New-York tribune., 1878-02-16
NKU-,JERSEY LEGISLATTRE.

THE NEWARK GERRYMANDERING BILL PASSED III
TIE SENATE AND SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
STRONG ARGUMENTS IN OPPOSITION BY SENATOR
MAGIE-THE STATE PRISON INvEsTiGArloN.
frpou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE. !
Newark. Feb. 15.-Both Houses adjourned
for the remainder OF the week yesterday the senate Ill
the afte,uoop and the House after late night session.
Before the adjournment the Democrats OF inc scflo
perpetIatcd garing OUTRAGE on the CITY OF NeW"iA'
and i'm d;rc, violation of the Constitution OF the STATE
by passing Assembly bill No. 100 rcadjuSng the "afo
boundaries Of the city named with view To deIe"t
the will OF the large Republican majority oI
Newark and make its city government Drinocr"uc'
The minority report OF the Senate judiciary COMMITTEE
on the ccrrymandeIng bill was prepared by senator
william j. Magic, OF Union. and is an able exposition
OF the danger as well the uncOustitutiondiiy OF
special legislation. The report such legislation Is
expressly prohibited by the Constitution IL had reached
such point OF abuse that when TIC amendments 10 '"c
Constitution were proposed in 1873 to restrict thlS khu
of h eslaton they commented Themselves to judciouS
men Of both parties. and were adopted ny the lc.s-
lature aud ratified 10y the people without opcslilo.
These amendments positively prohibit the aisasc o any
special confer Ing corporate poWclS aud "" Vst
act specially repeals corporal" powers now , 'C, ,r ~
CITY OF Newark under existing aWs aid coh''I1
i'm direct violation OF the Constitution. however
onuions NAV differ as the C0Hsituticnay oi Tie Dl
Is N fenv that therr ae n ave an, stions concern
i IL and IL is unaIse moi to give them considerations
cspecially as q case Is pending IN the supreme
Court lhSoEhs peclsC' i , va ,,i,cct to r,ylrw hi
tIc Cont of I;rrOrs No cousdrrauus urged in half
of the bill justify legislation when leaves III uoup
The question who are The legally elected Oicefs 20 IT,
cclvC taxes issue the obligations o. corlola'Ioh
Notwithstanding this UuaUswcrdblc argument di" i've
grave doubts the minds of many CONSCIENTIOUS Demo
crats Of the coustuOnaity ol such laws, GoNcihor
Mcclellan, with haste, signed The act hs MOI hhs' o
than one DAY after its passage. ana II j. now law
Tins hill il pne of the most higiaHt gerTylnaieflhs
schemes ever proposed In the l. gsaturc ol inns Stde
II radically changes The established ward hOunafits Z"
years standug aud Tor straight and natural
lines il substitutes absurd Zg-zags, III order 10 ctch
here and there Democratic and 10 cXclude hruDhtdn
squares II makes ward Crcling III halro" SUN
halfway around the city, ana imposes the expense ."
new election. The refusal 20 allow inc people OF Nt"A
any voice IN the matter stamps the measure rs orc o
tyranny and injustice. , .,.
The Joint Committee on State Prison concluded their
investigation O the charges OF cruelty IN thht ihsnu
tiDu ast night The committee met III lie Scnatc thiu
her which was thr0nged Dr. John Wo0iyeFtOn testh'd
that burning - alcohol ls not considered Deucei ts
by The profession generally never hcafd u such "hS
usCa by any one do not think that . nervous s"och
wOnld be produced by hanging ny DE tht arms Hhou
have called au inquest II / hHd found that NAN had
died from DctiS the stTctchcr do not tnlE 'oSH
ton OF the brain would DO produced by
stretching up by the arms, Lut 1t wns vlihm t%ho %
ust4 as q curative. but not a. "a medical ttst 81
insanity. Assembly man Deacon was me ldet "ihcss
General Mort ncgau 90 personal and lislAuaiiis
Ouestons, when Mr. Deacon declined 10 answer exec ~
trOug IA The committee, anO unless he mghi nave the
rrlril.ce OF uues tiOnnE General Mott IN Tc@!G 10 MS
military record Wien Mr. Deacon made lil- d'ciii Il
tiou the crowd in galleries ana also on thc Moor It
came very dcnOHStrdtIVc, yelling hooihS, stamping
Nh Amid the general confusion Nii i"'-
lowed aud which tine chairman liz ufctd@ilA Iltu 10
suliucss the committee adjourned sine Olr thbtF Al
,ct, VII of TIE law AprI ~ 1876, winch expressly
prohlht- corporea punishment. II Is bceyed ta Cen
tra MOt'5 removal viii be rccomincndru Oy the tOh-
mtttee and insisted uron by the Legislature