New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-27
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY p, 1900
LEGISLATURE AT WORK.
BILL To ANNEX VAILSBURG TO NEWARK
FAILS TO PASS THE HOUSE
GOVERNOR MAKES \ NOMINATION TO COURT OF
ERRORS AND SENATE CONFIRMS PREVIOUS
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.

Trenton, Feb. 2s (speciaD.-In the Assembly to-
night the bill annex Vailsburg 10 the city OF
Newark was taken up final passage and advo-
Gated by Mr.. Mungle. Mr.. Dexheimer opposed the
bill. and rollcaI it received only sixteen votes
which kills the project for this year. The House
then took up the bill to annex a portion OF EWING,
Township TO Trenton. Mr. Wood moved to put the
bill final passage. Half a dozen members Op-
posed the motion. and the bill was kept in It's
place on the calendar.
The Governor sent 20 the Senate the appoint
ment OF Peter Y. Voorhees,. Of Camden 10 be
Special Judge of the Court Of Errors and Appeals.
vice Judge James II. Nixon. resigned. The ap-
pointment was referred. The Senate confirmed the
appointment of Benjamin r. Lee. OF Trenton. and
H. K. Pangborn. OF Newark as members Of the
Board of Managers OF TIE New-Jersey Home for
Feeble Minded Women.
In the Senate Mr.. McDerrnott moved 10 strike
cut the enaetng clause from Senator Reeds bill
providing for the publication IN newspapers OF tax
assessments. Mr. McDermOtt said that to pub
Hsh an intelligent list of all the property owners
III Jersey City. with description OF their prop
er'les. would cost about $4,000 and in Newark IL
would be somewhat more
MI Reed said that the advertising contemplated
couid not possibly exceed $500 n jersey City. and
the publication only required every second
year The measure as designed as a step in the
direction of equal taxation. in which the whole
State is now deeply interested Under the bill
every property owner would know what tax his
neighbor paid. and could readily compare it with
his own Such Comparisons would be made all
over the taxing districts, and many Irregularities
corrected thereby. The bill was ordered TO third
reading.
These bills were introduced in the Senate;
BY Senator McCarter requiring cities having
police pension or retirement fund TO raise annually
sum equal To l per cent of TIE amount allowed
Dy law 70 be raised for police purposes. To this
Is TO be added for the benefit of the fund ali
moneys collected BY fines imposed on members OF
the 1Orce ana at least / cent Of -he annual
salary Of each member of the force The bill also
provides for the distribution of the fund Also, a
Dill amending the charter of East Orange. which
was recently made city. Also. bill making II
unlawful for any person TO procure goods on credit
by misrepresenttng his financial standing or mer-
camille connections, and fixing the penalty AT 5000
and a years Imprisonment.
BY Senator Reed. providing that any person
throwing a stone other missile disChargfng
a gun at trolley, street railway streeJCar, or
placing any obstruction on the tracks. shall be
deemed a disorderly person. and punished accord
ingly.
A petition was presented ~ Mr. Foote from the
Platnfeld monthly meeting of Friends. asking
Tor the passage OF the Benny bill ahOlishing cap
ital punishment
Bills introduced in the House as follows:
BY ASsemblyman Klein. authorizing boards OF
IreeholderS IN each county to purchase machines
for the registration and counting of votes
by ASSemOlyInan Bradley prohibiting railroads OF
any kind from constructing lines improved roads
unless they obtain the consent of every property
owner affected.
BY Assemblyman Meeker, authorizing the pay
ment or the necessary expenses OF the fnVeStiga-
ton of the State Industrial School for Girls.
BY Assembly lyman Campbell .r eOrganizing the Board
or FreehOderS in Essex and Hudson counties by
viding that there shall be one member from each
city ward, two members at large from each city
and town or township having over thousand
population, and one member at large from each
having less than this pOpula ton