New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-29
no GAMBLING IN NEW-JERSEY
THE LEGISLATURE AGREES TO THE con-
STITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
COMMITTEE HEARINGS AT TRENTON on RIPARIAN
LANDS AND EQUAL TAXATION BILLS

COMMITTEE HEARINGS AT TRENTON on RIPARIAN
LANDS AND EQUAL TAXATION BILLS
(BY TELEGRA III TO THE rRIBrSEl
Trenton. Jan 2s-Thc Senate tonight concurred
in the House ant'-gambng amendment to the
state Constitution. but not until Senator Daiy
had gotten I'm hls usual fling at the farmers OF the
State The proposition Is the one ndorsed by the
PRESBYTERIAN Synod Of New-Jersey, and introduced
by Mr. Codding the first day OF the session
II prohibits gambling In all forms. before voting
for IT Senator DAILY desired to know II 1t applied
to the Waverly Fair Association. He said ne at
tended that last seacon and he saw all Kinds oil
take" garres carried on there and forms or
gambling. The vote was unanimous.
In executive session the Semitic confirmed Jus
tice Garrison for the Supreme Court and Mr.
Poland for superintendent of the state Board Oh
Public Instruction.
The Governor failed to send in nominee to
succeed Justice Albeit tonight. but VIII 40 so
later In the week. II IL said
The Judiciary Committee Senators voorhees,,
Dsly and Rogers-gave a hearing on Days RI
parian bill. providing that all riparian LANDS re-
vert to the state. this evening +. Sanford Ross
OF Newark who owns large tract Of riparian
lands. opposed the bill.
James Allen. counsel for the Erie road. said the
State could not regain possession OF the Eri"s long
dock in Jersey city as that property was originally
a grant from the British Crown to one Budd. Ills
company would not sell the stock for N0eD,m
Then the Erie road has spent $.Ococo upon the Wee
havken docks and would not. OF course. sell them
FOR less
Senator Daily vas of the opinion that it Would
not BE- necessary to issue bonds FOR more than SO
fO0 go TO carry into eject the provisions OF his Bill
while Mr. Ross contendcd that fully H1oV""p OF
bonds would be cossary Mr.. Daly said the rental
from the lands would net the State - per cent on
the investment
The hearing before tho Railroad aud Cana Com
,nitiee upon Assamh,yman brakes bill providing Tor
the elevation OF al steam railroad tracks no" ~
grade and Mr. Schober's bin providing for eaua.
taxation Of al corporate and individual. properties
attracted a large number or jersey t.ty and New
ark citizens hcti today. city counsel Rlker' OF
Newark tpi the committee that the bill Tor e!"Vat-
lng the tracks was The most important one before
the LEGISLATURE ar1 no SAIL that some snch pl
should pass. even though Jersey CITY and Newark
and the state had each to pay portion OF me OK
pens. necessary 90 carry the measure into cNec'
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company was ready 10
abolish gradc crCasnSs In New-Jersey. and All
other roads ought be compelled TO DO So he said
~ tho Marke'-ct crossing OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad. A, Newark he said. just 100 trolley cars
ami a5oo pedestrians crossed the tracks daily. and
the sim~ could be sid of the Broad-s, crossings
The president ~ he Newark Rcard OF Works mar
risou Van Duzsn: Alderman ogden and \. G.. ,our
ten. Of Newark. followed. and Endorsed Mr. Rikers 5
William 4 spesI eopnss; q the Board N Of Tf. .n
N III Er,' road that ne eeya,on o, the ERE
\ J. aorcoran OF Jersey city. told the commit
tee that the Enc Railroad Company that
had always furnished the Hudson County Rlng
with IT, phenomenal majorties In the ''itors".ho.
district a. oscry election. Through that work the
road controlled he local boards aud Jersey CITY
Conrressrnan elect McEwan spoke for the Equal
Taxation hill. He said II vas a regular thing Tor
the railroads In Jersey CITY TO acquire large
slice OF the 'city.s property, and Immediately on
making the purchase the city lost the tax upon
n Tho tax Then going directly into the treasury OF
the state and the local taxing burden being in
creas ed upon the individual