The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-21
RAILRoADING LEGISLATION.
Bills Pushed Through, But Not
without u Kick.
Special to the Jersep City Ncus.

TRENTON. March 81. 1896. - a whole
the proceedings of the Legislature yes
terday were exceedingly dull. Both
Houses held three sessions. and it was
almost midnight before both had ad.
journed. Dispatch" was the watchword
and the way rules were suspended, read
ings dispensed with. and bills taken by
their titles was worse than anything
the wickedest Legislature ever did, In
fact. the thing got SO rank in the House
that Mr.. Cagney got indignant when
they tried to rush through without read
ing a bill which had not been printed
and protested earnestly. He might as
well have tried to do the King Canute
act II stem the strong flood tide OF
these bills, but he he was squelched by
the committee.
BY strictly enforcing the rule which
provides hat a member ann speak
longer than five minutes at a time nor
more han twice on the same bill, the
House disposed of a tremendous amount
of business.
Among the bills passed were:-The bill
which sought to repeal the act which
compels real estate agents to have 2
written contract with their principals in
order to collect commissions. was lost
by a vote OF IL to "a.
These bills were passed:-House 125.
which seeks to put a stop to the practice
of borrowing money from a National
Bank on a mortgage for a short time
for the purpose of swearing off the
amount from his taxes.
House Is, appointing a board of six
commissioners to spend 100000 in i'm
proving the State Prison.
House 446, which provides that seven
years absence shall raise a presumption
of the death of a nonresident property
owner.
House 100 appoints a commission to
determine the a~dvisability of the States
accepting as a gift l6O acres OF land IN
lin
House No. III provides that the State
Board of Taxation n review assess
ments more han one year old.
House 1874 makes it a m;sdemeanor for
anyone not a member to wear the uni
form of a National Guard officer.
House 40 enable Jersey City and New
ark to spend money at the beginning OF
the fiscal year in anticipation of taxes;
Newark officials have been making some
Illegal contracts and this bill was intro
duced yesterday to save them from going
House 1893 compels the Erie Railroad
Company to erect gates at a crossing In
kearny.
House 462 authorizes the court review
ing assessments for local or public i'm
proyements to determine questions of fact
House .1ls, which makes gamblers, for
tune ~tellers, Migrants. thieves, night
walkers, etc, shall be disorderly persons
House ATS makes it a misdemeanor.
punishable by fine or Imprisonment. to
CONDUCT or be employed in g policy
senate SOC. provides for an ambulance
House 475 legalizes assessments here
a unanimous vote of the Board of Works
to make certain improvements in New
ark. That board consisted of five. An
important Improvement was made while
one of the members was i'll and could
not vote. This bill was intended to make
legal the assessment for that improve
ment before anyone could attack it in
the courts.
Senate 166 provides for the arrest of
tramps and putting them to work on the
public streets.
HOUSE l4 gives Police Justices or
NIT 70 insane asylums.
No. "a provides for the erection of monu-
ments to Jersey soldiers on the battle
Senate. 96 allows veteran soldiers and
sailors $500 exemption from taxes
Senate ,S16 amends the elective judici.
n judge in those instances where I'M
der the original act one judge was pro-
vided for two counties.
House 45 regulates the entrance to
the State of live stock insurance COM
panies upon the assessment plans
House 278 makes it Illegal to. erect any
pest house, crematory or other objection
able structure within any municipality
without the consent of the governing
body of such municipality.
Senate 81 provides that governing
bodies of cities and street railway CON-
panies may agree as to the sharing of
the expense of paving streets and rela-
tive to the amounts of benefit to be
assessed.
Senate 21O provides that when a decree
of divorce is granted a wife for adultery
the court can fix a gross sum in lieu of
alimony. which shall be a lien Upon
the husbands real estate.
House 406 provides that promotions in
the. Jersey City Firemen's Association
must be made for merit.
Senate 216, Voorhees, amendments to
the election law.
Senate 10 prohibits attorneys who .oc-
cupy an Office with any judge from prac-
t;otpn lafOro thor j11oa