The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-13

in writing for loans nj rate not exceeding seven per
cent The minority report signed by Nessrs De witt
and Mathews, provided Tor no amendment and II was
adopted by a of 80 TO 81. The bill then
placed on the calendar
la the Senate there was considerable fnbustering
over the oil providing Tor the redistrctng OF the
OF Newark IN the Interests OF the democrats
VIII come up on It's hnal passage to morrow.
The title Of the Till providing for courts of arbtra-
ton In the several counties OF the State stricken
out
The bill providing Tor a new Insurance department
TO supersedc Mr. Secretary OF STATE Kelsey in
Duryee. chairman OF the Committee on Banks ana
Insurance. ana the adverse report sustained by
vote OF rs 10 20
OUR COMMERCIAL MARINE
Mr. Lewis offered the following In the House
Whereas Governor George b. Mcclellan In his inaugural
os ssm 81 ssw . 'srss ~
interest Al tue restoration Of the commercial Of the
OF the Legislature would agree with him I'm she
whatever desire wh ha m pCsss ma.
vita Vita object BY removing Whatever restrieton.
the sentiments expires ed ovei meet
,ss Of Ns @ ss the Ct ,ss LeYss
renewed energy aud eainsstness IN eommon with the
NAME @ '' ssas i%
opment depends up'n proper to afford an Quite.
greater demand exists therefor and wIersa. is well
known tina. certain foreign nations more especially France
judicios ostern; OF their oceanic commences therefore
IL
Resolved the senate concurring,, That <he liberal
mercal policy OF the leading governments OF Europe
should be adopted by the OF the United
and that such aid should rendered American
a. viii secure to our people me great advantages and bene
Resolved That we urge upon Senators and Repre-
senta,ves III congress hs great Import OF the
presented and request that they their influence In
OF all measures that wall naugurgte the policy herein
forth
ssOysa rha. the GoyeynSr be roauss.ed TO forward
our Senators u Il Representatives IN Congress
ADOPTED.
The committee on Elections reported IN the con-
tested case oil DR.. Connor Mcdonald, OF Hudson
county, IN favor OF the latter who Is the sitting
Der.
HONEST WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
\ MI. Dusenberry. OF Jersey CITY, introduced bill
supplement 10 an act 10 establish uniform stand
va OF weights and measures and provide for the
}pontinent oi State superintendent and
spcctor OF the same, approved March 20.
~ which amends section II of tho act
as to provide that bushel OF wheat
un1s; buck~heat Is pounds; barley 4S pounds
s. 81 pounds; haxseed, SIS pounds; cloverseed, "a
dnds; timothy Seed 40 pounds; potatoes. 90
,nds sweet potatoes o. pounds; beans, u
pnds; peas ~ pounds; onions 81 pounds dried
aches, 80 pounds; dried apples, 20 pounds--rated
the standard round avoirdupois weight
PAY STATE MILITIA
MIR. Duryec introduced an act Tor relief OF tho
htlOnai Guard which provides that the sum OF 8
paid by the State Treasurer on the warran, Of tue
|onptrolier TO each enlisted man the Nationa
suard, who has been honorably discharged, ioi
months Of July and August, 1871 for
OF the public peace. This be paid through the
pay master general anu tho regimenta and battalio
paymasters or officers acting AS snch.