New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-21

THE SENATE REJECTS A PROPOSITION FOR THE
TAXATION OF RAILROADS-OTHER LEGISLATION
IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE fhibONEI
TREYToy. N. j., March 20.-Nearly the en-
tire session OF the Senate to-day has been oeVoVcu
discussion upon the bills for new system Oh ralro""
taxation. In the morning senator Grggs sPoAe io' "
hour and half and was followed by Senators Appiegate
schenck Gardner and others In the afternoon Inc
question came up a resolution offered Dy Nr "ise'
recommittng both bills, with Instructions TO tne oon
mittee Revision Of the Laws to report the urlss'
Senate bill substitute for the later House Dill ino
object OF the resolution TO avoid the CONSTITUTIONAL
prohibition against Senate bills for raising revenue by
making tho Griggs bill q House bill In TINS
manner the objection could have been over
coma Mr. Griges In his address said that
until 1870 the disproporon between the tax on railroad
companies and that the property OF individuals was
not such as provoke great criticism Inc RAILROADS. no"
nav one-ha OF per cent, or less than onelourtn 'e
rate paid by individuals The total amount they pay 10
the state and local treasures is less than
while il they paid the regular rate on merely tne coss
vaIue s1G7 600 OOO they would pay over Y3,5ooooo
vcary Mr. Grggs said the bill would Affect the speola
contract companies they had assented 10 inc Id" Vi
1869 which enacted system which was 10 hoiu uh''
general law such that now proposed, was pa''eu'
senator Apologize claimed that both bills were uncon
stitutional and that Grggs bill was Intricate anu
woud be found imperative He denied that tne speciS
contract companes would be affected by It, and the re-
sut he said would great injustice to the poorer cor
porations Mr. schenck recommended referring .ne
ouestion 20 commission. President Gardner sad tna'
Inc Crges bin set up and false system OF
neauitabe and inconsistent, taxing railroads Dy
systems one according to their value az lang, anu se
other according their value as railroads. MT M.
answered the objections raised by tho opponents VI
bill and Messrs Gardner, Schenck and stalnsDy aooeo
TO their previous remarks .,I.Ao hu1s ,vaa
The motion of Senator Griggs to refer backth Ds va
lost TO g. as follows Yeas-Griggs Havens, merrII
Nichols stainsby, Vail and YOungblood Nays--APpIo
gate Beatty Carpenter, Cochran, Dongnty, dsTuhoi
Hires Miller Paxton Schenck Smith. JayiOr auu , m2o
indyke Every Democrat voted against the resoutlQn
and therefore against the bill Every vote iot tne p
was nv Republican. Tho Republican votes against Ihe
bill were by Senators who represent sections arssy III
terpste1 In railroad companies The result pracucay
defeats the railroad bills In the Senate ana ehos o
tnis session all hope OF reform IN this direction
The Assembly has passed the House Dill pronlDltlng
the sale OF skim milk in cities. The bill was enthustsn
cally advocated by L. b. Hutchinson WallsL oroker
The bill to create the county OF Cartelet' Iron
part OF Essex was defeated The bill requiring Farmers
To bury dead animals passed. The Dill for Cons1-
tntonal Convention debated most 81 me aIternOon
and after strenuous opposition by South jersey nm
bers was passed. 80 TO % bill to give Asssan rGo
ecutOrs OF Pleas in Essex and Hudson counties 9OV
salary each per annum was defeated The appropriia
tion bills were brought up second reading 10 tne h
sembly this morning. aud after the amounts had pen
reduced to q considerable extent, the bs were 9Iuereu
10 a third reading.