New-York tribune., 1884-03-26
TILE NEW-JARsEY LEGLSLATURE.
THE BILLS FOR TAXING CORPORATIONS.

| JERSEY CITY's CHARTER BILL DEFEATED-CoN-
FUSION AS TO THE PIPE LINE BILL
| fFRoM rHE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.
TRENTON, March 25.-The Senate Committee
Corporation Taxes reported the tax bills this morning
Senators Grggs schenck Republicans presented one
scheme and Brikerhof the other The former,
with Assembly bill No 313 a basis makes revision
OF the phraseology throughout classifying doubtful
clauses and entering into greater detail in the description
OF the property be taxed The roadbed Is To be eX
empt and the matter OF mortgage deductOns regulated
The Is to he onehsf OF one per cent for state
purposes and the local rate not to exceed per cont Tor
municipal use. Senator Brnkerhof, with the same
Assembly bfll makes some changes OF unmportant
character and fixes the full local rate, with
per cent for State purposes The properly OF the rail-
road corporations Is 10 be assessed at its true vane The
committee also reported Assembly bill No 37s, the act
taxing Insurance. gas telegraph telephone express and
oil pipe line companies The rate is TO be per cent on
earnings except in the Of industrial insur
companies when 1t Ia to be per cent, and with oil
pipe lines where II for each barrel OF oil
transported quantity in proportion to the length o
the pipe line in this state compared with the total
length OF the line
FIERY DISCUSSION EXPECTED.
The bills were ordered printed and will probably
UP second reading tomorrow. when fiery discussion
ia probable There seem be three different methods
OF regarding the matter Of railroad taxation IN the
Senate There s the extreme view OF the anti-eorpora
ton Senators, who would probably favor a measure
more stringent injurious the railroad companies
than the Brnkerhof proposition; then there are
Senators would naturally oppose change In the
existing system and there others VINO believe with
the majority the committee, thar while would be de
srabe 20 place the whole subject OF railroad taxation
on some such basis as that in vogue certain western
States the difficulties nsuperabe, and that IL best
10 obtain much for the state and municipalities as pos
sibe without involving the state In nterminabie and
doubtful litigation. These and Others also feel that the
passage any law materially increasing the railroads
burdens viii be matter OF considerable difficulty. and
there must be O reasonable spirit manifested II any
good is TO be accomplished The general corporation
tax bill is likely provoke much discussion
as the railroad there being hot artagonsm to 1t
among the gas express, telephone and other com
panes. The tax the Western Union Company though
confined 20 business u this state VIII be considerable
The cOmpanys attorney claimed that possessed CHAR
ter IN the nature Of II operates in NewJersey
under the charter Of the old American Telegraph Com
pany and transmits State and police messages free OF
charge The charter however granted after the act
making all charters repeaable had passed. and the con-
tract" clam is not, therefore, deemed good
A DIFFICULTY OVER TIKI PIPE LINE BILL.
When Senate 23I, regulating the oil pipe lines,
reached the Assembly last week. the Speaker referred
10 the Judiciary Committee. lie afterward went TO the
clerk aud requested change the reference to the
Committee on Riparian Rights morning Mr. Fish,
OF the judiciary Committee. moved that the bill be re-
fcrred 20 his committee. Mr. Cole on point O order
the Judiciary and the bill belonged there ~ithout
motion An examination Of the record showed that the
clerk had IT, requested privately ny ire
Speaker, and the latter compelled 10 sustain AT.
Coles point OF order much to the dissatisfaction oil some
members OF the HOuae, who are interested IN aothei
measure said he intended for the purpose put
containn ng pecuarities which give II exceptional
interest to q certain clique OF statesmen
TIE JERSEY CITY CHARTER BILL DEFEATED.
The Senate indefinitely postponed the Jersey City
Charter bill by vote Of 10 to g. Senators Doughty and
Miller Democrats voted with the Republicans In favor
OF indefinite postponement and Senator Nichols Repub
Ican voted no, with five Democrats The bill was re-
ported adversely by Senators stainsby and Gardner,
Republicans, majority Of the Municipal Corporations
in IL, favor Senator Brnkerhoh advocated the DILL ana
said that II had been drafted by committee OF ctlzes
and was a nOnpartlsau measure. senator bJulsoy
said that while might have been DOn-paru-an when II
introduced II had been so manipulated In the House
that II was a Democratic scheme
The Republicans held quiet caucus at uoon and re-
solved upon united action on the part OF the senate
and House Republicans against OF the numerous
Democratic schemes whcn have been passing the Assem-
bly, almost without criticism.
MISCELLANEOUS LEGISLATION.
The Senate confirmed the nominations sent in by the
Governor last evening. The Governor nominated Cap
tain William Il DE Hart OF Elizabeth brevet major in
recognition Of ten years service In the National GuarL
The Senate passed the bill forbidding the lease Of any
room or building purpose OF selling lottery tickets
pocvsps poolckeUs etc; that prohibiting the sale OF
except where marked. ana that perAlJt
convicted under an unCohsltulIondl law 70 IL
cover damages. 90,
In the House the Incidental Expenses Appropriation Dl
was reported II apprOprIae- 81 600 FOR stationery
for House. unusually large amount ana promises
TO create no little trouble.