New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-27
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Trenton. March 2o-After a session Of eleven
.,..ss the Legislature Of New-Jersey has ad-
,curned sine die. and 1t Is now in order to View
"a deeds This year. for the hrst time in .
generation the Republicans had complete con-
.,ol of the Legislature and executive depart
r.nts and 1t IS fair to hold the party responsible
for the results
TO begin right let Us go back to the periods
Immediately preceding and succeeding the cleo
zion Of last November The Republicans said
a the citizens of New-Jersey:
"you have been p,indered by Democratic poll
.,c,ans The ordinary duties Of government
ssv. been neglected while the bosses filed
.her pockets, created sinecures for their
nsnchmen and sold legislation to the highest
adder whether gambler or monopolist Trust
ga with power. We shall properly look after the
interests OF the State, abolish needless Offices
oractse economy and enforce the doctrine OF
common honesty.
70 that the men assailed retorted by abjurng
.he voters 20 heed not the Republican tempter
A his only purpose was to protect and suoserve
the interests Of corporations and trusts. The
n.ople resolved 10 take chances on making
change and they elected Republican Governor
and LEGISLATURE Their work Is now before the
.overeign people for examination and discussion
and in the light Of Democratic predictions ana
Republican promises it is interesting 10 note
,ha, four Affirmative acts Of legislation STAND out
clear.
The Voorhees, bill to abolish grade crossings
IN Newark and Jersey City. l.,
2 Reeds resolution for Commission 10 IN
yestigate The question Of equal taxation:
e. The Voorhees, bill to abolish wooden Judges
ard save $4,000 year.
The Voorhees, bill putting the Chancery ana
S,preme Court clerks salary ana turning
their fees into the State treasury
BY passing the first two measures on that hs'
the Legislature gave an overwhelming answer
20 the critics that echoed in parrot fashion the
nv abou. corporation influence 1t was more
than the Democrats had ever dared 90 IN Ill
their long years OF supremacy. Tneir sohc'uoe
Sor the people consisted wholly OF talk. whereas
the Republicans promptly exercised their power
nv taking up two OF the greatest Prope'''
that have agitated the State for years. oesS'o"
.,,sr session. citizens Of Hudson and Essex
counties appeared before the lawmakers in Ireh-
ton and besought them for protection against
the railroad crossings, which crush out 80 many
lives annually The Democratic bosses ana 'heir
.r,,r,,s in the Senate and Assembly smlieo
Ana nron,;sed-and the farce was repeated all
aver next wear The Republicans IN the nrs'
session Of their legislative authority solved the
nroblem satisfactorily 10 the public ana "i'"ou'
doing injustice to the railroad companies 'o
with Equal Taxation" That was an ahnuHi pct
measure with the Jersey City members pu' "o
Democratic Legislature ever pretended 10 oeai
ser,ously with II. Different treatment a"aiteo
,he question when Republican government De-
came responsible for the conduct OF aHai's'
Arg,ments were heard for and against the bill
that was to enable Jersey City to squeeze some
more taxation out of the railroad companies ana
nSih
so xould be to have appointed a Commission OF
sb,s md unbiased men TO investigate ieisure'!
and report next year. That will insure cohee-
az, of ALL the data necessary to enable the
r,xxIst Ieeislature. and its masters the people
TO Judge what should be done
The hills Nos and in the above ISL pear
slonuent testimony to the unselnsh prooity OF
the Republicans 1t used TO be the iash'oh IN
New-Jersey. as elsewhere. to forget "heh i"
mower promises made while in the minority
But the Republicans were bound 10 sho" 'hd'
shev we're in earnest, and they proved IL by
passing those bills. and thus deNoera'eN
.hrowing away an immense amount OF patron
. ga and closing the doors against annual cam
pa,rn contributions amounting to s2O.ooo
New-Jersey's Republican government has be-
nun well. II is not owned by corporations "o'
dominated by professional politicians BY keep
ing 1par II.
,snor,nr the other Of these 1t can within few
go. mt the State In the very first rank OF
wel-governed and progressive commemorative
A..eub,vmen Skinner and Hicks. Republi-
nm. and Queen and Willing. Democrats. WELD
"A gre.t influence during the session just enoeo.
Assembl,fnan SINNERS record makes him
v,,r,a.h,s candidate for Senator in Essex
County next fall.
Unless there Is considerable change in the
Sersonnel of the Senate next year. senator
Williams will probably DO president OF that
body.
The action Of the House last night in forcing
the Antitrust bill through final passage was
not meant as a personal slight to speaker DC
rousse but was rendered necessary because OF
certain influences trying to smother the Dill IN
an underhand way
The following Constitutional amendments
psssed both Houses Allowing women 10 Vo'e
at school elections. fer biennial SESSION. prom
biting gambling. recognizing the JUDICIARY az
cording 10 the plan proposed by Collins ana
Corbin
Tn. amendment provided for the creation OF
Assembly districts was defeated by the Repuoh-
cans ~ .ha House. who caucused against 1t.
That old frayed and ridiculous custom OF STOP
ping clocks 80 as to keep up the fiction OF al
journine at a certain hour. according 10 ieso'"
ton was tried again to-day
Yesterday the Republican Senatorial caucus
agreed 10 confirm the nomination OF Cnaries
e. Hendrickson, as Judge Of the Court OF Erro'S
and Appeals. Or. Hsnlon came here ana con
WINGED the Senate that they were doing MI, men
Erickson an Injustice. and. with Senator ok,rn
aid he succeeded in overcoming the oppos'''o"
Senator sk,rr, helned Mr. Hendricksons comm