New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
THE NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TREBUNEl
TRENTON, \. j., Feb. 1.-The Senate, III
executive session to-day, confirmed the nomination OF
Trustees Of ne state Normal School \ communication
was sent to the Governor last week requesting him TO
consider whether change in the persOnue OF the Board
might not desirable and today his answer was re-
turned to the that could no reason for alter
ing The list The senate then confirmed the nominees,
senator Nichols ep) alone voting nay, for personal
reasous The Trustees are Charles /. Elmer, John Nc
Lean, Gilbert CoOmbs Thomas Lawrence, Bennington
f. Randolph, John ID. Howe and william H. steele, all
of whom are respected citizens. The Senate adjourned
for the week without receiving further nominations
from the Governor This caused some surprise as the
session is well advanced aud the time usually re-
otured for considering these matters has expired.
The Senate ordered the bill 10 establish dear ana
dumb asylum 10 third reading The measure appro-
PIRATES $1,000 to preparing the former soldiers
Chrcns Home in Trenton for the use or the un ana
provision made for the payment Of current expenses
At present INDECENT deaf and dumb children are sent 10
ptitutions in other states and 1t Is estimated that the
cost of maintaining yum here will not be greater
OF the institution is vested by the Dill IN
board vi trustees composed OF the Governor Controller
smerintendent OF schools, and Messrs r. l.. Howell \
v Manning Thomas j. kinney H. G. scudder lheo-
dore W Morris, II. 3. Crosby and Markus Beach.
hill Introduced this morning in the Assembly pro-
yars for the reenactment of act taxing mutual NE
insurance companies One-ha Of one per cent On thelr
premiums publicly stated 10 the local press that
This is an attack on the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company Of Newark and it Is believed that the attempt
TO isauose an unusual tax of this kind comes from
sources whose sincerity Of purpose is somewhat more
than suspected measure introduced yesterday Is OF
similar character. 1T provides that no person sAau
vote more than twenty-five of the proxies or policy
holders at any annual election and makes proxies good
for only one year.
The following bills were introduced in the Senate to-
rft,-t fa.fla Il mere
the erection Of hospital; fixing the salaries Of law
ind in counties Of between $4,000 and 100000 nhab
itanta at $50 for each 1000 of people providing for
the appointment of boiler inspector in each Congress
sional districts to prevent shooting OF geese, duck OF
brant except by decOys
The Assembly this morning debated at length and
finally referred 10 me AloIh iict III ;i,, 7 5
as 10 its consttutonality, a blh browning Iot Ihe
county of the state The subject wac first agtaed last
winter through prcscumen made ~ toe Essex county
Grand Jury in taVoroi such LEGISLATION on account Oh
The great nereasr III ,hIS ei u IN favor of
the bill though doubts were expressed as 10 us constu-
tonalIty, and hence the relelrenGt me CONSTITUTION
ADOPTED III 1914 provides that - no clueI or G'uSSl
abolished five or ten years before the Constitution
Tne Assembly ordered to third reading the bill for
constitutional Convention, after ameudns II III MINOR
particulars Tue GcsiIabty OF such measure Is IN
doubted but the fear the part OF resident, OF oOutl
Jersey that the plan or Senatorial representation Couu
be changed Will be likely 10 defeat II III the 9eh"e is
heretofore , -,., 49,. ,,,,,r-s.
| nm. were introduced in the Assembly rs touOWs;
Proydnga penalty OF 800 selling adulterated sugar
which is not plainly marked" AduterateL TO require
detailed statistics concerning the County JAMS ana tHtr
Inmates: 10 remove the soldiers Home from Newark 10
the building formerly occupied by the soldiers Chla
ren'5 Home at Trenton; TO make 1t misdeheahor 10
| pollute water from which ice IL cut.
The Assembly rejected the senate bin providing for
the husbands desert their wives auu
remove to another county. Bills were passed Dy the
same UOdy To authorize the employment OF prisoners
i'm County Jais the public roads; requiring D post
era TO secure licenses from cities to prohibit the carry
ing firearms IN the streets, under heaFy penhIles ~
/ enable cities To drain meadows.
resolution was adopted expressing regret ar the con
timed illness OF Assemb Gator of jersey city VINO
mao been unable to present himself at the House ths