New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-02
T1YON NEW-JERSEY RAILROA DS.
THE BIIL DEBATED IN THE SENATE.

,,,nuJTY OF THE GOVERNOR FOR MOI sENDlN"
IN APPOINTMENTS.
,,,, TIN pra5,1AR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIsUNE.l
TprxroN. April 1.-The Senate took up the
Railroad Tax bill this morning, and devoted the uaE 'oiS
ndsrat,n ON second reading. II agreed that the
hill reported by the majority OF the senate cVnir'
should be accepted the Senate substitute oi 'le muse
hin and that amendments should be offered to MS Inc
hill provides for a State Board OF Assessors an" '"V
,postion of local tax Of one per cent on property "'
for railroad purposes OF the full local rate Oh proper!
,orinO TO the railroads but not used for strictly raj
road business and for State tax of onehaf ol ono per
cent on all railroad property, including FRANCHISE
roadbed Is to be exempt, however, from all tax. Ae
the hill had been read through, Senator BrhiAeinoH
a,emo Of Hudson, presented series OF aneuuio"' -
tended TO make the act tax all railroad properly a' '
local rate one-haf of one per cent 10 go 10 inc 0"
Alter attacking the committees bill as discriminating 10
favor of the railroads and claiming that II Wouo Dc UNI
constitutional ON that account Mr. Brnkerhoh iauneheu
forth into q long assault on tho exsuhg system
and an argument In favor OF some chahge' no
repied bitterly TO Cortlsndt Parkers attackS upon
Jers.y CITY MI Parker, he declared had suk MS man
hood In an unjust cause VIDAL rlgh'' he ue"nuV' l1
the attorney of corporation that had been on the verge
~ for years and had had Gould and FISK
,n its management to oroise the financial mahasenoh'
and honesty of Jersey City Tie denounced inc Lesd
,ure of 1863 which granted the Morris ana Essex TAX OK
emution as made up OF robbers. MI OfisSs (NeP''
called
a member of that Legislature. "But he did not Vo'e Tor
,he hin was Mr. Brinkerhors response. As matter Of
fact he did -
AZ the afternoon session. Mr. Grggs replied at some
,angtb "a Mr. Brinkerhof He deprecated the loose de-
punciaon OF those who were as much III IhVof OF cquo
taxation as any antIDonopOst, but dleF as 10 MEANS
and nroceeded to show thar the bill went further tEa
Governor Ludlow had suggested and was satisfactory IN
the resplta il would produce. MT BrinkerhonS amend
ueDts were defeated TO 14Brinkerhoh stainscy Ael
,itt aud smith voting yea Similar amendments were
also rejected Some verbal changes were then maze ana
the bill went until tomorrow, Ihe "oiA OF tNo
session being practically completed.
The Assembly bill taxIng miscellaneous corporations was
laid over and will be somewhat amended before coming
20 final passage.
THE GOVERNOR IGNORING THE LAW.
Governor Albeit has failed TO send in his appointments
The Governor possibly ignorant OF the second para
sraph Of Section g. Article VI of the state Constitution
which reads: Commissions for Judges of said court
Common Pleas shall bear date and take effect on the
rst day Of April in every successive year. except com
missions to I'LL vacancies" The Constuuo2 clearly
,nsens that the nominations shall be made before April /,
vet Governor Albeit has failed TO send IN single noml-
nation for this court The la" is so pam lhat ghog II
makes him liable 10 all the penalties Of violation OF his
ath He Is without excuse. There has not even been
pressure Of executive business 10 serve as pSalOn
what the Governors object be is not known but 1t is
naturay suspected that political scheme Is at the
bottom OF IT, though how he can get any advantage Tor
every day Is not plain.
The Governor vetoed the bill in relation to q In
the Bergen Plank Road Jersey City, Stating that the
The bill $1,000 for repairs to the ~ ate Ar
sena Thai giving tho trustees OF the Deal and Dumb
As,nm authority 10 retain inmates longer than the tr0
FOR which they were committed. TheNewark PLANK Ro
bin was defeated, 10 TO 49, as was the bill reducing the
iegsl rate OF interest TO per cent.
sir Cainnade offered resolution, which was adopted
d,rcng the oint committee Reform school for Boys
20 investigate the management OF that institution par
teuarly with regard the question OF employment ana
fnore into the feasibility Of teaching the inmates me
cha aioal trades and probable cost 10 the OF tno
charge and report bill otherwise at the next session
gf aa Iegfslature.