The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-20
THE FISH And GAME LAW
Senator Stokes Says the War
dens Urge People to Break
the Law.
Special to the Jersey csty Ns,us.

TRENTON, March 20, 1S96.-The Senate
mas mad a trying time in dealing with the
nsn and game question. OF the series of
ten bills introduced by Senator Parry for
the Fish and Game Commission, only
tour have passed the Senate. Three have
pseh reported and the rest have caused
az extended discussion whenever they
Senators are all Disguised with the sub
Ject. A lumber or private conferences
may s. 6esn held, but stiIl the bills are
ing. No. l26, relative to the appointmen
%, deputy fish and game wardens; No.
~ NJ n KIM the game seasons, and No. l31,
me Senate struck a snag yesterday az
ternoon when 127 was called up on final
passage. Th.s provides for the appointment
Game Commission.
Il wish these bins could be all laid
over until they could be properly amend
agreed Upon
II seriously object responded Senator
Stokes TO giving the appointive power
exceeds that of the Senate of New Jer-
sey. I.he members ought not to be har-
assed by such appointments as have here
tofore been made. / don't object to hav-
ing the avs enforced, but | object to the
appointment of officers who will urge
people to break the law and then arrest
tAGlt lOT OOlLS So. Inns is what IleX I'D
in Cumberland County, and in others I
near they ave done the same"
You are right exclaimed Senator
Skirm. Il want these wardens. appointed
py another power, or / want the whole
commission abolished"
ST the Senator from Mercer win find
anyone willing to accept that %responsi,
Senator Stokes "The one upon whom we
agreed refused it,"
The Senators had agreed. thai the APP
ed in the Governor, but HIS Excellency
refuses to accept the honor. The bill was
laid over until Monday.
The bills passed by the Senate were
Senate 266 allows catching of tom Gods
and suckers from December Is to January
10 in the Hackensack River; Senate 26S,
provides that corporations may have
their charters renewed by paying arrears
of taxes n costs within ninety days of
passage of this act; Senate 80, provides
that for repairs to roads or streets form
the expense shall be equally borne by sa d
municipalities; House III. authorizes
of appropriation in order to pay teach
ers' SALARIES; Senate Sc, provides for thu
establishment of a village for epifepticss
House 1870, legalizes the ordinances passed
by any Board of Works: House 2S3, pro-
vIdes that school teachers shall be paid
monthly; House ga, authorizes the burial
Of all honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors WHIT die without means.
House lis, provides for the appointment
of a superintendent Of streets at a SAL
airy of $1,000 for West Hoboken; House
volunteer fire department to appropriate
500 annually to each company for annual
parade.
House 10es provides tina two days no.
tice of trial shall be given to persons in
dicted for crime.
The bicycle path bill was signed by
the Governor yesterday afternoon with
a gold pen especially provided for the
occasion by the Asbury Park Wheelmen.
with whom the idea of the new law orr
introduced the bill, showed great activity
in having It enacted into q law.
The b II providing for the publication
CT the laws in the newspapers was re-
ported adversely by the Committee on
Revision of Laws, Of which Mr.. Robert
son is chairman. The reason given for
the, report were that it was too soon te
make a change In the law. which was
passed last year, providing that the laws
be distributed in pamphlet form. and that
it should be given a fair trial that its
wisdom might be tested. Tile report was
unanimously coneurred in.