New-York tribune., 1878-03-06
NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

UNCOHSTITUTIONAL LEGTsLATIoN-AN ACT TO PUR-
CHASE AN EXECUTIVE MANSrOS-A PoTrERS
ARTIST TO De SENT TO THE PARIS EXPOSITION
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENrION-BILLs IN
IEoDUCED AND PASSED
IFRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
TRENTON, March 5.-The Democrats are in
great trouble concerning the unconstitonaty OF the
redisricng bills which they have just passed and
of which have been signed by the Governor There is
no doubt that the majority have got themselves pretty
well mixed up, and that 1t will proong the session two
or three weeks TO uDrayel the snaT All bills OF a
political character looked upon with suspicion.
but st they are passed regardless Of consequences
In the house Mr. Blodgett, from tho Committee on
Ways and Means, reported favorably the joint resou
tiOn providing for appropriation TO defray the
penses Of pottes' artist 10 the Paris Exposition and
il was ordered be printed. The hill providing for the
redlsricng of Essex County coming up in the House,
Mr. Person 0f Essex, offered some amendments, and
then proceeded to against the BILL He said ho
doubted its cOnsitutiOuay aad cOntended that this
not the year for rediSrictng; three years hence
should he the time-after the taking OF the CEN
sus The district which lie represented was made
By a Democratic Legislature III 1861. He
EXPLAINED how the bill would cut up his
district and all for politics" The townships OF Essex
County are Overwhelmingly Republican, and this bill
makes them all Democratic cJcef lie said his dis
rict was fighting ground IL WAS carried last Fall
by General Mcclellan, and had been represented In tdis
House by Democrats Gis amendments proposed 9dding
still 100 more Democratic votes 10 the district. After
debate the amendments OF Mr. Person were defeated
by strict party vote and the bl ordered TO thiTd
reading
The bill providing for a Constitutional Convention was
laid over until Thursday ll0ning after hr Matthews
had offered scyera amendments. one OF which provides
that the convention shall consist Of eighyonc neubcs
The bill repeating the act OF last winter relative To rail-
road strikes was ttred TO "a second reading.
The following bills were IN noduced in the House:
by Mr.. Rue .hcr supplement 10 the act c0nstiint
ing District Courts certain cities IN this State, aI-
proved March o, 1877, which provides thar no District
Court shall be established continued in any city OF
less than 10000 but cities al 100000 shall be entitled
to two District Courts; by Mr. McD0Iald, act 10
provide for the election OF Boards OF Tax Commissioners
in the several counties OF this Stale, and defining thCr
duties by Mr. Eiy, supplemental to an net concern.
ing taNes, approved April H. 1916, which provides that
belong TO during the time OF their natural
persons than the persons Who for the time being shall
the entire value OF said property instead OF
by Mr. Bennett. supplement 10 act 10 regulate the
malt liquors. approved April 4, ls72, which provides
sthat ia towns and cities having loo Inhabitants aud
not more than 6000 inhabitants, all licenses To
sell said drinks shall De granted by the In
feror Court Of Common Pleas OF the couniy tho MONEY