The New York herald., 1878-02-21
NEW JERSEYS CAPITAL.

"REMINISCENCES OF THE LATE RIoTs-NEw-
ARKs cHAErER--A NEW bItL TO PUNISH
POOL SELLING.
TRENTON, Feb 20, 1875
In the Senate to-day bill was passed increasing
tho Jurisdiction OF justices Of the to suits
volvna 5000; nlso bill wpng out all the legislative
commissions for the govern OF citics towns &c.
particularly intended to benefit Jersey City,
In tho House tho successful contestant for Mr..
Coopers seat Morris county (Mr. salmonJ appeared
ut the bar aud sworn in by Mr. Duryee.
Mr.. Lewis offered JOINT resolution authorizing tho
purchase OF historical painting OF the New Jersey
soldiers the late cost not to $40 0O0
THE RAILROAD RIOTS
Mr.. Matthews offered the iollowing:-
whereasat appears from tho State Treasurcr's re.
port for the year 1877 that the Of $50, 900 was
drawn from the treasury by the General
to dlsburse account OF the "Dreservation OF tho
poace" during the month OF August last, and II up.
pearing tnat the vouchers Tor the items n-
cluded In their gross amount have been exhibited,
BE- II
Resolved, That tho Quartermastcr General be re.
qucsed to prepare statement of the nmed lately
TO whom paid, amount OF each disbursement and
items embraced In this expenditure.
Adopted.
In JOINT meeting Mr.. William Patterson, OF Middle.
county, was elected State Director OF Railroads
ovor Charles A. Butts. Of Burlington, by voo of As
10 &c.
In tho House Mr.. stocle introduced bill relative TO
the establishment OF d Bureau OF Statistics
NEwARK's CHARTER.
Mr. Conner introduced q further supplement to the
charter OF Newark, which provides for a Board Of
Assessment and Revision OF Taxes in the city OF
Newark also that there shall be elected In and Tor
SAID city two members OF Aqueduct Board. two trus-
tees CITY Reform School, two surveyors OF highways,
and for each ward three constables chosen free
holder one ward clerk Justices OF peace that the
terms Of olico OF present members Of said Board
heretofore nominated by tho May and appoint by
the Common Council snail terminate on passage OF
this supplement-, and terms OF other members said
board elected ny tue people shall not expire III the
time when they would respectively have expired un-
der the law IN force.
JERSEY CITY.
MI Harris introduced a supplement to an act to re-
organize TIE local government OF Jersey City, which
provides that In all cases OF improvements II the I'M
provement has In all other respects been completed In
accordance with the terms OF the contract the
trnctor shall be entitled to be puid fun notwiih-
standing such failure 10 COMPLETE within the time
mentioned IN Tho contract, unless " reason OF such
failure actual loss has accrued to the city, the
oil such loss may be deducted from such penalty and
the balance be paid 10 the contractor.
RIPARIAN
Nr. Mathews Introduced supplement TO the act to
ascertain the rights OF The Stale una OF riparian own
ers o the lands lying under tho waters oi tho Bay OF
New York and elsewhere Ia TINS State, approved April
II, 1904 which provides that the Riparian Comns.
the Commissioners hereafter appointed snail hold
Office for hvc years from Aprl Z. 1878
By MI. Obrien an act was Introduced In relation TO
bets. wagcrs or pools, providing Tor penalty OF not
more taan one years. Imprisonment and 200 nnc,
either or both.
THE KssEx CONTESTED CASE.
All the afternoon the House was occupied with the
Marsh.PhIips contested election case oil Essex
county. Finally a motion TO indefinitely postpone
the whole matter was made by Mr. Robinson, and 1t
WAS carried, much 10 inc surprise OF every one, by
vote o 80 ~ 20 THIS Is victory Tor Mr. Phillips,
who Is q republican. There was quito an exciting
scone, and the leading democrats are much dsap-
pointed ~ the result.
THE PRISON INVESTIGATION.
Tho State Prison Investigator will DO resumed
morrow evening. when Keeper Mott will oDcn his de-
fence He has retained as his lawyer Mr.. Frederic
kingDaD, lawyer OF TINS city.
Mr. ID. d. Henuion, iormer keeper, has written 10
local paper to lay that during his term stretchcr
never was used. col W. H. Murphy, Col W. I: Nc
Michael, DR.. Bodinc, A. NJ. Hutchip son, q. Parker
IL. Van KIRK, j. UNciI, q. Vanatta, W. Doran and
others, nc says eau provo TINS and they all be
found IN Trenton.
Mr.. Van Houten, in reply, writos to say "that tho
IN ode OF punishment IN use under General Mott n
this particular Is essentially tho same as tuat EN-.
ployed by Mr. Hennion aud othor keepers and IL Will
probably be made 10 appear that such punish ments
IRE inflicted with less severity aud better effect
now than those under Mr. Hennion.n