New-York tribune., 1874-02-20
Tux NEW.JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

| CONDITION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTs-
| BUSINESS STILL POURING INA BREAK OF THB
| MONoTONY IN PRosPECr-THE CENTENNIAL AP-
| PROPRIATION.
[FRoM rHg REGULAR CORRESPONDENT TRIBUNE !
| TRENTON, Feb f9-The Senate is nearly
through with the Constitutional Amendments. That
portion taxing church property almost unanimously
rejected Yesterday afternoon that part of the amend
relating tue authority Of tho Legislature over
local governments discussed and 1t was adopted
10 10 that the Legislature shah not private. local.
or special laws the following Laying out.
ing altering and working roads or highways; yacatng
any road town plot street. alley, public grounds
regulating the internal affairs OF towns and countess
appointing local officers or commissioners to regulate
municipal Affairs; selecting. drawing, summonlng. or
impanelng grand or petit jurors II Is feared that when
the amendments reach the Assembly great deal Of
time will wasted IN useless debate. Little business
WAS done to-day IN Senate. aud before O'Clock
adjournment made till Monday evening. Mr.. Jar
rard introduced bill TO incorporate the United States
Telegraph Company. with power to buil1 line from
Jersey CITY TO Phipsburg and else where in NewJer
sey the capital stock TO be $4,000 with the rght TO IN
crease it to 100000 President Taylor offered a
bill TO give foreign corporations doing business
in this State tho right 10 purchase neces
sary lands and tenemeDts. Mr.. Ii decker offered
a bill TO release the Jersey City and Albany
Railroad from the provisions Of the act for appointing
receiyers &C. where roads fail for ten days 70 run
trans Mr. Newkirk offered bill allowing the Woods
town and SwedesborO Railroad Company 10 increase It's
capital $3.50 O0D and TO extend it, time 10 connect with
tho Salem Railroad near Yorktown. Mr.. Stone offered
bill to change the time for holding the elections in
Union County to the second Monday in December Mr..
Hendrickso introduced bill to incorporate the Long
| Branch Improvement Company. with capital OF
$1,000 o and with power 20 iDorease 1t 10 amount
Tho object is 70 build a sea-wa from SeaOrght to Deal.
to prevent the washing away OF tho buf or shore The
bill authorizes the corporators TO receive Congressional
or state appropriations build the wall. and assesses
property beneated. MI Sewel offered bill 10 incor
porae the Washington Association OF NewJersey with
s5o 900 capital for the purchase OF Washingt0ns Head
quarters at MorristOwn. He also introduced bill to
INCORPORATE tho Livingston University OF NewJersey
with power confer clerical ana modlcll degrees, &c
Mr.. Cornish offered bill extending the powers OF the
American Transportation aud Navigation company 10
nnrea.e oy cspaI To O and to have the OF
its bonds under mortgage recorded IN Hudson county
Morrow introduced very important bill In the Assem-
oily. which il for ship canal from the Delaware l.yer
10 New-York Bay, through the South River on the Rir
tan, passing through Monmouth. Middlesex, aud Bur
ngton Counties. The length OF the proposed cana VIII
little than a. miles, and Will be ~ feet deep ana
$50 feet wde Tue cost Is estimated at si.OOVU Ihe
cost to remove tIe drt - piced aI 10 cents , u @
and ~ miles up the Ranc0cas valley Inc greatest e!e-
yation the line IS 80 ieet which "a 10 % oVereoo ~
to build IT IS ready IL IS proposed 10 nave te.hnus
the Reading Railroad In order 10 ilonitsts ana
named are ex ,GoYs Price and Newell, Robert H. Bur
dell J. Van Schaick, A. A. 5msey John McGregor j.
D.ggett Hunt william Travis and G. Godfrey Gunther
The Ia xes the duties to the state are placed
| on basis the Delaware ana Rartan Canal
that the canal Will prove OF great conner
cia be to IL is believed that
the proposad undertaking will legislative
with the Pennsylvania Railroad COmpanys interests
The Centennial Appropriation bill Is postponed until
Thursday or until after ladies' patriotic teaparty for
the benefit OF the Centennial which takes place here
! Tuesday and Wednesday evenings IL Is supposed 1t
will result in bringing out tho generosity Of the
| bers OF the legislature.
1t caused some surprise this afternoon when IL was
ascertaned that the state Prison Supervisors Messrs
Murphy. RuDyon and Sooy, had signed contract with
| Messrs. Bigelow and Howe, who represent the Bay
state and Leather Company. for the latter
tnue their agreement TO pay the State rs cents day
labor. There Is disposition In the Assem-
bly, to keep back bills OF Importance large number
| OF small bills were disposed OF.