New-York tribune., 1884-03-24
yEV-JERsEY STATE TOPICS.
THE GOVERNORS PLANS AND METHODS.

| uE IA SAID TO BE sCHEhING TO FORCE IHE SENATE
| ,,ro Jotxr MISUNDERSTANDING LEGISLATIVE
| MEASURES.
| FRou TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IRiBuNE
| TRENTON. March 23.-GOvenOr Albeit may
have some personal reason for holding back MS
apponmens but he h creating antagonisms ana causing
criticisms which will make Il unpleasant for him II ne
does not forward necessary documents 20 the Senate
nj an early date The Court Of Errors forced TO ad
ourn last week because the OF Judge Kirk had ex
pIred and his successor bad not been appointed, and
when any one nterferes with that eminent body the poo
pie are apt to say and do ugly things The spectacle too
of Prosecutor Of the Pleas travelling TO and from Cam
dem daily TO get an extension Of his Office from the pre-
siding Judge in order to perform his duties is not cacu
lated to endear the Governor the hearts Of Jersymen
who Ike decency and order in all things still more cal
culated to provoke adverse criticism II not lively indig
nation is the alleged cause OF the delay IN making
nominations II has been charged that the Governor has
ATTEMPTED to use his nominating power to secure egsla
tive joint meeting, and every days postPonemet gives
the rumor larger proportions.
That the Governor ia a cunning hand at dicker the
course OF legislation this winter has amply proven ana
there is some evidence at hand TO Indicate
that he has valuable articles dispose OF for considera
ton and that the purchasing price is nothing less than
vote for joint meeting In this however the Governor
has oyerreached himself and the most compaisant sena
tor could not avoid scandal he to vote against his
party now Mr.. Albeit II "a said Is beginning TO see the
point and thore prospect that he will send IN his
nominations early this week His only nomination thus
far won him enmity Of one Democratic Senator ana
there ia some idle curiosity to just the number OF
Democratic legislators his other selections may ALLEVIATE
One OF the difficulties the Albeit scheme OF seeing and
welcoming everybody in the executive chamber
is that he impresses Democratic members WIN
a sense OF their own importance and tnhu-
ence and there must necessarily he some dlsap-
pointed souls At least one-ha tho Democratic Assem-
1 thafr fn
| apartment is practically unlimited. The Governor
promised to reward the workers and they are workers
beyond doubt but these doomed to meet some un-
pleasant surprises.
THE JERSEY CENTRAL TAX VALUATIONS.
The Governor however. does not propose to give up
hope Of joint meeting, and the word has gone forth
that he is to use the tax valuations of the Central Rail
road Company OF New-Jersey as club to drive the
Senate into assent by attacking Controller Anderson
| The Governor his adherents proudly caim may not
always succeed rs a raiesman but IA warrior he Is
the pink of aggression. The attack began with Rail
| road Tax Commissioner Reynolds. Under the law
the Board of Railroad Commissioners consists OF
| the Commissoner Comptroller Anderson and Measurer
Wright. When the Commissioner believes thst 4 a ra an
matter before the full Board and majority decides
upon the amount An appeal may men De ta6en DO Inc
Court having fixed upon that sum upon appeal from the
| Board some years ago The Commissioner claimed that
this too low and the case was argued DeIoro the
Board fortnight testimony was offered ana then
each member submitted his estimate. The Tax Com
missioner started with claim that the amOudt ought
70 be raised $40 100000 but receded to S36OOOOOO
| or than double the present valuation The Con
troer and Treasurer presented their estimates ana they
agreed within few thousands, that the amount ought
to be made 100000. Mr.. Reynolds offered to com,
promise at SOS 900 600 but the other members agreed
that 24 7S4 O15 % would be an equitable valuation AZ
unless the railroad company should appeal this Will be
the amount which the company VIII pay aState Tax
THE GOyERNoR INTERFERING.
Here the Governor steps In, and ten days ago he re-
ouescd the Commissioners to send to him thcirrcasOns for
making the valuations That he has right to super
wise or ccise their decisions goes without saying but
is understood thoy have compiled with the request
aud that he now dlgesting the reports IT IA alleged
that his scheme Will be attack on the Controller or
failing 10 are with the Tax Commissioner and that hc
riio nm, be n,hlo AGITATION about the corporation
question To bring pressure on the senate. That body,
RcIy to heed The criticisms Of a Democratic Governor
upon a Republican official, especially when the later5
action has just given tho state 10000 year more reye
me by the rcassessinept and who, II he had yielded
might have thrown the whole case into htgauoh ana
| made a loss to the state in the end
| THE TAN BILLS SOON TO BE REPORTED.
| The Senate Corporation Tax Committee will, 1t is eZ
pected report the tax bills tomorrow evening. The
work has been divided among the three members and the
revision Of the bills will be thorough. When the commit
tee Monday afternoon the results will be sub
mItcd and an agreement reached, tits Thought The re-
Will probably be tax OF one per cent on me true
value OF railroad property for local pup2se ana hat
Of per cent for the state with possibly PrOysQ en-
abing the companies having special tax privileges 10 ac
CrD the rate without waving ther Cnaflcr rights
There has Deen strong pressure for the latter clause
| and II It is yielded the companies VIII,
| tt IA oxpected, accept the act There IA
more less anxiety the fate OF the BIZ IN the senate
but demand for reform In the existing system Is 100
| strong, it is believed, to be resisted.
| IMPORTANT MEsURES BEFORE TIE HOUSE.
! The House will this week discuss suffrage a
constitutional convention and two bills regulating the
laying ana maintenance Of oil pipe lines. One is Senate
measure and has approval OF those who have exam
ined the question 1t places the pipe lines In the charge
OF the State Water Commissioners and provides strn-
gent rules the safety OF the public and for maintain
ing the ptv OF the streams. Petitions IN It's favor have
heen signed by the Newark Water Board and other pub
lie bodies, and persons Interested I'm preserving the
streams and properly guarding the public The other
measure introduced III the House. and though 1t has
been amended from it, original absurdty II has been LETT
Inconsistent and without IOlce snOllu II pdss Souo
curiosity IS manifested to the precise effect OF As
sembly bill No. 37S, the STANDARD on Company. IL
imposes state OF two cents each barrel OF oil
transported through he pipe lines ana was Thought mat
Il would be deemed most severe imposition Ihe com
has however, manifested opposition, and II IS
said desire TO antagonze any proposition for
| taxation.
relief bankrupt Elizabeth providing for the leyying or
local purposes only, together with the remarka
bic ccerity with which II signed ana nlcd, caused
comment among those who know how deeply Interested
he I'm the future Jersey City and the precarous CON
dOn OF its finances. II was deemed rather frank con
| essiOn OF the situation.
The dsgraceful airay in the Assembly on Thursday
| last provoked stnging criticism on the Assembly
throughout the State MI BURGESS apology Is regarded
as satisfactory but tbero members who ask why Mr.
Armage, whOse insulting words resulted In the blow
has followed the example OF his Republican colleague
There general demand for united action on the part
the class Of members Of the House and steady
dIscouragemcn OF actions which have made the AS
| sembly of 1884 notorious for disorder.