The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-28
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
Hudson County Scandal Getting Il
Work-Proposed Now Game Law.

Hudson County Scandal Committee Getting to
Work-Proposed Now Game Law.
TRENTON. n. j., Feb. 27.-Talk of early ad.
journment Of the Legislature 10 being INDUCED
in. but there Is no date yet set for the ending
OF the session, and there probably will be no
attempt made to fix on q day until the Hudson
County Investigating Committee gets to work.
Chairman Gledhill has prepared a lot of sub.
penas for witnesses who will be called upon to
disclose what they know Of the workings of tho
Sheriff's office in Hudson county. and they will
be served tomorrow or Tuesday. The commit.
tee will hold its first session In Jersey City on
Thursday.
Tomorrow afternoon there will be q hearing
on the nine bills submitted by the Commission
ers appointed to revise tho laws concerning
crimes and criminal procedure. covering the
results Of their work. During the week there
will be another hearing on the Dependent Chill
dren's bill. which has been amended to meet the
objections of those who thought the original
bill made an unfair discrimination in the mat
ter of providing for the religious training of the
children.
On Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock a fourth
public hearing will be given on the Game and
Fish bills by the Joint committee. The commit
tee has already decided to recommend q close
season Of three years for deer. and to permit
game killed in another State to be brought into
New Jersey at any time, but the person in whose
possession such, game is found must show that
he has 1t In his possession lawfully. This
men who kill game in other States. and have
home, except secretly. The Fish and Game
commissioners urge that the amendment will
tect game in NeS J jersey tne The eo open SEASONS 20 ! pnH,
for game as adopted by the committee arc: For
birds, reed Birds, marsh hen and sn nipeuHSt Aug. iS IS
TO Jan. l; squirrels, Woodcock, pheasants and
Sge o1, Id Is 5 2St. T. f %b San eom l; Sgsi, and and rabbits ssaahs.
trap rabbits on their own lands at any time
rabbits are damaging young fruit trees or crops.
The committee will recommend that the penalty
1or non,resiSents cunning without q license be
On Tuesday; at noon. there will be q hearing
Of Chosen Freeholders to soil to the highest
bidder the franchise for a trolley road in the
county iim nj (. While the biz is made general.
between Elizabeth and Plainfold. for which OK.
Is to be used In widening and improving the
twelve miles of road over which the trolley
On Tuesday afternoon there will be a hearing
on the bill to repeal last years law authorizing
Trenton. The opposition to the dam scheme
comes from Newark. Jersey City. and Philadel-
must be obtained bofore the Work can go on sI and
Philadelphia,s opposition is said to be due to a
syndicate. whose purpose is TO obtain n water
supply for the Quaker City as soon as plans can
be perfected.
The Senate Committee on Corporations has
reported ,favorably the bill introduced by Sena-
tor V,reeland to protect capitalists in New York
who invest in companies organized under the
New Jersey laws. Foreign companies incOr-
porated hero will be required to maintain In this
State an office In charge Of an officer or agent
upon whom legal processes and notices may be
served. and 1t will be no longer necessary for the
incorporation papers fled with the Secretary of
state'to set forth the Post ONCE addresses Of
the stockholders. Senator DAILY Of Hudson has
announced his Intention to oppose this bill.
which he declared 10 In the interests OF trusts, to
which the Democrats are opposed.
MI. Allen OF Hudson county has given notice
that tomorrow evening he will move to have
tho Committee on Railroads and Canals re- |
lieved from further consideration OF his "eaual
taxation bill which, provides that railroad
property shall DO taxed at full local rates, and
shall be levied for State purposes. The bill has
the Endorsement OF the Democratic caucus, which
would be, sufficient TO defeat 1t In a Republi-
can Legislature; but as a concession In taxes
was made to Jersey City last year which she |
merits; and as the easiest way Ia to smother IL
in committee, Mr.. Allen will hardly do more to-
morrow evening than furnish an excuse for a |
number OF political speeches..