New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-21
AT WORK IN EARNEST.
THE NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE FULLY
ORGANIZED.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED IN BOTH BRANCHES
IMPORTANT MEASURES 1NTRODUCED-MR
AUsTIN's BILL TO PROTECT THE OYSTER
BEDs-SENATOR JOHNSON WORK


BEDs-sENAToR JOHNSON WORK
ING FOR BICYCLE RIDERS
Trenton. Jan 20 (SpeciaD-All the Senators were
present tonight when President Thompson called
the New-Jersey House of Lords to order The
galleries and a!ses held many spectators as
could be comfortably accommodated. and among
them were seventy women On the desk OF senator
DAILY was magnificent horseshoe Of roses from
his constituents IN the old Horseshoe District.
HELPING THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Senator Ketchan introduced bill tonight which.
II passed will enable the Historical Society OF New
Jersey to obtain assign ments of stock In the New
ark Library Association. which 1t has purchaseu
from estates of persons long since dead, but ior
which it cannot under the present statutes, get a
legal assignment This bill refers only to the es-
tatcs OF persons who have been dead for more than
six years and against whom there are no regular
claims from creditors The Surrogate OF ESSEX
County is made the administrator OF such estates
or he may appoint other person 10 perlofi"
that duty who will be required 10 give oniy one
surety and need not advertise. because OF theie
being no claims against the property that cou.d ne
bought in the ordinary course OF business. Such
administration can thus expedite the WORK anu HE
his inventory IN much quicker time than made UNI
der ordinary circumstances. This bill has been care
fully considered by a special committee OF 'he so-
cety appointed for the purpose. and is SAID 10 nave
Newark
OF INTEREST TO BICYCLISTS
Senator johnson. OF Bergen. who has always tak-n
a great interest in bicycle matters Is sponsor ioi
. measure known as Senate bill No. y. by when
ordinances re.atng to bicycle rding ana r''eiS WIN
he regulated and made uniform AT present 'he'e
is a multiplicity Of borough and town ordinances
,ha. are so conflicting in their terms tha' ''e
wheelmen of the State are totally unable 10 Keep
In instances
heon barshl-- treated by the authorities in many
localities This bill provides specihc me'hous VI
drafting local laws in relation to speed anu "e'''
thereby preventing any conflict OF au'horl'! anu
producing uniformity in the ordinances eo'e'is
bicycling that has long peeh sous"' "' -
voices of the wheel.
THE ASSEMBLY
WI ,,,, Chamber was we'll filed when
Sneaker Derouse raped for order Many OF those
who were In the galleries came down TO attehu 'he
inaugural tomorrow. Among the spectators Moie
noticed three former Speakers OF the House-Mr'
Cross Of Union: Mr.. Holt. or fassaic' anu WI.
,-,,strong OF Camden. The session was opeheu
- nv the Rev DR. J. Il. Smith, Of Tren-
ton -. !, h,a an
nointed Alexander J. Milliette. compositor' VI
camden as his private secretary. John '"e'is'
also of Camden, was appointed RESISTANT P'""'
secretary r, ,,,,oos
so,oo,od bv the Speaker freely discussed ny
,ho meu,bers Bullock the Independent, from
Patterson. was greatly displcascd with the recog-
ni,ion he received at the hands OF the Speaker
AS the labor member | expected the chairihan-
shin of that committee" said Mr.. Bullock 10
,.roun If friends Being reminded that he was an
"Indonendent" tho Passaic member thought ms
should make no difference with the Speaker MI.
Rul,ock threatened TO resign from the committee
TO which he appointed
Tie State census report was submitted ny Sccre-
tarv OF State Kelsey. The official report does not
change the figures already published.
The first bill introduced tonight was by Mr..
ta,ation bill and is designed to change the present
railroad taxation laws The bill has long been adj
yocated by Jersey City which suffers most under
the present law and IT has the support OF other sec
lions of the State. Assemblyman Austin intro
duco6 two bills intended 10 obviate the troubles or
the ovstermen and to preveneoyster riots in future
The bills are the same those recommended by the
commission appointed by the Governor TO investi-
gate the oyster law last year.
STATE CONTROL OF OYSTER BEDS.
Assemblyman Austin said TO The Tribune cor
RESPONDENT: "The disputes which are continually
arising, touching the method of planting oysters In
Delaware Bay will never be satisfactorily settled
until the state assumes control OF all its lands under
water and by proper legislation has the land
marked out by proper stakes and ranges and leases