The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

THE GENERAL RAILROAD BILL AND SHERIFF.
ACT ORDERED TO THIRD READING DISCUS
SION ON THE FIVE COUNTY ACT.
TRENTON, Feb IT. 1876
In the Senate today the following bills were intro
duced:-
BY Mr. lillian act which provides that no school
district shall be formed unless there seventy five
children OF the school age within the limits except by
the consent Of the State superintendent
Mr. Plummer, IRON the Joint Committee Treas
urer's accounts reported that the committee had
examined balanced the accounts OF the late State
Treasurer, General Mott and found them correct
Mr. Potts offered concurrent resolution to add
President Sewell and Speaker Carscaan to the Joint
Committee Public Bills Adopted.
In the House the General Railroad Tar law and tho
General snern7s act we're ordered to a third reading
without any opposition
Mr. Bergen presented pet ton praying for legisla-
ton to prevent the running Of passenger trains on
Sunday.
Mr. Rabe offered concurrent resolution calling on
the Senators and Representatives. in Congress from
New Jersey TO against all measures granting sub
sides TO railroad corporations. Adopted
Mr. Halsey, from the Joint Committee on Public
Bills introduced general bill concerning public roads
and Mr. Youngblood presented bill from the Printing
The bill appropriating S55, 900 to the Jameeburg Re-
form School Tor Boys coming up on It's nna passage
met with strenuous opposition from Messrs. Grggs,
Rabe Cross, Lewis and Hendrickson. Each OF those
gentlemen made forcibe arguments against its passage
on the ground that tho appropriation excessive for
a home where there were only fifty boys and also on
the ground that the State at the time could
afford the outlay. They willing 10 vote for a
$40 600 appropriation and more. Messrs Young
blood Vail, Scovel and Brewer advocated the bin on
the ground that the institution being Of the best
tho State needed the money for support and
for the erection or new dormitory aud workshops.
After a sharp debate the bill carried by of 80
20 % IL has already passed the Senate and IL only
needs the Governors approval TO become a law
bill providing that II shall not DO necessary
hereafter for the majority OF the directors OF any
corporation heretofore hereafter organized 20 be
residents of tho state, coming up its second
reading was opposed BY Mr. Dodd, OF Newark, who
emphatcaly asserted that IL contained large-sized
colored gentleman. He denounced 10 in unmeasured
terms and hoped II would be defeated by large
majority. Mr. Grggs, OF Paterson, strongly advocated
indefinitely postponed by vote OF "a TO % motion
was subsequently made 10 reconsider the VOTE aud
u defeated by vote Of IA TO A. thus permanently
killing the bill
The Joint Committee on Public Bills held a session
after the adjournment OF both houses and again DIS
cussed the Five County act bill drafted by senator
Mage was adopted an the sense OF the committee IL
will be presented week. II embraces the following
proyisions''fhat the OF real estate situate
any part OF the state encountered by mortgage, may
agree in writing with the holder Of any mortgage
thereon 10 pay the taxes assessed account OF such
MORTGAGE which said agreement shall DO held 70 be
binding in all courts OF the State
Both houses adjourned TO next Monday evening.