The Penn's Grove record., 1891-01-23
8 Legislature

began its second week III III trenton on
| Monday evening when only Il half-h0ur
session was held as several politicians
lett to attend the Jeffersonian ball in
| Newark, where the Governor and his
staff in uniform were the principal at
fractions.
Speaker Bergen announced his COM
mittees. Assemblyman Strimple is on
the folio wing: Unfinished Business,
Fisheries, State Library.
Assemblyman Davidson, of Glouces-
ter county, is on the following; Claims
and Pensions, Commerce and Navlga-
ton.
Mr.. Cole, of Cape May, introduced a
bill which practically reyokes the priv.
ileges of the West Jersey Game Society,
requiring non. residents to take out Il
license from the County Clerk before
cunning in this State. 1t provides for
the appointment of County Commiss-
toner's.
The following bills were introduced
in the Assembly: Repeating the char
ter of the New Jersey Game AsSocia.
ton; providing for the incorporation of
the Philadelphia and Camden Bridge
Company, limited, with power TO issue
$40, 000, 900 in stock, for the purpose Of
bridging the Delaware river; f0rbidding
the shooting of quail for five years;
making ten hours labor within twelve
consecutive hours a days labor on sur
face and elevated railroads; providing
for a Saturday half holiday for employees
of factories and workshops; providing
that no policy issued by industrial ill.,
surance companies shall lapse for non
payment after two years premium has
been paid; requiring division OF the
prisoners in the penitentiary into three
classes, according to age and crime;
requiring that applications for pardon
from the State prison must be filed at
the Secretary OF States Office six weeks
before the Court of Pardons meets, full
notice in the meantime 30 be published
for four week i'll Il newspaper in the
county where the crime was committed.
Tuesday morning the joint commit
tees in the Senate were announced.
Senator Butcher is on the following.
Lunatic Asylum and Passed Bills. SEN
ator Barker is on these committees,
Commerce and Navigation and Indus
trial School for Girls.
The Assembly after much discussion
passed Il concurrent resolution asking
the New Jersey Representatives. in
Congress to resist the passage of the
Force Bill as an interference with states
rights-3S to ID.
Mr.. Nash, of Camden, presented the
protest of Francis j. McAdams, against
the seating of Assemblyman Engard, |
of the Second Camden District, on the
ground of fraud and i~rregularity in the
election. The protest was referred to
the Committee on Elections.
Bills were introduced in the House
as follows:
Requiring corporations to pay their
employees weekly.
Declaring that lands held for specu,
lation and adjacent to improved lands
shall be held of equal value for tax pur-
poses.
Mr.. Smith presented the report of
the Joint Committee on Agriculture,
appointed in 1890. The committee re-
legislation against uniast
discrimination in freight and express
the sale of oleomargarlne; for the
protection of sheep and poultry from
dogs; systematic making and maintain
of public roads, and IA revision of
the tax laws.
Mr.. Cole, of Camden, offered two
bills fixing the salaries of the Sheriffs at
$50 a year for every thousand of the
population in the county, and fixing the
Coroner's salary at $40 for every thou
sand.
Both Houses adjourned for the week,