New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-04
,,,- ,rpsEy LEGISLATURES.

Inn "N .,crs IN THE STATE PRiSON-A
AAOhlN" COMMITTEE APPOINTED NN
RErESNCn -u ,a,,yrrNe ExPENDITUREs-A NEW
TRLvAGANr PRlNIiN"
RA'LnoAp ,',,v CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRiBuNh'l
T.yToN Feb Sin the senate to-."S 0oo ~,
~ The massage Of o bill giving sloVV'V ou'
-, s,.,e Treasury for the purchase u , .-a,,,ae
' =, the couyicts n the State Prison ior
-. nurposes was the only Din VI ""y sao1 nv
-, os,ro hefore that body. There was a'' - .ho
sno Senate a supplement to tue onl s ,s,irc
NEW Jersey Warehouse ana uua'Su'y 80, s,ocS 70
- coUonaov the right 20 increase its oapnS' s'o."
$1,000 the snpplement repeals that part OIL uno
S'1T a., which requires that the MAJORITY oi '"'
,,s,oos shall be residents Of New-Jersey' In quo
.,oon the senate was occupied in 'he Vo"' -. .ho
she constitutional amendments Inc oen''o - c.
-. ., shoras N be taken by NewJersey IN tho Noi'
tar,,aJ Celebration stock at 10000 WHICH az Wv 49,,
Iii amount 10 100000 Senator HaVenss VI" 10 W.
,reef Of the railroad employees SUN re"i"'"' ~ -
-mm,,tee on Railroads and Canas and an aoFers' To-
port Ia feared. o,o, ,,,roduced
Nh, nrovidins that each OF the prosecutors OF ING
la.s far the several counties Of the state SNAIL 10 On
stled 20 demand and receive for his sorNiceS M anu"
slarv Of 40 for every 1000 Inhabitants OIL tho count!
Arhcb he ia the prosecutor, and Tor every i"o'i'N
90 In excess Of the whole number OF thou''u"' aH
that the fees 20 20 the county. The Dill iurInel
bat the sheriff Of each county shall receive - LOT con
~ overv nrisoner and g. for every complaint on
n,ob conviction shall be had The main object oil the
suiato nav connty officers a fixed sum, ana put THO
&c. into the comfy treasury Mr. Sellecs sof HUDSON
xntroduoed a bill giving the Board OF FTeouoiuo' VI
h9udsou County the control ano mahSgeuion' VI 'o
.~orntv J,t and practically aboshing the once Of
county Jaer; also a bill abolishng the once OIL Coui'
s,soner Of Assessments as appointed by the courts
~ Mr. I4Za "a
days ago. the Speaker appointed tho following as q
,Tommittae on Retrenchment and Reform: Messrs.
Hazard Jones Schenck BortOn, and Ward. The Dus
mass OF this Committee will he what reduction can
he made In the management Of the various state orices
III the COMMITTEE choose thew can suggest saving Oh
tesst 10000 TO the State by giving the CLERK OF the
Court OF Chancery and the Clerk OF the su-
preme Court salary of 5000 OF 5000
"a year and turning their immense fees
amounting together about $4,000 annually into the
Rtste Treasury. Again the Committee might suggest
he stoppaCe OF enabling acts giving newspapers nov
year old tho right TO publish tue laws ana eEai a'IeI
Eisements This has become a chronic abuse ana mol
keas than Owe or SIX papers not year OLD have Applied
NO the present Legislature Tor these privileges 1he1
might also suggest some method TO stop heaVy
Lan on the State Treasury for printing the Senate ana
Assembly documents This business has grown TO be
candaous waste without any excuse or Justification
and n mutpiIes every year Mr. Ward, WHO 1t will be
kseen IS member OF the above Committee stated 10 de
ae s evening the floor Of the House that the pres
tent Legislature OF New-Jersey is the most economical
Legislative body IN the United States; and the general
6mnresson IA that be spoke the truth Yet there are
two abuses that might Just well not be wnked at.
oast year the public printing cost the state ss9 6i
Nearly $4,000 Of this for printing the laws ana,
except o. TO3 O5 for procamatons and miscellaneous
lthe remainder swallowed up around the Senate
and Assembly Chambers, directly and indirectly.
Mr. Ward offered resolution that the COMMITTEE on
Riparian Rights be instructed TO send for persons and
papers and take evidence In regard 70 the waters ao
he and other places belonging 10 the state and
oOw occupied by private parties without compensation
no the State large number OF small bills were acted
ON In the House. The Hobbies clear OF railroad men
and work goes forward rapidly.
The Republicans will meet, 1t is said, In caucus to
morrow night, TO agree upon candidates for STATE
Treasurer Controller State Prison Keeper, &c. IL Il
leaid that Mr. Runyon will be reappOinted Controller
and that Mr. n. W. Voorhees, Of Hunterdon Will prob
-abysuooeed Mr.. SOoy Treasurer This seems doubt
dul a. yet.
There IL a report, based apparently correct
5oundatOn that the North Pennsylvania and the New
Jersey Central Railroad Companies are preparing 10
construct railroad across NewJersey. from the Della
ware ~ the Hudson River by way OF Bound Brook.
he report that or two of the directors OF
she Pennsylvania Railroad Company aro interested IN
4 la nav