The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-04
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

PASSAGE OF THE JERSEY CITY CHARTER IN THE
HoUsE-ABoLITIoN OF CoMM1ssIoNs-A ME-
MORAL TO PRESIDENT GRANT FOR NEW
TRIAL FOR GENERAL PORTER.
TRENTON, N. j., March 8, 1875.
There was continuous session OF SIX hours this
afternoon and evening in the Lower House, which
were consumed in the consideration Of the Jersey
City charter, three hours OF which were occupied in
reading the bill. MIR. Carscallen engineered the
opposition, and resorted to all sorts of diatory
motions to delay business lie interrupted the
reading OF nearly every section OF the bill, and
called on the Clerk to artculate louder and more
distinctly. In order to see that this was done
Mr.. Carscallen sat close by that officer when the
Were then locked. the rules Suspended and 0 the
Sergeant-at-Arms sent alter absentee members.
That officer was sent TO the hotels where mem
bers had gone lOr their suDpers. This, tOge Their
with all other kinds OF hIlbusterlng, remained as
the only principal feature OF the proceedings.
Motion after motion Tor adjournment was lost.
Hall or the seats were vacated. and members
smoked and loled In the cloak rooms. AT last Tie
bill was read. The previous question was moved
and carried. The main question was then put,
and the bill was declared passed by the vote or
80 10 10. Those IN affirmative include all the
democrats, and Mr.. Morrow, republican, and those
III the negative were republicans.
Mr.. Carscaan. IN explaining mis- vote, said that
the democratic people OF jersey City did not want
the bill, and It was only introduced for the pur-
pose OF leglslating worthy man out OF office.
the bill totally aboi-hes all government by
commissions IN Jersey city. 1t mas a fair pros.
pcct OF success in the Senate. which is republican
by thirteen to eight.
In the Senate, on the motion or MIR. Sewell, the
House resolutions calling on the President OF the
United States to grant new trial IN the case of
General Ftz John Porter were adopted unani-
mousiy. with slight modification. Mr.. Sewell
said that ne know that General F1tz Jonn Porter
TAXATION OF THE ERIE RAILWAY.
In me lower House to-day Mr.. Sheeran pre-
sented the following report
TO TIE HOUSE, OF ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF new
Your committee, which was APPOINTED to examine
tons between the city OF Jersey City and the Erie Rail
examined said resolution referred to
mobile It ss sd 1d r Of its
ely
mere than $1,000 per anan pay; barely $1,000
sars approved March H. so entitled An act act resns
certain property owned leased used occupied by in
the and approVa Of ae ysS
COMMITTEE is constrained believe that the interests of
psEmtte% to become law Your co%mittee
Jersey City only be done by equazing the
municipal ana other purposes in ali property in the corr
tsa$ns to the sascnT q such result The repeal
therefore. acting upon this Conviction herewith re,
specially reports to this House bill Tor the repeal of
said act ana recommends its passage without delay
MR. Sheeran made a statement that the Erie
Railway Company only paid one assessment OF
$4,000 since the passage OF the acT and That was
in 1873. The report oil the valuation Of their
property was made by the company Itself, and was
set down at s., 600, 900, when IL was really about
$40, 600. 900, and the committee presented the
present bill as the only way OF doing justice to the
people OF Jersey City.
Mr. Wyckon moved that the report OF the com.
mttee be adopted, which was carried without op-
position.
The usual number OF copies OF the report was
ordered to be printed for the use OF the House.
The bill reported was placed on the calendar for
its second reauing.
HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL
The act for the building OF q tuDnel under the
Hudson River between New York and Jersey City
was passed without opposition