The news., 1882-03-30

The Governor on Wednesday sent
to the Senate veto Of Bill 1877, to
confirm the title Of the railroads to
the river front Of Jersey City, as he
believes IL interferes with the vested
rights Of the original shore owners.
The following bills were passed in
the Senate; to refund money overpaid
on assessments; the general printing
bill; authorizing County Freeholders
to take possession Of abandoned turn
pixies; allowing executors and admin
istrators two years instead Of one to
make settlement.
In the House the bill creating q
Health Inspector Of Jersey City, and
another poviding for experts to ex-
anime official accounts were indefinite
ly postponed, although afterwards the
latter was referred to conference
committee. The bill to repeal the &C.
making Sunday liquor selling dis
orderly act was lost by IL to 48.
The bill to repeal all usury laws, after
lengthy discussion was lost by q vote
Of Z of52. The general water bill,
being brought up upon . motion to
reconsider, was subject Of sharp de-
bate, and after refusal to reconsider
1t was by avots Of % to 81, post
poned to 10 o'clock a. NJ. The bill
to allow selling Of liquor on Sundays,
except between 9 A. NJ, and / PM,
was defeated.
The Senate on Thursday, by vote
Of fifteen to five, passed Senate bill
No. 1877, the great river.front meas
ure, over the Governors veto. There
was quite lengthy debate on the
subject, Mr.. Youngblood arguing that
the Law was against the measure while
Messrs. Gardner, Vail, Taylor and
Apologize conteode that under the
s,nditions Of the purchase the propos-
ed restriction was perfectly Just.
They emphatically denied that legis-
lators who favored the bill were under
the influence Of any corporation.
The House spent nearly the whole
day in debate over Senate bill SO
which relates to construction and
keeping in repair Of bridges in cities
By railaoad companies. The oues-
ton Of taxation Of railroad property
entered largely into the debate, and
finally an amendant was adopted as
follows: !"And provided further that
all lands and real estate hereafter &C.
CURED used and occupied by any
railroad built or constructed under
any Of the provisions Of this supple
ment shall be Subject to the same
taxes as other lands and real estate
may be in any municipality or tar
district where said railroad may be
located"
Pending fnrther discussion, House
adjourned to Monday night.
The Senate passed q local option
bill which had been drafted by the
New Jersey State Temperance ALI
ance by vote of IL to 8 and then
adjourned until Monday.
In the Senate on Monday night
the bill to limit the hours of labor of
children and others in stores and fac
tories, was ordered to third reading.
A bill was introduced limiting towns
and cities, mourning indebtedness for
local improvements, 80 per cent of
assessed valuations. The Governor
vetoed the bill preventing any corpor-
alton receiving more than five
cents for one passenger on ferries be-
tween New Jersey and New York or
Pennsylvania, where the distance is
not greater thaa two miles, for the
reason that it ives q special local bill,
and was not accompanied BY the no
tice required by the Constitution in
such cases. The following bills were
passeds To allow telegraph companies
to construct their lines underground;
to require cities to provide sinking
funds for water works
The galleries and flosr Of the Heuss