The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-28
ITEMS OF
Governor Albeit on Bond Taxation
Rum and Racing.

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Special to the JerseU CITY Neirs.
TRENTON, Jan. 2s. 1s9l.-The bill which
Mr.. Mcdonald introduced exempting
State and municipal bonds from taxation
has little prospect of becoming a law. II
1t succeeds in passing the Legislature,
which is doubtful. it will be vetoed by
the Governor. In speaking of the bill
last evening Governor Albeit said that it
was clearly unconstitutional, and for that
reason he could not approve it.
Governor Albeit says he has not yet
considered the testimony in the case OF
the German government against Hobo
ken, but hopes to do so in a few days.
Colonel Michael Barrett, the energetic
Young Senator from Essex, had a great
dressing down in the Senate chamber last
evening by one Of his constituents. The
dusky Baron de kalO, the colored tonsor-
ial artist, who arrays himself in evening
dress suits aud pinks. a Solomon in all
his glory was never arraved, has always
secured snme minor position under the
Democrats, because the members like to
have him arOund 10 look after their chins.
The political famine in Essex has been 50
great this year that the Baron has been
lett out in the cold. lie has been town
here each week, and has been
put off every time with promises.
When Barrett got the resolution through
giving Bob Haggerty a berth in the Sem
ate, that broke the Baron's figurative
back. and he went for Barrett in a man
ner which was astonishing He heaped
all sorts of ~reproaches upon the young
statesman's head. The general impress
sion among the Senators was that Barrett
should have kicked fhe Baron until it
would not matter TO DeKalb whether he
caught a crowded tram and had to stand
up to Newark or not.
The first sign OF any race track leRisla-
ton made its appearance yesterday after
noon in the House. 1t was rather of a
negative nature, however, and was In the
shape of a memorial from the New Jersey
State Baptist Association, protesting
against the passage OF any law legalizing
gambling on any race track In TINS State.
The memorial was received with due
courtesy and placed where 1t viii
do the least harm. The other
side will be heard from before long
and one of the hardest legislative battles
ever fought in Trenton is anticipated.
The recent action Of the courts in the
various counties in which the race tracks
are located has convinced the racing peo-
pie that they must secure some measure
from the Legislature permitting pool sell
ing and bookmaKing.
Mr.. Days bill increasing the Hoboken
police force, and Lanes bill providing
a renewal of licenses in Hoboken. and
cities of that class may be granted upon
the applicant fling a new application
and bond with names of freeholders who
did not sign former applications, annexed
thereto, were advanced to third reading.
There was a lively discussion in the
House yesterday afternoon over the ad-
verse report of the Judiciary Committee
upon the bill which provides thst unim-
proved lands situated in this State now
held or hereafter TO be held for
purposes OF speculation shall be valued
the same as improved property for pur-
poses of taxation. Mr.. Van SICKLE, Dem
Ocrat, of Cumberland. hoped the report
would not be adopted. The bill, he said,
was demanded by the farmers and labor
organizations Of the House. There were
large tracts of land in the State assessed
at = and 50 an acre which could not be
bought for SIS or $50. These lands were
held mostly by corporations and
m~onopolists. Mr.. Johnson, chairman of
the Judiciary Committee claimed that
the bill was unconstitutional If the as
SCISSORS did their duty. he SAID, all land
would be assessed properly, but il they
neglected their duty aud those injured
came TO the Legislature seeking a remedy
they would have the state tangled up in
endless litigation. The report was
adoptHd