The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-20
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

New Canal CorporatiOn-The Obnox-
iOus Jury Commission Sustained
Liquidation for the Abattoirs-The Jer-
sey City Boulevard.
One OF the most important bills OF the session
was introduced by Mr.. Morrow In the House.
making provisions for the Incorporation OF the
New Jersey Ship Canal Company with capital Of
$500 oo0 and power to increase 1t to 900 O0O The
names OF the incorpOrators are Rodman M. Price,
Robert Il. Burden, William Il. Niles, Andrew A.
smalley. william c. Newell, jenkins Van Setback,
William R. Francis, G. Godfrey Gunther and John
McGregor. This canal is to be constructed
from the mouth Of the South River, on the Raritan
River, In Middlssex county, to place on
the Delaware River at or near Assiscunk Greek,
in Burlington county, and Is intended to complete
the line OF water communication between New
York and Philadelphia and to be Of no less capacity
than the Delaware and R2ritan Canal.
Mr.. Canscalan introduced q curious bill in the
House relating to the origin OF fires. 1t empowers
any sheriff or coroner to call jury OF inquest on
vestigate any case OF suspicious character relat-
ing TO the cause OF fires by incendiarism or arson,
vestigati0n is held to bind over for appearance at
the proper court all persons against whom such
jury may md verdict duplicating them In these
The bill for the repeal of the Hudson county
Commissioner OF Jurors act was defeated yester-
day IN the Senate, bv vote OF 10 against g. after
few remarks IN advocacy OF 1t BY Mr.. Mcpherson,
and In opposition by Messrs. Stone and Sewell.
The following Is the vote:-
YnAs-Messrs. Cutler, Hopper. Lydecker. Mcpherson,
Smith and Woods
kins, Jarrard, Sheppard, Stone, sewell Taylor AMI
Thorn-l0
1t was shown during the debate that the opera.
ton OF the bill in Jersey City has been signal fail
ure the last Grand Jury ignoring several import
ant cases.
A bill introduced by Senator Mcpherson changes
the mode OF compromising the prosecutor OF the
pleas OF HUDSON by fixing an annual salary for that
oficial Of $4,000 per year, to be pald in equal
continued to be taxed as heretofore in cases by
him prosecuted and paid into the county treasury.
bill establishing new banking company In
Jersey City, to be called the "NatiOnal Bank Of
New jersey names as incOrporatOrs David H.
Sherman, Isaac Freese, J. B. Cleveland, George w.
Gregory and Daniel TOney. The capital Is to be
100000. with the privilege Of increasing IL to
$250,0O0.
Among the amendments to be offered to this bill
and Butchers Bank" as 1t IS to be merely q ten.
der to the abattoirs In Jersey City and ON the
Hackensack.
The arguments OF the Attorney General and Mr.
Abbott on the proposed boulevard for Hudson
county occupied three hours and half on Wednes-
day night. The former speaker cOntended that
the avenue would cost So 600 600. while Mr.. Wake
man, on the part OF the taxpayers, commended that
1t would cost $40 900. There is no prospect OF
repeal OF the bill, although the Board OF Free
holders OF Hudson county have powerful lobby
at work to secure the construction or the avenue
in their own hands. The question has now
assumed triangular aspect, being q contest be-
tween freeholders commissioners and certain
taxpayers.