New-York tribune., 1885-01-07

amount Of enabling him defray the necessary
q ,Ss Various products constituting our
ery eMsoIay intending suitable Iecepv pnn,nwoaation
6tae anarnents for the comfort anu .%a T~nosition
other cifizens and Others visiting the ts and
h o. y nroper attendants 10 e.p te Interests OF New
otherwlssS ssS5eonate for such purposes anu Nc @ state
Io,S asnropration of 5000 N orer an,s produc-
may DC rn,eress abundsntly recognized r anu favor
..ieted The application Is
able consideration ,,vsrs
AGRICULTURAL INfERFsis' ,.o
..,s ., the farmers OF the state shonlo reo',,o
,.a,er announcement ana los'erine ~ " hoatov
WI uower Of the Legislature iegi'ih"'oy a., ,oxes
,r'., ao ,orms nav a greater proI or''on VI Wv ,ro,.
.,,no 10 their value, than any other o,no,
aocos ,s.ners as a class add the least 10 the ci,
erty, the iarnei nenses If the localities where they
ana .tov have never asked or received put @ lI.,ro
reside ,;an % a. the hands Of the state vi l aid
farming mas jm" Mace 10 more intelligent plans anu
higher skill is being developed III 'i' '"'
labor ,s nrpose of aiding the Development OF m ss
.l industry by experimentation, e te S,u and estab
yes a pgbe expense what known as the New s0re
nSrcutura Experiment station 1r %r' honest and able
sAn In successul operation ihueI ~ ;nfancv but
been oent IN The enterprise is yet IN Its tS con-
,tis Tadly developing s ,armaTs @ who have heretofore
fdenee u a.; nsefulness and bids fair To grey , gtotc
and benefit the whvo snecon Of the station ard careful
froua INTO its management, am s9smi ii enconrace-
utility confident that nat and should receive
h an appropriation as It's p3arG g tbe ensuing year
for Is proper per srcty part the agrcuHral
Closely a, ai tSo state are its dairy Interests tbe
interests are greater r0xced ,ns In the business and the
"e OF the dairy products OF the the Legislature
much ban So2 Laws o. lss to prevent Gt to
pSSSn pssS in in sales dairy - and
pst the manufacture ami sale OF i t lie known
pns pIeye, % FOR he appointment Of an oc 70 ~ eno,ce
IS the State Dairy TSe aw went into
!he t dsy of June last, and the % nIonsy en-
nonted under it has been agetS Sat there have been
eaged IN M convictions for violations OF those seeo nS
statute ,k relating ana naf st PENALTIES amount o,
$500 have been paid over 40 Tue are 5t now pcndng
tha ornyr He further reports that apom & sas
nroecuons been Instituted io % s sncb nrosecu-
artificial egbty er cent of tie Illegal tra, which
has heretofore existed has been broken n 10 enable the
v SommssoHer to procure accurate sascs 9 I b o
dairy interest throughout the % 70 he an immense
n,v eu % and one that is entitled to far greater sa'
Of legislative attention than II has here'oioi'
THE INTERESTS OF LABOR
r, roh,om Of the production and proper Distribution
.s.s, =. 90 MD as ,ocety itself. The unprecedented
,rea.e IN the wealth OF the country which mas come
largely through the development pf our great h''"
resonrces and the introduction OF laoor-saVine ""
chinery has presented many new phases Oh 'S
It has caused large aggregations OF cap cP M were W. not
hands and the growth Vi chtoipi''0' ~ ~
possible few years ago .o,,os ond many
these
.h"ses of which the laborng people Justly conpIaln
rIase ahuses were not contemplated when tue great
body laws we're enacted ana s arise be-
tween labor and capital. which at present can Oy oo
settled BY force or ana ac n Tss nave been
the weaker party must slccump faednios f, a,d con
Afforded by law to enable capital to ncorpoIae ana a
t b ,o m of labor The mpora alton OF pauper
contract labor should be prevented ana some sysr o
The settlement OF controversies between empowers anu
employed other and better than the remedy by strikes
should devised 1t would seem tna the lces @
be greatly lessened by the enactment OF laws essan
Ing and regulating the arbitration oil such controversies
GENERAL LEGISLATION.
nisrerresented that there exists necessity for i'm
yortant amendments TO the building laws OF Ne"-hoik
CITY and Brooklyn apd that there also should pe lrae
cenera building law be applicable to the other I'M
.,o, o,,;es NJ the State 1t Is evident that without
active assistance Of modern architects and builders
the legislature cannot safely or nteiiisehuy prepare
sueh measures; aud is matter for serious feneGOh
whether IL is not advisable that commission VI
td x~ers skilled in the construction oil DulldlhgS
he authorzsd 10 he appointed for the purpose VI
the Legislature the present or s neAs SESSION.
or laws or the construction regulation and lnspec-
Ion OF buildings in said cities and the better iro'eo"on
ner s anu tbe General Assignment of 1877 whereby
gu fnr The benefit OF creditors. he is permitted to
MAKE such preferences among DIS ceultGis "' ~ -,
tbs 1ower ia subject TO great abuse II is matter l0I
careful consideration whether the enos OF JusI JI n
not he nromoed by an amendment 10 the geheral as
,"nj act either limiting preferences TO portion OF me
assigned estate orbIddng them altogether except io
Tie present mode executing criminals by hanging
has down to us from the daIS aess anu anu ~ S Sv
cannot provide means for taRins the hle Oh sucn a.
Condemned 10 die in a less barbarous manner cpl-
nen1 tis question the consideration OF the ega-
i ovident that there shoud be passed distinct re-
mailing act of those PORTIONS OF the revised statutes ana
otHer general statutes particularly specSlhg tIsil @
WHICH have been superseded the Code OF Criminal ro-
ceduTe and the Penal Code. similar course Was puI-
after the adoption OF tne Coae Que OF M etv of s
observance at the present time s manifest. ~ Is ans
apparent all the penal statues proviH,og 5S nj
tc Penal Code There are nany laws on sPecai s,to
ecs providing that their Violation IN ss hai p code WIN
Ought 10 be compleic within itself ana embrace ever
crime recognized by the law When the feid Zone sd
he inns pereeted the people should be made Thoroughly
familiar with its contents. as by reason oI Ine leocn
changes in the crirns law there Is al present lament
she 1sck of knowledge among the general public as to
what acts are criminal IN their are anu goou
are liable to become vioaiors OF the law gnorahly 9nu
without evil inter I: and copy of such code should
placed al public expense in every school distce Dia
nh,Te r nav be taught as 10 what criminal in
the eyes OF the law. There are serious dnetenees o.
opnon among the legal profession as TO the WISDOM OF
general codllcalion OF The remaining law but there u
less to the prope 0 smo TO multiply otHe
Illustrations It would seem as though there conia no
he TOO much objection to an Intelligent revision V ou
tatn,es hni as ihe sentiment upon this subject Is IA
from unanimous IL Is submitted 10 me Legislature loI ~
consideration without further con ment. ,., -.
the power of officers corporations Is worthy o' care
fal deberatIon Certain corporations can be dissolve'
i tho c,ion NJ their directors without the consent ant
against the protest or their soekhoders Ihe pro
priety imposing some Limitation upon this lo"e
would seem to be beyond question. .,.
The matter of railoai supervision constantly present
new and perplexing problems The matter Is one dc
inauding tie earnest attention OF the Legislature an
such provision should be made by law as 20 insure .n
proiec ion OF tie PATRONS OF the railroads ana also III
people whose money is Invested In their securities
CONCLUsION
We enter upon our respective duties to- day under cir
cnmstanees which mark important eroch In til
history OF our State and country The year 1883 vii
peaceful ransicn Of the general Government
from the political power OF those who have controlled
sincs the hands OF political party that PRO
10 that date had administered IL almost uninterrupted
since foundation. This significant result mas not bee
produced partisans dlone but greatly b
the independent thought conscience, and vote OF III