New-York tribune., 1886-02-01

PLAYING AT CROSS Observation-Disclosures TO RI
POErtES.
rrroN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TEIBt NJ
uAErFoRp, Jan, 3l.-rne bill introduced in
the Legislature Thursday apprcpra'ing 100000 fot
new wing at the state prison. a which
through hut 10 winch there Will Ice strong opposition
The situation what peculiar, In thnt every one of
several successive cJmmitters has reported that new
building is necessary, while the b providing Tor II has
always failed pass. The prison has been notoriony
crowled II is damp has cellar is IN some respects
i'll arranged and is poorly ventilated once oI vice the
Improvement might have been ordered II there had
been fewer people with plans that they wodl' not cld
IN any others. There are for removing the
prison to mother chiefly that rs present location
is on the river bank, with large cove TO the not and
on land not high enough to secure easy drainage In
sprnz the annual re ct far u around the prison
grounds But Wothershed does not want to let 1t 50
and there is howl soon a. such ii proposition Is
heard When there was .aik OF a prison It WAS
largely through Wc,hersheds iDhueace that ihn only
pn whicn stool chance Of getting carried ont was
that which called for a wing to tho old building
Part Of he slpstou TO such project comes from those
who believe that the site shoald he abandoned.
There mas heen benehceni custom IN the legislature
nv which reporters o; newspapers been voted 500
for each session. A few years ago II was formally
recognized by which authorized the payment on
certain conditions such that copy ot the paper
should be each day In the Ohce OF the Secretary ot
state Last year repealed ana new act passed
which provided that appropriation shond be mads Tor
repo ters gratuty be given tLem by the leEsla
ure NOW e friends OF the reporters have put IN AS an
amendment this act that no Appropriation 6haII be
made or any gratulty given to any farmer morchant
LAWYER Or mechanic. The amendment i- OF cOu ~ meant
10 6riug into disreputo aud II possible secure s
rrpeal A few newspapers have prptcs cd against the
ren1rters' auurouatio and still smaller number nave
Forbidden their receive it, The reporters came
I'm so rapldy late years that sometimes more than
twenty men have maud to draw tbolr pay. IN
Guiding % those whose prupfleofs had advertised
that none OF their employees cond take their share
| the labor party specially ropreseuted by ina
knights Df Labor in the Legislature has not 7bOWcd
nuch force OF influence. There was talk IN adv vance
that 20 o the 249 members either BELONGED 10 the order
or owed their election to H. Now ii 10 understood tat
ten was gOOd deal nearer the number than srFonly
on test votes tho party lines have been closely drawn
The Legislature, however, has labor committee WHICH
! il "a thing. -, . n,
! The session opened with thnn the usunl talk
about shortening the sitting The Speaker Oi the House
told the members That they could get through III elSi
week, II they wOud keep their mOU tbs smut ana attend
10 business and two propositions were made TO s
! moro hours nnd days In week than had ever been
heard OF before All this is well past and there is hc
reason to suppose that adjournment Will come earlier
/ than IL has for some years before.
! AmOng the more important measures lnuOdIcen IL u
u providing tnst plurality vote shall eoct tlo Sthtt
| officers AT present "a majority Is required.