The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-02-14

In the senate on Monu8y tno AOilo"iHk
bills were introduced:
No. 81. Makes insurance due and pay
able to owners of the property at time OF
occurrence of fire when loss has been ad-
justed, although said owner may not be
the person who contracted for said insur-
ance, and to whom the same was made
payable.
No. 50. Forblds the cancellation OF
mortgages except on presentation of a
proper satisfaction piece duly executed
under seal of the mortgage.
No. 8S. Amends act for limitation of
actions, approved March 27, 1884.
No. So. Provides township committees
may divide the township into road dis
tricts when SO ordered by vote of the
people, and provides for the appointment
of road commissioners.
No. 80. Provides for the election of
commissioners of appeal and township
committees.
No. a. Repeats vice and immortality
act. approved March q, 1874, amended
March "a. 1892.
No. 49, Requires railroad telegraph
operators to be at least 20 years old, and
competent to pass an examination in
rules and regulations of the company en-
ploying him, in addition to proper sign
ing. timing correcting train orders, and
must be competent to receive by sound
at least 20 words minute.
Senate %, making it lawful to print,
publish or sell newspapers, or to sell
milk, walk, ride or drive for recreation on
Sunday. was passed.
In the House the following we're intro
duced:
No. 1877. Provides all persons desir-
ing to sell drugs, medicines and poisons
in the state shall pass an examination
before the state board of pharmacy for
that purpose. Penalty, $50 for the first
offense, 800 for the second offense, third
offense, 5000 fine or six months imprlson-
ment, or both.
No. 168 Amends the clam and oyster
act
No. ia. Gives any member, officer or
agent of the New Jersey Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals power
to arrest without warrant any persons
violating the act relative to the proven
ton of cruelty to animals.
No. III, Mr.. Matlack. Annexes part
of Lumberton township. Burlington Co.,
to Northampton township
No. 189, Mr.. Packer. Amends and cor
reefs the charter Of the city of Burlington.
No. 1876. Creates the department of ag-
riculture, to be under the charge of COM
missioner nominated by the governor and
confirmed by the senate. for five years
term, at salary of $500 per annum
said commissioner shall perform the
duties of the state dairy commissioner,
president of the state board of agricul-
ture and the New Jersey agricultural
experiment station, and be er-oficio presi-
dent of the last mentioned boards. He
shall appoint. with the confirmation OF
the governor, secretary for one year,
at salary of 81, 200. who shall be charged
with all the duties now performed by the
secretary of the board OF agriculture. 1t
terminates the offices of those officials
thus succeeded on the FIRST day of March.
No. 200. Compels horse and street rail-
roads to place conductors on every car.
Penalty, 5000 for each offense.
In the Senate on Tuesday the Presi-
dent of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House we've authorized to have a
portrait painted of the late Prof. George
H. Cook, to be placed in the State House.
In the House, Senate 40. providing for
the compensation of the officers of the
Legislature whose salaries are not now
fixed by law, came up on third reading,
and was attacked by Mr.. Hutchinson,
who said the salary grabbing schemes
launched by the Democrats had become
scandal which was apparent to right
thinking Democrats. Men are selected
he said to perform no duty except duty
to the Democratic party. He challenged
the Democrats to count forty-one doors
about the Assembly chamber, yet that
number of door keepers had been APP
pointed. In addition to the door keepers
thirty-three pages were drawing pay for
waiting on the members 1t will require
$25, 300 to pay the door keepers and pages
of the Senate and House. Mr.. Hutchin-
con said Governor Werts was opposed to
the extravaganza, and he thought it high
time for the Democrats to call halt.
Mr.. Harrigan retorted that the mongrel
Legislature of 1887 expended nearly. $780,
600 in salaries. Mr.. Lane came to the res
cue of the bill, and it was passed by a
vote of "a to IL.