New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
HEW-JERSEY LEGISLAIIVE TOPICS.
ADJOURNMENT APPRoACHNG-RALRoAD TAXATION
AND THE STATE TAX.

ADJOURNMENT ApPRoACHING-RAILRoADT TAXATION
AND THE STATE TAX.
,rpou rup REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUsE.l
TRENTON. N. j., March 11.-Ten days OF leg
session will bring the lawmakers here TO the day
~ final adjournment. There remains for considera-
tIon huge collection Of Senate bills on the speaker
desk IN the Assembly, number OF House bills IN COM
mtee and perhaps dozen measures OF real public
interest In The most important IL the orggs
bill on railroad taxation. which the Senate Cohnhttee on
Revision of the Laws has agreed TO report early this
week. Mr. Applegate. chairman OF the committee
keen lawyer and something OF student OF railroad
questions Will prepars the committees report IL IA an
tcpated and will doubtless present an interesting STATE
The legislators and the reforners nave been no
derng In bog OF difficulty on this subject ior inc
railroad companies have had definite policy ana nave
gathered IN =" the statesmen successiuiy "nen 'ne
IL has been only within years that the question OF
reforming the railroad tax la Hs has been genuinely ag
tate l. Grggs bill Is the first sensible product OF
the discussion Its fate In the Senate Is uncertain out
ject 1t without sultyng ITSELF while the Governor mas
pledged himself TO the approval OF any constitutional
measure tending TO the settlement OF tins vexed ques-
ton There are other bills bearing the same matter
but the Senate will be Oh the Gr.ggs propo
The bill affecting the interests OF the State most di-
recty that providing for state tax has not been pre-
sented yet ty the Assembly Conmttee on ways ana
Means The last year was at the rate of one mill on
the dollar OF valuation. OUTS ~ the school tax when
Ia fxed by aud remans the sane each year
The amount being raised by the tax Imposed last
paws more than fifth and Hudson one-si1th NO
disposition toward unusual economy has Deen shown W
the Legislature this winter and the ControeI es.,lhar M
the fiscal year. Sl,3GOOOO aside from scnool eA
penses IA none too according 10 present computations
The income OF the reasury WILL u s expected be only
sufficient the demands, aud with no consersDe
balance State to be imposed thus year and cOecteu
next January Nl be Il necessity. The Assembly COM
mttee cannot therefore, recommend reauctlOt III .no
rate wnont risking deficiency and an Increase IN tue
public debt agi Inst which there Ia healthy popular
pre- udlce although the debt Is only VI 7VOOOo win
sinsng fund covering two thirds Of the amount
mill tax on the present valuation would produce
s535 467 49, OF which Hudson County would pay
500 49,; Essex $109 i34 Mercer, S3O,o65; Monmouth
s2gi6s; Burlington. S2j2l6, and the remaining cOun-
ties S24, 900 less down TO Ocean, witch, with an
area OF CSC square miles, has only $4,000 Inhabitants
and would contribute S3J3L -
The recent accident by upsettlng OF scOw In the
Morris Canal basin jersey CITY, has attracted attention
anew 10 bill before the Assembly providing i0r tno
construction OF q bridge across the gap. The Dill mas
been before previous Legislatures and has been the
source much debate but has never yet passed either
branch.