The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27

be long and it will require considcrabae
Time TO- carry out the object Of the bill,
me commission appointed by the last
Legislature to codify the corporation laws
mas completed its laborS and will present
us report to the Legislature IN a. few
days. This report will take the form Of
q new bill, which will greatly simplify
the law and make the provisions clear.
rms IS a Very important matter, for upon
tne report. or the commission and the pro-
visions of the new law will rest the
staplllty of combinations representing
mlliions of dollars of capital.
Ihere Is a tendency among the mem
pers to simplify the acts of the Legls-
iature and make them more Ineligible
py doing away with all unnecessary YER
page and adopting a plain, everyday
method Of expression. Senat bill No. 1,
line. It does away with ali the "Be 1t
enacteds except the one at the begin
ming of the bill, which is required by
ters are to be printed in Arabic instead
or Roman numerals, and an effort is
peing made to have all laws quoted in
sage. instead of by their long verbose
Foreign entanglements will come up for
We've Waas efS : IN the Legislature, this
t anE me Cuban cry for help will be
parrots in House and Senate. Assem-
blyman Lower of Ocean has had in his
pocket for two weeks a resolution ex-
pressing sympathy with the Cuban reyo-
intlonists n calling upon the President
70 extend 10 them recognition when the
condltions warrant it. 1t is believed the
resolution win pass without opposition.
Hudson county viii send down reso-
lutions. unfolding the President for the
stand he took on the Venezuelan ques-
ton. II IS uncertain whether they will be
presented in the Senate by Senator
Csagney, but it is said that speeches will
6e made attacking the stand taken by
general Sewell in the United States
The Republicans will drop the amend
menus 10 the constitution providing for
biennial sessions of the Legislature, and
among the lawyers to the amendments
concerning the reorganization of the
higher courts, and petitions are to be
circulated for signatures, asking the Leg
islature not to pass them. A caucus will
take early action on the amendments.
While the eight New Jersey Congress-
special inquiry auong visiting constitu-
ents concerning the sentiment for Presi-
dental candidates 1t is said that the re-
Mckinley. Morton, Allison and Harrison. in
the order named. Reed is said to be the
fayorits among the New Jersey, Con
the Speaker in his committee assignments.
A canvass of the Republican Legislature
is said to show a similar sentiment.
begun. It is conceded that Senator
Sewell will head the delegation as one of
the delegates at large; two of the other
three will probably be ex-Congressman
John iNean, of Elizabeth. who has ex-
pressed a desire for the honor, AND Frank
lin Murphy, Chairman of the Republican
State Committee. The fourth one WI be
either Governor Griggs or Garrett A. Ho-
bart. V~ice.Chsirman of the National Com
mittee. Elias S. Ward. of Newark, one
Of the candidates for the Republican
said, will contest with Franklin Murphy
for the place.
In the FIRST Congressional district Sena-
tor Edward c. Stokes. of Cumberland
county. and Frank F., Patterson, Of Cam
den. have been named for delegates. In
the Second. Ferdinand w. Roebling and
Comptroller William S. Hancock. both of
Trenton, and Captain A. NJ. Bradshaw. of
Lakewood, are candidates. In the Fifth
General Joseph w. Congdon and Joseph
H. ~Quackenbush. of Paterson. and C. e.
Breckenridge. of Bergen county, have
been named; and in the Eighth Senator
VOORHEES,. The convention to select del
egates will probably be held in he latter
part of April, after the Legislature has
adjourned.