Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-28
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
A Busy Day In Both Branehes-The
Werts BIN Further Postponed.

Busy Day In Both Branches-The
Werts BIN Further Postponed.
TRENTON Feb. 2s-The Werts bill was not
called up, owing to the unavoidable absence
Of Senators Adrian and Wyckoff The bill
extending the terms Of office Of superintend.
ents Of streets and sewers to three years was
passed
Bills were introduced in the senate making
the members Of city boards of finance taxa.
ton, public works, etc, elective and provid-
ing for "A member at large to be chairman OF
such boards reconstructing boards of free
holders by providing that such boards shall
consist Of one member from each assembly
district and one member from the county al
large
Senator Baker has secured the concurrence
Of the senate in an amendment to the Werts
bill, which, when adopted, win secure his
vote for its passage.
This amendment provides that cities win
have the minimum fee fixed by boards Of
excise, but IN townships without the amend
ment the people can have no say regarding
the fee, rs the court had that power abso-
ntely. The amendment, therefore, provides
that in townships 25 per cent. Of the vote
cast shall cali special election to fix the fee
to be charged when the fee may be so high
as to practically amount TO prohibition.
IN the house there was a long session Of
second readings Of local bills.
Mr.. Kanes Saturday half holiday bin was
passed by the house by a close vote 1t ap-
plies to worllnen in mines and factories. Al
bin appropriating $500 to the State Chari-
ties Aid association also went through
A bin has been prepared, and viii b.. intro
duced in the legislature after its details have
been settled upon by the Democratic cancns.
to change the congressional districts il the
state II proposes to take Atlantic county
from the Second district and add 1t 10 the
First; Ocean county from the Second and
add it TO the Third; Hunterdon from the
Fourth and add 1t TO the Second Newark
city 10 constitute the Sixth: the townships
of Essex county 70 he added to the Fourth
and Hohoken to be taken from the Seventh
and added 10 the Fifth. This would make
the First district Republican and the other
six Democratic.
Governor Green met with the Judiciary com
mittee of the house 10 consider the Australian
system Of balioting. The governor suggested
the following amendments TO the bin and they
We're adopted: That the old style wooden bal
lot boxes be used instead of the new glass ones
as the ballots used in the new system cannot
be passed through the slot in the patent
boxes; that the election officers stamp their
initials on the ballots instead of writing them
that the voting precincts shall contain 450 in
stead Of 600 voters; that any person may pro
cure from the county clerk ten DAYS before
election copy ON tinted paper of the ticket.
for purposes Of study and comparison. The
latter provision is expected to obviate the oh
lection in regard to ilhterate voters as the
friends Of such persons can teach the voter
beforehand where to mark the official ballot
in order 70 vote for any desired candidate. AS
the color Of the sample differs from that of
the regular ballot it cannot be fraudulently
used.