The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-18
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
NEW JUDICIARY MISUNDERSTANDING pARrrsAN
DEDArEs-THE JERSEY CITY DISTRICT COURT

NEW JUDICIARY MISUNDERSTANDING pARrBAN
DEDATEs-THr JERSEY CITY DISTRICT COURT
BILL.
In the New Jersey Senate yesterday Mr.. Hill In.
troduced bill which provides that the Supreme
Court OF the state shall consist OF one Chief JUS
tice and nine Associate Justices, aud that there
shall be created TWO additional judicial districts
to be known as the Eighth and Ninth; thar the
First, Second, Third and Fifth districts shall re-.
main as at present composed; tnat the Fourth
district shall be composed OF the counties OF Mid.
dlesex and Monmouth; the Sixth. OF Bergen and
Passaic; the Seventh OF Essex; the Eighth, OF
Hudson. and the Ninth, OF Union and ocean coun.
ties. The regular term under this proposed new
law shall commence immediately alter the 1st Of
April next.
AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION.
On motion OF Mr.. Cornish the House resolution
TO hold q joint meeting at noontime yesterday
was taken up.
Mr.. Jarrard moved that 1t be referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Albeit opposed the motion and said he
hoped they 1.-THE democrats) would be permitted
to be decenty buried, II buried at all. He would
poisoned to death. II we to be buried at least
let us have decent funeral.
Mr.. Stone said he did not think joint meeting
at this time was very important Our excellent
Governor had repeatedly advised Us OF the fact
that there was too much partisanship. The object
OF this joint meeting Is merely PARTISAN It Is to
turn out one set ofmen and put In an other. Those
now in once were discharging their duties well,
and there was no necessity Tor their removal ex.
cepr upon merely party grounds. Besides this
there was precedent in the year 1869 to follow The
democrats then mad majority in the Senate and
the republicans IN the House, The former at that
time refused to 20 INTO joint meeting except Tor
oil nt ffnHl sona
officers but not Tor state officers and in the year
1860 nearly the same thing was done.
Mr.. Albeit c0mpllmented Mr.. stone on the hlgl
moral ground he had taken IN the matter OF par.
tisanship and hoped he would remember what he
had SAID anu continue 10 maintain this nigh and
JOINT meeting they had destroyed all the purposes
Tor which joint meetings were intended.
vote was then taken on the motion and t was
declared carried by Is to Sa strict party vote. Bv
tnis action IT is probable that the republican state
Treasurer, Prison Keeper and various county
oficers viii continue In Office for another YEAR ex.
ccpt q compromise Is effected before the Legsla-
A MIS- Packard addressed the Senate upon 1.-THE
loose and unjust mode OF combining persons In
lunaAc asylums without proper examination"
ANOTHER LIVELY DEBATE.
In the House a very lively debate TOOK place on
the bill to establish District Cour,s in Jersey CITY
MI. Shecran moved us indefinite postponcmcnl,
and presented petition signed by 800 influential
and wealthy taxpayer protesting against It's pas.
sage: me people o. Jersey City, he said, did not
want It, Tor II passed IL would prove very injurious
to them.
Mr.. Carscaau took the same views as those OF
MI. Sheeran, aud sad the bill was N the interest
oil class OF Offce.hoders who we're greedy for
ONCE. II the DILL passed Jersey CITY would lose
hundreds OF thousands oil dollars annually.
Mr.. Cary advocated the measure aud made an
i'm questioned argument In It's behalf. He said the
petition was fraudulent one, as from the looks
oil II 1t seemed that nearly all the names were
signed IN Trenton. He was willing the bill
should 60 before the people for action alter It's
adoption BY the Legislature Tor no believed IN the
gooo old democratic rule oil submitting every ques-
ton to the Will OF tue people,
Mr.. McG said The lawyers were clamorinR for
its passage and the justices OF peace Tor Its defeat
lie knew that ninety mes on the petition were
signed py one honorable justice OF the peace. He
opposed indefinite postp0nement Tue motion TO
lndenni'eiy postpone was lost Dv vote oil Is to As.
An amendment was adopted giving the power OF
appointment to the Governor instead Of to tho
supreme Court, ana one making the bill applica.
bic TO Hudson county was lost. subsequently Mr..
Carscaau moved 10 recommt, which was lost by
q vote OF Ia to 80.
Alter the adoption OF several amendments, in
GLIDING one G., have the bill submitted to the vote
OF the people oil Jersey CITY. IL was ordered to
third reading.
Inc Governor sent In the following nominations
to the Senate, winch were referred 10 the judi
cary Committee -
Prosecutors OF the Pleas-Charlcs T.. Hendrick-
son, Burlington county; James II. Hoagland, Cum
berland county; Albert H. Shape, salem county,
ana Joseph Fleet. Warren county. For Commits
sloners O Pllotage, Henry W. Miller ana Thomas
S. Ncgus.
Tho senate adjourned to Monday evening next
md the House until Tomorrow morning