New-York tribune., 1880-01-14
NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

ORGANIZATION OF THE TWO HOUSES.
ALL THE CAUCUS OFFICERS CBosEN-A coUNrED-iN
MEMBER READY TO RETIRE-NEw BILLS INT no
DUCED-CoMMENTs on THE GOVERNORS MES
SAGE.
[FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTDUNE'l
| TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 13.-The caucus OF
| Republican Senators the only object here upon
which general attention focused to-day ana the
central point interest in that the Secrearyshp OF
the Senate. At last evening there
seemed to be faint probability OF success
| full revolt against tho decreesF OF the managers
but the combination gathered itself together To meet
the threatened danger and Mr. Wurts nominated as
| had been ordained There was genuine sympathy ior
Caleb Swayze of Warren the cOnestng candidate, not
| only on account OF his services to the party ana
to the State for 1t was universally admitted tna 10 his
nerve and tact and persistence largely due the un
covering OF the Democratic frauds in Warren when
| insured tho election Of "a Republican Senator from
| that stronghold OF the enemy encouraged otber
counties to correct abuses in local admins
| tration and largely increased the Republican
vote throughout the northern part OF the statc;
and besides these considerations Mr.. Swayzes
friends condded they understood to be pledge
from the Republican Senators last Winter TO make
| this recognition OF Mr.. Swayze's services at the
| present session. The vote IN caucus was
tie on the first ballot, ard subsequently MI.
wurts was elected by the change OF vote
The other officers named in these dispatches
were then chosen. The officers Of both houses
are efficient ami experienced, and the Legislature o.
upon tho whole well organized for the dispatch OF pa
! lie business.
Hardly anything noteworthy occurred at the mrs
meeting Of the Senate this afternoon In bis Drier ana
business-ke address General Sewel, wAO was e'ett'd
for the third time to the Presidency of The
Senate after speaking OF the volume Of needless legsa-
ton winch had been checked by the Constitution,
suggested energetic reform needed In this
| direction and advocated biennial sessions OF the
| LEGISLATURE. Senator HoberU followed this up
| by the introduction Of concurrent resoIu-
! ton for constitutional amendment providing
| for sessions once in two years. Senator
Bodine introduced BIZ No. l to repeal the Act under
which the Secretary OF state receives 81 year from
each corporation in the State for fling the names of its
J Officers and directors.
After the org nIzaon OF the House, Mr. c. s. Robin
Sod the Republican member from the Ist Mercer Dis
tuc requested that Committee on Elections recount
the votes in his district ascertain ghether or no he
had been elected There fatal defects" In the
returns from the East Hopewell Precinct, which
were accordingly thrown out by the Board OF Canvas
sers and Mr. Robinson given his certificate on the
majority which appeared IN the remaining votes.
| Mr. Robinson now insists that the East Hope
well votes shall be counted, auG If on investigation his
Democratic competitor is proved 10 be the peoples
choice he insists waiving the sechncaHy, ana re-
| signng IN favor OF his opponent
Tic Assembly's labors consisted principally In the
introduction Of a Dumber OF bills OF varying I'M
portance and in the adoption OF usual resol'+
tons. Speaker Ovatt vndicated bis capacity, and
won little good-humored censure from
Democrats by blocking some attempts on the
parf of the minority 10 the authorship or the
resolutions concerning printing, informing the Cover
nor ard so on. The fault of the House last year was
amabe disposition to let the minority have all the fun
! Sneaker Oylatt Is "not so dispOged."
Imprisonment for nfe for capital punishment
viii attract attention and cause discus
sion, although there is altogether too .myol
vrreration for traditional Jersey justice severity t.
hermit It ever to become "a law. The representative o
the brewing interests OF Newark in the Assembly is Mr.
Gottfricd Kruger. and he also feels sympathy fol
the suffering shoemaker who forms a not unlmportan
iutcger IN his constituency. For this prob
| anly ne seeks to forestan the recommends
lions Of the Prison Labor Commission OF Tho
state ny introducing bill oday to abolis.
the manufacture OF shoes at the state Prison Young
Mr. Herbert Potts Of Hudson County, introduced bill
abol,hing Of cattle inspection creatCdbv the
Legislature last nter during the pcuro pneumonia
c.tenent A bill forbiddng the paym Of any money
TO contestants for seats the legislature unless thC
contestant is successful was introduced By Mr.
Mceks. OF Hudson The bill is intended L
/ check the growing evil of bascess contests, from
| which Mr.. Mrcks suffered last session case tt
which the bill Will not Apply was brought before the
tie contested election case OF Williams against
Brown, from IVth District OF Essex County brown
mad the certificate aud was sworn IN, but a
recount OF the he was gfhn'ed the certificate
shows mat Wli ms was really elected by six majority
! Through the mistake of the Election Board
Brown Will be able to hold the seat for a week
or 80 and Will get his salary. a b
10 remedy the deficiency In the law which gives no reD
edy in such case, viii probably be presented ana
passed .,-..t A. A.. -. AZ.
ing condition OF State finances IN splle
OF the losses which the state property mas sur
frrcd from the hard times, ana recommends tDt
abolition OF the several members suggested the
nrourety of building another unatic asylum III order 10
srcp down the surplus revenues OF the state reason
able and convenient figure. TIE recommendations Oi
fnc message meet with general approval he seyertst
criticism being aimed at tne peuro pneumo,
ma paragraph. IL Is alleged that General
Stirring the Governors cow doctor IN chltf
s not an expert In vaccine disease ana tha LIS iuSs
and promlscous efforts to cXtermuate this dreaded
| rpIdeinc have been more expensive than Deh' u
tbe state has cost more than Sl'OOo
H. probaby exaggerated but there i little doubt mat
sLifuI veterinary surgeon could have served the state
more chraply and efficiently However, tho danger ls u
scrou. one and there inclination 10 be charitable
In what Is considered the Governors HusdGected Zeal