New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

.ho convention shall repuoia'e 'io oN
," '"~ Mr.. Seymours silence on TINS poii' '"o
So oeo cost him hundreds or votes
., aa,,ararv known that the Track Eie-
hin now law. was drafted by Garret a.
uohart and William II. Corph'
.o. measure putting the Supreme Court ana
Inv" c,arls an a salary has been generaiiy
=, as "the Voorhees, BILL" because OF the
,,o, Unions Senator took In urging i,s
P" As matter of fact, the ne" ia"'
!, stands. was drafted by senator
Johnson
.,vran SINNERS bill prohibiting trohey
oor,s. from carrying freight has pecoihe
..r, of the statutes of New-Jerses'
Mckinley sentiment in New-Jersey
moving il will be hard to stop the state
onton from passing resolutions pledgihg
,.,,ua,.s IN support the Ohio champion
,,- .,v-a;ght hours Jersey City has lost
49, o,,,zsns who had taken an unusually ac'iVe
t"o ~, ,ublic life Of that municipality.
20" psarick 4 Seymour was sturdy cham-
'.N' ponuh,canism in the days when to be
etAn
,h,con r'." was 10 invite political ostracism IN
w.. civ bnt he kept up the fight for party
N-o,,,as and good government increasingly
,,...or Orasies Cleveland was hard-sneii
n..ocr.t who had probably more ups ana
-, .,,sirass nolitics and social life than
.ry NJ his fellow citizens. He was popu'a'
.suker and came within straws
- =, haine Governor of New-Jersey HIS
,h;,,ops were smothered when he
p0".,s p.,.,oa members of the old ring under the
"ppo .,ou,ar which was originally planned 10
.x,a ~ the ringsters AT one time MI CieNe-
land was rich. but he died coHP"f'''Ne.'
,...~,,, his davs of plenty he was noteo lot
generosity
1aa, County Republicans are greatly agl-
.o.oa because their brethren in the ne's"'o'.A ING
.o,,r,v ~ Passaic are manifesting oiSpo'.''o''
. ,ano-a Bsreen's wishes in The matter oi Sc
,.o,,ng delegates 10 the Republican Na''ona'
rS,.an,,or The two counties comprise the III
c..,ra.s District. and the custom here'oio'e
,os baen 10 let each county name one ue'
80 pereen has a candidate In the pe'so''
., c,.rsnce Z. Breckenridge. member oi '"e
CO.. committee but the folks In Passaic Hie
.r.a,,sa with having proclaimed their in'e"'
,,or ~ choose both delegates. Jcseph S""
49,, =, passaic. and Colonel William baroou''
=, NswYork. Passaic and Bergen are '"'
- he ,ha men slated Mr.. BreckenTose &c Nv
harkering greatly after the honor out t'e '@aN
,ny Republicans of Bergen say tha' ne 80"
,naks the fight as matter Of county risn. go
nr,de All the persons named are Mch''''
men.
Manu- ~ those who feared that the eiimii'a-
tim ~ the mandatory provisions OIL 'i'e 90
po.a ,,w vould seriously interfere with the
..oarsss hs,ne made in the construction OF sooo
roads have now changed their "inu9'
,raatorv feature OF the act was deemed oy
~. esnecial friends of the law to De important
.h.,, ossarted that the law would be mum
-.,.o,aa bv ,ts repeal II was shown IN the
hehate on this bill that much in]ustice "as u0'''
..~s.- oo,o- ~ this law by compelling the con-
-,rro,,o, a, unnecessary roads at county ex-
,u,sa The charge that the amendment wouio
.r,saa the nrogress Of good roads was reiut''
s.. .na statement that in the four years the
,.r baa haen in effect only about 100 miles OF
-oaa haa besn built under Its provisions, whlie
T., Tho county of Bergen alone 200 milee OF stone
,osa,hs6 heap built without State aid. showing
that The cause OF rood roads was not dependent
on aid from the State.
The Constitutional amendment providing for
biennial sessions Of the Legislature - receiV'"e
general commendaton. The amendment was
drawn by Senator Johnson in the last days OF
the session. Last years amendment on 'ha'
subject is said 70 have been drawn by Allan L.
McDermott 1t provided that the terms OF all
the Senator's should end on January succeed
Ing the adoption Of the amendment. AS the ma
jority Of the Senators to 90 out would DC ne
publicans the extreme liberahty OF Mt. Mc-
Dermott is apparent. After the purhcahon OF
these amendments, this peculiar arrangement De-
came understood. consequently the Amendment
was not acceptable and 1t was thought tha' .he
project was abandoned There was dimcu'ty
In arranging the provisions Of the amehdme"' 60
as to procure the termination OF all oeha'"''"'
terms in two classea two years apart "i.noO.
arbitrarily ending the terms Of any ind'V'oua'
Senator's. Under Senator Johnson's ameho"ieh'
seven Senators are to be elected in 1886, six IN
1897 and eight in 1898. for three years each. Inc
problem was go 10 arrange their terms as TO
put them in two classes terminating two years
APART This is ACCOMPLISHED as follows: The
Amendment II passed will be adopted in 1891
and will provide that the terms OF the seven
Senators elected in 1896 shall be extended so as
10 be four years each; the six to be elected in
1897 must be divided equally by lot into two
classes. the terms o. three OF whom shall be
for three years EACH their terms Will thus ex-
pire al the same time as those elected IN 1880
making ten in all to terminate together: the
terms OF the other three Senators elected In 1897
Will be for Ave years. terminating at the same
time as the terms Of the eight Senator's TO be
elected In 1898. who shall serve for four years
This will meke eleven whose terms end at the
same time. Thereafter all Senator'S will be elect
"a for four years. that is. ten at one time. and
ekven two years thereafter.
Members OF Assembly to be elected In 1898 and
thereafter will serve for two years. There are
twenty-six States that have adopted the system
OF having biennial sessions.
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