The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-18
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House Comunittees-GiedhiI 10 Lead the Inves-
tiEatton In Hudson County.

TRENTON. N. j.. Jan. 17.-Spoaker Watkins
tonight appointed as the House committee to
investigate the charges OF maladministration of
affairs in Hudson county Messrs Gledhill Of
Passaic. Bradley OF Camden, Squire OF Union
and Lawsho OF Hunterdon. Speaker Watkins
is also n member by the terms of the resolution.
Mr.. Gledhill is the Republican leader. Law.
sho is the Democratic representative on tho
committee. Tomorrow the will
meet to organize. Leader Gledhill will be mado
Chairman. John w. Harding OF Passnic and
Frank Bergen OF Union are mentioned for coun-
sci. The work OF investigation viii begin Mt once.
Speaker Watkins announced tho House com
mittees. The Democrats are represented ON all.
The principal committees are:
Appropriations-Gledhili. Fairchild, Coles, welsh,
Lawshe.
Observation-Disclosures, G%ucnther, Hunt. Squire.
JudicIary-Porter GiedhIl. Cole. Bell. Allen.
Municipal Corporations-McMurray. Powers, Nick
Railroads and C~anaiS-Fnirchild Van DOrcn, Brad.
Revision Of Laws-olcdhii. Porter, Squire. Cole.
Riparian Rights-Ebie, Shropshire. Ashley. Murray.
Miinia-sturr. Clark. Weller. johnson. simpson.
Fourteen bills were introduced in the House,
among which were these:
By Allen of Hudson-An Equal Taxation bill, which
s snS csna me nrs s1sis s az one 81 Asse ~ { p 70 cent eat G on eSeS
dollar OF valuation for state purposes and at the
and municipal purposes, provided the local rate shall
my Bsuer-frovidins for nve-cent fares over all
oonnecting trolley or other street railways in nnt-
b. 1 sa Rs%ssl R R ssa!iIn 81 as stfs ssni inS asol sSps s : 70
under penalty Of sloo dnc for each day Of Violation.
BY notwithstanding street and trolley road COM
panies to maintain waiting rooms and transfer sta
tig Sn S sndsT penalty n,SSyr ~ Ssg Mo l5 sssh To d dssgs T SonSs to-
build schoolhouses.
holders sS ssnn IN the ssSts. 4h snS act S0 Is to be- 3 %susSIpt rd' to
vote of the people In each county. II accepted, nine
tion By vote Of the whole county. instead OF by wards
and toTnshigs; salary; 81 Soo' tern; two years
thorizing the damming OF the Delaware River at
By CIark-Authorizins the Governor. for cause, to
remove the managers OF the Soldiers Home at
Kearny.
In tho Senate the commission appointed to re.
a commission Of two persons in each county to
prepare lists of persons liable to Jury duty The
bills, one Of which directs banks to retain
the tax on their stock and distribute 1t
reside; another authorizes the State Board to
remove assessors who wilfully, violate the law
in making a~ssessmentsi another requires all
holdings; another bill provides for a poll tax
that all real and personal property must DO as
sessed at its true value except national, state,
purposes, free schoolhouses churches. libraries
and charitable institutions. ,
Senator W. M. johnson introduced a railroad
commission bill similar to that of last year. 1t
provides for a board OF three persons to DO ap-
pointed by the Governor, not moro than two to
DO a counsellor OF law and. another a
civil engineer. Their term Is to be five years
power to change grades and to decide all mat
ters that are now decided by municipalities
through which railroads pass. The bill does not
in the Senate were:
By W. NJ. Johns on-Empowering governing bodies
in municipalities TO have grade crossings al railroads
protected by gates or nagmen; penalty OF 500 on
railroads refusing to comply.
BY Reed-AuthorlZing tn" state Board OF T. ~tucation
to withhold school moneys from counties where prop
erty is not assessed at It's true value for school taxes.
The New Jersey Commissioners to the Omaha
Exposition have decided to ask for an appropri-
alton of sc, 600 TO erect a New Jersey building.