New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-14
GovERyoR ABBET1'S R4ILWAr BILL
TIE YEw-JERsEY LEGISLATURE STILL CONSIDERING
TAN QUESTIONS.

TIE NEw-JERsEY LEGISLATURE STILL CONSIDERING
TAX QUESTIONS.
FROM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IRIBUNE.l
TRENTON, n. j., Feb. 13.-The Railroad Tax
bill introduced yesterday by Governor Abbott through
Assemblyman Pral to be used by the Democrats rs
party makeweght against the Republican efforts IN inc
direction of taxation reform The Governor said recently
that be considered the non-parsan special committee
Renubican machine because II has Senator Griegs Re
npbcan "a chairman lie has been aware that II would
be runo to defeat the committees bill unless pretence
OF preerrng other measure could Dc gwen as an ex-
cuse The Governors bill. however will hardly fill the
marty purpose for which it is designed Enough has been
puroined from private copies Of part OF the committees
report give the bill gloss OF reason, but Tor me TO
mlinder little can be said IN commentator
II is bold seizure without c'mpep9siH,Ilonl
Companies Morris and Essex and Central Railroad OF
# woHd be set alfo by the courts without hesitation
By thus OyershOOtng the marx the existing order OF
ho that This Is lie real object OF His Exceeney
There talk Of the apparent bad fh 0 the Demo
adorable show of industry in the committees work,
though hardly possessing the ability to originate sugSes-
The Assembly this afternoon received large amount
of eoquence and facts on the subject of railroad taxation
peared on the floor before the House In lCommtee o.
The Whole TO advocate Assemblynan Coles pm loroin-
ding tho REQUIREMENT OF real property by railroad com
panies until they submit to the general tax laws MI
Gator showed AT length the inequalities OF the existing
laws and quoted the operations OF .ths NewGOrk tax
statutes conclusive proof that the state OF Newersey
w. NOT receiving its fair proportion OF revenue from
corporations In reply the assertion that the courts
have confirmed the validity OF the special TAX contracts
Where decisions have been reversed The proposed
he claimed, perfectly legitimate method OF obtain
ing new arrangement Tor the taxation OF tue railroad
The Committee Of the Whole reported the bill favor
| ably.
| THE STATE INSPECTOR or CHILD LABOR
Tn tbe Senate this afternoon tho bill to increase the
movers Of the state Inspector OF Child Labor to make h
salary 81 500 instead OF $1,000. am to give him two as
istants at $1,000 each. debated at length on it'
second reading and number OF amendments reducing
the connensation etc. were defeated. In advocating
an amendment make his salary 81 500, senator Gard
ner SAID that though the act had been In force nearly
year and though the Inspector claimed he had devoted
avery working day to his duties the public has yet tC
hear of one ease prosecution under the act or single
attempt to make force Of law e among the vioator'
of It's excellent provisions These IN dler
hard work and additional inspectors unnecessary Ihe
manufacturers might IKE the inspector hul those no
| hm special favor and increased salary.
Senator stansby responded that the denceneles com
weaknesses OF the original act which the present one
was intended remedy. Tho bill was ordered TO third
Tho Senate adjourned this afternoon until Monday
ming having cleared it, calendar bearing on the bill
ana the bill will probably come up Tor consideration on
or S Sss, g 10 pass ap vine
increasing force Tor five years IN New-Jersey, and
ssver commissions have investigated the question and
renorfed In favor OF various sOlutionS The existing
contracts in state Prison do not expire Tor two years
10 come aud meanwhile either the piece plan or the
pnhle account system pure and simple VIII probably
be adopted The Senate IN adl0urng eIt pending the
CoveTors nation OF Mercer Beasey IT, for Prose-
outor of tho Pleas OF Mercer County and senator Van
derbI Democrat Is making Efforts TO defeat the con-
| fIlnatiOn 49, -. 49,, A. -, 4,
debating propositions Of small importance, nterSpersed
by resolutions said upon good authority, " be
! intended a. humorous.
! An ATTEMPT 10 NOMINATE A CONTROLLER.
A Democratic Joint WAS held to-day and an at
tsmnt WAS made TO proceed the nomination OF Con-
,riIer The motion failed 10 p, and tie caucus ad
journed.