New-York tribune., 1880-01-08
THE NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE

THE AEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
TIE WORK TO BE DONE THIS WINTER.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT sUBJF CTS TO DE BROUGHT UP
At TIE COMING sFssI0N-NEW JUDICIAL OF
TICEEs 70 BE APPOINTED-THE NEW HOUSE
AND sENATE OFFICERS WEAKNESS OF THE
DEMOCRATS
lFEOM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEI
TRENTON, n. j. Jan. 7.-There is serious
work in store for New Jersey Legislature, which
will NEE; here next Tuesday. No less than three
Commissions, appointed last winter, have been labor
ing ever since upon subjects of such moment
convict labor the equalization and adjustment of tax
burdens and genera laws for the government OF cities
All these Commissions will report and recommend bills
and the important questions ralsed-questions which
dcmaud tho most i1lcious and thorough treameu
must be faced and decided The mun.c palities which
have improved themselves into insolvency, and the
pie who hold their promises TO pay will no doubt appeal
to the law-maklng power for relief of some
sort. aud the rceourcos of New Jersey states
manshIp will be sOrely tried with the
Troublesome issues w6ch bOndhodcrs and bankrupt
cites VIII raise. There Will probably be some effort
toward reconstruction Of the courts, involving
radical changes in the judicial system OF
the state, aud certainly some action Will be
taken upon the question OF judicial fees AMI salaries
Worthy citizens who profoundly stirred up about the
way in which the sabbath is kept by their neehbors
other citizens VINO love beer, ana Dt-i- nl
who oathe also ralyDg fora descent upon tho Leg
isature with an assortment OF sunday laws and liquor
laws somrWha, 10 the CONSERVATION Of the politicians
OF both plIties who 70 make an oicia
Iecold regard 10 beer tie holy Sabbath ln'n the
.rouldrrng old railroad var will flame ont 40
usual Immediately after the chaplain has finished
his first prayer and viii b. waged without trace uul
the final Adjournment mixing liseif up with and EN-
btcrug every other A-ht tha altogether there Is
m ~ a acrimonious
sion.
II has been hored that the Republicans, having a
majority which can easiy override ans Democratic OBJ
siruct.ons would feel constrained to MAKE sincere
effort deal strictly with ceraia notorious state House
abuses. Tho iac for instance that tens OF thousands
Of dollars have been retained by the secretary
Of State for such trivial service as sending out
To the newspapers copies of the laws printed slips
we'll known 10 the people. they certainly cxpcci that
eventually some J. sature Will remind lisell 10 inter
ferc th grabs oil tnis magnitude. T1Cy have been an
srcrcd hitherto byfu--y Appearances soiiuyrs'sAtinnbi
they have observed thai Mr. Kelsey continues 20 pocket
u. emo lutntut, with dst4rDed serenity. IN spite Of
enactmcuts and reports It would hardly be safe TO
predict tha, the Cytn Leg stature Will deal any more
vigorously with these abuses than its predece,-
sors have done. 1t cannot DE doubted that
the majority have sufficient courage aud devotion
to Tie interests u the people and To TIA cause ot jus
tee and thar they thoroughly ia earnest 20 inauu-
rate rctIonchmeuts and economies Bni then they
haven't the heart To make thnss uucontoltaor Tor eu
ucut d.gnitauc.. IL Is 80 much pleasanfer too To
lrt the deutarlcs keep interpreting tie laws 20 suit
themselves, and who knows but the digntarie, may De
able 80 du them service before tine session - over
Besides , regulation work al lav-nakng. the legs
lptur,. 900 JOINT baot. viii elect Controller o succeed
General stockton. whose term s ahout cxpung The
.u.dt.. W.oart pu.bu. for tbf- import nt pos. .uou
.ro .,uators Jarrard aud Hays =. J. Anderson, 40
r Io ooliis *.
Crnuir-h,in of Passac. The most iupO taut appoint
luct by the Governor which Ac senate VIII bc ctneC
uon 10 confirm three justices oi he supreme Court
and tho Chancellor. Justices Depue, DaHymplc
and Wuodhgl. VINO reach toe limit OF Ieir
Sven year' term this Winter oil Re-
pu1lc4n-. Judges pue and Woodruff wiii prohahly
%, rcarp1lutcd, and li, as surmiscd Judge DArympe
v decline on account OF impaired health. it IS G. be
assumed that G. vernon Mcclellan, In accordance
with A.. praf..scd zeal for non-partisan bench.
Will feel mp.led % name some siduncE Hclup-
llcan Ike ex-senator Magic. a. this would leave the
Court as at present constituted. with four Republican
and i've Democratic members. Chancellor Runy Ti.l,
beyond question, be reappomted BY his friend.
the Governor, aud 40 is hardly possible that n
can faI OF confirmation, although There
are ri,mors II gathering opposition. tho ground OF
certain decisions OF MS which failed TO please both sides
I'm some ot hc counties Judges ~ the Common are
10 Dee named and inasuuch the Senate rejected tae
Governors orpoiutccs last Winter. II would not Doe
-urpri-ng IL tie contest should De revived.
Itis uudcr.tood that General Scwe will be reelected
pr,dcut Of the senate without opposition, although
undor some conditions Senator Hobart would consent
10 pc a candidate Mr. George Wurts. OF he Paterson
Irces will Dc the Secretary. and an accom-
uli,hcd officer he win make. The selection Of
NJ. Nurfs "a return, after brief in-crrup-
tou 10 the practice OF bestoving this office upon an
editor Indeed both parties have long bteI addicted
fo the prudent habit of electtug editors 10
nm mos, Of iho legislative offices. Under this Wise
Milan a deserving class men are always rewarded.
rncrt service secured. and the press , encouraged
/ established rule" Mr. Wura's sole oUmucf tor
vii hr Caleb Swavzr. well known 10 renders
of 1ul EE 81 forthc leading part De- uct'd in red eu
u W4lr t.uHty from thc rule ot tha' notorious rin-
! of DunOclaic pluuiofci~. William l. huui,
! uf Ths NCiyITk Adrcrtiscr, VIII h' -idui
I .rcr.taiv and tor the remaining places
tc officer, oi the last sion viii generally Toe reiunrd
In tle House there i- something e.; ianele over the
-,ahcrsl p. Uut Sir ONldtt. Of Monmouth is making to
I'd appearances the most hopeiui canvas {. o. Cooper
win ue reflected Clerk ana majority oi the Oh House
officers WI mold over
Iuc Legs. .iuc Wil m an able one, although cu the
/ DrnocYttlc side there IS unu-GA poverty e" iili
material Iic minority pa the senate l. pltfuliy Wcoh
Senators IMlIOW ana Wa-l. who were the recognize
forces ou tlat side a-t session, have boih been
retired to private o, and the unfortunate s'atsu men
who are 10 uphold the goufalOu ot Democracy lu the
upper House this Winter VIII tnd themselves cruelty
nanced they come into collision with such str
and sklful gOnlsts as senators SeWel MOZART val
and Gardner.