The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-04-19
rhc aecisIafure.

Mr.. MeDermitt introduced in the House
on Monday night, a bill permitting the
opening of public parks on Sunday after
moons between . and 10 o'clock, providing
no admission be charged, and permitting
the sale of malt liquors only.
The Senate passed bills providing for the
appointment of a Law Judge in Salem
county; dividing Newark into wards
bounded by the Assembly district lines, so
as to make the city government Demo-
cratic: providing for appointment of five
inspectors of State Prison by the Governor,
and ousting from office the Republican in
cumbents; also giving the Governor power
to appoint q Prison Supervisor to take the
place of the present Republican incum-
bent, and restoring to the Governor the
power to appoint the Trustees OF the State
| Reform School for Boys. In the House a
resolution was adopted asking the railroad
companies to renew the passes OF the OIL
GERS until the close of the session.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
The feature of the legislative session to-
day was n severe arraignmcnt of the Dem
ocrats by Voorhees,, the young Republican
leader. Tie House was passing Senate
bills, party measures, when he arose and
in reviewing the work of the session called
attention to a newspaper article that bold
" charged corruption against certain DEM
ocratic members. To the eternal shame
of the State, he said, no enc of the many
thus accused asked for an investigation.
Voorhees, staked his reputation as a lawyer
on the prophecy that the most important
of the party bills would be declared un-
constitutional.
The House judiciary committee sat to-
day for the consideration of the Newark
diture of Sc, 000, 900. They had just re-
ported it, but McDermitt secured its re-
committal. Mayor Haynes, City Comp
troller Connolly, City Counsel Coul and
and Colonel Z. l.. Price, all of Newark,
appeared before the committee and advo-
Gated the passage OF the bill, opposing at
the same time McDcrmitt's amendment to
submit the proposition to a vote of the
people. The bill has been again reported.
The House tonight passed bills making
two years desertion on the part of either
husband or wife a ground for divorce, and
killed the bill making it a misdemeanor to
play base ball on Sunday.
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
Assemblyman McDermitt foughthard to-
day to secure the adoption of his amend
ment to the Newark water bond bill sub
hitting the Question of the proposed con-
tract to a vote Of the people, but all his
fighting was in vain. The amendment was
beaten and the bill passed. The Newark
officials will now be at liberty to Increase
the debt of that city by 5000, 600.
The Senate gave nearly the entire day to
the discussion of tho substitute for the
Australian election system bill, passing it
finally by a vote Of IS to 2.
The bill to consolidate the towns of Har-
rison and Kearney, in Hudson county,
which was got through the Assembly re-
Gently, failed in the Senate this afternoon
owing to Senator Wyckolrs opposition.
The House killed Speaker Hudspeth's
bill providing for the erection of a bridge
over Arthur Kill and another over the Kill
Won Kull. An earnest effort is being made
to clear the calendars this week. If it is
done the Legislature will adjourn sine die
on Friday or Saturday.