New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATt NJ.
THE FIRST POLITICAL BILL OF THE Sh'
SION PASSES THE HOUSE.
PROHIBITION GUARANTEED TO AsBrRY PAIN "''
OCEAN cRovE-pRosABIfITY OF A GENERAL
LAW AFFECTING BORoUGHs- FIN OVER
THE HUCKLEBERRY BILL.


THE HrCKLEBERRY BILL.
Trenton March 5 (SpecaD.-The House OF As
sembly disposed Of considerable business to-day
and late In the afternoon adjourned under car
10 meet tomorrow morning. The Senate VIII "'7
hold session tomorrow.
Among the bills favoraby reported was o"iH-
ner's bill adding one vice-cha ncslior 10 the '
celors stan. and Rober;son's repeater OF ihe "'o
counsellor act.
There Will be a meeting of the Joint ComHllt''-
on Boroughs next Monday to consider what DOT
ough legislation is necessary TO legalze the ac's
Of the many boroughs declared Illegal by the recent
decisions OF the supreme Court and the Court ..
Errors and Appeals. II is expected that the joan,
committee will endeavor 10 frame some genera
law under which these bOroughs may be reo's''"-
lied.
There considerable merriment over Assfh'H
man WGdes's huckleberry bill. The bog men nave
cheapened the luscious berry In latter years .!
using "A OF scoop In stripping the bushes i'"'
owner OF huckleberry boys freely admitted THIS a.
a fact, and all were anxious 10 return TO the o'
fashioned method Of picking by hand. Ea'h ooe
man however. feared the other. and all wouIu "o'
keep the annual agreement to pick the berry o','
by hand. So II was that the owners OF the huchi'-
berry boys Of South Jersey waited upon Asse"o''
man Wdes In body and requested nj" ~ ~
his eoquence TO pass law making IL d '"
TO pick the Jersey huckleberry IN a msscban-
-.
cal device for transferring the berry from the p'
to the pail In future in NewJersey ~ tne' ~ tI
crime punishable with Imprisonment lo' '"' va"
was finally passed. r. ,hroueh
The first political bill OF the session wei' 80.
this afternoon after some hot speeches Dy Don 'bc
II was Senator Skirm's measure 10 cnhns. shtns
boundary line OF Amwe and Delaware 'o~ns"p,
in Uunierion County, transferring a pr -, -
territory from township 10 another ne .,,,,e
Gratis declared that This done for me Puip v,n
OF making a sold Republican municipality Ine W..
was n caucus measure. and all the Repuo''""' -
cepting Wlkles and Jackson voted for H. ,, 81,
senate BIZ No. IS, which prohibite the gfaiI,.Ii1
q license TO sell liquors lands owned OF con- ~,
by Communicating assoc9tions, was passeu arr
Mailing had explained that II affected ony mu''V'
pall,Ies which by virtue OF their charter Wo
The sa,a of lq;:or. and where such prvvhio ~ g
recently been declared unconstitutional by me III
meme Court-Ocedn Grove, PitMans Dto'e ""'
Mount Tabor.
House Bill No. 3s-Creating Dl-t''' 'o"'' '
the city o. Bayonne. ~, t,roo.
House B No. ll2-Reducing the hurnorr Vi r'''
holders IN Union County. a., ,..,,r,,.
senate BilI No e3-AuthorzIng Cape May COUNTY
20 issue bonds 10 the extent OF 5000 for various IN
pTovements.
House 1871 No 2l0-Ameniing the act proviiing 10:
the erection Of monuments for soldiers anu sdiVis
OF the late -, ,
House Bi No. 2is-Prov!dIng that members OF
county hoards Of election and clerks 10 the sam"
shall be paid by the county. -.
House Bin No 250-Giving Jersey CITY ana N'"-
ark fifteen commissioners Of deeds OF each "lti
House glli No. 2i,-Amending the law relating 10
the terms OF commissioners OF appeals.