New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-12
PLANS FOR THE SESSION.
THE NEWJERSEY LEGISLATURE TO MEET
TOMORROW.
PROGRAMME FOR THE ORGANIZATION ALL MADE
oUT-wHo WILL PRESIDE OVER THB
SENATE AND AsSEMBLY-THE
GOVERNORS MES SAGE.


SENATE AND AsSEMBLY-THE
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Trenton. y. j.. Jan. 1.-THE 18TH Session OF the
NewJerSey Legislature will begin on Tuesday ana To-
evening will witness the usual large gathering
Of politicians from all parts of the state. Tie Demo
Gratis will have things all theit They have
majority Of twenty five Joint ballot five in the sen
ate and twenty In the House. and their principal touDe
is excess Of the material Of Democratic states
manshp. The preliminary caucus,ing i, always enter
saning when there is Democratic majority. A. the
late Ceo"~c Thompson remarked in state Democratic
convention, This amt no prayermeciin.7 and any
lack Of excitement would be- popularity considered as
evidence Of party Generalization. 80 far ca Gully
prepared slate chaled out with due accuracy By Allen
L. McDermott the tusty henchman of Governor
Albeit, make the proceeding, dull and unhterest
ing. no labor has been spared but there will b. con-
tests Just the same and excitement will not b. abatel
merely because all the final result is pretty definitely
known. That the state cannot be disturbed. and that
it really Will BE- in any great danger at any time. Is
the general belief which all experience In recent Demo
cratic politics tends to conhem.
The programme Of the organization is to elect
senator ADRIAN Of MddescX, President Of tie senate.
and .tsscmblyman Bergen, Of somerset, Speaker OF
the House. Adrian is large good looking young
man Of much oquacty and an admiration for railroad
corporations ana for the present management of the
Democratic party, which has returned his affection
by liberal gifts OF Office Bergen i, a bright lawyer.
who expected to be state senator, and was Induced
to take the Assembly domination against his will upon
assurances Of support for speaker. lie l. Intelligent
and has made a good record in public Office. His
selection is satisfactory The secretary of the senate
will be John Carpenter. Of liuntcrdOn who Is not
lay preacher Of the Methodist Church, a, many who
have seen him were led to suspect, but Who runs
three Democratic newspapers aud has had several
Offices Of profit and less honor. EXAsscmby-
4 49, ~ Assist
ant clerk year. viii probably be clerk OF the House
lie is chiefly known the O~ncr 81 the !Judest voice
and largest vocabulary IN New Jersey, ana i char
actcr in his way. Tile programme of the bosses does
not descend to any nasty particulars below the
Offices named and the uHtrammcllcd and independents
Democratic caucu,:s Of the two house, Will be per-
mittcd to fill the rest Of the places without inter-
ference Although these Offices pay from Sl,2OO down
To 500. there are mnumcrdbie patriots anAi Us To
III them and there Will be plenty OF fun 10 tho
Initiated in watching the scramble.
Governor Abbcts annual message VIII be pre-
scated To the two houses soon a. they have
organized on Tuesday afternoon. The Governor has
devoted an unusual amount Of Time and labor To TINS
message and /, expected t. be Of more THAI ordinary
Importance. Ii Will define the Democratic policy Ok
the session, for the Governors word Is law III nearly
all things connected with legislation. The principal
subject Will be taxation, and the text Will be the re-
port Of the special committee that was appointed last
year and whose pcrcsrnatiOns have been an enter
tanning feature Of the newspaper, since early last
summer \ preliminary report viii be appended -
the message, and the Governor viii give his own
views at length Tie tax subjects include dis
cUssDn ., municipal tax matter, 81 the state tax GA
railroads and miscellaneous corporations, ana Vi inc
obvious need Of Independent bCAds 10 eIize dssese-
m.n;s. ~ mag be imagined, the subject Is tro-
ncudOus Onc and it !, an open question What inc
Legislature Will do with II. Besides TINS topic, inc
Governor Is expected 10 say something on the hccd OK
legislation against grade crossings by railroads on tle
dc,lrabllty OF railroad commission, Oh state hndiccS
and measure, reduce state expenses, On reform Ia
the Judicial > stem, and Oh the y stem oi Senatorial
representation b. counties. lie MIL also uIude "
tho need oi betler prison accommodations, aud may
speak ayOrdbly Ot du lnlernledlalc prison ana u!o
tc kcof leave system. 1t Is possible nc VIII also al.
IcnIpt a inc Court OT PardoAs, Ia view Ok
inc weed > Ioln oi .lc Legislature will probably
end with the Organization ana thc reception VI tho
Governors message Inc active business 81 the ses'
sion viii begin on the MOnday iOlio"ihs, When mo
committees VIII be Announced Win tory Democrats
in the House, and necessity for s ins the hepuO-
Leans some recognition the selection OF Inc committees
Will bc considerable task. IA" House majority IS
better constituted tor WORK than last year. There are
A dozen lawyers IN the Assembly, including some
men ot capacity and reputation IN TIER profession,
and more Intelligence available for the consideration
Of the dlilcuIt questions that Will come up. Inc
senate |, pretty we'll equipped also, ana II the @sS-
laturc proves incompetent, II VIII be Chiefly because
a Thunder Is n.ade IA policy. Tai, Is the inst Legs
laturc where Governor Albeit IN his two terms, Has
hntb hous'- IL II, matter OF not little anxiety Is
10 What he Will do with It, II Is cApecied mat there
viii be partisan legislation, but VIII IL be Of kho
that the decent clement OF the parts can defend OF
viii II be a mere scramble Tor PERSONAL dnNdh'ise ~
men in power! There are Democrats VI influence VINO
anprenend the danger. and wih Try t. avert IL DAt
fity are by no means certain oi Success III jersey
Cay IN Ncvark-n fact. all over the >Iate-theFe arc
I',i nollticlaus whD believe the good TIM; has now
arrived. and that all they need - OBTAIN tohlipl ana
80 ri,b reward, /, uttc bill which the democratic
irI,laiur. Will pass at a mere request Ih'erieIeh1o
Mi vino 40, f 80 vas under Democratic control and
non OF the parti,anship of that session wouid
make another political pNolutoh ed,9. 49,
The Republicans feel that they nave H't down u
h.r, r,n ~ ana tney await the Democratic on
auhi with tranquility Heretofore there mas s"ays
,anS' c"ntln.,nt of the Republicans anxious 10
O.are" somebody. and these men have not been 100
.tary If making deal, with the enemy, as cvgYbody
SSu mys " Thr Republicans have no compromises 10
hnI" ,,i ve,r and they are IL the minority for
Gsnnr purp5S, They in fact in better shap?
Hthis pr,F pro,e,; than they have ever bee H. and
therc * a spirit Of independ nee ana o,,poson ~
like out upon new lines Of p'rN p icy tla' ID
T% r,crat, will have partisan bills Of the
hfebr,t INN ,rtanrc To them the congress anu ~
,embIy rapportlonment ana tyu',,.no,' - 1oncrns
rho rr,t Will of course. await tn ACTON 81 oeIcn.
me STATE i, sure To gain Congressman under any
plan vet PROPOSED. and the Demo'at, Oh H S -, tb,
~, IN maze the new districts - n u Gct hNc u ~
cight I'm. plan suggested i 10 leave tllc Isl l!u
."d ind districts A. they are. to add Morris .ou1g
II Essex and the Eighth and Eleventh warts
~ Newark the Win II East NeN"rh anu GIN, nc ~,
,h With ~ bergen County and lIoboken Ihe
Assembly rcapporonmcnt VIII give nuu,oh, 1i ena
aud F.,cx cInnteS an additional member ean, III
,ho rcdstrictng will BE- iron lad Democratic as iar
~ tbe manager, can make II -. $500, q. ,x
Ths session need not be long one anu II Nuu...
Ia ''nf,r marry pplicy by the Dem 1ciats 10 MAKE ~
short The state finances need oyeriauIns' asn y
- ,rrad that every department should be gwen .
.,."lt7c annropriation and kept within IT, lWIe -
spm ninntv Int il has not been used with economy
Tbc principal Offices 10 be filed at tle pNSe.nHe
',, arn th,s, ~ Controller and Treasurer Botn
$500, o"r poW occupied by Republicans. and nave oeen
-, ,n,.s The rev Controller Will prOoaoy
he william G. Hcppenhemcr Of Jersey civ AU" b
friend of I, 1vcrnor Albeit The trcaSure,shp Cma,or
naotcnded f,r hy half dozen men. Win eA-oeil"'"r
blackwell. Of Mercer. leading.
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