New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-06
ASPIRING TO INITIATE BUTLER.

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| LEGISLATURE,
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! TRENTON, March Ex-Governor Abbett's evl-
dent ambition TO equal the achievements of the ustrous
Butler. of Massachusetts,, IS approaching realization He
has raised himself by intense exertOn at his boOtstraps
o Sir Oracle OF his party in the Legislature and proposes
TO all the place Of General Arbter OF the fate OF all egsa
ton He is reported somewhat mortified by the fiat
ness Of the fall Of bis taxation measure but hopes to
coup by other policies One Of his schemes is to refuse
approval to any appropriation bill until the general
corporation tax bill passed. His system Is to seek an
interview with member of the House where the Dill
originated, and secure its recall to the Committee on
Passed Bills, where Is to wait until he is ready Tor
action The Agricultural Experiment Station bill and
the bill recognizing the State Board Of Agriculture are
among the which pending in this peculiar
way That he not prepared to meet all the faes have
decFeed him. shown by his neglect to send In the nom
nations now due from him. Tho only one be
has made as yet, that Of Prosecutor OF Mercer
County lost him the support OF one Demo-
cratic Senator, ard the chances that the other
nominations will leave him with fewer friends In either
House. His action In pushing the Sinking Fund Commits
sion bill without consulting Comm ssloner- Bodine, Dem
ociat has opened HIM 20 censure Trenton The lead
inc Democratic newspapers recently attacked the Gov
ornors Fund bill severely, but has quleed down since
learned that the measure originated in the Executive
BRAIN spicy addition TO the Governors mail recently
an old friend declaring that the Cover
nor's Tax bill was a disgrace to New-Jersey.
MR.. LuRGEss DENOUNCEs THE CORPORATIONS.
The Assembly to-day defeated the Burgess General
Plank Road bill, intended 10 affect the Newark Plank
Road Company. similar bill lost some weeks ago
by vote OF % to SO. The the bill to-day 26
to 81 although they were really % votes in its favor
The corporations consolidated against the bill; and Mr..
Burgess in advocating it attacked ten members who he
said. ate drank and and slept to the tune
ton but that which they received from the
companies. The Corporation Tax Committees BILL tax
ing all gas insurance, telegraph and telephone compa
per cent gross income, ordered to third
reading The conversion OF the House from the evils OF
the Albeit scheme seems 10 have been thorough.
The House passed bill forbddng horse companies
to require drivers and conductors to work more than
eral Assessor " in Jersey City also passed.
In the Senate bills to enable Newark TO issue more
ter bonds to appropriate $1,000 for the Bureau
of Statistics. and to enforce the payment OF
introduced third bill for the relief of the members Of
the Warren County ring who were sent to state Prison
few years This restores Charles 5. StIader 10
citizenship. Bills restoring Edmund Tee and Joseph B.
Cornish to all their former privileges have been passed
tons as members of the National Guard which had been
dcfeatedwas recOnsdered and Laid over Mr. Armstrong
exposed some days ago House passed the bill per-
hitting noarcs to take the acknowledgment OF deeds,
and il now goes 10 the senate.
A FAT LITTLE JoB-INvALID SENATORS.
Joint resolution in the Assembly. providing for the
purchase OF 600 copies of the NewJersey roster Of the
rebellion, expense OF $4,000 ordered to third
reading to-day said to De FOR the benefit Of printer
who has 900 copies in his cellar, and Is anxious to
work them of on the state at exOrDant price. AS
semDymau Clarke is the author of the resolution.
Senator NOungJOOd fell and SpTaned his ankle on Mon
day ana VIII be confined to MS house Tor TWO weeks
Senator E. b. Miller OF Bergen has yet been sworn in
and said, will never his health. Otner SEN
atOls well, and unless final adjournment arrives
pretty soon the number Of daily attendants VIII prODaOy
be further diminished.
A SENATE HEARING ON CORPORATION TAXES.
The Senate Committee Corporation Taxes this even
ing gave hearing the Albeit bill. Ex-Jusice F. H.
Teese, representing the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company. spoke for hour against the BILL showing
IN would tax the company 100000 year. and drive
it from business If It passed. and that the company
now paid S1 1000 tax which equal to that paid by
The companies OF other States and fully up 70 the
proportion properly due from the company That cOpOr
alton did not, however object TO any reasonable
tax the support OF the State Government and was
PREPARED 10 pay IL promptly il required. The company
only his fair treatment which this bill would not give
it.
Ex-Governor Bede appeared for the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna ana Western Railroad and said the BIZ bad passed
the Assembly in tempest ami without propeT cOndera-
ton. He attacked the clauses eXenptnG manufacturing
corporations while taxing those Of religion and then
posed ~ length the unequal and unjust provisions OF the
railroad tax sections.
Ex-A ssemblyman Gator argued in favor of the
bill after admitting the Justice or the Mutual
benefits objections The hearing was adjourned a
hOu. EX-et rctarX Robson, representing the Phadei
pnia and Reading Railroad Edward +. Green represent
ing the Pcnusyvfna I.afOld, and other counsel were
during the hearing but Reserved their arguments
hearing. Governor Albeit among the highly III
erested spectators, but generously FOR toro ntctng
speech the committeeman, IN view OF the eOqhcuce OF
DR.. j. y. Quinby, who closed the argument IO-idgnt