The Penn's Grove record., 1894-04-13
lis legislature.

When the legislative solons began
their l4th weeks work Monday even
ing Gov. Werts returned to them the
three bills with vetoes, which were pass
ed to legislste out of existence the pre-
sent boards of freeholders in Camden,
Mercer, Passaic, Essex and Hudson
counties, on the grounds that they were
crude and indefinite bills and make
shifts to attain partisan ends.
The fourth veto by the Governor was
attached to a bill providing for laying
out of public streets and alleys in NUM-
cipalities, which the Governor thinks is
an unnecessary interference with The
rights of private property.
The Republican State Committee,
has decided that while it might not De
advisable to strip the Governor OF his
appointing power laws should be passed
making the state boards non partisan
| instead of allowing the Democrats to
control them for partisan purposes. 1t
was also decided to recommend to the
| Legislature that the expense OF publish
ing the laws in newspapers be reduced
1t is reported that the nomination OF
Belmont Perry TO be Prosecutor OF
Gloucester County is not likely to he
confirmed as Senator Packer is opposed
ITO it and 50 are many Democrats OF
that county who claim that he is more
the choice of Billy Thompson than the
choice of the party.
1t is said that the Governor would
like to leappoimt Wilson R. jenkins
Prosecutor for Camden to please
Thompson but Senator Rogers will see
that he is never confirmed.
Bills were introduced Monday night
providing for licensing hucksters, ex'
press wagons, amusements &C., in bor-
oughs; for election of a chosen freehold
er in all boroughs of f%ourth.class coun-
ties. The Senate passed bills fixing
fines and penalties for pool selling aud
prohibiting dredging for CLAIMS in Della
ware Bay.
There was no session of the legisla-
ture on Tuesday owing to elections in
cities.
On Wednesday Senator Skirm pre-
sented a petition from the Newark NJ.
E. Conference asking that the bill be
passed, vesting the power Of granting
licenses in borough Councils. The Sen.
ate passed House bills which provide a
penalty of Sl00 for t~respassing on ones
land after notice and imposing 81 600
on telegraph or express companies fol
carrying news favoring betting and
pool selling.
Numerous petitions were received in
the House asking for the passage of a
law compelling temperance instruction
in public schools.
The House Committee on Education
gave a hearing to persons interested il
tie bill providing for instruction in the
public schools as to the effect of intoxi
eating liquor on the human system
Speeches were made in favor of the bill
by Mrs. Anna Bourne, President of thu
Women's Temperance Union, of New
Jersey; Mrs. Mary Hunt, Of Boston
Rev. Drs. Swain, Gordon, Owen an(
Fowler, of the Presbyterian Synod
Rev. Drs. B. c. Lippincott and J. O
Smith, of the New Jersey NJ. E. Con
ference, and ]. W. Beach, of the New
ark Conference. Mrs. Hunt displayed
a map of the United States showing il
black the six States which have moi
adopted such an act as this. 1--WE want
you to wipe out that black spot cover.
ing New jersey" Mrs. Hunt said. She
declared the movement was not in the
interest of any publishing firm or mono
poly, as there were seven or eight con
Germs publishing such books. The bil
will be reported favorably by the com
mittee.
On Thursday Gov. Werts renomInat-
ed David A. Depue to be "a Supreme
Court Justice. He is a Republican
and has been on the bench since 1866
The term is seven years and salary
$1,000 a year. The leading Republicans
would have preferred the appointment
of Samuel Gray or Garrett Hobert.
The Governor also nominated ex
State Comptroller, E. j. Anderson t
be State Prison Supervisor. 1t is sale
the appointment of a Republican friend.
ly to the Governor was done to keeI
the Republicans from changing the Law
and making the appointment in joint
session. This has created a discord
among the Republicans as many are
~unfavorable to Anderson's appoint.
ment, as he is Sewell's warm friend.
The Senate passed bills which pro,
vide that all boroughs organized under
the act of 1878 shall hereafter be separ.
ated from the township in all matters
of local government and repeating act
paying grand jurors g per day.
Senator Stokes introduced a bill in
creasing the regular annual a~ppropria.
tions for public schools from $10O, 600
to $2O0,0O This is to come from the
School Fund, which is provided by the
income riparian lease. The Senator
will follow this up by the introduction
of a bill applying all the income from
the Collateral Inheritance Tax act to
the schools. This income this year
will reach 5000, 600. State Superintend-
ent Poland is in sympathy with this
movement.
In the House the Referendum bill
was reported and the Attorney General
requested to give an opinion whether
such a law would be constitutional and
cOmDatihlp with tho ayiStipn form, oF