The Monitor-register., 1896-01-24
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

was e.AOorately decorated in honor OF
the event. But little business wat
attempted in either House. beyond the
announcement of the Committees and
the usual Introduction of bills. To the
Senate a dozen bills were O. introduced
including one by Senator Voorhees,
appropriating $50, 600 for the new inter
mediate prison at Railway, and another
permitting savings banks to invest funds
in school bonds. .-s f.,
Senator Johnson. of Bergen, who hat
always taken great interest in bicycle
matters, is sponsor for measure known
as Senate bill No. %, by which ordinances
relating to bicycle riding and riders will
be regulated and made uniform. At
present there is a multiplicity of borough
and town ordinances that are so conflict.
ing in their terms that the wheelmen oi
the State are totally unable to keep track
of them. In number of instances they
have been harshly treated by the author
tiles in many localities. This bill pro
vides specific methods of drafting loca
laws in relation to speed and light
thereby preventing a conflict of author
ity and producing uniformity in the
ordinances governing bicycling that has
long been sought after by devotees ol
the wheel. Mr.. johnson also introduced
bill providing that the last and every
subsequent State census shall be officially
promulgated on Jan. IS succeeding the
taking of such census.
Assemblyman Queen, of Hudson, the
Democratic leader, introduced the frs,
bill in the House. 1t provides for equa
taxation and requires railroad and cana
companies to pay tax at the local rate
upon the true value of real estate owned
by them. one half to go to the State and
the rest to the local taxing district. He
also introduced bill fixing SO, 900 veal
as the salary of the Supreme Court and
Chancery clerks. Other bills introduced
were by Mr.. Fleming, that in first.class
cities all railroad tracas shall either bt
elevated over or depressed under tht
streets, whenever the Board having COD
troll of the streets shall SO require pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale o.
cigarettes. under penalty of 81 900 fine
years imprisonment. or both.
| In the Senate President Thompson
announced the following standing com
| mittees:
Judiciary-Voorhees, johnson, DAILY.
Revision of the Williams, Her
bert, Kubl.
Appropriations-Ro Ross, Could
Finance-Parry, Stokes. Vreeland.
| Corporations-Stok Packer, Staats
Municipal Corporations-Skirm, Ketch
am, nsi!
Railroads and Ca 3als-HerbeIt, Ward
Engle.
Banks aud Iusurance-Ketcham, Viii
liams, Ross.
Education-Hoffman,V Vreeland, Stokes
Militia-Skirm, Williams, Kuhl.
Game and FIsheries-Ward, Gould
Stats.
Riparian Rights-Bradley, Ross, John
SOD.
Agriculture and Agricultural College,
Packer, Parry. Ward.
| Miscellaneous Business ss-Ross, Vre, =
land, Engle.
Unfinished Business-Vr reeland, Hoff-
man, Kuhl.
| Engrossed Bills-Ward, Stokes, Staats
Labor and Industries-Rogers, Ward
| Kuhl.
Borouchs and Borough Commissions
Brady, Parry, johnson.
Claims and Pensions Packer
Ross.
Observation-Disclosures, Voorhees,, Hoff-
| JOINT COMMITTEES
Treasurers' Accounts-Hoffman, Will
liams, Ross.
State Prison-Herbert, Gould, Kuhl.
State Hospitals-Voorhees, Rogers
Vreeland
State Library-Johnson, Bradley
Stokes.
Public Grounds and Buildings-Ketch
am. Skirm. Packer.
Printing-WiIliams, johnson, Rogers
Passed Bills-Gould. Voorhees,, DAILY
Commerce and Navigation-Roes
Vreeland, Stats.
Federal Relations Bradley, Ward
Daily.
Soldiers Home-Stokes, Herbert
Staats.
Reform School for Boys-Hoffman
Packer. johnson.
Sinking Fund-Ketcham, Voorhees,
Daily.
Industrial School for Girls-Stokes
Bradley, Knhl.
Deaf Mutes-Skirm, Parry. r ,gers.
Clergy-Skirm, ketcham, Parry.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
In the House Speaker Derousse an
nounced the standing committees a
follows:
Agricultural College Wildes, Coursen
Powers, Jackson, FluDmerfelt.
Banks and Insurance--Smith, Lloyd
Thorn, Gledhill, Hoos.
Bill Revision-Coursen, Jones, Claus
Ullmann, Bullock.
Boroughs and Borough Commissions
Voorhees,, Wildes, Powers, Lloyd, Bauer
Claims and Revolutionary Pansions-
Jackson, Snyder, Schober, Fighter
Ruempler.
rpurations-Christie, Tice, Francis
Rolla, Lawshe.
Education-Stanger, Smith, Hicks
Codington, Mullin.
Elections-Macpherson, Lower, Lud
lam, voorhees,, Fleming.
Engrossed Bills-Austin, Harrison
King, Scovel, Hewitt.
Game and isheries-Francis, Powers
Scovel, Hutchinson, Fleming.
Incidental xpenses-Reed, Voorhees,
Schober, Snyder, Ruempler.
Judiciary-Skinner, Robertson, Cod
ington, Scovel, Queens.
Labor and Industries-Hicks, Stanger
Skinner, Simpson, Smart.
Militia-Hopkins, Harvey, Gledhill
Lloyd, Queeo.
Miscellaneous Business-Codi ngtop
Jones, jackson, Fighter, Bullock.
Municipal Corporations-King Slower
Christie, Macpherson, Cagney.
Railroads and Canals-Lower, Tice
Hopkins, Harvey, Alpaugh.
Revision of Laws-Robertson Hicks
Bortop, Reed, Wallinp.
Riparian Rghts-Ludlam, Stanger
Scovel, Fighter. Allen.
Stationery-Duncan, Ludl,m, Hicks
Benedict, Powers.
Towns and Townships-Harrison
Courser, Slower, Borton, Parslow.
Unfinished Busiuess-Schober, Clauss
Thorn, UilmanD, Flummerfelt.
Ways and Means-Hogan, CLAUSE
Jones, Ullmann, Fleming.
JOINT COMMITTEES.
Commerce and Navig ation-Gledhil
Minch, Skinner, Hogan, Parslow.
Federal Relations-Scovel, Smith
Austin, Benedict, Hewitt.
| Industrial School for Girls-Lloyd
Duncan, Ludlam. Reed, Smart.
Passed Blls-Jones, Snyder, Christie
Codington. Bauer.
Public Grounds and Buildings-Bene
dict, Wildes. Courssn, Rolla, Mullin.
Printing-Simpson, Minch, Duncan