New-York tribune., 1882-02-20
NEU-JERSEY TOPICS.
THE CENTRAL RAILwAY-TUE OYSTER ELL.

THE CENTRAL RAILwAY-THE OYSTER BILL.
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
Trenton, n j., Feb. 19.-" Senate bill
No (which provides for the issue Of additional stock
of the Central Railroad Company Of NcwJersey, is in
side OF mammoth safe, and Monday evening it win
be taken the Senate It's passasc by the House an
nounced and then taken to Governor Ludlow. The
Governors signature will probably he attached and the
bill will become a law before Tuesday noon The Trenton
lobbyists have only just recovered from the stupcfaction
which overcamc them when the real purposes Of the
measure made apparent. To them is expedition
through both houses was golden opportunity lost,
such as they will again That there arc members
who mnge metaphoricl tears with those Of the Third
House sadly true. and the knowledge has caused some
suspicion that there may be attempt to delay the bill
iu some way. Reconsideration is impos-
sible, however, legislative day having
elapsed since the passage Of the bill More
over it will require Of some courage to attack the
measure the State feeling has been aroused by the
attempts possession of the Central Railroad
The exclusiveness which is tho occasional object of
ridcule elsewhere and which leads born Jerseynan TO
audc naivey TO residents Of other States az foreign-
ers" would make it unpleasant for representative to
attack Senate bill No Ill The same geneia interest in
the OF the objects OF the bill makes doubtful any
possibility OF Governor Ludlow delaying its considera-
ton The Governor is not slow to exhibit nppreca-
ton OF popular feeling, sufficient manifestations OF which
have already been made through the and privately
The feeling has other bases than the natural antagn-
ns 10 the entrance OF another great CORPORATION into
the state. The Central, with its branches. wns con
strnced arzcy by the money OF citizens through whose
propertv or ncighhorhOod the lines run. Its manage
men has liberal to commuters, and score OF large
and small towns along the route their existence TO
it, The directors have generally been prominent Jersey
men Secretary of state Frelinghuyscn. who has been
among the leading persons in the company. just now fills
the largest place in the eyes OF the patriotic Jerseymau
. 4 "a lf..,, o~Hf
date for i'll 1880 and his election aborcd
for with devotion altogether phenomenal in State pol
ncs Receiver Lathrop has been for years Judge of
the Court OF Errors and Appeals Commissioner OF the
Asylum for the Insane, a Riparian Commissioner aud
eminent in many other State affairs; Bcnjamin william
son an Chancellor of the state and is known every
where within its borders. Other intimately
cacd with the management have been closely identified
in the commemorative affairs. aud each has his Dumcr
GUS and influential centeage. Beyond this Is the anti
monopoly movement, which has attained some proper
ton in the State, but has not attacked the
Central and would in this issue be far from
unwilling to make policy of the de-
fence OF New-Jerscy interests. opposed to its
particular bugDoars-the managers of the larger cor
poraons.
Probably what is only another instance Of the State
pride and Of the patriotism which Is bounded by the
Delaware ana the Atlantic, is visible in the bill which,
having passed the senate Is pending III the enSe pro-
yidng that oyster beds Of Jersey shall be under
Jersey control only down 70 lhr ma oStiaSeth Ibc
bill which has attracted wide attention, " hs IooWs;
BE enaced, ETC., That II snail not De awfii Tor any
person at the time inabitan and Resident
of tie state aud shall not have been for six months
next preceding nhabiiant and resident aforesaid,
to take rake, gather OYSTERS or TO plant or be Inter
esied in the planting Of any planted oysters In this
state; and that any oysters planted III tIls state in
which any person not resident and nhabtaht o this
State az afor said has any interest whatever shall be
come the public property the same a. sald oysters
were Of natural growth upon natural beds; aud any
resident and nlabitant Of this state who shall
plant any oysters in which any person not a resident
or nhubitant aforesaid has any interest, share or
risk shall deemed guilty OF n misdemeanor and upon
beng therefor convicted shall be punished by nc or i'm
pgisOnment both, the fine rot to be less tEan $1,000
nor the imprisonment less than one year.
Mr. Gardner, who introduced the bill, represents At
is necessary first to meet similar acts passed bv Legis
atres of other states next 10 protect the oyster
beds from large capitalists who ahsorbug the inter
est TO the dcrimcnt Of the people Of NewJersey. Dis
patches from Philadelphia have indicated he excite
Iru he mo sure has caused there where the persons
a ed adversely chiefly live and the contest the
ucIils o. the NIL cXiends aluIlg tho Cuabt.