New-York tribune., 1895-01-07
LAWMAKERS AT TRENTON.
READY FOR THE WINTER > Noi'N'
SENATORS AND AssEMBLYMEN AND POLITICAL
CHIEFS Will TO-DAY MAP oCT THE
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE
TIE SENATORIAL CONTEST.

WORK OF TIE LEGISLATURE
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.
Trenton IAN CspeciaD-The one hundred and
irc,oorth soes,o, of the New-Jersey Legislature
practically opens tomorrow, for although the S''
sion proper Will not begin business unti! lu's1dE
afternoon the lawmakers ana IN" politicians from
all sections of the State will have reached iFfh'on
bv ,ca-timc tomorrow and begun the worh oi pre-
barring the organization. And before the -e-'S'"'''
re,ire for the night every Office, large ana sma.
which goes to make up complete oTSdhHauoH "''
have been nlle1. The scenes however VIII '"''
wear be in striking contrast to those ol t"' "a,
few years and the personnel oi the crown INA. To-"
be found abou, the hotels and state ho"He '"'9
will be s,rlkingly different There VIII De- a notice
able absence Of the McLoughlins. the McDermo''7'
the Dalys and O'Gormans for the oh'e' nan,
Democratic party Of NeW-Jersey has h'eh oi'''''
bv the decent people of the State to absent '"'i"-
selves from the Capitol IltN.
or the eighty-one Senator's and Assembymeh nee
essarv TO maxi up the Ne y-Jcrsey Legislature -'N-
or,v are Republicans and hut eleven are Democrats.
And four Of the eleven - D'mocrats who VIII Sl' III
this Legislature held over last year for 'he Pe'p'
elected but seven OF that party IN November ''S' "
This State The prime movers in the scneme 10
steal the Sc late in 1894 are here. but they are pow"
erless 10 carry out any oi "'e"
political p!undering
There wifi be an absence Of schemes 10 iurh'f
the interests Of a portion Of the peop.e' 100 ''' 80.
Republican Senators. Assemblymen ana l's'e'S nav
determined 10 make this sir!c; business scs''o"
session that viii benefit all the peope. Ire o'sr",
zation Of the Senate has practically heeh se'.' "
needing but the formal vote in the senate ""'."''
TO confirm the work Of the sixteen ls'Puo.''"' -
ators on Friday night last. senator S'oNsS' ."
Cumberland the leader on the noor oil t'e "'""'
during the las, trying session, VIII make an 81"
ceptionaly good president of that body anu IL -
poy,nson of Elizabeth will FL the oHice oi sec'e-
tary with honor. Joseph C. Kingdom "i 'i'u'''
uo,l, who has done such splendid service LOT M
party in his weekly newspaper "lhe N,"S' ~ - -
president Stokes's private secretary ana the "'O''
Of last year will fill the minor positions N''
I, tho House cx-Judee Cross. OF Elzabc'h one
Of the most independent Republicans oil 'he 80.
will be made Speaker without opPos'uo"' ",-
Assemblyman James Parker, OF fassh'c' Vi '-
p Logan OF Middlesex will be the cierN o' ''e
n',,h tho chances slightly favorable 10 the
selection OF MIR. Logan There VIII ne l." '''''''
| in the minor officers OF the House ,
\ strong effort ia being made TO nave "le -
| lators enter a Joint caucus to-iho'io" "'H"'' -
| sumably for the purpose OF se'thhs "!o"
orous ofic ers to be selected but in realty 10 "'S
cuss and perhaps pledge each member 20, ''
. Tho o,he~ of tho candidates for the 'h'cN
c,a,os senatorshIp General w. J. Seweils iri'hnS
are most urgently insisting that ms COME, en- =
no held tomorrow night. but the man! '''
and supporters OF Franklin Mufp"! w "o
Kindly to it, Mr. Murphys canvass Is apitf'"'IS
oa,rirg atrenrth daily. But General seweh ih'eh"S
coming TO Trenton with brass band ana a'i INV
Camden chiefs to boom his caAdldHcy'
Tho Governors message is ready for delivery 70
the LEGISLATURE and will be read on lu'S"h'. :"
1, the Governor will advocate the protecuo" oi ''
Palisades He promises to suggest TO the la"
| ,rg hodv some plan by which this can be done Inc
Governor will also advocate the passage oi
urinary election bill. placing the primaries ui,'''
The Ballot Reform law. But there Is some 'aIN % -
Giving the sunset election law, TO prev nt II poss'
va1a on tff 4
Senator Voorhees, says that MS Elective Jqaii1rs M IA
bill will De made caucus Inessnfr s dos nnd Tor me
law within three weeks. The, on lroNluess go t in.
election Of ali county judges in the SIS,e III
stead Of their appointment by ne or ,y jnast'
| now On fhe county court benches. The passage ol
TINS nll VI wi' yawIersey nearly $4,000 and viii
! enable each county TO fix the salary 9l INC '' % "
yicns ~ about forty-fve useless Democratic county
officials Notwithstanding the iac, tmat - ,"en'
tho counties Of the State have ai"hyt DrcH ,.o,
IN tho Republican column the Governors OF later
years have Allied these county courts WIZ ,,, ia'~
i,dges OF the State are Republicans The bhl mas
the approval OF Democrats ana KepSpnus.. .roo,
Court bench who have eXprefseI a WlsR 'ld' 80, 49,,
bill be amended include that bench IN the elective
Presiden, elect stokes. Of the Senate, is superni
endent Of the pT6c o sGh96 96 o, All Of he %
/ ing generation. In violation OF constitutional pro
GSyenSG S snSoo nnds heG By The sae Sic
other channels and Senator stokes will introduce
a biI turning ,he income from mo oI"t"fai III
heritance tax into that fund He VIII also ihcreis'
the annual State appropriation by $lw""' ana Inn
With the Inheritance tax Will make an annual III
. crease 10 the fund OF about 430iNp. ana a corr"
/ snondjnp decrease In the tax bills OF lnhlVidua
taxpayers thu oughout the Siat'. . . ,.t.
! senator Ke,cham, Of Essex, promises 20 !htro1H,
q I'm nrovidng for a more cquaDe assessmfn III o
property and the Hudson County members OF IN
hssemhiv sav they will nsist upon reduced ierrhs
from Jersey CITY 10 New-York and also taxation o
all nroperv locally AZ the city or county apprasf
mcnt and rate The taxation OF fa!lroad pfoper'
, bv the local taxing board has long Dern hVe ssl
in Jersey city, and such law wOuih cost IN
Iennsy,vania Railroad thousands OF dollars
. nearly every city in the State There VIII pfoDaDl
he a committee "a la LeXOw' sent 10 Jersey tt
and Iioboken 10 inquire into the alleged reckless
ness " not positive crOOkedress OF some oi the lat
Democratic officials OF these towns, anu another WI
he promptly appointed to Investigate the manner !
p which the late superintendent "Barney Fori: {
the State House purchased supplies ~ ihbu.pu
e nrces from a relative in Newark who did no; nav
isaton will be enacted. the Senators say. but JET
: soy city and Newark VIII receive legislation sun
cient to enable their Republican Mayors to creams
The various departments OF whatever OF the od r
material Is sim octopus-ke fastened upon the pc.
II | plc There MAY be n Power or removal Di
u enacted for the city OF Newark
d Assemblyman Kerr's bill for the annexation
! Harrison and Kearney the county OF Essex
" also among those booked for passage The Stat
j. AGRICULTURAL societies have given notice that the
: / will push a bill reducing the Governors salaI
: ! from $4,000 5000 annually, and a general r.
ducton OF salaries in all the hieh-priced depar