New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-06
HIGH LICENSE IN NEW-JERSEY Y.
SCOPE OF THE MEASURE PROMISED Ely THE
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUs-THE "PRoPRIEToRS y

SCOPE OF THE MEASURE PROMISED Ely THE
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUs-THE "PRoPRIEToRS'
AGAIN.
TRENTON N J., Feb. 5-The fourth week OF the legis-
ative session. which will open tomorrow evening, will
be among the most important IL Is promised by the
Joint committee OF the that temperance meas
ure satisfactory to tho maj GRITTY shall be presented !his
week. 1t will be bgh-license BILL with sundry addl-
tona restrictions therein about the conduct OF the
saloon business The local option bill may be approved
but is probable that attempt will he made to
bind the passage 1t will take its chances,
and 1t will undoubtedly receive a large vote in the
Assembly, and IN the Senate 1t would pass.
The proposed bgh-license bill contemplates mini
mum.fee OF $3.50 $500 and the effort will be 10 make
high possible 1t has been desired 20 make some
discrimination in favor OF the country hotels The re-
stricve clauses in the bill that will probably be adopted
principally in the direction OF making the revocation
OF licenses easy 1t is proposed to make possible to
the revokng OF license upon rule to show
cause in any the and to make licenses void
where the holder is convicted OF offence against the
law or is found to have sold liquor on Sunday.
The striking effects Of hghlicense law woud be felt
in Newark and Jersey City especially. 1t is thought
that the income from licenses in each city would exceed
S25OOOO under the system, instead Of 100000 to
$4,000 at present
Renewed agitation the claims OF the Proprietors
OF East Jersey" has followed the announcement that
raid Is contemplated by this ancient II not vener
able body The Poprietors, 1t is announced, have con
Guided the titles to the Newark meadows tract OF
38 900 acres Morris County, and to several other
large sections not mpregnaDle and on the principle
that the land In East Jersey not granted by them still
their operty they intending TO ca upon the pos
pay up clear out The sum OF S2oOpOO has
mentioned meeting the views OF the Proprieors
value OF their Plantation Tho legal contest
that will almost certainly follow the new attempt 10 use
the ancient powers Of the Propretors VIII DO bitterly
fought.
Assemblyman Dusenberry Rep). OF Essex County,
Iubcly aud pOntcdy intimated last week that Assem-
blyman McDermits bin to reduce telephone tolls to "a
a month was "a strike bill" The charge has been
repeatedly published since then and 1t will probably be
brought to he attention of the Assembly this week. An
and developments OF more or less interest
and Importance would then result.
The feeling the menhaden question In SewJersey IS
divided 1t universally the belief that the men
haden steamerspraes Is the accepted designation III
this State-are destroying the shore fisheries.
bill for $4,000 to pay the expenses OF dedlcatng
the NewJersoy monuments at Gettysburg Is heorc the
Legislature. As the State appropriated only Sl5ooo ior
the monuments themselves, and rigorous economy mas
been necessary the part OF the monument commits
sion proposed expenditure seems somewhat eAtraV
agant The work OF the commission. which has been
under tho general direction of exCongressman william
III. Corbin, has been singurarly successful.