The Penn's Grove record., 1886-04-03
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1f0tII. LEGISLATURE.
Tie Legislature began its 18th week
on Monday eveneng. The Senate pas
sed the bill relative to the study Of
physiology and hygiene in the public
schools, by u vote Of Is to g.. Among
the bills passed Ivy the Senate are The
following: providing for a polling place
in any township that may be separated
by 8 miles of bay from the mainland;
providing that where the charter and
general election occur on the same day,
the clerks compensation shall be 81;
making it lawful for councils of cities,
boroughs etc, to ass ordinances TO Il
cense persons engaged in junk business;
provides penalty for any children who
live in houses where there is Il cOnta-
ginus or infections disease to attend
n school Without a certificate from a
reputable physician. The Assembly
after a debate of u hours pass Il bill
making it unlavfn l for railroad com
panies to form Iel1ef associations, &C.,
among their employees. This IS to
stop the Pennsy lvanih r. r. Insurance
scheme.
The Senate passed the House bills OF
Tuesday making it lawful for cities to
use expended balances between the end
ing and beginning of fiscal years to
provide for current expenses; and al
lowing common councils in cities to fix
the term Of city clerk fOrrOt more than
3 30, Several appoints Of the Gov
pr y%' we wed in EXECUTIVE ses-
rfe ..sst.n0iy passed bills making
the Common Pleas Judgds Il Board Of
County CauvaSsers in each count y pro-
vidinG fer the payment of the expenses
for the maintenance of the Monmouth
Bartle Monument grounds; prohibit
ing the selling or killing of .ed Of grey
squirrels during November and DcCem-
Der; extending act for the encourage
ment Of sugar manufacture t years;
providing for the payment of S100 to
every soldier sailor, or his married
widow of the war 1929 authorizing
the sale of lanls that are being pro
ceeded against by forer losure at once
o proof That they are likely to de-
teriorate; authorizing townships to
rise money for the payment of prOmis-
sorry notes; regulating the practice Of
pharmacy relative to the sale OF drugs
&c.
On Wednesday the Senate passed
bills providing for purchase of turn
pixies and inacadamized toll roads; al-
prupriating S5,0C0 to State Industrial
School for gills; authorizing township
committees to APP ropriato a sum not
toleXceed 50per cent of any moneys TO
be raised for general road purposes for
purchasing hi0ken stone for said roads;
authorizing cities, towns and bOroughs
to Iicelse temperance inns and t%avPrnS;
for payment of m%aintainance of Mon
mouth Battle Monument.
Among the several bills passed hv
the Assembly are authorizing the light
ing of public street and places in all
municipalities; apprupriating $4,000
for gas and water works at JaInrsburg
Reform School; authorizing the incor-
poration of seasn;S townships 2 miles
square; requiring the appointment #
practical mechanics to supelintend
county and city work; extending TO
ware house keepers a lien upon goods
left in store with them.
On Thursday the Senate passed bills
authorizing cities and towns to license
tie importance inns; combining contracts
for State Prison supplies to residents
of the State; %apprupriating $4,000 for
the erection of monuments marking
the positions Of the New Jersey regi-
ments on the Gettysburg battlefield;
providing for the Incorporation of
Knights Of Labor assemblies; apprO-
priating an additional $4,000 to the
soldiers Home, Newark; providing
that all differences between employer
and employees shall he submitted to five
~arbitratOrs. two to be selected hy each
side and the fifth to be selected by the
four thus chosen, their d,cisi0n on
questions in dispute to be final.
The Assembly passed b lis Grating
the Office Of Chief of Artillery in the
National Guard; nmpnti e the Factory
aud Workshop act in I! C interest of
EMPLOYS; an act for the better prOtec-
ton of the oyster industry in Ocean
county; permitting the placing of eel
pots at amy time in the waters of tie
State, providing that the entrance to
them is not more than four inches in
diameter; folhidding the employment
of policemen in cities except between
the ages of 81 and -. Adjourned fOr
the week.
The Layerty impeachment trial has
been IN progress before the Senate dur
ing the week. The latter ptrt of last
week until Wednesday noon of this
was taken up with the t imony of
Minnie Schafer the principle witness
against tie keeper. Her testimony
was broken down some in croSs exam
nation. The defence denies each
charge and intends TO pr, " an alibi in
some OF the accusation a d that he is
the victim of Il political conspiracy in
stigaled 10y the prison Inspectors. The
C ,se will probably last all next week.