New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-07
THE NER-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

The QUESTION OF REAPPoRTIoSMEET OF MEMBERS
OF TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DEFEAT OF
TIE LOCAL OPTION BlIL--THE DEFERRED AP-
PoINTMESTs.
IFRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.I
TRENroN, n. j., March 6.--The Redistricting
ana ReappOrlonmGnt bill has not moved forward since
its introduction In the Legislature fortnight ana more
ago. and the delay has annoyed Republicans somewhat
In the experience with previous Redstrcng acts II has
been found almost impossible to avoid some omission or
mlsake In defining boundaries, and 1t Is therefore OF
treat importance to the Republicans that the measure
should DE put through IN tune TO discover errors ana
recfy then by supplemental bill, without trusting too
much to q Democratic Governor. This opinion Is 20
prevalent that the bill viii probably be passed during the
weeks session beginning tomorrow evening. Tire
ueagre Democratic minority In tue Senate will be con-
tent with voting against the measure. but in the onse
there will be orations be delivered Of anathemd The
hin will give the Republicans about thr,ythree mem-
beers OF the Assembly under any probable circumstances
and the Democratic argument against will be- that 1t
rnust no a gerrymander the Democrats, who have
majority In the State, would have majority OF the
Assembly This plea is easily answered. In 1878 tho
ID, moura!s made most tuduOaJie gcrrymander, vel II
resulted M Republican Assembly the following year.
Inc reason Is Simply that IN any general election the
Democrats receive nearly the united vote I'm certain
acknowledgements, Warren, Hudson. Sussex Bergen
and Hnntrfdon COMMITTEES. These maiorlties large
enough to those OF the otGer counes But tGe
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twenty members of Assemhy, leaving forty m2mbers
10 b. elscted from Republican counties. .
lively subact OF debate during the coming week Will
be the Local Option Oll giving eac1 wdru' 0"ushp VI
other local diyIsIon power TO decide by vote whether
LIQUOR shall be- sold within tS boundaries. There 10
scarcely OF It's failure Ia the Assembly where the
hi les but the Senate n might pass The liquor in
lists are ITS earnest advocates The larger class between
the two doubt It's efficacy 40 reform measure an, u
thew are politicians not doubtful of It's evil effects
on the party whose Legislature happens 10 aHOpt IT, IL
has unfortunately been demonstrated III New'JerSey
taau "A RnuuDglu
"A split while Democrats cOquet with the temperance
people and vote the straight party tcket wnatevcr IL
wear ago and have several State Senator's from time
TO time by making the temperance cause their own. The
Local Option bill yearly receives more Republican Juan
Democratic votes; but thus far 1t has not received
this week, besides those mentioned, will be the
measure known the Hobart Water bill,
Ta,s1 CIV and S4voeaed in PATERSON the bill
providing 'or closing tue polls at sunset on eeeon "y
TO-" provides for the condemnation o. lands 9y
railroads. the bill to make non-parlSan to9t proD43y
aud the Constitutional Convention BILL when lies IN the
Senate and which VIII b. pushed 10y N1rtA Jersey men,
Commission Senators believing there 10 eEance OF
The executive subjects OF importance will be the long
dpErrrd nominations, concerning which Governor Lad
low Las been receiving hosts OF Democrats daily for
month or more lilo can hardly delay forwarding them
ntpr than this week. He WALL it Is expected. nominate
tHrec OF the members OF Constitutional Comm sslon
rydrd for in resolution urntOncd before, aud the
hone IL earnestly expressed that he viii select men OF
S"Htrmation by the Senate. He could hardly DO any
thing that would receive wider approval than TO n0m
nnt men Of the character Of ex-senator Frelpghuysen,
frhones n, MeCarter, CIrtandt Parker Attorney
general Stockton. Abraham Browning, or any OF the
me b changing the moaod OF levying the school tax
80 as TO renze more for the State educational pnrpoaes
d which WAS by tho Committee Education
M fhe OF the Board OF Education ahd passed the
House by decisive vote may also come ne rms week
since lls provisions became better known'