New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-07
TOPICS IN NEW-JERSEY.
SIGNS OF A REVOLT AGAINST ALBEIT.
sMALIrFRY POLITICIANS THINK ILL OF THE
GOVERNOR AND HIS FAMILY-NEws
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

OF GENERAL INTEREST.
Trenton, N. j., March (Spccia.-Thc final ad
journment OF the legislature may be expected next
Friday although the senate has not adopted tho reso-
luton Of tie House the matter as yet. The dis
position Is to put end to legislation for the year,
even at considerable cost, and something extraOrd
/ nary would be necessary to cause delay or post
| ponement. The truth is that Governor Albeit and
| the men about him have been getting uneasy. For
| two weeks there have been signs Of revolt. Men,
bcrs OF tho House on the Democratic side came TO
Trenton with tremendous majority and a lot Of
friends to satisfy and large appetite On their own
account. They were promptly told that this was .
Presidential year, that Governor was to be elected
and a legislature would be chosen to elect United
states senator ado what you please next winter,
but behave yourselves now" were the orders. The
party under strict discipline, and with many signs
the Assembly began to try to obey. But 1t has been
found that there are exceptions. The Assembly,
man could not work his little scheme but the Gov
ernOr and his friends could work theirs The rules
OF good behavior Only applicable to small fry,
and tho small fry don't like it. Then again the
Governor has been qucrulous and mpoite, and there
are personal grievances. Back Of all this is the belief
that the Albeit star IS setting and that IL he gets
10 the United States Senate the seat at Washington
Will 30 q place OF retirement. There are other men
who interest the ambitious politicians much mora.
whose progress in the party is upward and who are
more likely to be useful to those who have hopes Of
preforment.
The Governors economy has probably caused -
much feeling any minor matter. lie prevented the
appointment OF many doorkeepers and cut of several
large hopes OF salary increases. Tie merit In public
sense OF such action would not be likely to appeal
strongly to the OF justice in the persons affected,
under any circumstances but, If such sense was far
stronger the success Of the Albeit family In getting
profit out OF the state would be likely TO make them
feel sarcastic. The Governors own salary was doubled
at the start, and brother WAS appointed to state
Office The two sons OF the chief magistrate draw
thousands yearly from the state treasury, and per-
sonal friends come in for II is not for Governor
Albeit 10 preach economy it is sid with bitterness.
take away Allen McDermOtt and 'Dinny' McLaugh-
lin and where would Albeit be any way" is the Ques
ton that Democrats asking.
The Legislature Is a Convenient body for making
rcvolts prominent and impresng the public with their
Importance, and II would be used in fortnight moro
OF session. Hence, adjournment next Friday. But
many predict that there will he bolt Legislature
Legislature. The future OF Jersey City Is getting
deal Of attention just at present The bin to make
the Mayors term five years and the proposed nomlna
ton of Allen L. McDemott for the place In few days
make the subject OF pressing interest. The nt-
mate relations OF Mclaughlin and McDermott mako
the latters nomination certainty II he insists and
with his advent the CevelandDav1s combination Will
90 down. Tint the new powers Will be any moro
satisfactory nobody Spposes though there Is moro
hope for the financial future OF the city, for McDermott
is ambitious and would have personal pride. But
the gang would rule just the same. The city has awful
need Of good government and 1t Is an awful distance
The litigation over the Union stock Yards Company
in the Chancery Court Will be decided without inter
ference by tie Legislature public opinion having CON-
PEELED the abandonment OF tho bill to allow the meat
monopoly TO establish Itself The case has been before
two OF the cechanceors, but will now have TO
undergo another change, for the contract which tho
competing houses in the business have attacked ana
which has been made the basis OF litigation was on
Saturday SHOWN to have been rescnded by the makers
and contract has taken its place, TO assal which
new suits will be required. There has been some
laundering evidently.
The manner IN which this dressedmeat corporation,
the Sugnr Trust and countless other corporations have
made OF the New-Jersey laws is likely 10 become
one OF the great issues before long, The claim has
been made that they bring money into tho State, but
there Is indication OF II, in the pockets VI
few lawyers The scheme OF legislation for several
years has been toward allowing corporations to do any
thing they want TO in any way they choose 10
attracted special comment so long the companies
designed for purposes not intimately connected
with public interests but the dressed meat case has
caused extraordinary feeling. The prices OF meat In
New-Jcrsey cities have for some unknown reason al.
been higlI-to such extent, indeed. that many
buy In New YORK markets. Whether the dreSsed-Uleat
men at Chicago have been responsible for this con.
sumers do not know, but such Is the explanation given
BY local tradesmen, and the scheme Of the stock
YnrS Company TO perfect Its monopoly by NegJersey
corporation in for heap OF censure as cohse-
Quence.
The water supply Of Newark was 10 be ready
for delivery May 1, but there are doubts. The
reservoirs and pipeline far completed that tho
men have been dismissed including most OF the Ell.
gboers and. indeed water is now flowing into the
Newark city reservoirs and the people are getting
deal of mi ~
Passac fluid but engineers for the city have made
report upon matters Of construction which raise most
serious questions. IL is asserted that the reservoirs
Will suffice for the maximum supply contracted for,
and that they not deep enough and have not Gea
cleansed properly and that some OF the masonry IL
not properly constructed. The steel pipe which con-
yeys the water twenty five miles from the reservoirs 10
the city has not yet been thoroughly tested II tie
w nav ave orer N 5S per cent bonds to the
East Jersey Company Lehlgh Valley RailToah iqT ,s
sonfs Is supply oE g gallons se dy Sa the re-
naming need not be furnished FOR ten ms yeat
& CITY more M e the G Water and s IN
Of imperfect work some measures for getting the
The phenomenal crop of church scandals, nttls and
big in all parts OF the state has caused astonshmens
that they must be extraordinarily good the pastors
would not find 50 much time for qusrres. From ue
chiefly personal and of no sort of importance TO tha
public though hugely amusing TO sinful Jersey nleni
Electric railroad development IN the state uu'ns
the last twelyemonh has been great and entirely sue
ccssfu The Supreme Court, in an opinion which, per
haps caused more surprise to lawyers than 10 ayie,
declared the law defective, but the Legislature 10
rcnedying the matter, and meanwhile there has been
u great amount Of electrical construction The sub
ject has been debated with extraordinary vigor whel
ever IL has up. but the roads give satisfaction
when and solve Iapd-tranSt problems, for the
smaller places at least. one feature Of the new
method is the remarkable increase in traffic.
The investigation into the coal combine has been
but there Is time for action by this
Legislature, ard the pursuit Of the matter Is likely to
into untet after the Legislature has
adjourned. Two reasons exist why the attack upon
tho combine has been rather cOdly viewedone, that
much OF tho sympathy Of legislators Is with Philadel
phla influences, and there the combine is regarded