The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-07
NOW IRIS SENATOR SMITH.
JERgExlIEN MAY OENsURB HI1E
ron HIg sIJTER T0TE.

a .nsseiutisn e Ne untrsducsa IN the Senate
st Trentsn CondsaninG Htrn FER mis- stand
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pzeubers say ne R1isreprepsntea the Stats.
TRENTON, Feb. cit 10 reported that to-
morrow evening a resolution will DO introduced
in the Senate condomning United States Senator
James Smith for his vote in favor Of the Teller
silver resolution. Senator Smith 10 at Lakewood,
recupcratine from q recent threatened attack of
pneumonia. It is known BY his friends that the
Senator 10 personally opposed TO tho Bryan
financial policy. and the Republican majority
insist that he did not represent the opinion Of
the voters Of the State on tho money question,
as was shown by the plurality of SO, 692 given
to the Republican national candidates In 1896.
Tho seven Democratic State Senators are all
free silver men, and II the threatened resolution
10 introduced It will DO opposed bitterly. Sena-
tor DAILY OF Hudson, tho Democratic leader, In
ostcnsibly q red-hot silver man; but his close
friends declare that he IL not solid, but wears
only q thin silver plate for the purpose Of land
Ing the Democratic Gubernatorial nomination
next hummer. Most Of the other Senators, and
the twehty.throe Democratic Assemblymen as
we'll. are followers Of Bryan and his fallacy
mainly because they believe In party discipline
and that the majority must rule. The national
convention having declared for free silver. the
Tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock. the Senate
Committee on Revision Of Laws will give q pub
lie hearing on the seven bills introduced by
Senator. Vreeland ct the request Of the State
Board OF Taxation. In brief, they provide for
the taxing Of bank stock in the district in which
its owner resides. REQUIRE assessments to be
completed by July l yearly. authorize the State
Board to remove assessors who fail to assess
property at its true value. limit the time in
whlch tax appeals may DO reviewed. repeal the
exemptions OF, poll and real estate tax now
veteran soldiers, and sailors, and others, and
tax at Its true value all real and personal estate
except national and State property. county and
municipal property in public use, educational
institutions that give free instruction, and
cemeteries not run Tor profit.
TUESDAY. at noon the House on
Railroads and Canals will give a hearing on the
Bauer trolley bills that provide for five-cent
transfer fares and require NIL cars to he equipped
with heating and ventilating apparatus.
At 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning there will be
hearings before the House on Agri-
culture on the bills giving a bounty on sugar
tbeets and beet sugar for 1--WE years, not exceed
to all persons using broad tires on wagons, and
the Insect pest bill" which is intended to
quarantine the State against the intro.
duction of the San jose scale. and
has provisions SO stringent as to excite
forlstIs. 4 hearing Il wi viii be aU given mu before the s snH
ate Committee on Railroads and Canals on Tues
day afternoon at 8 o'clock on Senator Johnson's
bills. one. creating . State Board Of Railroad
commissioners, with power TO alter railroad
grades and adjust matters now settled by mu-
nicipal governing boards, and the other author
grade crossings protected by gates and fiagmen.
Tho railroad companies, 1t 10 understood, will
oppose both OF these bills as imposing great and
unnecessary expense upon them.