The Penn's Grove record., 1886-02-20

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u.- d, lrgu,.t. the sale Of al",
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Li. to a4,ho lie citi IS, towns ard boz
euals to license temperance ians asd
taverns.
Nh. Nichols presented a peti.ioa
,ielci by 10000 persons, protesting
against such a proposed Amendment
OF the General Ut.lgD3l law as wotid
prevent the = HtImOra AMI Oiip Bail
road Company fom b,idsiug lie Ar.
thur XII. Iu the House similar Ut;i-
tion were presented by &tss.s. Low.
Taylor, Hutchinson and Chamberlain.
Mr.. pintard presented a petition ask
ing for the appointment Of a special
committee Of three to Investigate the
rumored safe of olt0maIgarine and
other limitations Of butter in the cit y
of Newark. The prayer o: the petition
WAS granted and committee appointed.
The high license bill came up in tie
House ard Il number of anne. du,enls
were offered 10y Mi. CoIbn modifying
the provisions, among them one fixing
the license fee at figures ranging from
So to 500. After sObc discussing a
molten prevailed to postpone the bal
for one Week.
The Governors secretary, NJ. Fish
reported to the House the Gov ernot
had signed the following bills: To al
low school districts to issue bonds to
take up those maturing; Regulating
the PAYMENT OF arrears of taxes 10 col
lectOrs where no provision has been
made: where a rate per cent of taxes IS
limited it shall net apply to hinder rails
ing interest for sinking fund; to allow
black bass fishing after May 3Uih;
Prosecutors to employ assistants; rela-
tive to recording judg emeuts on ioitel-
tel recugniZahct; amending election
laws sec. 173 Of April Is, 1876 relative
to registry list and tally votes; extend
ing time for finishing c-rtain railroads
abUlishing the limit for filing claims
in cases of assignment.
On Tuesday morning tie Chase bill,
to repeal tine general railroad law to
prohibit the bringing of Arthur Hill
was taken up in the Senate and dis
cuSsed all day and all of Wednesday IN
"A hot wooded contest. Senators Nich-
OILS, Fish, and YOungblood and Van
derbilt opposed it with earnest speech
es for the public interest while Sena-
tors Herring, Chase, Gardner and
Griggs favored it III the interest of the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad. On Wednes-
day evening it passed 10y the following
votes:
Yeas-Messrs. Brinkerhoff, Carte
Chase, Crahmer, Gardner, Griggs,
Herring, Livingston, Mcbride, Moon
and Pancoast-ll.
Nays-Messrs. Fish, Miller, Nichols,
Vanderbilt, and YUmgblood-5.
In the House Tuesday the bill max
ing eight hours a days work was order
ed to a third reading. The bill appri-
ating S6O,0 w for a new Soldiers Home
was amended by making the G. a. Il
Department Commander one of the
Commissioners. Bills were passed le'
quiring pharmacists to pass al eXanllIia
ton before a Board of Pharmacy anC
to prevent the unnecessary destruction
of trees and shubbcry.
The Senate held prolonged Wednas
day evening session, clearing the Cal
endar of Il great part of the work tina
had accumulated during the two day
discussion of the bridge bill. a largI
number Of bills were ordered TO a thru
reading and several of minor import
ance we've passed.
In the House the Jersey City TUNE
bill was fav0rably reported. This LEI
to d struggle between the friends o
the Washington street bridge bill am
the tunnel bill for precedence. Til
local option bill was fayOrab!y report
ed.
In the House Thursday the bill 70
the rebuilding Of the capitol was fay
orabiy reported. The ) per cent. i'll
terest bill came up on 9econd reading
An amendment excepting building AM
loan associations was agreed to, AN
the bill ordered to a third reading.
Bills were passed providing for tn
redemption of bonds in anticipation c
taxes That have fallen due; allowing
Commissioners of the State Sinkin
Fund to loan twO-thirls of the pun
chase MONEY on property bought frOr
the State; prohibiting the closing IL
of access TO the travelling public L
streams over which bridges have bee
built, authorizing the State Treasure
to invest the funds for the support
the public schools; PROVIDE ng for TN
refunding Of the temporary loan bond