The Penn's Grove record., 1891-02-27

Among Inc ulllS Nele
these: Providing that teachers holding
first grade certificates who have served
acceptably , years, shall hold their posi-
tons during good behavior; for appoint
ing a commission to revise the game
and fish laws for presenting to the next
legislature; that each county shall be
entitled to SEND to the State Normal
School six times as many pupils as it
has representatives ill the Legislature.
Mr.. Campbell introduced four race
track bills. The first imposes Sl,OOO
fine and & months Imprisonment unless
tracks are licensed by Board of Free
holders. 2. Authorizes Freeholders,
Aldermen, Councils or Township Com
mittees to license race tracks. 3. The
incorporation of track association must
have the vote of three-fourths of
the Freeholders that such a track is a
public necessity. 4. The fees shall be
) per cent of all admission fees.
Senator Barker introduced a bill in
the Legislature to create a new town.
ship, to I've called ''Elk Township" by
taking parts of Clayton, Glassboro and
South Harrison townships, Gloucester
county.
On Tuesday the Senate passed the
bill legislating the Republican district
judges out of office and making berths
for Democrats, after a partisan debate.
Gardner protested against its passage.
Mr.. Mcdonald replied that it was re-
freshiDg at this late day TO hear hom-
lilies preached regarding partisan legis-
lation. 1t was but a few years ago
that a Republican Legislature manipu-
lated the laws so as to place their hench-
man in the courts of even Hudson IL
ty, the Democratic stronghold of the
State, and now when Il time has come
they fall OIL their knees and squeal like
pigs us the steel flashes before them.
Let them now reap the whirlwind.
After passing several bills the Sen
ate adjourned.
III the Assembly +, e. Coles bill to
kill the West jersey Game Protective
Society was made a special order for
next Monday night. A motion 10 in
definitely postpone House bill 156,
which strikes out the local.option feat
IRE of the Werts Liquor law was lost,
90 to "a, the Republicans voting in the
affirmative.
The marriage license bill was killed
by a vote of II to %. House bill %,
passed, making it Unlawful for any
township committee to make any con-
tract for any service tcr Il longer term
than the members thereof shall serve.
A large number of bills have been
passed during the week and many more
introduced. The Legislators are now
g~rindingsout laws at a lively raie. The
new tax law is being discussed and con-
sidered in committee and revised to
meet the present loop holes whereby
much property avoids taxation. The
design of the new bill is to have all
property assessed at its full value and
that M should escape by false swear
ing off. Strong efforts were made to
abolish the poll tax but it failed.
On Wednesday the Assembly passed
bills limiting expenditures of boards
of freeholders 10 not exceed One-nalt
one per centum of tax ratables of coun-
ty; repeating the charter of the Eclectic
College in Jersey City, which turns out
doctors in one year; relative to curbing
the paving of side walks in townships;
providing for the collection of taxes in
Cape May Point as the borough officers
had been legislated out of existence
by repeating the borough act; directing
township clerks to take aiidavits with.
out exacting fees therefor; abolishing
the chosen freeholders in towns and
boroughs located within townships;
hunting time of hunting gray and black
squirrels to between Sept. 14th and
Dec. 10th; amending act relative to
drainage in incorporated townships; re-
quiring road oyerseers to present item
lied accounts of work done before IT,
ceiving pay for same; Wert's new d.
vorce bill for Catholics; for establishing
teachers libraries; giving lot holders
control of management of rural ceme-
tely associations; providing for estab-
lisilment of a museum iu capitol build
ing; permitting voters of road districts
to set apart money for specific road pur-
poses; agreeing upon the boundary lines
fixed by New York and New Jersey
joint commission; creating a State pol.
ice appointed by the Governor; increas-
ing the salaries of law judges through
out the State.
A1inurna1 until NTop1ov Ninl.