New-York tribune., 1891-05-25
AFFAIRS IN NEW-JERSEY.
OF THE NATIONAL GUARDsMEN
THE STATES SINKING FUND-RIvER IMPROVE
MEyTs-THE NEWARK DIOCESE AND
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MENTs-THE NEWARK DIOCESE AND
PHILLIPS BROOKS.
Trenton. N. j., May 24.-The National Guardsmen
of the First Brigade continue to protest against the
orders from headquarters. which provide that the
annual encampment at Sea Girt shall begin on
Monday and end on the Monday following. mo
Guardsmen say they should go on saturday, as In
former years, and return on saturday. BY mo
latter ARRANGEMENT they have Sunday In camp TO rest
and settle down for the routine of camp work, and ON
their return they have sunday at home to recover
for work the week following. Moreover, when uiey
start on saturday they lose nothing, as they would
have the haIf-hoiday anyway, whereas by remaining
in camp until Monday a part Of the second wcok u
sacrificed entang loss and discomfort, TO say noe-
ing Of the annoyance to employers Ihe reason onoo
by the state authorities for the change In arrangements
is that the State has oaned its tents 10 the Newark
sengerfost and that 1t will not be easy 70 move 'he
tents from Newark to Sea Girt I'm time TO nave usom
ready for tho Guardsmen. 1t seems to the mon ~
the State should make other arrangements In reforencs
TO the Sangerfest or else besr itself to get tne tn
back to the campground In time. 1t must Do "a
mitted that there seems no sufficient cause por US
ANNOYANCE that is to be inflicted, and that tho an'
ties have not shown the consideration Tor tho rsnk
and le which they deserve The officers 90 nos
suffer and the management Of tho Nss+onaa Guaro
has shown at times that the sentiment OF the omoer
governs too autocratcay for the weI being OF t2Ss
service. The regiments not as strong as tney
should be by any means. and 1t VIII only Do oy
fostering spirit Of interest among the men oha@ oy
can be Increased. The money the State SPENDS upon
the National Guard is large enough to produce oostef
results than have been obtained thus Tar.
State Treasurer Gray and Governor Albeit have
been endeavoring to do something with the Sinking
Fund of the State. The total bonded debt OF New
Jersey is under million, and gives no anxiety. IL
is payable in annual nstalments OF about 100000.
and there is trouble about providing this amount
from current income. The State. however, created
sinking fund when the debt was Incurred Qt was ior
war purposes), and If the fund had been well man
aged in the twenty-five years of its existence 1t
would have been nearly sufficient to extinguish tho
debt without further payments. But 1t was early In
vested In mortgages real estate In various parts OF
the State and IL is no secret that political influence
had a great deal TO do with the investments. When
real estate was depressed after the panic interest be-
came overdue, and as result the state now hoids
lot Of real estate which has cost it 100000 and
figures in the report of the Sinking Fund assets to
that amount OF course the lands not worth that
sum- but this is not all. They turn In little income
and In many cases are an expense. The matter mas
been discussed for years. and while investments In
mortgages are forbiiden. 1t has been urged that
the fund should be overhauled throughout the assets
put into some form that would return Income, and
that the doubt which surrounds the value of the real
holds the title no taxes be imposed by the munich
pallty upon the property. The S.ate Treasurer has
been endeavoring to get at the facts In regard TO the
lands, and has found not little difficulty In doing SO.
The farms have been in the hands Of agents and have
been badly neglected, while In number Of cases re-
turns Of rentals have not been made. 1t Is promised
that the lands shall be sold for what they VIII bring,
and that the unfortunate chapter Of State finance shall
be closed soon may be.
The work OF clearing away the Islands in the Della
River at Camden is in progress and will improve
the harbor- OF Philadelphia and Camden not Dttle
The Federal Government and the State OF Pennsylvania
all Appropriation from New-Jersey, but 1t failed The
ferry lines between Camden and Philadelphia Will DO
large bcnecaries, and IL was felt thai the big corpora
tions we'll able to assist as NewJeiseys
which has large demands upon II Tor more generally
beneficial objects. The traic Oh the Deliware Is M
creaslng aud the lower part OF the state reaplns
some benefit At present the shad fisheries are engae
ing public attention rather more than navigation
River improvements arc being urged. inc Paterson
people want passaic River opeuef for ghtdraugn
vessels far their city and II wonid be feaslplo
the adoption Of some such lock system as tnat useq
on the River Thames above London. The Pnssalc .
not used nearly ds much as IL might be for Newark
and Passaic City, yet the totals OF freight business
show large figures, and with little more care OF the
river in tho way of dredging and diing, the number
Of vessels employed might be largely ncre3sed
The Episcopal Diocese OF Newark-it recently took
the by which the Roman Catholics have long
des gnaed their northern diocese-surprised people
last week by the rejection Of Phillips Brooks through
the action OF the Standing Committee. The southern
diocese that of New-Jersey, approved his selection
Tie Newark Diocese has large number OF High
Churchmen TO whose influence tho NONCOMPLIANCE Is
ascrlbed. strong protest by some OF the strongest
men Of the diocese made against The action OF
the Standing Committee. and they hope IL Will be
than he possesses iii large numbers in the northern
part OF New7Jersey