New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-19
THE NEJF-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

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TRENTON, Feb. 1S.-Mr. Mcpherson mtlO-
duced in the senate to-day important bill TO incorpo
rate the Staten Island and N0w-Jersey Suspension
Bridge Company. The bill provides that "A bridge be
built by the Company the Kill Kuli, from Con
stables Point N J.. Ia NewBrightoD, the opposite
shore MessTs. II. G.. StebbuS WIN. H. Duncan, Daniel
Low, j. H. Vanderbilt, Chas Butler Richard Patrick.
Thomas Bono, WIN. II. Dagidgo. Chas. X Hamilton.
Dwight Townsend, j. c. Henderson, ]. A. Austin, and
]. G. Hamilton are the incorporators banned. II IA
stipulated that the work shall begin within three years
the capital stock shall he si,OoO,oon, with power to
II to O0D0OO aud to Issue bonds to tho latter
Railroad companies are allowed 20 subscribe
for OF the capital stock The bridge must be erected
at least 100 feet above tide water The charge for riding
over the bridge shall not exceed hee cents per mile
Labor and material used in construction may be- paid
stock of the bridge Railroad lines terminating at
the bridge trains II, but preference
shall be given 10 line another Wfu injury
either bridge railroads shall he deemed felony. and
punished with 81 900 fine one years imprisonment.
Mr. Mcpherson also int reduced a bill to provide Board
definitely the bill giving Justices OF tho Peace the rRh
try where sum as high as 500 was involved
was defeated. Mr.. Lydecker introduced bill to incor-
porate the Ncw-YOrk, NcwJersey, Albany and Troy
Steam Navigation Company, with u capital stock OF
al 100000 with power TO il 10 5000 900. The
hesdG Jersey City. The bill gives riparian
In tb anu Asemhly Sir menmingwav gave notice ON
behalf of state Prison Committee, That charges Of
announcement must he presented IN writing, and
proofs must he furnished within one week thereafter
large number OF minor bills passed. The hill TO
incorporate the Newt ersey Warehouse and Guarantee
Company was lost. The Centennial Appropriation bill
coming Ip on special order Mr. Vanderbilt moved its
further p0stponemeDt TN Thursday. The postponement
was all but unanimously agreed TO- IL Is believed Tue
bill will be defeated The Dll relating TO pharmacy and
shall sell OF compound medicines who has not cerih
cate of qualifications from the Pharmaceutical Board Of
New-JeTsey. The bill apprOpriating sl5O0O0 out OF
the state Treasury to buy machinery for tie state
the Legislature 1t Is fight between the supervisors
the State Prison and the Bay state shoe ana Laher
contract with the state TO pay II 70 cents af Tor eac
converts labor III the manufacture OF shoes Before
that time 1t paid the state 60 cents inc contract was
for four on the part OF the State inc company re-
serving the night 10 annul ii at any tune after giving
six months notice " appears Ihat uhded 'o dGrier
keeper OF the state Prison TIE discipline was food tne
prisoners kept at work, and the BaV state Com
pany made money. The Supervisors OF the State Prison
began time ago to think Thar II wa wrong 10 allow
foreign corporation 10 enter the slate ana accumu
late capital from the convict Labor and oe the
neut OF It's own speculative citizens Brooding over
this grievance, u appears tDat the entered
into agreeable understanding wIth tho a'ale fsOn
keeper TO worry the Bay State Company "A little. and
conyicts were not required 10 be at all punctual either
at tber work in Obeying eXpeditOusly the nstruc-
tons or orders Of the COmpauys managers. Then The
panic came, that raised naturally the hopes OF the
keeper and Supervisors, and depressed 1t IL 10 be
posed correspOndngy those Of the COMPANY, and IN
gloomy moment the Company notified u the State
authorities thar after certain date II would relnquish
ia contract This basty action seems TO be matter OF
sore regret TO Company the present time IL had
an idea that the state could not get along very well
without IT, and would consequently make hbeIal over
ures and purchase machinery for It's use &C. But Seu-
ator lie Wits DILL buy machinery and place IL IN the
state Prison under the control OF the SuperVsors and 10
make me convcts work the State direct and not
through contractors disappointed the Bay state shoe
and feather Company amazingly and IL made RAPID
hasie 10 say that IL was prepared ana Wiling
no continue the contract This retreat was taken ad
vantage OF by Supervisors and their friends anu
was promulgated with great diligence that the Bay etato
shoe and Leather Company was greedy cOrporauOn
thai II was accumulang money very RAPIDLY from the
convict labor and that its ayarce should not be encOr
aged and further that last year there was n ais
crepsncy OF $50 900 in the amount required 10 make inc
prison pay its expenses, which was great 1shDg ON
alleged that the Supervisors ana the keeper oi the
state Prison $4,000 worth OF machinery 10 con
duct the shOemakiug business Themselves, ana ni the
nTtson with an army OF directors Instructors ana man.
ayers and from when management Is ratner appar
ent the state Treasury would not be nuch benchto'
the keeper OF tbs state Prison IL busy worker on mo
floor of the House day for the passage OF the h
and does not seem TO when some angry mtuinet
gets up as MI Morrow did tuesday, and denoinc'-
The iudecency OF state officers lobbying on Tue h""
After long debate the bill recommitted-4 10 AZ