New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-11
RAILROAD MATTERS IN NEW-yERsET.
TIVE STATEN ISLAND BRIDGE ASSUMING Chaplain
IMPORTANT TEST CASE.

rxyr STATEN ISLAND BRIDGE ASSUMING CHAPLAIN
IMPORTANT TEST CASE
rreuton. June 10 (speciaD.-The Baltimore and
ohio Railroad bridge so-called across Staten Island
sound is assuming shape. and the enormous draw
,d IN be the largest in tho world, win DO placed in
,,os,,lon this week The time for the completion Of
are work was fixed for June IT, but the bill extending
the time has passed Congress. Precisely what is to be
Acme with the bridge when 1t Is finished is not publicly
Known That the bridge could have been used for all
,hs great traffic Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
i'm the city of New-York and that the rails could
h.ve been kept hot with travel Is certain, II the days
a misfortune had not come upon the great corpora
,on As it is now. the Baltimore and Ohio is said
10 be partially under the control Of the railroads which
., uas 10 have rvslled. and what will be done now
remains to be seem
The Lackawanna Railroad Company has at last de-
,srtninec TO put Sunday morning train on the
Morris and Essex DIVISION to run west in the morning
and east in the evening Heretofore, passengers have
,een taken the milk train, which was the only Sun
a.v train There Is hope that since the ice has been
broken the company will gradually adopt modern meth
dds The summer travel over the Morris and Essex
Is great and might be quadrupled by more liberal
management
ono Of the most important cases OF the year will
,s argued in the Supreme Court here tomorrow. 1t
e the test of the title of Prosecutor r. W. Crane, OF
Essex County, TO his Office. Crane was nominated by
fse Governor and rejected by the Senate The nomi-
nation was not renewed. but after the adjournment
Of the Legislature Crane was appointed to I'LL the
r.cancy- and his term will continue until the Legs
isure again II is claimed that the appointment
Il practically attempt by the Governor TO escape
The constitutional provision that appointments shall
30 made with the advice and consent of the Senate"
since 1877 whom this peculiar practice seems to have
begun about thirty officials have held place by ap-
noIutnent after being rejected In one case Judge
held over from year to year for four years by this
means Should the court decide against Prose-
sntor Crane, the senate's voice In appointments
viii DO restored 1t Will be seen that
the case has much more than ordinary
i'm port ance, inasmuch the same language Is used
IN The Federal Constitution. and the question has
arisen in the of Federal appointces. The Crane
Sase will be argued for Essex County by Chandler w.
Riker and for Mr.. Crane by Henry Young.
The New-Jersey delegates TO the National Conven
tlon al Chicago will start Friday of this week
Allison. Gresham Depew, Mger and Harrison are all
said 10 have votes In the delegation The nomination
OF Mr. Blaine is stu advocated by small number Of
Republicans.
The State having appropriated $4,000 for the ded
icatiOn of the New-Jersey monument at the Gettys
burg battle field the ceremony has been fixed for the
last Of this month. The Governor and his staff and
800 National Guardsmen. and those veterans who
actually served in battle Will have free transportation
and rstons and will attend in all possible grandeur