New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-08
GENERAL LEGISLATION.


ANOTHER VOTE ron RErEENCHNfNr-THr NJ"
CODE or CIVIL PRoCFDURE-THE NEw-JErsEY
VISITORS.
rPr0M THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rRTRUNE.l
ALBANY, March mir. Hepburn's amend
ment to the Constitution providing for reduction OF
the salary Of Of tho Legislature from $1,000 TO
81 600 yearly, came up fOI 1nal vote today III
the Assembly. Ex-Speaker Hustled SAID that be was
o member Of the Legislature that named $1,000 as IN"
salary that members should receive. lie did not intend
to excuse or extenulte that vote. lie learned now
however that there demand III Ger
tan sections o. the state for reduction oi
the rate He lad always thought the subject
ought to be left to tho next Constitutional
Convention lie was confident that the amendment
would not pass the present Legislature Nevertheless
in Difference to public sentiment On the question, he
would vote in favor OF the amendment Mr. StIahah
said that, after thinning the matter over
for a night, he had como to the opinion
That $1,000 enough for members. lie
intended To intrOGuce resolution for voluntary re-
turn TO the state Treasury 5000 each OF the salaries
Of members. lie was also confident that the reduction
Of falaIes would never be made. Tie amendment
might be passed by the present Legislature but
It would surely be defeated by the next
STATE senate, which surely would not reduce
its own wages The amendment was then
passed by vote Of IS to %. As yesterday the votes in
opposition were chiefly given by the members from
New-York and Brooklyn. TIE bin appropriaung SD
600 u establish ro'ormatoy for women was tnen
mttee oi the Whole the BIZ INTRODUCED
by Mr. skinner for the reduction ., Of til, the
pay OF the eWpoNcs OF the legislature several amer
mints proposed %. Nj GljdDu increasing sig ty TIE
pay inc emp oyc' were adopted with the coLst nj Of
the author 81 The BILL MI 1Hddcn was 500 EFrtlR GU
cOurccd hv his RuccCsecs that be finally moved mat Tie
salary the eugro1sug clerk o the Senate De cl5Op
deal Of hard work Hamilton Fish. jr, protested
AGAINST any increase OF nm m M & ,
price named IN the bll Mr. Ghdden warmly replied tna
Mt. Fish born " win golden spoon in lis mouth.
and could no properly judge OF the right price for labor
Erqsus Brooks followed win the remark tnat mn UT
Ilsh, ne born with leaden spoon M bis Wouh ld
had 10 work ~ the world, and Yet hc also
was opposed 10 raising the wages oi ne ougIos'Ins
asserting that Mr.. BrOoEs eager 20 r'duc"
the wages Of Republican oAcc.hu'dcis. UT. Brooks
idence Of God this House may be IN the hands OF ihr
Democrats next year-9Hd 80 your c'ilC SIN VGuiIh
one Providence OF COD would 50 derrOrIt"" However,
Mr. Gud4er's motion was defeated, ana tie bill was
SPEAKER Jackson aud tlrty-two other members Of the
Assembly of New-Icrsey were present during most OF
the area before the Speaker, desf, where they re-
manned apparently Interested spectators Of the
r wSyd ' o-Sort'd to- The s.nad Chamber 6y
rx-speakcr sloan aud EraSus Broot-. and wgro intro
ddCcI 10 the Senator'S The visitors returned 10 New
York by on afternoon tram.
petition asking for repeal OF th" INV eVenpting
church property aud uu!stcis from tdNdton winch Is
signed hy 2bOOOr sons,"As presented to tuo Assembly
Jnr nine aiii;ionM chapter, ~ the new Code OF
Civil PROCEDURE approved by the Senate tO-iay,
aud the measure VIII BOW be submit tcl 20 the Assembly
Iue blI passed by q vote OF 20 20 = after somewhat
rehcadCd opposition from senator LcccsIDc He
demanded tut the bi should be read through As the
b consists OF very stout volume Of several hundred
pages aud each page filed Win printed mat
Ter an small type. tins demand grOtesQury
absurd. II would take the Clerk o. tle s,nate
three weeks al least - read a0ut the contents ~
lie book After en- iuring the reading FOR an hour Tho
SENATE made believe" II bad had "a, bill read through.
Tho Clerk rapidly skipped from the first chapter of tine
hpo L. The inst read the section, and naldcd the
bill to tne IeutcnantGov lie sOemniy declared
that had been read third time in due obedience
the Constitution. 4 vote then taken; Senator
Ecccs4Ae regarding the proceedings ia dumb amaze