Year: 1873

A DULL DAY IN BOTH HOUsEs-INDIGNATiOS All


THE ERIE RAILWAY COkPANY-M0RE JERSEY


CITY LEGISLATION


IPROA THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THB TRiBDSBl


TRENTON, Feb. 1.-THE business OF the
Senate day was almost entirely confined to the read
ing and discussion Of bills OF small local interest The
bill to validate the agreement between the New-Jersey
Central and the Delaware, Laekawanna and western
Railroads was passed.


petition was introduced in the Assembly In favor Of
the Philadelphia and New-York Railroad BILL Inc Erie
Railroad Company received censure from the members
OF it's alleged want of courtesy TO them IL
appears be law binding that road to give mem
bers the NewJersey Legislature free passes over Its
entire line To-day when the session OF the Legislature
Is half over the Company send passes to the mem
bers limiting the freerde privilege to NewJersey and
the time TO the expiration Of the session. Amid much
Indignation resolution was offered, and carried
almost unanimously, returning the passes, Ana
introduced repeating the law which exempts the Erie
Railroad Company from taxation bill was onered
do away with justices OF the peace Inc same ponce
justices who were indicted for maeasance IN once arc
In constant attendance the floor OF the Assembly,
lobbying day to day. for an increase OF salary ana
wider powers The former police Justices received ~
labor OF police justice In Jersey city does not average
an hour and half day. The present Justices were
legislated into Office at q salary OF 5000 They want
that Increased to {oo0 and they want create per-
quisites which will at least double the amount


SIGNIFICANT HEARING ON THE ANTl-hONOPOLf


BILL.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRlBUSEl


IL was matter OF policy to avoid interruption from
crowded galleries the Assembly that counsel for the
Pennsylvania Railroad interest gave ont this afternoon,
that there would be debate this evening. II was
whispered around the city that they would meet the ad
vocates OF the and Philadelphia Railroad bill
In the Senate Chamber at o'clock In order TO draw at
tenon from the Chamber, speakers were ready
In the House TO entertain a crowded meeting but
when the assemblage heard OF tho proceedings
in the Senate IL crowded in there Senators Hopkins
Jarrard and Edsau took their seats as the Committee to
hear the arguments Mr. Robert s. Greene of Elizabeth
opened With brief and able speech in favor OF the
through railroad and against monopoly He was followed
bv Mr. Samuel H. Grey OF Camden in favor OF the Penn
sylyana Railroads claims to monopoly. He was tedious
and pointless. and finally hlssed The Hon. Cort-
landt Parker followed In able speechlclaming that
the people OF NewJersey were cruelty oppressed and
chained down By foreign monopoly. He proceeded TO
show the wrong motive trick, as he termed
it, OF the mOnopolists In introducing pIl III
the Senate similar TO the one in the House.
The copy was close that the same errors
| 10 spelling made. He said that according
to constitutional law two bills Of the same KIND could
not pass the Legislature and the motive for the Dill In
the Senate to clash with the in the House, so
that both would fall TO the ground de was frequently
applauded. and at the beginning and ending OF ms
speech received three rounds OF applause de was IOI
DIV He proceeded to cOnfOund the Committee with
long details OF figures and remarks wholly irrelevant 10
the question at ISSUE and he Missed uOWn Dy tue
large audience He grew angry and called the assem-
blaRe rabbe. The feeling manifested mere to-nlgnt
against monopoly most intense, If not demonstra-
| tive.