The Penn's Grove record., 1889-04-13
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ing public schools.
18th Legislature.
On friday of last week the Senate
passed a concurrent resolution amend
ing the State constitution so asto allow
special legislation for cities, towns. and
boroughs.
The House passed Senate bill forbid
ding the issuing scrip or orders payable
in merchandise by any corporation and
adjourned until Monday night.
The Democrats wished to passed tile
new charter for Jersey City so it could
be voted on Tuesday but Senator Smith
was absent and could not he located for
sometime. After kilograms had beer
sent III all directions he was finally
located at Harvey Cedars on Barnegat
bay where he had gone a fishing. Ser
geant-at-arms Mccormick swOre in
Assemblymen Feeney and O'Neil as
deputies and started after him to bring
him back under arrest. When they ar
rived al Manahawken there was
no train any further and they had 20
get on a hand car and ride Is miles In
a bleak wind across Barnegat bay and
arrived at Manahaw vixen at II O'Clock
at right. They routed him out OF bed
placed him under arrest and returned
on the hand car to Manahawken so as
to take the early morning train. They
arrived in Trenton at 10 O'Clock on Sat
urday after a hard jaunt but accom-
plished their purpose. The House
amendments TO the bill were adopted
by a party vote about l O'Clock and the
Gov. signed it making it a law. 1t
was the first time the Senate sat Oh
Saturday within the memory of many.
On Monday evening the Legislature
be its 14th week. The Senate passed a
Joint resolution providing for a repre-
sentation of militia at the coming Cen
tepnlal celebration, and escorting Presi'
dent Harrison through the State; pro
viding that tax collectors shall, on Dec
Goth, give delinquent tax list to a JUS
tice of peace for collection; and house
bill authorizing purchasing a history OF
N. j. Troops at Gettysburg for public
schools.
The Governor recently %leappointed
Prosecutor Jenkins of Camden with the
understanding that he appoint Thos'
Curley his assistant but as he appointed
Richard Ridgway and offended Senator
Pfeiffer, the Senator has introduced q
bill to make assistant prosecutors terms
expire May LIST and allow the Gov. to
appoint. There was a long roll-call i'll
the Senate. The bill to give power 10
the management of the Reform school
to employ clergymen as moral instruc'
tors was up on final passage. Adrian
made one of his characteristic speeches,
full of sarcasm and irony. He was dis,
posed to riddle Senator Carter, of Bur,
~lipgtou, because he opposed the bill on
the ground that the passage of the bill
practically means a renewal OF sectar.
ian fight in the institution. The board
viii pay five clergymen out OF its ap..
DlDu1ldIlOU. luU sOui
clergymen get paid by the service,
officiating in turn, while the Cathoilc
clergyman is in attendance every sun
day.
In the house Mr.. Feeney wanted the
bill creating Hamilton county out OF
Hudson amended as it makes his dis
trict in two counties, but it was lost as
it said it would he amended in the Sen
ate. He thought it hard enough to run
i'm one county let alone two.
Only a short session was held on Tues
day as many went home to attend
municipal election in the upper part OF
the State.
On Wednesday the Senate passed bills
recurring separate apartments for males
and females in poor houses, and House
bill prohibiting the disinterment of bod
les dying of contagious diseases unless
in Theoretically sealed cases.
The house passed bills requiring
baled hay and straw to be marked with
the residence of seller and weigh!
restoring to the Governor the appoint
ment of Riparian Commissioners after
the ipcumbents' terms expire, and of
Fish Commissioners immediately; au-
thoriZing the Governor to appoint a
Law Judge for Gloucester County; CIV
ing the Governor power, with the SEN
ate's consent, to appoint an Assistant
State Prison Keeper at $1,000 a year,
and setting off a part of Lower Alioways
Creek. Salem County, To the township
of EIsinboro. All went through with
little trouble, except that it made the
Democratic leaders hustle to keep their
men in line.
1t is understood that the Australian
Election Reform bill has been smother
ed in tue Senate All another has been
introduced which keeps party workers
away from the polls but allows each
party to have a challenger there. The
voters pass through an Enclosure before
voting but the bill does not require h
tickets to be printed and distributed
by the State.
Salem county's law judge bill has
reached Sd reading in the Senate.
Mr.. Harris's bill against Sunday base
ball playing has passed End reading.
OnThursday the bill making 3 per
cent. the legal rate OF in interest, but
exemptlng building loan associations
from its provisions, passed the Assem-
bly,: also one exempting fremen from
the poll-tax and State and municipal
taxes to the amount of 500.
The Senate passed the bill providing
for the appointment of law judges for
the third and fourth class counties, and
that one Judge may be appointed for
several counties.
The Legislature will probably ad-
journ sine die about the middle of next
week.