The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-03-23

as By the Surrogate; giving authority
corporations to erect dams; providing
for the adoption Of children; validating
acknowledgements of deeds taken by
Justices and Notaries of other States;
topro7ide for keepingorder at encamp-
ments of the Grand Army of the Re
public; providing that the assessment
of tax for school purposes shall be
entered on The tax levy and tax bill as
separate item.
The House passed the following
bills on Wednesday Authorizing
Courts Of Common Pleas to appoint
commissioners for the settlement of
land disputes; authorizing the deduc-
ton Of debts owing on mortgages from
any persons taxation; giving to Cam
den county the privilege of having
Deputy County Clerk; authorizing the
assignees of any real estate whore as
segment has been made for the BEN
eft of creditors and the time for such
sale has passed to advertise and sell
such real estate; compelling the cree
ton Of fre-escapes on public build
ings. The bill TO create the new
county of Newark was ordered to
third reading.
The House spent all the evening
discussing Senate bill 1877, which is
the great railroad measure. Every
amendent offered by the opponents Of
the bill was voted down. Gator and
Farrier spoke against the bill and
Robertson advocated it. The House
finally adjourned without ordering it
to third reading. aga er
Senate wbill No. ], COL, the great
bugbear Of the session, has been dis
posed Of, it having passed the Honse
on Thursday, after stormy time, by
a vote Of 3S'to 81. II practically
hands over the water front Of Jersey
City and Hoboken to railroad copora-
tons, despite the opposition Of the
people of those cities, as represented
by their delegation Of eleven mem
bers in the Legislature. Before it
passed Mr.. Gator succeeded in having
it slightly amended, so that it shall
be lawful for the appropriate author
tiles of sny city to enter upon any
Of the lands TO repair, construct or
reconstruct any sewers Of such city
or to extend the same, SO that they
may empty into tidewater,i without
the exercise Of the right of eminent
domain.
In the afternoon Gators bill, which
requires the State Treasurer to pay
to jersey City about $3.50, 600 collec-
ted as taxes on railroad property in
that city, caused another storm and
excitement. Messrs. Gator and Nc
Adoo warmly advocated the measure
and it was strongly opposed by Mr..
Bell. After an exhaustive debate il
was passed amid applause by vote of
"a to 10. 60
The bill to prevent any ferry be-
tween New jersey and Pennsylvania
charging over 5 cents created much
excitement, but was carried byla vote
of 81 to Is. A motion to re ponsider
was lost amid great confusion. A bill
to pay municipalities in which railroad
property is located, and which support
fire and police departments, one-half
of one per cent. of all moneys collected
from taxation of railroads was .paased.
Mr., Locke offered resolution 10
the House, which was adopted, urg-
ing President Arthur to exercise the
pardoning power cohferred upon him
in the case Of Sergeant Masonssyaus
The Senate passed the following
bills: Giving Chosen Freeholders
three cents per mile for the distance
necessarily travelled by them in It.
tending meetings Of the board; Joint
resolution providing for the purchase
Of an oil portrait of the late President
Garfield for the State Library. s,s.
The Senate in executive session re-
jected the nomination Of Colonel
Gustaves N. Abeel for Prosecuting
Attorney Of Essex county by vote
oil. 8 to IL, the Republicans voting in
the negative. Both Houses adjourn
ed until Monday evening .ss,s.
The House wis thrown into ex-
element on Monday evening by d de-
eision Of Speaker Dunn, who refused
to listenito acal1 for the ayes and
noes on q motion to postpone iudefi-
nitely the resolution to adjourn sine
die on March 81. An appeal was
taken and after tedious and angry
debate the Speakers decision was sls.
tanned and the indefnits postpone
ment Of the motion prevailed. The
question Of sine die. adjournment in
the Senate was laid over until Tues
day. The local option bill was report
ed in the Senate and the following
bills passed: Requiring telegraph
companies to pagan annual tax, au-
thorizing Clerks of the Common Pleas
to take acknowledgment Of deeds,
appointing city auditors and examin-
ers Of accounts, increasing the juris-
diction Of District Courts to $500.
giving to township committees the
right to elect road overseers and pro-
viding for the redemption of property
from tax sales.
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Three Senate bills were introduced,
extending the time for the compilation
Of railroads whose charters are about
to expire to five years, authorizing the
investment Of trust funds in bonds of
cities which have not defaulted in
their payment of interest for ten years
and legalizing the elections held under
the act for the protection Of CLANS and
oysters 10 Maurice River, Cove and
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