The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-04
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

A CObbler's Charter for Jersey City-Re-
trcnchment BoEun-Sheeran and The
Ferries-Thc Centennial ApproprtA-
TOMBSTONE a School Burner.
A large number OF bills introduced in both
houses of the New Jersey Legislature yesterday
and the night preceding. most OF them being OF =
private character. The supplements to the charter
OF Jersey City offered by Messrs. Mcpherson ana
Washburn will, II passed, cause important changes
in the municipal government OF that city. Among
the principal features set forth IN the
bill presented by Mr.. Washburn are those which
provide that the bonds OF that municipality cannot
be sold for less than ntnety-fve per cent OF their
par value and also that the total expenses for sur
veying and engineering be limited to 10000 per
annum. No more than two ponce justices shall he
appointed In the city and the Board OF Public
Works are restricted from issuing Improvement
certificates for than $500. 900 in any year.
In the House a bill was introduced in regard to
the prosecutors OF the Pleas, which changes the
mode OF compromising these officers. 1t gives the
prosecutors $40 for every 1000 inhabitants OF their
respective counties. This would give salary.
for instance, to the Mercer county Prosecutor OF
81, $40 per year. The fees now allowed for the
prosecutors are to be paid to the Board OF Free
cutors at the rates above stated once in every
this bill that 1t viii give $50 day for every honest
days work OF ten hours by an efficient prosecu-
tor, and that about $25 will be saved III each bill OF
Indictment
A Dill introduced by Mr.. Siberian as q supple
ment to the act CONCERNING ferries limits the rates
between HObOken and New York city to Genus
Tor eacn passenger; ior man and horse, cents
for each one-hOrse wagon, truck or vehicle loaded
or empty, IL cents; Tor each two-horse wagon,
truck or other vehicle, loaded or empty, % cents
for each horse or mule, cents Tor neat cattle.
cents; for sheep, lambs or SWINE cents and other
kinds of merchandise cents per 100 pounds.
A bill introduced III relation TO the salaries Of
the State officers fixes the salary OF the Clerk OF
the Supreme Court 81, 600; the CLERK or the
Court OF Chancery the same amount, and the Sec
OF State at in lieu OF lees as at present
4 bill presented by Mr.. Rabe, OF Hoboken, for the
anne xation OF Weehawken to Hoooken contains
the same PROVISIONS the one introduced by Nr.
Lee at the session Of last year II is predicted
that this measure Will meet with better Fate than
1t did the preceding year, when IL was lost oy the
The Senate hxed the number Of shares at 10000
as New jerseys contribution to the stock needed
by the Centennial Board OF Finance Tor the Cen
tennial celebration. Each share Is worth $40,
which will place the aggregate amount contributed
on the part OF New Jersey at 100000.
In the afternoon the Senate took up the constltu
w y1Taa aebate MAdd to paragraph section T.
article 4-''NO law shall be revived or amended oy
reference to its title only. but the act revived or
the section or sections amended shall be inserted
ut length. No general law shall embrace any pro-
vision OF private special or local character. NO
act shall be passed which shah provide that any
existing law any part thereof shall be made or
deemed part OF the act or which shah enact that
any existing law or any part thereof shall be ap-
piicabie. except by inserting 1t In such act"
The following amendment was next discussed.
Add to paragraph six, section I, article "A
general diffusion OF knowledge and intelligence
being essential to the preservation OF the rights
and liberties Of the people, the Legislature shalt
establish and maintain public schools Tor the gra-
tutOus instruction OF all persons IN this State De-
e q see ia this Shall ne
construed to mean schools that aim TO give to all
rudmentary education ana not TO include schools
designed to ht prepare pupils to enter college,
or schools controlled by or under the influence OF
any creed religious society or denomination what
ever"
MIR. Stone said that they did not need arguments
In the constitution. A constitution ought 70 be
adopting constitution they did not want stump
speeches, no matter how good the object or mo-
guage in the wording of the constitution
Mr.. Taylor said he did not believe IN amending
the constitution unless they felt IN want OF y.
as well as stump speech. He contended there
could be no system OF free schools except they are
properly graded.
Mr.. Gutter then offered amendments, and ex-
planned them in a brief manner.
constitution.
Mr., stone voted in favor of Mr.. Cutters amend
ments and in doing so explained his vote py say
ing that Sooner than he would see any school In
the State under the influence OF any particular re-
hglon or denomination he would rather he'p 10
Ultimately the original amendment was mutt
lated and condensed 80 as 10 read as iol,ows -
'Tne Legislature shall provide by general law the
means to establish and maintain pubic schools ior
the gratuitous instruction OF all persons in this
State between the ages or nve ana eighteen
| years. . .,, 49,. =
| leave the clause in the constitution relating t0
| nubic schools as it originally was. This motion
was supported by Mr.. stone in few pithy re-
marks. The motion was lost by vote OF In the
| Affirmative to IS in the negative
IA a bin was introduced to give the control OF tho
County Jail and care Of prisoners to the Board OF
PreehOders instead OF the Sheriff.
A bfi was introduced to abolish tho National
Guard OF the state and TO compel the return into
the State Arsenal Of all arms, equipments, &C.,
within sixty days.
The following resolution was adopted: The
Riparian commissioners OF this state shall, soon
as practicable, inquire into the acts OF certain
porationS who refuse to pay the State Tor lands
under water in New York Bay and the Hudson
RIVER Tnts Is blow aimed at the New JERSEY
Central Railroad, which has hitherto evaded pay