New-York tribune., 1885-03-02
NEW-JERSEY STATE TOPICS.
CONSOLIDATING THE LABOR BUREAUS.
WHAT DEMOCRATS FEAR-THE ALBANY VISIT
ALBEIT AND MCCLELLAN.

WHAT DEMOCRATS FEAR-THE ALBANY VISIT
ALBEIT AND MCCLELLAN.
IFRoM THR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
TRENTON, March Lone of the strong argu-
nents for the passage of the bill consolidating the labor
bureaus is contained In the report Of the Child Labor
Inspector recently published, which shows need OF
thorough reorganization Of this department The report
has attracted wide attention In NewJersey by Its sweep
Ing assertions to the ignorance Of the aborng Glasses
1t charged that three fourths Of the work children
know absolutely nothing and similar broad statements
are interspersed throughout the pamphlet AT the
same time there is absence of exact statistics tnat
would Indicate neglect Of the work beyond any thing
suspected The inspectors In this department have been
appointed for tho political work they ablo to per-
for and the important interests conded to their care
have been made secondary. The Democratic members
OF the trades unions have Viewed the progress OF the
consolidation bill In the Legislature with little alar
They fail to how they hold their men to the
Democratic party the Republicans TO have share
OF the Offices and their anagonism to the bill has been
almost grotesque In It's cOnvufsive energy
The New-Jersey legislators who visited Albany re
turned home yesterday In somewhat excited condition.
owing to newspaper reports indicating that they had not
been welcome at Albany that their conduct had been
open to criticism and that their bills would be disputed
in the New-York Legislature. They claim that their
reception gratifying in every ASPECT that no rude
incident marred the pleasure Of the trip that theypaid
their own hotel bills and that the sinuations as TO their
sobriety were grossly unjust.
Governor Albeit and his stan, with their wives will
leave for Washington tomorrow in special car, and
remain during the ceremonies Of the Inauguration.
Judge McGil of Hudson County, ex-Judge Garrettson
and few others Will accompany the party.
The question OF New Jersey representation in the
Cabinet has longer prominent place in discussion.
Governor Albeit learned early in the Cabinet campaign
that the Presdentelect would prefer General Mcclellan
to any Jerseyman who might be named. and that the
General would be content with foreign mission.
Socrates Tuttle OF Paterson, was blacksmith In his
youth and proud Of an ox-chain bo then made
which afterward ornamented his law office crashing
thunder storm beat upon the church while his funeral
in progress, and gave especial significance to the
line in the hymn sung the great congregation
The new charter OF Jersey City to be in great
the present unfortunate system The hope Of the city
is IN some change OF government For the year that the
shorn of s worst aspects: but a relapse TO the
dtions of former administrations dreaded as plague.
Congressman William Walter Phelps conveyed dis
tincou enough upon young Mr. Stevenson OF Paterson,
by defeating him FOR Congress to enable tue young man
United States Treasury
the claim OF the Board of Proprietors and their
grantees TO certain shoals In New-York Bay and to
rocks that half bare at low tde-suoh as oyster
IslandIrests upon old maps and records WHICH % shDw
that when the Propretors assumed control OF New
Jersey two hundred years ago. these shoals were
vertable islands ossbly more important than Bedloes
value IL due to the fact that they border the channel
Those interested claim that s2.OOO0oO would be small
valuation place upon them they stand II is said
that a system Of piling and filling would mako them the
most available sites for warehouses New-York Bay
The records OF the Proprieors have been deficient In
data to the boundary Of East and West jersey. A
volume recently discovered in the Burlington County
Court House IL said to furnish missing link, defining
tho boundary with great accuracy.
There Is some prospect Of the improvement for
summer resort purposes of the region In Somerset
County tapped by the New-Jersey Central Railroad
The healthiIness OF the region is proverbial
Secretary Frelnghuysen Is expected home at Newark
Immediately after he turns over his once to his sue
cessor lie will his law practice In NewJersey,
aud unless before the Supreme Court Will
probably never visit Washington.
A cock-hght took lace last week near Bound Brook
It WIS conducted with great caution but one OF the
speci ators was by apple Jack and told the
whole story, giving tho names OF the other spectators
including several local officials an eX-Congressman and
| "a Congressman elect, and prominent business men.
Tie officials have since been drcadng the enterprise o
local newspapers which threaten TO tell the whole story