New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-05
LEGISLATION AT TRENION'
THE NEW-JERsEY LAWMAKERS MAKE
GOOD PROGRESS.
MANY LOCAL BILLS CONsIDERED-THE THoMfSoN
INVESTIGATION sTIRs Up a BREEZE

,,.xv ,oc,r RuI,s coNsIpERED-THE THOMPSON
INVESTIGATION sTIRs rP 4 BREEZE
lpr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.I
rre,ton Feb 4-The lawmakers came 10 the
Capto, tonight determined to transact the ous
ness NJ tho reope and although the session ias'eu
I'M, little more than three hours they succeeded ~.
clearing the calendar OF large NUMBER Oh inc 'o
bills and gave their attention to some genera iess
,atlon Governor Werts failed to send to the oeha'e
tonight the name OF the successor to the a'e JUS
tice Albeit but he has intimated to iriend ,na'
he will do 50 tomorrow or Wednesday. the Two
nromisinp candidates are William ). Gummere' oi
Mercer and Gilbert Collins Of Hudson Inc GOV
ernor IS reported TO have stated thal lie WIN 80.
select a candidate north OF Mercer county anu
this be true Mr. Grummere's chances are 'et' go
Ex-Judee Iannng's friends are stu hopeiul tha'
~ c.orror ,vrl disregard the wishes OF william
T rbomnson the Duke OF Gloucester. ana SEND
in his name. - . .
AssembIvman somers OF Somerset sprang sur
prIse on the House to night when ne onereu 'e'o
luton calling upon Leader Sorrs ana Assembly, 'a
Exton of Mercer, to submit to the Legislature Ds
February 10 a detailed report OF the thompson IN
vast,eation Of last year Mr.. Sorrs was on his feet
in an instant and entered protest against '.e
massage of the resolution lie dec.areu INA. WI
Somers as a member Of the session Vi 1875 '"o''.
know why the Thompson report was no. suo,''''e"
AZ that session. He did not believe this Legislature
OF the last House
Mfr somers replied that he understood the COM
mittee intended asking this Legislature lot oil
appropriation TO defray the expenses OF the '"'eS
tigation and therefore. they had right 10 de'ahd
the report. 49,
Mr. Storrs said that when mat was oone' IL
would be time enough demand the report
Speaker Cross ruled the objection as wen 'ahc"'
4 hill was introduced in the Senate tonight ex-
tending the powers OF the police JUDGES III ->e""'N
ard Jersey city TO give them JurisdIc'ioh over
pettv larceny simple assault and all cases the
penalty for which does not exceed ND line or SIX
rontbs' inprsonnent The bill Will save the
counties of Hudson and Essex each about S""
annually 1t will also save the cities cohsder-
able sum each year. as present laws make '"esc
offences indictablc and the trial costs the county
about SO of which sum the city must pay about
Sc
VI r.sbor Democratic leader introduced an
other of his dcmagogic resolutions tonight. lie
wanted the various committees having charge OF
the Cheaper Gas. Cheaper Ferriase ana hPu"'
Taxation bills relieved OF their further cons'dcra
t,on by February II. His resolution was promptly
tabled With the remark from Mr. Storrs 'hat ms
VAS a LEGISLATURE OF the people ard inc people
would be heard upon the bills as long as they had
The bin ANTICIPATING 10000 for charging The
State Prison vas tonight IL me sep se
las; week but the personnel OF the cIihiI''sso' "
have charge Of the work Is different IL Is su' '"o
The bill authorizing Newark to spend ZOO" 10 ior
a high-school passed the House Tonight; also that
appropraiing $1,000 FOR an agricultural ekpcrimeh
station. Many other bills OF local Interest were
p,sscl by both houses. senator Daly INTRODUCED
his annual measure providing for a water works
FOR Hobokcn. The bill permitting the Quartcrfnas
ier-C;eneral 10 issue flags 10 Grand Army posts
making application FOR them passed the Senate TO-
night. ,-., ,,,. A.. o..
The Governor signed the Atlantic city New Char
The Uouse Committee on Railroads and Canals
This afternoon gave the opponents ana advocates
OF the Equal Taxation bill another hearing: Hum
phroy " Carr. Commissioner OF Taxes ot Jersey
civ said the railroad property was assessed AZ ~
ner cent on valuation. while the property ~ the
individual property owner was assesscd AT 10 per
cent -, ,...,
James y. vroienburg counsel OF the Pennsyl.
yania Railroad Company. told the committee me
passage OF the bill would compel his company to
pay the local well a he state tax jersey C.;y
nov received 81 90 railroad taxes PAID the
state and should the bill before the committee be-
come a law mat city would receive an additional
$40 900 II tho railroads had this money % raise
thev would be compelled to Increase inc freight
and IA ssengcr rates ana in that case u would sim
pjv be the farmer contributing 10 Jersey cry.
| The Pennsylvania Railroad paid New-Jcrsey Ns.VVO
| in annually