New-York tribune., 1878-01-17
AT THE STATE CAPITALS.
NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

CLOSE OF THE SECOND wEEKTHE SILVER fEREsY
IL THE HoUsE-MEMOBIALs ISREPtY TO sECgE-
TARY or STATE KELSEY.
FROM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or rSE rRrBUNE.'
TRENTON, Jan. 16.--The Legislature re-
assembled this morning with little business before It,
and Is very slowly getting TO work Most Of The bill,
already introduced silabsriny In the office o the
pnbc printer aud the cw printed before reference arc
now IN the hands OF the committees. The Senate ad
iouned before noon until I0nday nieht, but tie Assem-
bly, was held short afternoon session 10 facilitate
the organization OF committees, ,nl the preparation oi
business for the coming week. and adjourned at $3.50
o'clock until Monday might.
Il /. very evident that the Democratic members arc
not sound the money question. nCw!thitandng ule
arguments advanced Iy Governor Mcclellan IN lis inau
gural address favor OF maintaining mriolato all Ma
tionai obligations Ou Monday night In the House, MI.
Jackson Republican, offered resolution condemnatory
OF the Bland silver B and IN favor of maIl aiming the
Resumption Act. At On'c Mr.. Matthews. inc Demo
crac leader moved that 1t be maie the special order h
Wednesday Of next week ana his motion prevailed, TN
Democrats generally voting with him. THIS morn
ing Mr. Cooper. Republican, moved 10 recon
siter the vote. Mr. Matthews, who shows decided
symptoms of silver mul. objected. stating that the
members should DE allowed tine to 20 into thc di-cus
sion ot the question Finally. he raised tie point Of
order, which sustained, that thc motion - recon
slider was OF order II shoal have been made yes
trray the day following the Offering Of the resOlGI on.
~ub.equontly, Mr. Lewis Qni. DeinD of red a re-O
luon that the Legislature of the State OF New
Jersey a.ruct their senators, and request their mem
bers Of Congress to use all their cndeayOrs
10 defeat the Bland Silver Bin, and that
the Legislature indorscs the sentiments expressed
by Governor Mcclellan IN hs inaugural adj
dress IN regard to the payment of al tine oblg1 ons of
the Government gold Its equivalent THIS was
rosca by Mr Matthew'S at some length, and he moved
yl. U.Ir .i 1ftst
for the ayes aud nays when the motion 20 lny over was
agreed to- tvcn iytwO Democrats aud ten Republicans
voting in the Affirmative anl uine Democrats aud six
teen Republicans voting III the negative. THIS IL 70!
considered as showing the position o tie Republicans
tlc main question. but very nearly approximate
In the House memorial. vorr received and read from
l. T. Iattcr-"r Editor ~ Tie Setcat courier. and j. 4
lcnoria OF secretary cf state Kelsey, wheh was pre-
scented Monday night, AMI which related :" thor a.
'arls NJ. kelsey ln connection with MS mana &C.
BIcut Oi the Insurance Depart u"uf now under ihNcs
g~uon by joint committee - -" irsl'athrr;
The Democratic hher- oi tis Hons" held caucus
hI, afternoon. and 70 a Understood that among The
tbip,s s'i..,i vas thr urolrrfy oi seating me Re
pubc ana Democrats uA separate sides oi .lc cham
IA, III. senate tho President presented the report or
AMI nodl. Ah-slom woodruff and Henry G. Pjuev.
comm .siourrs npuonrf bv Law io prepare system %
un-soucr- rcporri iUFracticabe % prcpire Syslrm
of - i, al law, FOR The government Ui cities, tr pas
s,cr "f which 80 nag ~ s1ci questions =, uaiu una
tcriuincd. would seem pIcmrluro AMI mcNrcl,cut
report was accepted nom the NcwJor.cy Historical
society, rct,ye - early Colonial docu rcns, received
from il. English Goyerumcii, and hi was suhmifco
pro, ldmg ior thc prcservtiion editing, GHd publishing
ol tIr same.
In ,ar House, VI. Hoilwsrth offered Joint rcsoluton
fur ti. appointment Of committee e. prria '.i
providing tht' hereafter there shah hc only biennial sC'
.uu- II ia Legislature. 1hi. vas cfcctIall Killed BE-
5000. of .orty {. tween ayes. Nr. NukTlth also
called up his resolution which requires certain stale
Oil els 10 furnish to h- House .tat men' ~ TN
ipin ~ fees 1ud pruisiics received hy thcfi daring
tna past yca.. Wit 80 10" pres ntlti1u OF n ID
'N salaries 10 W, debated IL Co~d call' length. AND
Gu1lly postponed nd iiely The Democrats generally
voting against TIE resolution.