The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-27

of office of any collector elected under
that act.
No. 1873, Mr. Lewis. Repeats the act re-
quiring freeholders TO light public roads
at a distance of four miles from the
county court house.
| Ne. 1879, Mr. McEwan. Provides for a
two cent rate of ferriage on all ferries
leading to and from the State. Any cor
poration violating this act shall be fined
$780,
No. 140, Mr.. Burton. Prohibits seine
fishing in Barnegat bay.
Other bills ordered to third reading
were House go, provides for the creation
of boards of commissioners of sinking
funds for townships; House q, repeats
the acts providing hat the School Fund
shall no further use the proceeds of ri
parian leases; House 2,requires all electric
| light wires and poles to have led insula-
tors to distinguish them.
On Wednesday, in the House, a petit
ton from the citizens of Titusville, Mer-
Ger county, was received, asking the
Legislature to enact law providing for
the teaching in the public schools of the
effects of intoxicating drinks and mar
cotlcs on the human system. The petit
ton was ordered filed.
House 126, Storrs' anti-pool selling and
pool-buying bill, came up on second read
ing, when Mr. Carroll moved to strike
tI,a olo NJ Ha
in supporting the motion, said that the
great football klckers who introduced the
bill (Mr. Storrs) should have included
football sport in the bill. He ridiculed
members who voted for it would be 900
to shots when they came up for re-elec-
ton next FALL If the Republicans keep
on with their nonsense. he said, we may
expect to see them passing bill prohibit
| ing Jerseymen from attending the dog
shows. Mr.. Thompson said that Mr.
Storrs, to be consistent, should frame a
law prohibiting gambling in wheat and
stock on the exchanges The present
hard times, Mr.. Thompson said, are
caused by the Wall Street gamblers. Mr.
Storrs said it was becoming that Mr..
Thompson should defend race-track
gambling, since he was responsible for
its introduction into New Jersey. The
proposed bill, he said, was not a new
measure, but the penalties imposed were
more severe. Mr.. Carroll was opposed to
the bill because it would prevent betting
on foot ball and base ball games. ''Bet-
ting" said Mr.. Harrigan, sis an American
custom, and will continue in spite of law"
The motion to strike out the enacting
clause was lost, to AZ. The bill was
then ordered to third reading.
House 1O4, on third reading, was advo-
Gated by Mr. McEwan, on the ground of
economy. The bill legislates out of Office
Superintendent of Police Smith, of Jersey
City. Mr.. McEwan said there was no
necessity for the Office, and its abolish
ment would save the city 50, 500 annually
In years gone by, he said, ex-Chief Muir
ply performed the same duties without
extra pay, but when the Deme Gratis cam
and Smith was promoted to the new
Office of Superintendent. Messrs. Kelly
and Carroll opposed the bill, and claimed
that its purpose was merely to throw
several Democrats out of Office. The bill
was passed by party vote. House q,
repeating the act providing that the
school fund shall no further use the pro-
ceeds of riparian leases, was favored by
Mr.. Lewis, who said that the Democrats,
in $780, when they passed the bill, at
tackled the school fund and sought to use
the money to pay the salaries of the
many commissioners. Mr.. Thompson |
said the bill was passed on the recon-
mendation of E. ]. Anderson, Republi-
can Comptroller, and Mr.. Harrigan said |
the money taken from the fund was spent
In rebuilding the Assembly Chamber.
Messrs. Beekman and Wilson criticised
Mr.. Lewis for accusing the Democrats of
attaching the public school system when
they passed the bill in 1890, and Mr..
Storrs said the money belonging to the
school fund was diverted for the purpose
of paying the salaries of the army of Dem
ocratic office holders. In support of his
claim he quoted figures from various Of
fetal reports. Mr.. Thompson asserted
that the Legislature. acting on the sug
gestion of Governor Albeit and Comp
troller Anderson, decided to take money
from the school fund for necessary ex-
penses, instead of levying State tax on
the people. After lengthy debate the
bill passed by unanimous vote, 40 to O.