New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-24
THE NEW-yERSEY LEGISLATURE.
SENATE BILL 80. 1G7 PA SEQ BIZ THE SENATE OVER
THE GOVERNORS VETo-rA BILL To BENEFIT THE
pENNsYIYANIA COMPANY.

SENATE BILL 80. 49, PA SED By THE SENATE OVER
THE GOVERNORS vETo-rA BILL To BENEFIT THE
PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY.
tFEoM The REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
TRENTON. March 23.-The sessions OF both
houses were devoted to-day principally TO the considel
ton OF bills in which the corporations III jersey CITY are
especially interestcd-Senate 167 and Senate So The
former was passed over the Governors veto.
The debate in the Senate upon No. lG7 confirming
the titles Of sex era companies to their riparian lands
was longer than when the bill first came mp.
Senator Paxton, OF Hudson County, first spoke
attacking the bill and asking for delay
that the protest Of Jersey City might be heard The mo-
ton 10 lay failed, and Senator Paxton made an
earnest speech against the bill Ser atOr Ioungbood fol-
lowed IN the strain, reading the emphatic opinion
OF the Courts the subject, and declaring the scheme
among the inqUitous that had been attempted by
legislature for the benefit OF corporations senators
Gardner Vail Taylor and Apologize spoke in favor of
the bin claiming that the Courts decision amounted TO
ONLY q statement that the law defective that the
Lrc.a urt should now correct This defect and that the
"attcmpt TO steal the lands" being made 10y Jersey
City and not by the corporations to whom the land
belonged The discussion continued for upward OF two
hours when the roll called on the question, Shall
this bill pass Che objections of the Governor TO the
trary Notwithstanding e. The yeas We're: Apologize.
Bosrnbury. Terc Hayens Hires, Hobart, Martin, Mcr-
ritt Nichols, Vail, Wortendyke, NOungblood-l2; nays,
Beatty Deacon Doughty, Gardner. Lawrence, Paxton,
House at the first opportunity, and viii be debated there
N length Its adv coates claim that it, passage is GER
tain, and its opponents seem TO have only moderate
hopes of deicatingit.
Senate bill No. SO, which enables the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company build railroad across the western
part of Jersey City from Point OF Rocks TO CowaA's
Point to connect with and transportation com
panv there Aas been fCrccy debated in the Assembly
Inv the Hudson members. The hin proposes TO amend
the railroad law by inserting in the 18th section the fol
lowing:
In case any such railroad shall cross any streets or
highways i'm any city i shall be either above or below
the grade thereof at such distance as sha not interfere
with the free and uninterrupted Use OF such streets or
hghwsys' excepting mat any sHcl 5 TIg,'' ogG
rods from either terminus OF said railroad may bc
covered bv it grade; snch crossing ~ grade shall DC
constructed az not 10 interfere WIN lhe oiI1af use %
streets or highways by the public, and said company
wien trains are crossing same, and to De kept open
al all other times, by hagman. who shall warn all
persons crossing said railroad 81 the appoach OF rains
SAID crossing shall at all times De kept IN repair by sd
company. and no engines or trains Shall DO allowed
TO stand or remain upon said crossing for longer
period tham I'VE h5g, al irscrtin srcts NJ I
struc any bridge at such crossing Oy span longer thah
the width Of ne WGeSt stIeea cI"sScd az tnT P%Ct
,iaced in sad streets al such points as snail inter
iere with The ordinary and usual thereof by the pu
lie such supports to be constructed IN such reasonable
or other officer having charge Of said streets.
Numerous amendments were offered and one was
finally adopted that the property hereafter acquired for
the purposes of railroad shond pay local taxes
cardess Of any special charter provision OF emption.
This does affect the Point OF Rocks road II is stated
The bill was under discussion when the House adj
ioirned until Monday night The Senate also adjourned
TO that time. 800
The senate passed two bills of Importance this
ing: One require counties 10 pay the cost OF trans.
porting and cOnYctlng state prisoners. when VIII PVT
an expense OF $4,000 the counties instead OF The
Stae and another, 10 require railroad corporations 10
here re
ING their road beds for 100 feet width Both bills now
go 70 the Senate.
Temperance bill giving each city, town or borough the
right 10 prevent liquor selling by vote for No Ii
cense or 10 authorize it's sale Dy voting for License
This measure has been applied townships but never TO
intended 10 press the bil in the House. the intention
having 10 merely put the Senate on record The
record WAS as follows: Ayes-A ppleGatc, bOsenbury,
Fcrrcl IIaNcns Hires Hobart Martin Merritt Nichols,
Vail, WOrtendyke, Youngblood-12 Nays-Beltty, Dca-
con, Doughty, Gardner Lawrence, Paxton, Stalusby,
JaylOr-S