Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-01-20
OUR TRENTON LETTER.
Matters Being Gradually Ad-
justed at the State Capital.
STANDING COMMITTEES NAMED.

STANDING COMMITTEES NAMED.
Proposed Changes In the Tax Laws-Sen-
ator Johnson's Railroad Bill Again In
acknowledgements Men VIII Give q
Dinner Co Governor Griggs.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton, Jan. 19.-Despite the an
nounced intention to get down to work
early, the legislature is going through
the customary experience. Committee
meetings were called in both houses
Monday night and yesterday, but q
quorum failed to materialize in every
instance, and hence there was nothing
on the calendar to occupy either branch
after noon yesterday, and adjournment
for the week followed. Nothing differ
ent need be expected this year from
other years, when it usually took three
or four weeks to get the legislative ma
chinery in full running order. The gu
bernatorial change is being anxiously
awaited, and the Legislators do not fee
uAe SeeliAS uo"h " Aou1iiic Ill '
nave Congratulated Attorney Genela
Griggs to be and welcomed Governor
voorhees, TO the executive cnalr. ihiS
interesting ceremony will doubtless oc.
cur next week.
The most interesting feature this
week was the receipt from the governor
of a batch of nominations which had
been awaited with some Impotence BY
f,.;o,,as - +t,es.a x,,, fo,. The iudee
e,,i, ae ~ rTr,;o,, count, co,,rts nv.
60 ~. pa,ia,,,;,, voi1 carriad of
a. I,o,,e,. M cor, f,,.road a once h,
az ra,,.ta &C ,s c,,sto,,, ~ when for,ne,
-,,a,,, have of +la senate arc named fo,
oeso. No.. ,,,.oeao,,to,. IF +bo nlaas IN
Tr,,io,, N1;oho1.s r. 7 Eno1isb was snc.
o,r,.s,,, 49,. e,,,,a,.o1 ,oY,,,o+i+ors TT
AtI.,,+io co,,,t,, +ha o,.;zes want as fol.
1o,,rs. T,,doo A1lor Endioott. nrose
60. Tose,,b, D Ahho++ All +basa re-
,,l.oo T,ay,,ocro+s Tonoas IT Parsons
20 ,,T,o;r,+ad .nd fra7yos E,1v zve,.a nam.
- e., +v,,r'+oe, oe +ha pafo,.,,, esoboo
~, po,,s +ta 10 t+ar +ol,iro, +ha nlace
of 1r-,,s+aa pidu,aI1 All +be non,ina.
49, a.roo,,+ tha+ 80 ~ can.+ov Vol
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Railroad Legislation.
Senator w. M. Johnson of Bergen
has reintroduced his railroad commits
sion bill, bette noire of the session o.
last. winter. He has made some al
terations, exempting street railways
from the provisions OF the act, for IN
stance, but substantially the new oil
follows the lines of the defeated meas
ure OF year ago. 1t provides fol
three commissioners, to be appointed by
the governor with the approval OF the
senate, one OF them to be counselor
at law, another civil engineer ano
not more than two to be OF the same
political party. The commissioners are
to hold office for five years at an an
nual salary of $4,000 each, and they are
to employ clerk at reasonable sal
airy. Their powers extend TO the ad-
justment of difficulties between coun-
1les' ci,ies anu o"l.s ~. ene ~, oie ~.
-, ,.as,,ec+ 10 obo,,oas Of Grade and
az ,,rotao+io,, of raiIroad CROSSINGS hx
az a,,,,,1c,,,,,a,,+ ~ fag,,,o,, ond +he
areo+io,, ~ oo+os ITnde,. the old hill
49,, oo, ,,issioners had tba RIGHT r. in.
t ttsr If tbaiT own volition h,,t the
49,, ,r,aos,,re ol,as II ,,ooossarv tbat
~ aeeoa+oa ,,,,,,,;o;,,o1i+v shoi1 col
49,, ~ haforo +tev +ake coonizance
of CIV given oasa The CHANGES FL,
a.. cx,oo+,o,o,,+ of +ha h;ll ora no,
t..,r,,t 1oaa,,sa 49, iii do,,b+
,a.1 so - +oo+h a,,d roi1 ond COM
-es'9 L. ao,,ts+f,,1 - i+ss go,
cta Ta,s-e,s ,,oe.o.5., - =.
o'ea,o 10y SoA opa $500 ttara ;s No ~ dn,,ht
-. a. ,ss"t;,,o ,saa1v ~ - 10 avoa1lo,,+
~ a:eeS,,t.- - tt,at -, aoti,,,t
~ 80 - ,s. oo,.,.n,.o+ $500
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- .,,1tr.ses ~ 49,
.,.a a.sa.,;.ses ,sro4oo+,d -,
. ~ $3.50. 80 e. ,.wo1,;ao, e.,
s"ees' nos go 80 ~ 1900 ~
q ~ - Yt ,aet a. ~ 70
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Taxation Propositions
Another of the vexatious questions
that usually bob up is Hudson county's
plea for fuller taxation of the railroads
Mr.. Allen of the Democratic minority
stands sponsor for the claimants this
year, having this week reintroduced the
so called equal taxation bill. 1t pro-
vides that the state board of assessors
shall tax all railroads and canal prop
erty, the rate for state purposes to be
one-half of per cent on each dollar Of
valuation, and for school, county and
municipal purposes the local rate in
each taxing district, which shall never
exceed per cent. A similar bill has
been discussed at previous sessions an6
it is likely that the result will be the
same this year-namely, several hear
ings will be had and the final verdict
will be adverse to Mr.. Allen. The fact
that the bill comes this year from the
minority increases the chances against
it.
The state board of taxation has also
walked up this winter to various defects
in our taxing system and has sent six
bills to President Voorhees, with rec
onnnlendation that thew be enacted AS
they are of considerable Importance. q
svnopsis of each is given.
The stock of every national bank and
state bank shall be assessed in the ward
or township where the bank is located
to all stockholders thereof and thf
bank shall retain out of the dividends
the full amount of the assessment and
pay 1t to the taxing district
requiring that the work of annual
assessment in all districts shall ha com