New-York tribune., 1874-02-12
NBU-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

UNIMPoRTAST BUSINESS IN The sENAiE-sLoW
PROGRESS ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
VAIN AND WEAK ATTEMPTS Al REfoHM-A
VISIONARY RAILROAD PROJECT.
lvpox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSF.l ]
TRENTON. Feb. II. In the Senate this morn
ing Mr. Stone presented petition to regulate the man.
ufacture and transportation OF nroRycerine, ana an
other praying the repeal Of the law allowing railroad
trains TO be run on Sunday Mr. Hayens presented et
,ion of $50 against the proposed constitutional
amendment making church property taxable; and Mr
Hewitt petition OF the purporf. Mr stone INTRO
duced bill to incorporate the Industrial Lie Insurance
Company Of NewJersey with 100000 capital, ana with
power to increase 1t to soooooo; the Office to be at
Elizabeth. Mr.. Smith introduced bill to make valid
the charter OF tho Newton Gasight Company on pay
ment OF legal assessment and SIS additional Tue bill TO
secure railroad employees payment for their labor was
discussed at length, and was recommitted. supple
TO the giving tho Chancellor the control OF n-
solvent railroads provides that all expenses incident TO
the operation OF roads shall be rst hen on the
property, to be paid before any other lncumoranee
whatever The afternoon was spent In the discussion oi
that amendment which provides against
the Legislature tamperng with local governments Tor
political ends. President TAYLOR IS opposed 70 me amend
because would compromise his action IN tnc Leg
issture OF 1871 Senator sonei opposed to apparently
for the that his political opponents are IN favor
.of It, The amendment has now already Occnpeu seVeTaI
sessions OF the Senate, and s yet undispossu o. -
In the Assembly resolution OF Mr: A. =; sntE, 20
disagreed to- This is the third or fourth time an enOrt
has been made for pcayune economy Tor p0ca ehect.
The real economy in State Offices The Treasury
of the State can be benefited at least $4,000 annually by
giving clerks Of the supreme Court and the Court OF
Chapcery fixed salaries and turning the fees OF these
offices into the Treasury OF the state But personal
popularty and handshakng have great influence with
the members The bill creating district courts In the
Comfy OF Hudson and abOlishing the once OF Jus1ce
of the Peace was defeated bill giving the Mayor OF
Jersey city the right TO offer reward for aoscondng
city officials passed the Assembly Ihis Is intended 10
iegalize reward offered for the capture OF Hamilton,
the defaultipQ CITY Treasurer Dill was introduced 10
incornorate he Elizabeth Horse Railroad Company
also bill creating the Passaic Mining and Manaiactar.
Ing Compauy with q capital Of 100000 The bill giving
e6 600 70 the state Prison for maehinery fof mauiac-
turing purposes passed to It's third reading after being
amended and warmly debated at Doth morning au1
Afternoon sons There have been 500 bills entered
i'm The Assembly 70 far this session. against 25 during
the same time last year. - A., -, ,,
Several ridiculous statements have recently been pho
lished declaring that a railroad betweeD newborn
and Phade phia about to be buiii and tiat a com
pan for mat has already been organized with
Gov Parker aud several OK eoVeruorr Oh Nt",Jetsey
ms Roard of Construction. These reports exee npcp
merrin,en here since the facts the are tliat
no nroIect OF tho kind exists ont OF the mud ot Mr.
Daggett Hunt, who 10 Ia" originate" "" s'i1 "''''"e
q he Acht