New-York tribune., 1874-01-15
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
THE NEW.IERsEY LEGISLATURE.

THE NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CoMMITTEEs-TuE STATUE OF
GEN. KEARNEY ATTEMPTS AT PRINTING
REFORM
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE lRibUhh.l
TRENTON, Jan. 14-On the assembling OF Doti'
Houses to-day the presiding officers announcer '"'
Standing Committees. In the Senate Mr. Hopkins ~ re
tanned the head OF the Committee on RiroauS anu
Canals with Mcssrs Jarrard and Smith as his colleagues
The power Of this Committee for evil has Deeh iio'
ally lessened by the passage Of the General karosu
law Senator's stone Potts and Cutler form the Judi
carv Committee Potts Havens. and HendrloESoh the
Committee on Finance ana Jarrard, Sewen' anu NC
Phersou the Committee on Municipal Corporations As
predicted In q former letter. Mr. Schench is md"e Nh'
nah Of the Committee Corporations ana Nlr' hCNn
lev Chairman OF the Committee on Muhcipai corpora
tons IN the Assembly. Mr. Doremus Is CHAIRMAN oil tne
Committee on WAYS and Means Mr.. Baldwin on Militia;
Mr. schcnck Riparian Rights Mr. Morrow on thc
Judiciary and Mr.. Iszard on Stationery Mr. Bor'on
il Chairman of the new Committee on Railroads and
Canals and MI Carse Chairman OF the new Commit
tee on Revision Of the Laws. Messrs Newkirk ana
LydcckCr of the Senate, and MeSsrs Carse, Bortoh'
Dowdney, Morrow, and Patterson. OF the Assembly
form the JOINT Committee Of the respective Houses on
Printing, Of which Mr.. Newkrk is Chairman in the
SENATE and Mr. Carse in the House This is considered
a very importanttCommittee.
The Senate passed a resolution that no private bills
should received after the 9th OF February Except
the introduction of few small bills ana the announce
meut OF the Committees, there business trans
acted ia the Senate to-day ana after session OF about
an hour this body adjourned over to Monday evening
next In the Assembly Mr. CaIse introduced rcsolu-
tou which was passed, that money should be paid
out the Treasury for the statue OF Gen. kearney
until committee should be appointed and report to the
Assembly the pT0prety OF such payment. The ground
for this resolution thar the statue does not bear
generals uniform bat rather the uniform OF a corporal
At the morning Mr.. \. j. Smith introduced a
resolution that Committee be appointed TO inquire
into the cost Of printing the documents of the Legsa
ture with a view of having the expenses reduced This
met with considerable opposition. Mr.. Carsc moved
that the resolution be referred to the Printing Commit
tee After some debate both resolutions were laid
the table amid considerable display of party spirit
In the afternoon Mr.. Carse offered resolution some
what similar 10 Nr. Smiths, ana 1t referred TO
the Committee on Printing. II evident
during the discussion that the Republicans had no
disposition TO allow the Democrats To take the initiative
in matters Of retrenchment Mr. Ward offered resolu
ton that committee he appointed 10 inquire into and
investigate how a bill Of last years session known
the Sinking Fund bill became Law when the records
Of the House show that did He SAID that this
wa q sample OF many bunders committed by some OF
the officers OF the House last Winter After the intro
ductIon of a few unmportaDt balls the ASSEMBLY ad-
jOurned tiil Monday evening.