New-York tribune., 1894-03-26
Reform WORK AT TRENTON.
THE REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE TO
CLEANSE THE AUGEAN STABLES.
PROGRAMME FOR THE COMING wEEK-A
HORDE OF USELESS DEMOCRATIC Off
GALS TO BE DEPRIVED OF TREAS
TRY SUPPORT
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THy TRIBUNE.

Trenton. March 25-Although the New-Jersey
Legislature convened eleven weeks the session
will only begin in earnest tomorrow night. and 1t
is predicted that more business will be done dur
ing the short session OF this week than has been
transacted in the Senate during Its eleven weeks
of life There 1S house bills which the Sena-
tors intend considering, beside introducing many In
the Senate. The Gerrymander bill will be passed
by the Senate this week. This bill repeals all the
gerrymander acts on the statute books. and pro-
vides for the election of Assemblymen by counties.
The Legislature Will remain in session until next
election and If the Court OF Errors reverses the
opinion Of the Supreme Court, thereby declaring
gerrymanders Of Assembly districts constitutional,
the Republicans will at pass just apportion-
ment act But it is pretty safe TO say that the
next Legislature will be elected by counties. and In
that event the Republicans will have the advantage.
the fight being narrowed down to Union and Essex
counties ESSEX having returned Republican
Senator this year. Mr. Ketcham, she can safely be
said to have returned to her first love. This means
that a Republican United states Senator VIII sue
ceed Senator John r. Mcpherson To-day New
Jersey has eigh; representatives, in congress-six
Democrats and two Republicans. This was made
possible by the infamous Democratic Congressional
gerrymander Of several years ago. WITH the STATE
honestly redistricted the Republicans would nave
at least five Of the eight Congressman and perhaps
SIX \ bill Is being prepared altering the Con-
gressona lines and placing them where they should
be II has also been decided give some attention
TO the county judiciary. which is now completely
under the control OF the Democratic ring through
the Governor In each OF the tweniy-one counties
OF this State there is a Democratic law Judge. two
Democratic lay Judges a Democratic prosecutor
and two Democratic detectives. appointed by the
Governor although twelve of the counties ere
strongly Republican II has always been contendei
that the Constitution provides for the APRON. W
Of the law judge and prosecutor OF each county 3 oS
the Governor. but this Is now doubted. ana such
elective. If the constitutional provision Is i%ouhn %
conclusive a constitutional amendment may be SUD
mitted making the county judiciary elective
The arrangements at the State Prison VIII re-
ceive some attention this week and the five Demo
cratic inspectors row controlling that institution
will be replaced by Supervisor ana non partisan
sion will also be made non-partisan, ana another
horde OF Democratic henchmen will have to go
The bill abolishing the Office OF assistant prosecutor
viii be passed about Tuesday. and fourteen us %
less Democratic official heads VIII come on; ! ne
bin abolishing the office OF prosecutor DE-
tective'' will wipe forty-two Democratic henchineh
from the paymasters rolls and strike severe blow
to the gamblers and pohtical c0rtup'ionIs's nov nuW
protected by these officers through the Grand jury
Assemblyman Storrs's Anti Gambling and Anti
Racing bill which fixes a penalty OF from sD 10
$1,000 and two years Imprisonment Tor pookn'ahlng
or gambling the death knell OF the bogus rae
course will be passed this week. Ex Speaker flynr
who is Interested with Assemblyman thompson az
the Gloucester racetrack says mat tnat iracs a.s
and they had decided several weeks ago not 10 open
the track this year on account OF the charge that
Gloucester was responsive iOr h me ,h o1 he
racing at Monmouth or Linden l'arK or any otner I
tracks Assembyman Storrs says y the racing hw Nv
now stands exactly as II was In lsS2 There can DE
racing at Monmouth Park and on the other tracks
for purses, but there can be no booKmaklne or
poollseiiing Assemblyman Storrs and others ex-
peesed The opinion that racing would be unprohta-
ie on the Monmouth Park track unless there was
bookmaking and pool-seiHhs.