEGISLATURE.

THE moNoPoLIsTs IN TRoUBLE-PoPULAR FEEL
ING STRONG AGAINST THEM-G0SSIP CON-
CERNING THE COMMITTEES.
,vpoM THR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THB TRIBUNBl
TRENTON. Jan. 15-The defeat of the Penn
sylyana Railroad candidate for Speaker is surprise to
everybody here and is the general topic OF conversation
on the street. at the hotels, and in the Hobbies of the
capitol The monopolsts are very much discounted,
and receive little comfort from the legislators who
begin to fear the people When the Senate met to-day
the majority OF the members sat motionless and seemed
bewidered. as all their plans have been upset They
did not remain in session 90 minutes bn adjourned
till Friday morning. or rather till Monday evening at
O'Clock The House did the same the Speaker for the
information of members. he said, stating that II
would not be necessary for any Of them 10 appear In
their seats Friday, the actual adjournment was
till Monday. This is old way OF getting around the
Constitutional provision which especially says that no
adjournment shall be made over longer period than
two days. Several days ago all the committees were
made up and everything with Leaning Speaker in per
feet working order for their purposes. But now new
plans must be formed. The fight the monopolists are
now making is on the committees. There is strong
and earnest determination here 10 crush monopolists
and rings of all kinds and it will not be very surprising
IL the Pennsylvania Railroad Is pushed 10 the
wall. The arrest of Mr. Hamilton, President OF
the National Railroad Company Monday on
charge preferred against him by some OF the ocers
and has gained the National many new friends Ihe
object which the Pennsylvania Railroad managers hau
in the arrest Mr.. Hamilton 10 prevent the stocK
holders of the National Railroad Company from eecag
their annual officers according to their plans and the
arrest was attempted while the meeting was organizing
but was frustrated until the full business was transacted
| and all the officers elected.
The President OF the Senate and Speaker OF the Assem-
bly, will return here Monday evening with their lists OF
Committees made up, and announce them to the TWO
Houses The Craftsmanship of the Committee on Corpo
ratons will be given by the Speaker 1t IS said TO Mr'
Macknet Of Essex. This Ia the most important Commit
tee in the House. and has full control of all the railroad
legislation Mr.. Macknet is Pennsylvania railroad
man, hut OF unexcepnonally upright character.
bill was introduced in the Senate to-day to lncorpo
| rate the Hackensack and New-York Railroad Company
also bills for the appointment of special committee 10
consider that portion of the Governors Message relating
TO the River Delaware between this State and Delaware
10 relnduish titles lfe-savng stations IN NewJersey
to the United States giving the United States rght 10
purchase land in New-Jersey; relating to equity re-
ports of NewJersey. In the House, an old~senate Dill
TO incorporate the Union GasLght Company OF HUDSON
County was presented; also bill TO incorporate the
German Mutual Society of Jersey City. Resolutions
euogzing the character of Moses H. Williams of Essex
| and Charles Hemmngway of Passaic, two deceased
| members of the Legislature, were passed.