The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-12
Heppenheimer Will get the
Comptrollership and the
Treasurershipi is an
Open Contest.
THE EGOVERNOR'SMESSAG
1t will be a Long aud Important
Document = Legislative
Pointers.


TRENTON, Jan. 12, 1s9i.--Governor ABB
belts message will be an unusually long
and exceptionally important document
Twas ready for the printer Saturday and
will be published tomorrow afternoon.
The tax question will be the main tonic,
IL is expected, and a preliminary report
from the Special Tax Commission will be
appended to the message. The discussion
of State finances, and of a change In the
laws for taxing miscellaneous corpora
tions will also be prominent features. 1t
is expected that the Governor will recon-
mend the establishment of a railroad
commission, and will renew his recon-
mendation for tax on legacies. The
message will be the maiuspring of Demo-
cratic policy for the legislative session,
and its presentation will be the most inn
portant event OF the opening OF the ses-
sion.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
1t is expected that the business OF the
Legislature will be hastened as much as
possible and that the session will not ex-
ceed twelve weeks In length, Il the out
side. The principle business will be ac-
tion on the Tax Commissions report and
the Governors recommendations: the
enactment of an Assembly reapportion-
meut and redistricting bill, sby which Es-
sex will gain a member of the House: the
enactment Of Congress reapportionment
and redistricting bill, which can not be
done until Congress passes the law which
is expected to give New Jersey eight
members instead Of seven; the legislation
for the cities, including the act for a
Board of Works in Newark, and, fiually
the change in the county lines.
Other suggestive measures will be:-
Acts to abolish grade crossings In cities:
to place wires underground; to
amend the Mechanics lien law which
was tampered with last Winter; to regu-
late building and loan associations; to
/pension justices of the peace; TO make IN
dustrial insurance policies non-forfeit-
able; to amend errors in the Werts cleo
tion law. to require specific appropriations
for every State department.; to provide
for short forms of deeds aud mortgages;
to require marriage licenses; to restrict
the erection of frame buildings and to
provide fire escapes; to class prisoners; to
give public notice of application for par
don of State prisoners to re-district
Elizabeth city; to modify the veteran
Tenure of Office act; to provide for village
charters; to require gates at all railroad
grade crossings; for service OF summons
on agents OF corporations
The first event after the legislative
mill has begun grinding will be the elec-
ton Uf - State Comptroller and State
Treasurer In place of the Republican in
cumbents. General HeDpenheimer VIII
be State Comptroller, and the State Treas
u-ership is an open fight. George X.
Gray, of this city, could probably get the
Office IL he cared to make the contest.
POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
A proposed Congressional apportion-
ment bill is as follows:-Leaye the First
and Second and Third districts as they
are; make the Fourth consist OF Somer-
set. Morris, Sussex, Warren and
Hunrerdon; the Fifth of Passaic
county, the townships of Essex and
Eighth and Eleventh wards of Newark;
the sixth of the rest of Newark with East
Newark; the Seventh of Jersey City and
the eighth of Hoboken and Union town
ships, Hudson county, with the county of
Bergen. This would give the Democrats
five districts sure and the Republicans
three sure.
Chairman A. w. Bray, of the Commit
tee on Lincoln Banquet of the Republi-
can Club, last week secured Represents
tive Greenhalge, of Massachusetts,, as a
speaker. Congressman Boutelle. Of
Maine, will respond TO the toast of
abraham Lncoln;" Mr.. Greenhalge to
''Tbe Republican Party" and A. w.
Lghtborn, of the New York Mafl. to
..The Press" The Rev. r. r. Meredith.
of Brooklyn, is also expected. The
banquet will take place at Oraton Hall,
on February ~.
Charles O'Connor has been appointed
clerk of the Secretary OF the Board OF
Education. in place OF Frank Baldwin,
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