New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-18
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II is by no means certain that senator VIM
lam J. sewel will accept his appointment 80
gracefully made and confirmed. as Major-General
Of the New-Jersoy National Guard Inc "e-
served compliment Is. Of course appreciated ny
him and n circumstances were different ro"
what they are there would be no doubt OF Ms
pronnt accordance But the Generals heath IS
not what II used to be, and he has now ABOUT a.
that he can attend to without risk 70 hiihSo'''
The now commander % the Guard VIII nav ~
devote considerable time TO the task Oh Ie"-
ganlzlng and it won't be easy work at una"
There will be cashing OF interests and ocS' liz
nuences when the question OF reducing me num-
Der Of regiments actually comes mp for se'U'-
ment.
Hero IS fashion note from The Hachensack
| Republican,:
Nothing IA more demorallzng 10 style than pig
! srowstoTn In causes many exquisite IN eI'
I 10 tic his trousers NJ the ankle with coru TO-,
on OF rag p Any eSot P' with pers leggng'
/ Comfort is the FIRST consideration
/ Every wear il is becoming clearer thAt New
Jersey could get along without annual sessions
Of the Legislature. And, by the way IL is Iu"ny
r. see one New-York newspaper that hercey
onposed the biennial sessions proposition D"
! Neu,-Jorsev as a scheme Of the lobbyists no"
declaring that the hostility to biennial sessions
| in New-York comes mainly from the lopDyIsls'
The clergymen who assembled in the STATE
House this week to attack Bill Ihoilpso"
( license bill are IN something OF quandary Since
they learned what tie provisions of the measure
actuouv are Tho fact that Thompson had any
/ thing to do with It seemed prma facle e'ldei0e
Of inherent badness. but in the course OF an IL
formal discussion they found out that plc"'0
mark owners in the upper end OF the state "c'e
and are against the bill. because IL VIII coHlp9'
/ them 70 pay half dozen or dozen license
toos FOR the privileges now extended 70 them on
payment Of one Between the opposing h'es oi
the mark owners on one side and the temper
ance peoole on the other. Thompsons bill is like
" TO have an uncomfortable time in getting
through the Assembly: It has already passed the
! Senate.
Assemblyman Bells Jury Commission bill IS
IN n state OF coma All the Sheriffs present ana
prospective. are "agin" it because Of the pro-
posed reduction in their powers and patronage
and their pull" seems to be invincole
De Voc knew that we were going to have
snowstorm some time this winter. The diHer-
ence Of a month or two, more or less in the date
IS an Insignificant trife
4 snrit OF fault-hnding is cropping out as usual
| because our representatives at IItatos. a. 49,
yet passed no laws after I'VE w. T,r0 Oh and bass
ton II tho Legislature WouG aalo-,, o ,ii r,.o
no laws the chances are that inc people "o1,r
~ sws or the scarcity OF them that we fear, 4g,
the bad Laws. the fool laws, aId '.,v no Sree
last classes in embryo There Is 4 now yald o am
FOR few good statues Dus TX ciio Record
What the people are most concerned about IS
that the Legislature shall not enact useless ..
rern,cious laws Apart from the revision ana
cod,ecatlon OF existing statutes there IS no
ronu,ar demand for much legislation. II this
vear,s lawmakers will contribute something SUB
e+on+,al toward the solution Of the Passalc
ro,,r+,on equal taxation and grade crossing
rrohlens most other omissions may be for
given
enarrovvs are scarce in New-Jersey since last
Monday Thousands were killed of by 'he
| storm. and others pershed for want OF 1904
According TO stories current IN Trenton. all the
ro,irirc staff colonies Of the National Guard
,,-,rted 10 he mustered out with the brevet rank
=, bri-adier-general ~ that rate It soon
,,.o,,,dn,t he safe TO address a man by such a
humble title as colonel
corator Johnson ~ Bergen. is snonsor tor pm
au-horizng the pursuit OF abscon'inB url'oi - D-
,,Drd the grave. Il authorizes ottt iilshL
Paprids IF an executor administrator. heir or oe-
/ yisc,-lJcrsey CITY Journal
WHY not? The same principle Is applied 10
tho collection Of debts against real estate
= the snow STAYS around until the spring
elections in April the enforcement OF the ord'-
4 ra,cos recurring owners or occupants Of prop
ertv 10 clean their sidewalks may De something
- an issue in a number Of municipalities
Seldom has there been 50 much unan'mity
o,oong Nowark's business men and merchants
"a there IS now on the question Of compelling
tho plank Road company 10 surrender its char
,or The charter as originally granted expires
rovt week. but an act OF the Legislature passed
co., ,.oars ago under false pretences extended It.
Tho company probably won't give up withou'
ocbt hut it surely cannot hope to DO more than
nostpone the inevitable.
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