The Monitor-register., 1897-03-19
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
TRENTON, Mar. 1S, 1897

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Both Houses began the week with
a real spirit of work, indicative of a
desire to get through and adjourn next
week. If not next week, it certainly will
not be later than the week following.
In the Senate there was quite a skirmish
over the bill to extend the terms of the
Mayors of Newark and Jersey City, and
have their charter and State elections
held on the same date in November.
Senator Ketcham strongly urged the bill,
and it is q political scheme put up by
Major Lentz, to continue control In those
two cities. Senator DAILY vigorously
opposed the bill, and when 1t came to q
vote Senator Voorhees,, W. M. johnson,
Skirm, Vreeland and President Williams
joined the Democrats In voting against 1t,
but it had enough votes to pass 1t. The
bill passed the House on Tuesday. 1t Is
estimated that Gov. Griggs will permit 1t
to become a law without his signature.
In the House Assemblymau Armbruster
somewhat took the breath OF his fellow
members. in presenting a voluminous
petition from citizens OF Hudson county
on Tuesday morning. In favor of his race
track bill, but the Committee on Revision
of Laws reported the little joker ad
versely, and 1t was "scotched" at once,
Assemblyman Soovel, of Camden, taking
occasion to jump on it with both feet,
The House passed tho Sunset Election
law on Monday night. The bill provides
that the polls shall be opened at Q o'clock
in the morning ard close at sunset. and
the polls shall not be closed between
these hours. The bill will no doubt PISS
the Senate.
When the Equal Taxation bill was
moved, on Tuesday, a call Of the House
was made. There was no debate and the
measure went through with only seven
members voting In the negative. Tho
bill Is known as No. 1874, and was
prepared upon the lines suggested by the
special commission appointed by
| Governor Griggs. Under the measure
Jersey City expects to add STA, 900 to
its annual tax receipts. There is every
reason for the belief that the bill will
pass the Senate without amendment.
Immediately following the passage of
the long. fought.f for Equal Taxation bill,
the Gledhin Bicycle Baggage bill was
taken up OF final passage, and fifty six
members voted for Its adoption. Mr..
Derousse alone voted against the bill.
Yesterday the House took a straight
inning on the Wildes Salary Reduction
bill, which was the special order, and
Mr.. Wildes advocated the bill In = long
| speech, and declared that the bill was in
the interest of the whole people, and not
of any particular class. as had so fire.
quently been charged. 1t is of no more
merchant, perhaps, he said, but If any
GLASS needs more careful looking latter at
this time than another, it is the farmer.
Unlike many other Glasses, the farmers
do not come to the Legislature and as k
for protection. but they do AJAX, aud it is
their right to ask, that they have Justice.
He insisted th st the measure simply pro.
vided for an equitable Encouragement of
the salaries of public officials in proper
ton to the cost of merchandise. The
price of produce is now lower thar at any
time in the history of the State, yet the
salary of the Governor, which used to be
81, 900 a year, is now $40, 900 a year.
Speaking of the salaries paid the
Judiciary, he said that Chancellors Green,
u briskie and Williamson, as great
jurists as New Jersey ever produced
received only So, 200 a year. A dollar will
to-day buy three times as much produce
as it would when these salaries were
paid. We now pay 5000 a year to
Associate Justices OF the Supreme Court,
and yet there are many lawyers of the
State who would gladly serve the State
for the honor attached to the places. By
his proposed law 800, 900 would be sa ved
to the State annually.
He showed that Pennsylvania paid her
Chief Justice s., 500, as against $40, 900.
paid by rew jersey; while the Associate
Justices of Pennsylvania receive only
So. 600. New York pays her Chief Justice
only 81, 500, the Associate Justices receive
the same, and California pays the same.
The Chief Justices of Illinois, Massa'
chusetts, Wisconsin, Kentucky. Colorado
and Michigan receive IS 900, and
Missouri, Nevada aud Rhode Island pay
81 500.
Mr.. Wildes made a strong and earnest
appeal for the passage of his measure in
the interest of "our State, our party, and
to keep our pledges made to the people
each year, for the last five years"
Messrs. Borton and Watkins also
advocated the bill, but it was lost by a
vote of 30 to 81. Mr.. Crispin, of your
county, voted for the bill.
10 the afternoon the Senate Conn ittee
gave a hearing on the new Borough bill
AS a whole, the bill was generally
approved by the dozen or more speakers,
the principal discussion being over the
limitation upon the power to issue bonds
and the limitation placed upon the tax
rate. The Skinner bill, as drafted, pro
hibited an issue of bonds to an amount
exceeding 6 per cent. of the assessed
valuation, in exclusion of school bonds,
and Is mills on the valuation, exclusive
of school taxes, for borough purposes.
Several of the speakers asked that the
Limitation on the tax tate be removed
entirely and power given to issue bonds
to an amount equal to 90 per cent. of the
assessed valuation.
There Is Nothing So 5000.
There is nothing just as good as DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. Coughs and
Colds, so demand it and do not Permit the
dealer to sell Won some substitute He mill