Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-11
COY. GREENE'S MESSAGE ]!
OPENING OF NEW JERSEYS 112TH
 LEGISLATURE.

LEGISLATURE.
 Tine State Executives Annual Recom-
 mendations Read and Ordered Printed.
 The Commonwealth's Financial Condi-
 tion-Monopolies Condemned.
 TRENTON, N. J., Jan 1.-The 112th ses- sion of the New Jersey legislature was opened at 5 o'clock yesterday. In the senate George H. Large, from Hunterdon, was chosed president,::a ::and Richard B. Reading, of Hunterdon, was made secretary. The other officers of that body were those chosen by the Republican caucus.
 President Large referred briefly to the labor difficulties, and favored biennial ses- sions of the legislature A resolution was passed by the senate and concurred in by the house that joint meeting be held this after noon for the election of comptroller and state treasurer Comptroller Anderson and State Treasurer Toffey will each be re- elected.
 In the house the organization was effected in accordance with the Republican caucus action. After the organiz ,tion had been effected Governor Greens private secretary presented his first annual message, which was read and ordered printed Governor Green, in his message, treats in detail of nearly every institution of the state. He says there is just complaint of the un- equal operation of the general tax laws of the state, and suggests that the provision allowing deduction for debts from as- sessable property is one which is open to serious abuse, the practical result of which is that a large proportion of indebtedness is never reached in the hands of the creditor, unless he is mortgageor residing in the state. The total amount of the income of the school fund for the fiscal year was S196,- SS2.S9. From this income of the fund S76,63o. O6 was expended under various acts, and S1OO,OO0 was appropriated for public schools, to be used only for the payment of teachers salaries and fuel, leaving a bal ance of income of s2O, ,244 2444 g to be added to the principal of the fund. The governor renews the recommendation of his prede- cessor that tho annual appropriation of $100,O0O be increased by adding each year the unexpended balance of the income, and recommends tbat the free library law be extended to townships.
 The expenditures ill the state prisons for the fiscal year amounted to $97, ,241. As more than the earnings of the convicts The su- ion, the piece price plan is not successful,
 
 ventive of undue competition with honest labor," and that, in his opinion, the con- tract system is infinitely superior. The sys- tenn has been in operation only since the ex- piration of the old contracts in June, 1885. It can, therefore, hardly be claimed that it has had a thorough trial. The chief objection to it seems to be on the ground of it's unpro- ductiveness The governor recommends the passage of 8 law by which the duties of rail- road commissioners shall be imposed on the state board of assessors. The powers to be conferred on such body should be confined to those which relate to the protection of the people and the public interest, and Governor -~e Mo ob,,eo++s .o in his judgment, the best to which his atten- tion has been directed. He condemns the formation of ''trusts, which are becoming so common throughout the country.
 ''The right of individuals and of corpora tions authorized so to do to combine for law full purposes" he says, "is not to be ques- tioned. When, however, the effect, if not the aim, of such combinations is to control the market and regulate the price of articles which are useful or necessary to the people in their individual or industrial capabilities, then their formation is against public policy, which ill the interest of the public demands that competition shall not be restricted. The almost general formation of these combina- tions at the present day should receive the attention of the legislature, and be regulated within proper and harness bounds, or pre- vented altogether"
 President Large appointed Charles H.. Schenck, of Monmouth, as private secretary, and Speaker Dickinson gave Harry M Bur- net, of Essex, the same position in the house.