New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-23
NEW-JERsEY STATE TOPICS.
THE p,rRS1Ne OF THE OLD STATE HOUSE.


-, On ruv rrGIstATURE-CosT OF THE VAIN
WRIGHT TRIN-PRoTFCTING BIRDS.
,ur prauI.n CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE ]
TprNroN. N. j., March 22.-The burning Oh
m. old mart of the State House building yesterday
,ornn0 has its IL was niney-nVe years
old and IL looked its age. The onices were Small o
ceilings low the sanitary arrangements pao, anu o
Affect OF the old front compared with the auuon'
the rear was such to destroy oil aroni'oo'
harmony Moreover. the acknowledgements oepar
has been crying need OF more room, anu Tue o.a'e
ssessors were crowded out OF the Captoi entrey ho
fall The building was well Insured. ana Win snoi'
additional appropriation the front can be rebuilt 80 as "
vastly increase the accommodations and greatly ih-
prove the appearance whole structure GoVerho
A,,.,,,s ,oessags 10 the Legislature Monday even
,ng will ro,pt out these facts and the State ocas ho
a,so nv that time TO have rough estimate OF expenses
made so as to Justify immediate action. Inere wiz 10
no interference with the legislative sessions auo PRIV
baby final adjournment may he reached ON INC u"y
agreed npon In caucus, April 4. The state omcins
nroved that they were than hgure-heads during
the fire. Adjutant General stryker led charges ih'o
the flame 80 gallsnty as though Leading 'ei'e'
brigade In wartime, and Controller Anderson anu .no
Supreme Court Clerk Mr. Lee were usefui IN diiec'ns
operations. Senator Sewen. Sho generally turns UP
when he is needed was on hand for consultation aS W
ways aud means later in the morning.
The Legislature has plunged into the scramble thst
seems inevitable in the last weeks OF the sessioh'
although the condition OF public business Is better than
sual at this period The Governor expected 10 sehd
in another veto Tomorrow evening For the nrst
time history of the State the objections OF inc
Executive are not given serious consideration Simply
because they are 10 be inspired by motives woh
he would not be willing publicly to ayow.
The situation County since the bills Tor the
Wainwright murder trial have come in has been annoy
ing TO the financial officers 10 the last degree Win
$4,000 to pay County Treasury was absolutely bare
until one of the Freehoders in open board offered 10
lend the county 900 tide the emergency Tor
time The offer was accepted and the money PAID IN
On the heels trouble the announcements Oh
second murder. That Of Wainwright was the hrSI ior
half a century.
senator Nichols In vigorous speech last week. IN
favor of the bill providing for the appointment oil
Prison Supervisor IN joint meeting denied That there
would be any undue preponderance of Republicans py
the workings of the Eight hundred Democrats nc
said behind the bars made republican ofi'y ~ the
State Prison an impossibihty.
Tho relations OF the New-Jersey Centrai hailroad
Company TO the State matter Of taxes. may make
necessary action by the authorities 10 emu Inc
lease Of the Philadelphia and Reading The matter has
been more or discussed for some time, ana u
known that President Little is much inclined to apply
10 the Chancellor for renewal OF the receiver
sbp With the protection OF the courts he Is satisfied
that the road be built up to paying bess Mean
while the States taxes remain unpaid ana there Is Sne
anxiety among officials as 10 the outcome LUG
failure of the road TO pay would seriously
while tue authority
10 loans i'm Anticipation of taxes believed that the
Norris and EssoI will ultimately pay the amounts ule
Tie bill To repeal the companys charter, prOiaDy VIII
be defeated the Assembly, but only because IL Is
believed that would not ii0ure the persons
who are ponsibe the refusal 10 accept inc TAX law
The bill to authorize the building of railroad DTldSe
across Staten Island Sound has caused no te selsd-
ton In The antagonlsn 10 the schee is eon
fined principally the upper part OF the slAc "nere
the diversion traHIC 10 10 ''"'
severely felt -. 49,.
Tle Dill approprlating 5000 year. for five years,
for the State Geological Survey has passed the Assembly,
and came up in the Senate on thursday ON seo"iu
reading when Mr.. HOungbOod had IL auendod 10 hlPN
only 10 the current YEAR The Senators probably dld not
thoroughly prehend that the change womb interfere
with this admirable work which has been OF inesaOo
serYice to tho State and has actually Increased inc
revenue of citizens by hundreds OF thousands lho
members of the Geological Board the state without
cost except themselves and 10 ask them To Iut III
yearly appearance to lobby through appropriations
which are used the great advantage OF the Sthie Is
asking little too much and reconsideration Vi LUG
amendment probably Will be asked 80,
SenatOGriggs has had passed through the senate ni
10 prohibit killing OF birds oi any KIND out oil Tue is
game, and excepting English spfows uhae5 aS,s
faxilernists have been employing a large iOFto "!
ruuners who slaughter almost every living bhng tIa'
AIes Ibe feathers usei by milllnefs Ihis "no.o
sale murder has had very apprecatlNe ehect uion
nnmher of song birds The Legislature has authurLeu
lie indiscrimhate slaughter oil the English sparrow ny
special enactment -, pa,,,,oa,
Aldermen the Democratic Mayor mas lnrhlsned an
other argument a partisan Police Commission
for which a bill Is pending In the legislature
Two Democratic members from ESSEX county VINO eu
in the assaults upon the LehlSh Nalley fsaoa" IN
suddenly changed advocates OF the measure las
week and are objects OF bitter attack al nome ih'
charges against them have been 50 broad that there ma
been some discussion the proprety OF action by th
House.