The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-02-02

Secretary OF State and Stale Treasurer &C
$4,000 each, without fees, withdrawing the
SupervisorsLip Of the State Prison from the
State Treasurer. All the fees, &C., hereafter
to be paid into the State Treasury.
Bills Passed.-Under suspension of the
rules, the bill requiring the proper legal no
sice to be given for the Introduction Of bills
ia conformity with the Consultation was
passed Mr.. Rabies bill to prevent gas COM
panies from collecting reut on their meters
Az to o supplement- concerning promissory
notes, bills Of exchange, &c.
Joint MEETING.
At twelve o'clock the members Of the Senate
arrived in the Hose.
On motion of Mr.. Speaker Carscalen, Hon.
w. ]. Sewell was chosen president of the Joint
Meeting, N. w. Voorhees,, Secretary, and
John Y. Foster, Assistant Secretary. The
roll was then called.
Senator Thorn nominated George n.
Wright, for State Treasurer.
Senator Albeit nominated General Gershom
Mott.
Mr.. Wright was declared elec.ed by vote
of AZ to 81.
Senator Thorn nominated Captain James
8. kcOanolds, of Pasxaic, for State Librarian.
senator ALBEIT nominated Morris r. Haml-
ton, Of Essex,
Mr., McDanolds was declared elected by the
same vote.
The election Of Commissioners of Deeds
Tor the various counties was then proceeded
with.
HUN7ERDoN.-La bertville--Clark Pier
son, VIM. B. Niece, G. F. Moore, E. H. Hol-
combe, w. L. Hoppock.
Readington-J. X. Large.
Te~ksbury--Geo. G Alpaugh, Jonathan
Potter.
Union--Wm. P. Rockhill, Matthias MsCrea.
Alexandria-Israel Curtis, DIR. Henry Race.
Clinton-David Haver, Ira c. Harvey.
Delaware-Richard Reading.
East Amwell--John. b. Fisher.
Frenchtown--Albert P. Williams.
High Bridge-Peter. A. Bearers, Thomas
Banghart, Benjamin Cole.
Acknowledgements w. Cooley.
Kingwood-Thomas Lequear, Everett Bon
ham.
Lebanon--Joseph Bonnell, William v.
Prall.
The Joint Meeting then arose. the Senate
left the Chamber, and the House was again
called to order.
Mr.. Scovel offered resolution that when
the House adjourn it be to meet on Friday
morning, and then on Monday evening next.
Adopted
January 31st.
SENATE.-Mr. Magic introduced supple
ment to the Practice Act which amends the
I'd section Of the Act Of March %, 1874, SO as
W PIOflQo bubt III cudii DO lawful lOE Lub Az
torney and Counsellers at law and Solicitors
in Chancery, TO demand, sue for and recover,
for any advice, or counsel given, or service
rendered, from any person to whom the same
may be given, in the same manner as any
other debt.
No other business Of interest
HousE.-Bills Introduced-Mr. Egan, to
repeal an act for the prevention of fraud and
perjuries, concerning brokers and real estate
- Rabe, to repeal the 32d section Of the
general gas law. which provides that In cities
in which there Is only one gas company no
other shall be organized.
Speaker Carscallen introduced a new
general school bill. Section / provides that
the control and management OF the public
schools In all chartered cities and tow MS shall
be vested in boards of directors Of 5 members,
to be nominated by the State Board of Educa-
ton and 10 be confirmed by the Common
Council or Board of Aldermen as the case
may be, with various other provisions.
- Brewer Supplement to Small Cause
Act, gives jurisdiction to Justices OF the
Peace over civil suits not exceeding $500, ex-
cepting actions for SANDER, trespass, for as
sault, ETC., and any action wherein the IT,
ties Of land, ETC., shall exceed one hundred
dollars.
Brewer, Supplement to Act concern
ing coiPorheiohS aPpTONcu April =, 1910, a.
mends the 18th section, by giving power to
commissioners to condemn lands, ETC., for the
construction of canals, dams, etc. It contains
eleven sections The object is to dam the
Delaware river.
- Harmon, to empower railroad laborers
to sue for their wages in case of non-payment
within twenty days after they become due.
- Halsey, an act to make the expenses in
CURED In the construction of buildings
lien on the same when owned by married wo-
men as well as by men.
- Gross offered resolution to investigate
the management Of the State Lunatic Asy-
lum. The bill in relation to the Borough of
Frenchtown was withdrawn.
PAssED.-Mr. Lewis supplement to crimes
relative to Board of Freeholders, Aldermen,
&C., voting for expenditures in excess Of APP
preparations, came up on its final passage, and
was passed, 40 TO 6.
The bill repeating the act whereby the
Sheriffs Of the various counties are allowed
twenty-five per centum additional fees came
up on its third reading and provoked lively
discussion. 1t was recommitted.