The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-06
THE LEGISLATURE.

The House was called to order at 1890
A. NJ. Prayer was offered by the Rev.
James Moore, of Trenton.
Mr.. Harrigan, of Essex, asked leave to
be recorded in the negative on all the
partisan repealers passed Monday even
ing. The request was complied with.
The following bills were reported favor
ably:
House 80. repeats the act appointing a
commission to revise and consolidate the
borough laws.
House 80, repeats an act relative to the
election of assessors and collectors in
borough commissions.
Among the bills introduced were
No. 81, Mr.. Dewsnap. Extends the ju-
risdiction of justices of the peace to suits
against all kinds of corporations.
No. 92, Mr.. Kerr. Creates the chair
man of township committee, assessor and
treasurer of townships and two resident
freeholders of the township chosen by
the township committee, as Commits
sioners of the sinking fund of the town
ship of -"
No. SO, Mr.. Berry. Repeats the act of
$685. fixing the term of overseer of the
poor in second class cities at three years.
No. "a, Mr.. Ginder. Amends the re-
plevin act.
No. 90, Mr.. Cross. Gives surrogates
power to appoint guardians.
No. So, Mr.. Cross. Provides that town
ship committee and assessor of each town
ship; in municipalities three members of
the common council with the board of as
SCISSORS, shall meet and make a list of all
eligible persons for service as grand and
petit jurors. From such list slips shall be
prepared with each persons name there
on and placed in box then one of the
above officers in first class counties shall
draw from such box one-tenth the names
thereof; in second class counties one-sev-
enth thereof; in third class counties one
fifth thereof, and in fourth class counties
one-third thereof which names SO drawn
shall be certified to the sheriff, who shall
put the certified names for grand jurors, in
the other those certified as petit jurors.
On the second Tuesday before the open
ing of any term of court the sheriff, in
open court, from these names shall draw
the grand and petit jurors. The lists GER
tilted to the sheriff are to last three years.
property qualification upon jurors is
that they must have property assessed at
five hundred dollars.
No. 81, Mr.. Bates. Fixes the time. of
holding elections in school districts in
rural counties from A. M. until P NJ
No. SO, Mr.. Coursen. Provides that as
SCISSORS shall receive five cents for return
ing names of dogs.
The following were passed to third
reading:
House 80, repeats act appointing com
mission to revise and consolidate the
borough laws House 80, repeats any act
relative to the election of assessors and
collectors IN borough commissions House
80. prohibits telegraph and express COM
panies from transmitting or carrying mes
sages that shall further or promote I'M
lawful pursuits.
The following were passed
House 80, which repeats the act APP
pointing a commission to revise and con-
solidate the borough laws, was opposed
by Mr.. Beekman, who insisted that the
4. -, ,f 600 ,orov;dad that tho ooDo iooi On
must complete the work and report to the
present Legislature, hence the repeater
was unnecessary. Mr.. 0lcott advocated
the repeater, and asserted that the COM
mission had already cost the state over
$4,000, while $1,000 is all the work
should have cost. The bill was passed by
vote of "a to IT,
The following resolution, by Mr.. Nc
Evan, was adopted:
RESOLVED, That this House invites the
Hon. Cortlsndt Parker and the Hon.
John w. Griggs to deliver addresses in
the Assembly chamber on the annIver-
sary of Lincolns birthday, Monday even
ing, February 18th, upon the immortal
text of that illustrious statesman. Gov
eminent of the People, By the People,
and For the People )" that committee of
three be appointed by the speaker to in
vite the Senate and state officers, and to
make all necessary arrangements for the
occasion.
The speaker appointed as the commit
tee Messrs. Wilbur, Ginder and Exton, of
Mercer.
The Democratic Senate had short ses-
sion Wednesday morning, but did no bus
mess. The Republican Senators met and
passed three bills One of them repeats
an act prohibiting book making, and de-
fines that it shall not constitute the main
tanning of disorderly house. The other
that had any partisan flavor was repeal
ing the act giving the secretary of the
state prison inspectors $500 year. This
is to cut away one of the perquisites Of
Thomas p. Curley, of Camden. They also
passed the County License Commission
repeater. This act was declared uncon-
stitutional by the Supreme court, but the
saloon men of Camden, Bridgeton and
Millville have appealed the decision to
the Court of Errors and Appeals, and this
keeps the law alive.
The Republican Senate committee re-
ported favorably on the other partisan
acts now pending. The Republican Sen
ate has adopted the rules of the session Of
1898.
In the House three important bills were
introduced. One dispenses with the ser
vices OF Judge James f. Noonan as Dist.
Court Judge of Bayonne, which Office was
created by special act two years ago. A
bill was also introduced repeating the act
that requires persons arrested on race
tracks to be tried before the nearest jus
tice OF the peace, which was passed in the
interest of Gutenberg, and during the
raid of year ago prevented the book.
makers from being taken from the track,
but they were tried by a justice kept on
the ground for that purpose. A bin was
introduced which provides for the ap