New-York tribune., 1881-12-12
YORK or TIE YEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE
COMPOSITION OF THE TWO HoUSEs--MArTERs OF
INTEREST TO BE ACTED UPON.

COMPOSITION OF THE TWO HoUSES-MArfERs OF
INTEREST TO BE ACTED UPON.
ifRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oFrHE TRIBUNE
TRENTON, n. j., Dec. 10.-The next New
Jersey Legislature will have peculiar work to DO under
rather remarkable circumstances. The SoEate has
surc and Trustworthy Republican majority Of i've In
body of tweutyone 1noIncrs The assembly is neither
fish nesh nor fowl good red herring" 1t Includes
twenty-niue regular Republicans twepty-nine regular
Deuocrats one " "auti-Monopoy Republican, ana one
Independent Democrat" by Recount OF the votes Ia
the I'D Mercer Couuty District william j. Colvory
mcn) is given the certificate instead OF William Ossen
berg Rep) thus dopriyiag the Republicans OF the ma
oriy they would have had with the aid Of the anti
Monopoly member. Mr.. Thomas Gator, OF Hudson C"i'
ty The result Of this indefinite condition oi affairs vi"
probably be u division Of the Offices and session de-
void of partlsan features The two Independent
members viii probably vote according 10
their former party affiliations which would
make the House a tie In the division Of
the Offices ono party win he likely 10 receive the Speaker
ship aud the other the several cerksps Tier" are SIX
who viii be named r,peaGer by their friends; MrssiS
Herr of Burlington County; Lawroaoe, oi h4is"h
PARROT, ~ Union, Hepuhhcans; ami hesErj van '"'
of MIddescx; Duan OF Union. aud Bell ot Monmouth
Democrots Tho present programme is lJr q GCcins Of
the two parties IN separate caucus, the appoint
rnent uf conference committees, an agreement
by the joint coE,uittee as to the division OF
the offices, and, when the report is adopted
the unanimous election OF the officers nominated
by the caucuses uudcr the committee agreement O?in
ions q Der as the preferences Of tie ReuhoH"s Tor
speaker and the cerksdps, and meanwhile ihe eaors %"
the several candidates ia both parties pariiyzri by
the general uncertainty. While he iuGtrcE lens mem
Der, oid the balance Of power there i disposition ia
either party to sacrifice u,ucb TO heir preferences
The political effects Of really partisan Assem-
bly this winter will not BE- serious Democrats VIII hc com
pccG to share the responsibility Legislation. ani party
iticisn will therefore be held alo0f both sies The
single measure Of political interest Is the redstrclng VI
the state for Members OF Congrcss As the aPyor"i-
mert remains tie same, there viii be harm done II
this matter postponed, AMI in any cas- kcp"hlciL
Senate Will see That the naOTy party doe not snHcr
The of ballots which will seat SIR IonVery in
Mercer County, although the Republican cundi-
date had been declared elected by twenty majority,
and the recount OF tho ballots for Senator IN
Essex County where Mr. Stansby, Republican, RETAINS
his certificate have attracted much attention d caused
vide comment throughout the state not merely because
the political interests involved "cre cohslHeftne, Gni s
showing tho iuAccur3cy OF election returns az nafc by
the regular officers. In Essex Comfy there were 1000
rors were detected Fortunately the changes were not
Sfainsiy retains his sapt after week OF anxiety Some
Of the showed tile greatest glora4cr on N" part
In the Mercer Comfy District the changes
were larger in proportion to inc t'tt volei ,,i,i
report OF peoples verdict is low demanded aod IL
ia probable that legislation ~ be acmrtcd next
The condition of affairs in the Assembly Is sGiiar %
that M the session ~ 1877 The United states -eLatOr-
ship was then 1T stako, ana there tterHrss which
viii De absent in the approaching cnutesi.
The leielation dHrng the coming winter will not he,
so the enactment Of nws j. concerned OF pnnEuai
interest. Tue iupOrU3nt snhjcct 10 DE cOnHiirr"'
Is the report the Constitutional Commission, which
viii be handed by President BChart, of the seaate.
early the session II win recommend biennial sessions
of the Legislature and change in The judicial sygien,
with some other minor notifications. The mcnberH Of
the committee OF tho Commission thr Judicial system
are greRsman John r. Bird and Barker Gnnmcrc,
of this city. Their report viii probably be adopted II
PROPOSES to Court Of ppeas 81 tour ustcce,
aboishing the lay eeraent and relieving the supreme
Court Justices from sitting IN judgment on
their own cases the justices 10 sit regu-
larry for much time as nay be necessary
10 keen up with the bunesS O the court Ihe Court or
Chaucery-whicb is anomalous aud peculiarly Jersey
institutions be retained but IL n travel circts aud
attend 10 business pro'npily Tie supreme Court
BE- no remain the sarie but not 20 have jurisdiction in
wriis of error The Prrrogatjve, Circuit Orphans.
Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions Courts are to re-
main unchanged The whole subject is Oi great interest
TO ali JerseymGn whG have prluc ia lscy Jusucc,
which makes them extremely conservative regarding
their courts. .
The state officials be elected by the Legislature are
state Treasurer STATE Prison ufpecOrs Treasurer
Wright is a candidate for reelection ami e%shrrih = v
C. Van Rensselaer,, of Essex County ~ bis pnhcpa! np-
pOneut The present Prison Inspectors VIII probably 10
Teelected The Senates officials viii be the ~ last
and Engrossiag Clerk The contest for the next United
States senatorship, succeed Mr.. Mcpherson, VII be
felt In the undercurren Of action during the winter The
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