New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-17

It Republican Committee is willing 20 bet
~, Essex will give Is, 900 Republican majority
=, the Presidential ticket, and that the State
.or he depended to give not less than $4,000
majority on the SIDE no matter who the
candidates are for President and Vice-President.
This looks like an extravagant estimate. but
Major Lentz's figures have heretofore been pretty
accurate
six thousand dollars year a salary for the
cork in Chancery and Clerk of the Supreme
Court ia altogether too small, considering the I'M
nortance Of the Offces.-(Trenton State Gazette.
They are not nearly so responsible for
ample as the office OF State Controller. and Will
IAN, s Hancock is not heard complaining that
his salary is too small. Official incomes in New
Jersey are at high-water mark now. and if
popular vote were taken on the subject we should
see substantial sealing down.
The State Editorial Associa ton has prepared a
hill 10 secure printing Of the session laws In
newspapers. The bill makes some changes In the
oId laws But il involves the same menace 10
Freedom Of the press. Pamphlet laws can be
posted in every postoffice, hotel and public place
At trifing cost The only tenable argument for
newspaper publication of laws lies In possible
public duty II sustain the press OF the State
Rut such responsibility. If it exists. could only
be discharged by fairly dividing public PATRONAGE
between all legal newspapers. Dangers OF a sub
sidlzed press could be so acknowledgements
Press
A Republican Legislature cannot afford to re-
turn to the Old bad system which put newspapers
at the mercy of the local bosses. Every county OF
the State can furnish illustrations of how inde-
pendent and fearless papers were punished for
daring to express their opinions The new
method saves expense too. Wher the laws have
been published. postal card to Capitol Custodian
Bonnell is all that is necessary to obtain copy
William F. Fisher. an anti-Ross Democrat. is
heing strongly urged by the Republicans and Re-
form Democrats Of Middlesex County for place
IN the State Board Of Railroad Assessors.
Tn a WASHINGTON letter to The Trenton State
Gazette" General William ]. Sewel is quoted as
being in favor of having an unpledged delegation
sent from New-Jersey to the Republican Ma
tlonal Convention in ST. Louis Commenting on
General Sewells declaration, the correspondent
says:
There Is no doubt that at the approaching state
Convention he will be foremost among the dele
eates-at-large and that when the representatives
OF the state who are TO go to St Louis get 70
ge;her to organize they VIII again pay MN .ne
usual compliment or selecting MN as 'ne4i
spokesman on the floor.
PERHAPS that is true but no one can at this
Tim, accurately forecast the feelings desires Of
the delegates to the State Convention. who are
vet to be chosen 1t is just as likely as not that
q strong sentiment may develop between now
and then in favor of one or other Of the Pres-
Dental aspirants.
The BARRIERS Of Jersey City and Newark appear
TO be In grim earnest over that Sunday Dill OF
theirs, which is expected 10 bob up this week IN
the Legislature. They seek to accomplish TWO
objects:
he niro ~
noon on Sundays
. To punish severely all who do not close at
noon.
The real purpose of the men behind the move
ment is TO get club for use on the cheap par
hers" some OF whom keep open all day Sunday
BARRIERS or political agitators, can do great
deal If they combine on matter Of common IN
terest but it will be little short OF the miraculous
II they succeed in getting the present Legislature
TO touch the Sunday law in any manner
The House judiciary Committee will give
hearing tomorrow at noon on Assembly DIS
Nos 81 and SO. No. 81 is intended to create
District Court in Bayonne and give the judge
the power now held by Recorder Connolly |
Among lawyers there is a decided objection to |
mixing I'D the civil and criminal jurisdiction.
Tomorrow right after the morning session, |
the Senate Judiciary Committee will resume the |
hearing on the constitutional amendment relat-
ing to the Court Of Appeals SO far not a single |
lawyer has appeared to support any Of the pend |
ing amendments on the question to oppose the |
proposition in favor OF a separate Appellate |
Court.
WILL ASK FOR A STRUCK JURY.
THE PROSECUTOR HAS NO CONFIDENCE IN THE |
PRESENT PANEL
Elizabeth Feb. 10 (SpeciaD.-Prosecutor Marsh Of