The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-14
TO STOP WINTER RACING
A Sweeping Measure introduced
in the New Jersey House.
SEVERE PENALTIES ARE IMPOSED,

Persons Guilty of violating tho Provis-
Ions of the Act Liable to n Fine of
$1,000 to $4,000 and Six Mouths to
Two Years imprisonment.
TRENTON, N. J Feb 14-Governor Wcrts
last night nominated Charles H. Simmer
man us chief of the state labor bureau, to
succeed James Bishop, whose chief clerk
he has been for number of years. Mr..
Bishop is retired on account of ill health.
The Governor ut the same time renomi-
mated Thomas Il. Mccormick as law Judge
OF Union county Before the week is out
1t is believed that the governor will nomi-
nate Ex-Governor Albeit as Judge of the
supreme court to succeed the late Judge
Scudder. The bill to render lawful the
traffic in milk and newspapers on Sunday
has been withdrawn from the hands of the
governor 1t was improperly drawn and
new one is to take its place.
Mr. Lane, of Union, the Democratic
leader on the floor of the house introduced
bill last night to prohibit winter racing.
Such bill has not been looked for at all.
and its appearance created sensation.
The racing men in the legislature were
fairly startled. Following are the pro-
visions Of the act:
That it shall be unlawful to permit the
racing, running, trotting or pacing of
horses, mares or geldings on any race track
in this state for a purse, prize or other
consideration between the first day of No
vember in any year and the first day of
April of the succeeding year.
THAT any person violating the provis-
Ions OF this act and any person or persons
aiding or abetting in the violation of this
act shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
on conviction thereof shall be liable to
punishment by fine of not less than 81 900
nor more than $4,000 or by imprisonment
for not less than six months or more than
two years, or both, in the discretion of the
court in which the conviction takes place"
The bill further provides that when it
shall come within the knowledge of the
governor that the law is being violated he
shall order the chief of the stats police to
arrest all persons aiding or abetting. A
notification signed by 100 citizens of any
county shall be sufficient to demand inn
mediate interference by the state police,
and it provides further:
THAT IN case the police force designated
is unable to prevent the violations Of this
act it shall be the duty Of the governor to
call upon the state militia to aid in the
maintenance of the law at all such race
tracks"
Among other bills introduced in the
house were; Exempting parsonages from
taxation; making all communications be-
tween clergy and persons they are called
to converse with between attorney and
client and physician and patient confiden-
tial commun ,ations and not to be dis
closed in any court.
Among the bills introduced in the sem
ate We're: Prohibiting corporal punish
ment in public and private schools; fix
Ing tho term of the mayor of Newark
and Jersey City at two years; providing
for the purchase of II 300 acre farm in South
Jersey, upon which shall be located an
asylum for the insane, to be conducted by
physicians of the homeopathic school; re-
voking charters of all corporations failing
to pay taxes and providing "A severe penalty
of imprisonment and fine for continuing
business thereafter.