The New York herald., 1878-02-06
new JERSEYS CAPITAL.
The Coal Combination To Be
Thoroughly Sitted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Commencement Of the State Prison
Torture Investigation.
,sY rELEcn ,PH TO THE HERALp.1

TRESroS. Feb. s, 1873.
The House Committee Corporations have
subpnnaed several residents and superintendents Of
Now Jersey railroads to appear in the stats House
next Monday afternoon AMI testify relative TO alleged
coal combinations IL Is tho Intention make
most searching inquiry.
Charles X Lands, OF vineland notoriety, appe,red
before the House Committee Railroads and Canals
to-day and spoke in advocacy OF his snort line rail-
road In South Jersey, ana against Senator SewelPs
bill, whicn passed the Senate last week, aud which
requires railroad companies to deposit 81 900
mile win the Secretary of State. Ming articles OF
association. us guarantee OF good faith.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
In tho Senate to-day Mr. Hobart introduced act
to reduce public taxation account Of the public
debt 1t cites In tho preamble the amount Of the
debt DO 81 1896 3oo the OF sloo 900 falling due
annually. II also rcctes tho fact that tho sinking
fund created for tho payment OF this debt is
$l,4530O0. which will be sufficient IN 1889
to provide Tor the principal ana interest
Tho bill provides that after 1870 Interest shall be
paid out of the sinking fund; that $100 600 OF the
principal due In 1879 shall paid IRON said fund,
and thereafter SO much OF tho principal annually
falls due shall be paid from the fund. far cSu
be safely spared.
Mr. kabe introduced a supplementary bill concern
ing dsordoriy persons. II provides that IN cities
having population over fifteen thousand, having po-
lice courts police Justices and recorders paid nxod
salary, all disorderly persons arrested shall be
taken before these officials for hearing. thas
justice the peace shall have cognizance thereof
hear or determine such cases, any law, custom and
usage TO the contrary Notwithstanding
Mr. Hobart .presented a supplement- to the Public
Instruction acf 1t provides for the appropriation OF
500 900 from the annual income for tho support Ut
public schools, any deficiency, to be supplied by draw.
Ing upon the State Treasurer, Is 10 be replaced.
MIR. Magic introduced an act concerning costs IL
provides that when judgment Is eniored ny default
and defence Is made, tho amount received being
not less than 5000 nor moro than $500,
the plaintiff shall recover only threc-fourtha
0I the usual oosts excepting witnesses ieos. II the
amount recovered DO not less tnan 500 nor more
than $500 the costs shall not exceed oue-halt tue
usual amount II not less than $50 nor moro tina
$780, the costs shall not exceed oneourth tho usual
amount recoverable by law. The same restrictions
apply TO tho OF the court officers, the plalntin
| not TO recover beyond the amount Endorsed In tho
| process.
In the House, Mr. oBrien introduced bill pro-
vidng for ateralIou OF tho boundary lines Of tho As
semby districts IN Passaio county
! THE STATE PRISON INVESTIGATION.
The joint Committee State Prison, consisting OF
Senators Hondriukson. Moore, Plummer, ana Assem-
blymen Sykes, Parramore, Paucoast. Malone ana Rue,
assembled IN tho Senate Chambers shortly after nvo
O'CLOCK 7. and proceeded TO investigate certain
charges preferred against General Mott and DR. ".
W. Phillips relative to their trouiment OF
Mr. J. A. Macl.aucblin. stenographcr, kept rooord o
tho nvc"-cs~~" -"t '-'.>'sl - ~e~ Investigator