New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-02
NO MORE TAIL DOCKING ~ NEW-JERSEY.


A ELL PROFIT BITING THE PRACTICE PASSES THE
sFNATE-RILLS TAXING CORPORATIONS.
Trenton, March 1 (SpecaD.-The Senate was In a
merry mood to-day. It amused itself with two bills.
one making II mlsdemeanor punishable by fine to
dock horses tails. and the other giving the Jersey City
chief OF police custody Of stolen articles with the
power to restore them to their owners. The Horse
Tail bill through all right, but the other was so
badly hurt by the criticisms OF Senator Gardner and
the sarcastic remarks Of President Adan that Senator
Iudspeth who introduced it. asked unanimous consent
to withdraw the measure, and promptly got il. The
Horse Tail bill belonged to Senator Barrett, OF Newark
and lie would not have II laughed of the calendar
The majority OF the senators regarded the bill as a
Joke until Barrett described the cruelty OF dock
ing, and pleaded for mercy for the helpless beasts
Then they all voted for the bill, and hereafter Jersey
men desiring to ride bOb-tal horses will have to I'M
port them.
Before finishing the days work the Senate finished
paddy ONcllrs bill to shorten political campaigns
Under the present election law. comprised IN the
Ballot Reform Act nominations must be made at least
twenty days before elections. The senators refused
to vote for the bill, causing its defeat in that way.
The House also had lively tine Among the
bills slaughtered was to prevent judges from
furnishing for contempt editors others passing fair
criticism upon the action Of the court. Cole. OF
Camden, who introduced the BILL denied the accusation
that II political lie said II was drawn
ut the instance Of ex Judge PnncOast OF Camden,
man Of the strictest integrity and highest honor.
No, sir. he IS not" exclaimed cid " Abe Nash. his
county colleague Pancoast Is the dnmndest fraud In
the country
Speaker Bergen ceiSured him for his conduct and
In the SuaveSt and most polite manner d" Abe apo-
Ogzed asserting that he had been once more betrayed
by his deep feeling into the utteranCc OF language for
which lie sorry and which he did rot mean. The
House ms usual accepted his apology. Cole then
explained that the bill the outcome Of the sentence
imposed I'm Camden recently by Judge lugg upon
Editor Holt of "The Camden Echo The editor
fined 81 900 for criticism In bs paper upon Judge
lugg's c0nduct Of knsch, OF Essex, said that
II the bill In question became law. judges would be
deprived Of the lights, which ordinary citizen
has. to institute proceedings for libel. Other aign
mentS made against the BILL and II was defeated,
getting only twelve votes.
AsScmbyman Parker. Of Monmouth. arose 10 n
question Of privilege, and laid before the Assembly
some correspondence In which ". :. Is. Parker re-
tracted inslnuat.ons made by him at the racetEack
hearing two weeks ago. at which time the latter sad
that the Asscmblyman had sold out his county by in
PRODUCING the racctrack bill.
speaker Bergen Is the author Of nm important bill
which the big corporations viii undoubtedly fight.
Ii provides that every telegraph telephone, cable and
express company shall be taxed per cent on gross
receipts every gas and electric light company, IL
OF per upon the gross amount Of receipts each
oil and pipe line company, $40 Of per cent Of Its
gross receipts; every insurance company other than
ufc nsuraucc 1 per cent OF It's gross receipts; and
each IN, Insurance company per cent OF Its sur
plus hast December. the Ianking Commissioner 10
bill Is understood TO have been prepared with the up
prevail of the and the Banking Commissioners
five wears the term Of the Mayor hereafter elected in
jersey city and Newark