The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-21
THE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE

ALLEGED OFFICIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
In the New Jersey Senate yesterday supple
ment to the act to regulate the salaries of the OH.
GERS or the senate and Assembly was introduced,
which provides that the ocers Of the Senate shall
be paid the following salaries for each session =:
Secretary, $4,000; Assistant Secretary, 81, 400;
Journal Clerk, sl.4oo; Engrosslng CLERK. 81, 500;
sergeant-atArms, $500; Assistant sergeant.at.
Arms. $500; each doorxeeper, $3.50; each Calendar
CLERK, 5000; Clerk OF Committee on Engrossed
Bills 5000; Presidents page. $1,000, and each
Senate page, $500.
A resolution was adopted requesting the Com.
missloners on the Revision Of the Statutes 10
make . nnal report on or before the 18th February
next. The subject OF the revision OF the laws was
made special order for next Tuesday morning.
In the House the following preamble and resolu.
linton, when introduced by Mir. Morrow, created
quite ripple Of excitement:
i Is alleged in the public prints that ccra,n
the subject Of barter sale and that Al least one OF
na whereas soSna UoUy the
me insasarsl Governor psde that tSsrs Should BE-
IN lie 81 @
the psaEer inquire into the charges SAID vita
Upon the to this house within six
Mr.. CARY made q motion to lay the resolution on
the table. which was lost, Mr.. Cary only voting In
the affirmative.
Mr T. S. HENRY then moved to refer the matter
to the judiciary Committee, which was also lost,
only ten members voting TO sustain him.
Inc resolution was adopted by vlud uoce vote,
no one dissenting, ana Messrs. Morrow, McGill,
Hendrickson. Mofas and Wilson appointed az the
committee.
Toe following is verbatim copy OF
MR.. CARPENTERS EXPLANATION.
''In the contest for the appointment of Journal
CLERK told The candidates pressed by strong dele
cations from different parts OF the State that I
would try III Inc position one OF them provided
they could agree on him. rns they did, ana SO
informed me aiterward. AS favor they asked
on informing me they had agreed and one had
Withdrawn, iDdorsed the note OF one Rlven the
other lwho II publisher O q party pape. IN sussex
county,, and which understood was desired oy
ing to , TIS;enion, that the the matter aaa
and promptly REUSED to appoin, either and per- per-
sisted IN 1t when found them disposed TO use as
means 81 coercion or Matchmaking, what mad
In no way Intended other than to satisfy ana bene
at the party that elected me. Hence the scandal"
The democrats seem 10 be much discounted at
ican, in bringing the matter before the Aouse, as
they had intended $50 one OF their leaders tod u
MSnAp 70 take she ,s ia bring
oil the session. SAID q prominent HUDSON county
democrat, "and wen Dc lucky II We get over It
saIe.o
MORE TROUBLE.
MI. FRENCH onered resolution Tor the appoint
m nMps 81 n au S1nsee OF Ave 70 In
Newspaper duplicating the Sergeant r.Arms OF
the House IN the sale OF certain official positions
possible convenience.
Mr.. KABE offered resolution that printing
hrm In hoboken DO authorized to print loo Ger.
man copies oil Governor Beales Inaugural which
WAS adopted. Another resolution WAS adopted
that the usual number oil copies OF that docun ut
:. The senate adjourned untn Monday evening ana
The Mouse uutl tnib moxninf.