New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-08
THE NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

| SORGHUM IN THE sENATE-coNvIcT LABoh-hAEoo-
TIVE sEssIoN-GENERAL LEGIsLATIoN-THE ADJ
EQUIPMENT QUESTION.
| lPRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUsEl
TRENTON. n. j., March THE Senate to-day
indefinitely postponed bill TO limit the yearly e1pend
lures for the encouragement OF the growth OF cane anu
the manufacture sugar The original act was passed In
1881 when there was general doubt 10 the success OF
experiments in sugar raising EewJersey Soon after
the law went into effect Philadelphia company with
capital OF $250000 secured $4,000 acres OF DarreD aho
In South Jersey and last year the State bounes PAID u
der the TO this corporation and to the many mVu
| uals who embarked in the business amounted 10
Ss67s a. for over 60O0 tons Of cuno raised ana ioo
tons OF sugar manufactured. Tho farmers receiVed
So so ton for all the raised land valued at SO an
acre produced S14 worth Of cane and an acre Vsued 81
| $50 produced $40 worth.
The experiment has been deemed successful, and the
Governor In his annual recommended that the
appropriation DO discontinued as Its purpose hsd been
accomplished. bill to this effect was defeated and
then the proposition to limit the appropriation to $4,000
was made Senator Miller to-day opposed the BILL de-
carng that would be violation OF contract and that
while the experiments successful they were not
conclusive. Senator Applegato took nRc sromu
while Senator schenck supported the bill The vote Tor
its indefinite postponement 10 to s.. The bounty act
will therefore In force for three years more ana
meanwhile GA the Indications show, the production OF
cane will probably increase rapidly. large quantity
OF formerly barren land has been made arabic through
the encouragement offered by this act
The Senate passed bill requiring the Inspector OF the
State Prison 10 brand all goods made by convict LABOR
with the words Made at the NewJersey State Prison.
existing contracts TO be Affected Mr. stansby In al
vocatng the bill said that $1,000 pairs Of shoes were
made every day In the prisons OF New-York, and until
recently COO dozens OF hats manufactured daily at
the same places. Tho resa OF this and Ike competition
By the conyiot no claimed worked disasrousy on the
o f.ullIa
demand he said NcwYork has abolished the making of
has. and the evils OF convict competition are receiving
attention I'm Connecticut and Massachusetts. Tho bill
before the Senate did not ask the state authorizes TO
change the system, hut merely 10 give purchasers an
opportunity discriminate between prison goods
and those made 10y honest laborers. The bill was OPP
posed by Senators Smith, schenck and Youngblood and
was then passed. IL 20 g. IL goes 10 the GOVERNOR
who win probably approvcit
The senate In executive session confirmed the noml-
nation Of Theodore smDnson Prosecutor OF the Pleas
OF Sussex County that OF j. NJ Garretson a. Lay Judge
for Somerset County, and rejected James Bergen the
nominee FOR Prosecutor OF Somerset There was de-
bate OF over an hour Bergens nomination. Senators
Doughty and Cochran. Democrats, opposing the Gov
crnor and nominee with great vehemence denOuncng
the Governor Bergen defended by no one on the
Goor but received nine votes, tho same number being
cast against him. The contest took the phase 81 per
sonai difficulty between Senator Doughty and tbs Coy
aud the strong sympathy Of the Senators Tor the
former /. said to have Influenced their action
The bill deiray the incidental expenses or the legs-
lature Df 1882 passed by the House "a month ago
with certain extra allow Tor the ocelS OF tne As
semby, hut none for the Senate officers who ava more
work Tho struck ont the Items Tor the Officers
and reduced or two e1traya gnut appropriations
conference committee was ordered, hnd "a majority OF
that committee this afternoon reported Ia the senate IN
favor OF tho bin a. Il passed the Assembly. Only one
member Mr.. GrgKs failed TO sign the report When the
reuort cnue the senate II ATTACKED Win "rcAt
yeor by Mes GrCgs aud YOungblood and defeated,
4 10 10 A new conference was then ordered.
The Assembly passed the h!ll To permit Hohoktn 10
-aso Ooo for water supply by issuing bonds The
Governor Informed the nodsc mat lie bad He'd the III
FOR boulevard across Hudson County without his sigma
turc Tho bill prohibit the sao OF skim mix In cities
wac Killed In the Senate Mr. Hires Introduced Joint
resolution appropatng 500 for plans for repairs 10
the state House Jill 10 require the Morris Plains
Tunatc Asvum care FOR OF the Insane cnnyics,
"a well a. the Trenton Asylum, was passed, ana hul
vas u reduced TO appropriate 10000 for hospital for
Tho Insane within the state Prison. bill 10 prohibit
ooastns defeated. because Mr. hchenck tAld the
young ladies might "hJtc- . :,
Mr. Vals Senate hi providing FOR tho rciunding or
state assc-s ent money paid into the state Treasury by
tho safety Fund Insurance Company OF Railway which
nftrrward surrendered IT. charter pissed the House
finally. The Ro-i Election Bribery bill declaring am
nc.ty 10 all Often ,ers IN the past save those who tNe
been sready con planned aganst or Indicted, passed
finally without OF position. Bills were passed finally TO
suppress tramps providing for their cOmmltial 10 the
conty poorhose work house. instead ~ at the county
ail - hcrctoforc providing for supply Of good and
Wholesome water - cities and concerning the govern
ment of cities OF the second class
The Democrats OF the House held caucus after ad
iouruuept this afternoon The matter OF final adjourn
inent was discussed. but no date fixed II was
learned that II Joint meeting for the purpose Of elect
ug Controller should by any means be held seven or
cight members would probably vote for the Democratic
cenddatc II probable therefore, that the Democrats
will be willing adjourn whenever the Republicans are
and that there will be no Joint meeting.