New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-18
THE TRENTON LEGISLATURE.
BURDENS ON TIE TAXPAYERS REMOVED.
USELESS AND OvERPAID DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS
RETIRED FROM THE PUBLIC TREAsURY-A

USELESS AND OvERPAID DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS
RETIRED FROM THE PUBLIC TREAsURY-A
COLLABORATING PIPE LINE SCHEME.
BY TELEGRAPH To ThE TRIBUNE,
Trenton April 1.-THE lawmakers carried on
the work OF reform to-day rapidly. and the
result IL the abolition OF several dozen snug Demo-
cratic berths that were created for the express pur-
pose OF making places for Democratic henchmen'
paddy" O'Nel. the City Collector of Jersey Ciy'
was the first mark HIS friends pleaded hard that
he be allowed to serve years more. but the
bin abol,snng his office was advanced, and Will De
passed tomorrow. The next on the list was the
notorious Bob" Davis Denny" Mclaughlin 8
tailor Of Hudson County the jaier who. when
forty baot-box suffers were placed uhuer MS
charge az Sheriff wlned and dined them ana Is al
legged to have aided In conceaing them Tor the pur-
pose OF decelvtng the court The Dill aiiecuhs Dd'''
transfers the custody OF the jas and prisoners TO
| rho SherNs in frst-class counties where 1t for
merlv was and rightly belongs. Next came the Dill
deriving the jersey City lighting monopoly OF
| the temptation to run up large gas bills When
the gang" was in control. they ran the city into
$40 go debt for extra lights Mayor Wanser refused
n annrove the bills or to issue bonds under law.
Mr. McEwan's two-cent ferrage bill was taken
I'D under a special order; after much argument the
adverse report was not cOncurred In and the Dill
was placed second reading.
| The Congressional Redlstricting bill. now in the
hands of the Joint Committee on Partisan l-egisla-
ton. has been partially completed. and may be IN
| ,roducsd this week The bill does not alter the
| lines OF the Ist Id and TIA Congressional ds-
| ,ric,s The first two OF those now Republi-
| can and the lid is Democratic. The INth District
under the new bill will be composed or SUSSEX " ar
| rem and Morris counties, ana VIII also De DeHo-
| cratic The With will consist Of Passac ana bergen
counties and will be Republican, while the Win
| will take in Newark and East Orange. and De REP
|
| nrise Hudson County, Bayonne excepted, and VIII
| be- Democratic and the With Will take IN mon mon
| excnnt Fast Orange This Will give the Republl-
cans five and the Democrats three HePies'"'''
senator Ketcham is determined that the Demo mo.
cratic gang who stole from the people IN onr III 81
| Freeholders shall not retain possession Oh theli
property. and to-day he introduced in the Senaee
holders in Hudson and Essex counties, ana seconu-
class cities as well IT. then TmpIwers camden ,n and
Paterson to appoint and after the hrst MONDAY A.,
in May Freehoders from each ward who sna DC ,S Ol
largest number OF votes in the last municipal election
In Jersey City and Newark one Freeholder Is TO De
appointed each ward and in Trenton Peterson
and Camden two from each ware. ~ p,n, w.
Freeholders from each township having population
OF over 1900 and from townships OF less p9pu.
lation one Freeholder shall also be appointed 20
represent each Incorporated borough In each
Mr.. Ketcham also introduced bill revising the
| Board OF Street and Water Commissioners IN Jerss!
CITY and Newark 1t legsatss out OF oee ent
| by the Mayors on May S. and their election oy tn'
| people the next local election.
| A bill introduced by DR.. Wilbur, or Mercer some
| days ago and just discovered by the members wher
It came up to-day. provides for the gigantic scnem'
Of the day The proposed law has for Us opJect tt
giving to company which Dr. wilbur says r !;
| already organized the power 10 lay a pipe nm
| from the coal fields OF Pennsylvania into New-forF
City for the purpose OF shipping coal by water
sure direct from the mines into the cities All n'
railroad companies opposing the BILL Tor. tney
declare II would entirely destroy the coal-carryint
| trade Or Wilbur says the proprietors or IN
scheme will be hand tomorrow night TO eXplaii
the bill and he thinks the price or coal would d.
greatly lessened = A..
| \ most important bill 10 many towns In New
Jersey passed the Senate to-day providing Tor th
reyoca ton OF the charter OF any turnpike company
bv the court upon satisfactory proof that said com
pany DO not keep the roads controlled by them II
good condition. - =
The bill approprating 900 for the Paterson ar
morv assel the House to-day as amended.
| The Legislature adjourned TO April a.