New-York tribune., 1902-02-03
NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATION.

| The Hudson River Tunnel bill, as It IS known,
and which is in the interest Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. is now before the legislature
at Trenton. AS said in The Tribune some
time ago. this bill is almost certain TO be popular
to pass without serious opposition. The rumor
heard in Trenton Wednesday that the old dodge
of introducing strike bill" in opposition to the
genuine measure and for purposes too well under
stood to need more than the merest reference at
this time would be tried probably had its birth in
chief making individuals who live more by their
wits than by industrious labor. Perhaps It will
rot be out of place 10 say here that the members
of this craft win be wise to be wary of Introducing
bogus bills at this session Of the legislature They
win get short commons and hard knocks if they
disgraced legislative records and ended the political
Murphy is no the knd to SMILE
at Goa! combine" me- or at raeetrack bill and in
probity Of character and Intelligence that strik-
with them Moreover there is a strong and
%atchdu newspaper aePGess1aton reo Which cann0f I0
upon this class Of citizens.
In addition to what is known as the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Tunnel bill another measure of
similar character will be introduced. probably next
week. This act Will provide for the completion
of the Hudson River tunnel already started. Of
which the trolley companies are in control If
this bill shall prove to be carefully drawn
the Pennsylvania complny's measure. there will
probably be no more valid objection TO the passage
of one than there is now to the passage Of the
9ther "A Parudl d SdhTasS S, OF 1he sehtInent or
showed that politics would be entirely eliminated
bin, and that it would meet with almost If not
quite. the entire support Of the TWO bodies.
Ex-Judge Hoffman, referring to the measure in
troduced in the Assembly by him few days ago,
said: There is no possible room for politics in my
mosquito bill. That bill is simply in the inter
OF the people of the State. and the appropra-
tion asked for is insignificant when the now sclen-
tiically demonstrated danger health of the mos
quito pest is considered" The bill provides for
Agricultural Experiment Station upon the mosquito
problem in its relation f TT to ssantary agTegura
appropriation Of $4,000.
There are indications already in the neighbor-
hood of the State House at Trenton that the desire
to get slice of the surplus in the State Treasury
is prevalent and that the remark by Governor
Murphy in his inaugural address. that "the
plus belongs to the people Of this generation and
people of New-Jersey are sufficiently conservative
to demand a strict and wise, economy in the dis
position of the surplus Against the wise and ju-
opposition but this does not mean that every bill
carrying an appropriation is necessarily worthy of
passage
Undertakers who have been disposed to push their
business in New-Jersey beyond the bounds of pro-
priety to such an extent as to incur serious criti
cism may be interested in knowing that a bill
has been introduced in the legislature which pro-
vides that ANY person who shall without the
sent or the county physician Where the body of
any person shall be found. in all cases of death in
prison and all violent. sudden casual deaths
and prior 10 inquiry being made respecting the
cause and manner of the death Of any person for
the purpose of ascertaining whether an inquest
should be held, remove the body of any such per
son so found dead, except to preserve the same
for the inspection of the county physician" shall
be guilty of high misdemeanor. This bill orgi-
mated in Hudson County, where. it is inferred, its
provisions would be useful a restraint upon the
practices indicated in it's provisions.
The bill providing for the punishment of anar-
chists introduced in the New-Jersey legislature
by Assemblyman Lord, of Essex County, a few
days ago. is already the subject of little criti-
cism. II is argued that the fine of 5000 and the
penalty OF fifteen years Imprisonment unneces-
sarily severe as applied to one who shall in
public or private speech. by printing or other
means" promote or aid hostility 10 all govern
ment" Objection is also made 10 the provision
which makes obligatory fine OF $4,000 and pen
atty OF fifteen years imprisonment for being a
member of a society organized 70 do any of the
above mentioned wrongful acts With equal en-
phasis Is opposed the provision of fine of 81 900
and fifteen years imprisonment for circulating
anarchistic documents. on the other hand, the
and especially for the provision which makes an
assault upon a President Governor or other offi-
cial where death does not follow. punishable by
vail that Mr.. Lords bill, after some notifications
1tsTA he RH