The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-02
NO SPECIAL TAXATION.
Outline of Governor Abb
belts Measure to Per-
feet the Morris and
Essex Com
promise.
STARTLING ASSEMBLY BILLS.
One Proposes to Redonate Land
Under Water, the Other
R%eadjusts All Cor
poration Taxes.
STARTLING ASSEMBLY BILLS.
Special to the Jersey city Mems.

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TRENTON, April 2, 1S90.-Governor Abb
bett sent to the Senate yesterday after
noon the bill in relation to the con-
troversy over the pack taxes of the Morris
and Essex Railroad, which was mentioned
in his message of Monday on the same
subject. Senator Gardner introduced the
bill, the rules were suspended and it was
passed with a rush.
This bill makes it lawful for any rail
road or canal corporation claiming to
have any contract with the state by VII
tue of it's charter, whereby its property is
claimed to be exempted from the taxation
imposed by any law of the State, TO
execute and file in the office of the Secre-
tary of State upon the assent OF the
Governor and the approval OF the Attor-
ney General, an waving tne
benefit OF and -surrendering any such
contract, and agreeing to submit itself
and be subject to the operation OF the
provisions of all constitutional general
laws of the State applicable to all the
railroad and canal corporations OF the
State, which can be taxed by the ieg1sia-
tive power of the State by acts passed or
to b. passed. Upon the execution and
filing of such instrument, any contract
or provision contained in the charter OF
such corporation or any statute OF the
0laLe Dt WHICH LIE OLttC utSy VI q
right to take or purchase the property OF
such corporation, is wholly extinguished
and surrendered.
When any dispute arises between the
State and such corporation, which may DO
or shall have been settled by arbitration
the performance of the award made by
such arbitrators shall be a condition
affecting the extinguishment and sur
render of the respective rights of the
State and the corporation. Each party
must perform its obligations under said
award.
audit and allow the expenses of said arbl-
Gators and the fees of counsel employed
@y the State, and shall fix the fees of the
@rbitratOrs of the State.
OTHER LEGISLATION.
Mr.. Mullone's bill authorizing the Police
Commissioners Of Jersey City to erect
new police stations also got through,
while Mr.. Marsh's little attempt to fix the
term of all the officers of the Board of
Freeholders at two years came to grief.
Mrs. Louisa r. Faller, whose son and
only support was killed by the explosion
of "a cannon at the Sea Grit encampment
two years CO., was given a pension of Sl2
per month.
Senator Fowler introduced a bill appro-
priating Sl2,O0 for the erection of a Home
for Feeble Minded Women at Vineland.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The Republican Senators held what
they called an informal talk this after
noon. 1t looked very much like a caucus.
At its conclusion it was said during the
talk the subject of adjournment came
up, but no definite conclusion was reached.
Some were in favor of winding up next
week, while some wanted the adjourn
ment put off until April IS.
Although it was denied that the ballot
reform bill was discussed, at the conclu-
sion of the talk Senator Cranmer
said:-"You may rest assured that the
Republicans will not agree to any bill
which does not limit the distribution of
the official ballot TO the polling place on
election day."
NOMINATIONS.
The Senate has received the following
nominations from the Governor:-John
w Acton, Prosecutor of Pleas, Salem
county; John ID. Bartine, Law Judge, of
Somerset county; J.. Kearney Rice, Law
Judge. of Middlesex county; j.. Clarence
Conoyer, Law Judge, OF Monmouth
county.
The following have been confirmed in
executive session:-James III. Moore, Har-
Dor Master, Elizabeth; Mrs. Caroline b.
Alexander and Mrs. Annie +. Gill, man
ayers for Home for Predetermined
Women; Frank p. McDermott, Mon
mouth; Henry Fredericks.. Camden;
Aaron X. Baldwin, Essex, and Martin v.
b. Soaring, Morris, Commissioners of
State Board of Charities and Correction.
Senator Mallon, who seems to think
that boards of education are too extrava-
giant, has had his bill passed, which
limits the expenditure of the boards to
SIS per capita on the average enrolment
Of pupils.
Senator Mcdonald has introduced a
bill validating the sales of lands for the
non-payment of taxes, assessments and
water rents.