The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-26
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

The Adjournment Fixed for tho 4th Of April
Is the General Railroad Law Blessing in
Disguise HMcPherson Rises to Ex-
plain-The Infamous Jurors
Bill Passed by the Senate.
Tired Of the long and stubbornly contested rail-
road conflict, the members Of both houses of the
New Jersey Legislature want to 60 home. BY o
concurrent resolution the adjournment will take
place on the 4th OF April and Trenton VIII then
resume its wOnted tranquility and dulness. The
motion for adjournment was ardently supported
by Carse and Cole, Of Camden, ana 1t was easy to
see in consequence that Tom Scott was playing q
willy game, for the period from until the 4th OF
April is too limited to afford sufficient Oppor-
tunity to have placed on the statute Free Rail-
road bill that would half satisfy the
wishes Of the people. worthington and Letson
wanted the time extended one week further,
but their entreaties were not listened to-,
and amendments to that effect were negativcd as
fast as offered. Canheld seemed Indifferent, said
he did not care, and added that he would endeav0r
to rush all his own bills to final passage as soon
as possible. Patterson was misled, and wanted
to move to reconsider the motion for adjournment
early yesterday morning, but receiving no encour-
agement he let the matter fall through.
The General Railroad bill is Still In the hands Of
the special committee They held q long session
on Monday night and the labOrs performed were
only Of clerical nature. Another meeting will be
held tonight. Attorney General Gilchrist was
consulted on the matter and his shrewdness is
brought into requistIon in order to ferret out the
coored gentleman in the wood pile. It is strange
that Uourtandt Palmer and other astutc lawyers
did not unearth him long ago. The friends OF
Patterson's Sxtynne are afraid to try Its chances
In the Senate. They lack one vote, and until that
Is had the Senate will not be troubled with Its
presence.
four O'Clock, and proceeded to aude to the attack
made on him in relation to his railroad record,
which he designated as being OF an infammatory
nature, and misrepresented him In every shape.
He said that no intimidation In the shape OF violent
and persistent SANDER would for u moment swerve
in the late discussion on special legislation were
most disgraceful. He then adverted TO the special
Railroad BILL and in justification such committee
he said that the Senate July endorsed all the
amendments made and unanimously passed the
concurrence, and, lOl the House found that the
Free Railroad bill was not one in TACT but in
name. The little joker from Hudson had been ply
ing his willy schemes, and vas accused Of being the
cause OF all this He then referred to PattersOn's
bill No. 80, as another measure Of special legisa.
ton, and 1t seemed to hun that the friends Of
that scheme did not want to support any general
railroad law. He here indicated himself in very
amendments were needed to complete the general
railroad bill let the House make them and they
would be accepted by the Senate, who awaited pa
tiently The result of their action.
In the House the following petition was received
motion OF A. j. smith, was laid on the table,
In view OF the question Of the removal OF the capital
Of the State from It's present site 70 the city Of Elizabeth
WHOM vests s s to Gar Pos IT, o. ground as JACK
ward Of III city Of hereby Ser to the
state their title to the same inc land TO o. used for the
erection Of the Capitol an" sb 6iHfr s5ass 9Ka hSo
Exccq Is tor himself and other heirs.
The bill establishing district Courts in Jersey
City. which passed the House ON Monday night,
was RECONSTRUCTED and recommittcd for the reason
that the qualifications necessary Tor tue proposed
Judges have not been defined in the bill.
ment Of Commissioners OF Jurors in Hudson County,
came up, Mr.. Cutter made most powerful argu-
ment against 1t. He said 1t was invIdous not to
have the three political parties represented In the
BILL Several Senator'S here said there were only
two political partiesl He denounced the bin in un-
measured terms, and said that every man had
right to be tried by his peers, and II this bill passed
no such trial could take place. He brought to
light the pernicious effects it would produce a;
lengthy argument In It's support. He said the ne
cessity for this bill was greater In Hudson
necessity for II, for majority OF Grand Jury
lately empanelled IN that county were open We
lators OF the law. lie predicted That the time was
not far distant when every county would have
like measure.
MIR. Mcpherson then followed, and said that no
such necessity existed for this bill In Hudson
county. II there were exceptional cases where
convicted persons were placed on the jury--and he
did not deny but that might have occurred--still
the Sheriff was not to blame. lie SAID the entire
seli-government Of the cty was being taken from
them. Every office but that OF Mayor was practi-
cally abolished, and they were now attempting to
create another ring-a jury ring. He looked upon
it as an outrage Oh their rights and destructive to
their interests. There were certain men in the
any interests or responsibility In Jersey CITY, rne
Senator mere referred to one Pangborn, against
whom several indictments are pending IN Hudson
county and who managed to get upon the floor of
the Senate and buttOnbec Senators in favor OF the
billy Mr. Mcpherson concluded by a powerful ap-
peal to the Senate reject the bill, springing 1t
did from men who chafed and loaned because they
found the law too strong for them.
Mr.. Cutler arose again and In scathing terms ex.
posed the evil the measure would bring FORTH He
alluded TO the expedient which made 1t q caucus
measure Of the great republican party OF the State
Mr.. stone again addressed the sepSte in reply to
Cutler
mencement OF the discussion, and 10 was filled by
Williams. He now toog cne door and spoke in fa
vor OF the BILL saving " was TO purify the jury box.
He proceeded to dTell on the object OF govern.
ment which was 10 nut twelve honest men IN the
jury box. Tb.s bill would take away the miserable
patronage ,ield by the Sheriff OF appointing his
ae tna my rhere was nons in IT,
w appsarng for party 6cPIMa r Mcpherson offered
an amendment, which he said he offered in good
filth viz .Z"That the bill be rec0mmitted for the
purpose of adding Essex county" lie said that II
the bill held ortn sucn blessings 70 ha ss county
This was negatived by vote OF IL against Q, Wood
and Sewell the only republicans voting In the
Affirmative. The bill was then put on its nnal
passage and declared carried by the following
YEAs-Messrs. ,Bees!ey, Ravens Hewitt; Hopkins
'' Nl9s"2essrs. BansSars Cornish, Cutler, EdsaIl,