The record-union., 1897-01-22
THE SENATE
Adopts Resolution to Adjourn Sine
Die on March 4th.

:
that F. J. Brandon be allowed
the sum of 1896 go with which
to pay for go keystone files that had
been purchased for use in the Senate,
and that ]. H. Watkins be allowed the
sum of $40 for having engrossed me-
mortal resolutions of respect to the
memory of the late Lieutenant Gov
ernor Spencer G. Millard, and the late
Senator Noble Martin. The report was
adopted and the amounts ordered paid
PROTECTION FOR ASPHALTUM
Wolfe, for the Committee on Federal
relations, reported back S. j. r. g.
providing that the National Congress
be requested to insert in the tariff bill
now being formed a clause giving ade-
quate protection to the asphalt indus
try of the country, recommending that
it be adopted
On motion of Androus, the resolution
was adopted and ordered transmitted
to the Assembly, Democrats voting no.
The vote stood 2S to 8.
A resolution by Simpson, providing
that $50 be allowed Mrs H. B. Weller
for services as janitress for the Senate
prior to the organization of that body
was referred to the Committee on At
taches. Contingent Expenses and NJ le-
age.
The report of the special committee
appointed to segregate and distribute
to the proper committees the report of
the Code Commissioners was, on mo-
ton of Dickinson, adopted.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The following proposed constitutional
amendment, by Gleaves, was referred
Amendments:
ITO propose to the people of the State
an amendment to Article XIII. of the
Constitution, Section l, relative to rev.
enue and taxation.
Section l. All property in the State,
not exempt und9r the laws of the
United States, ghall be taxed in pro-
portion TO its value, to be ascertained
as provided by law. The word prop
erty, as used in this article and sec
ton is hereby declared to include mon
eys, credits. bonds, stocks, dues, fran
chiSeS, and all other matters AID
things, real. personal and mixed, ca
pable OF private ownership, provided
that property used for free public IL
braries and free museums, growing
crops, property used exclusively for
public schools, and such as may be-
long 10 the United States, this State. or
to any county or municipal corporation
within this State, shall be exempt from
taxation, provided, also, that all yes
sells registered at any port in this State
and engaged in ocean commerce be-
tween any port in the United States
and any foreign port, or between ports
in the United States, shall be exempt
from all license, taxes or regulations.
and from all local and State taxation.
The Legislature may provide, except
In case Of credits secured by mortgage
or trust deed, for a deduction from
credits or debts due to bona fide resi-
dents Of this State"
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Bills were introduced, read the first
time, and referred to committees as
follows:
By Pedlar Amending the Political
Code relating to the National Guard
of the State
By Denison-Appropria $434 ~
for the relief of William Sanders for
publishing the State Registers delin-
quent list-Claims.
by ithington-Amending Code OF
Civil Procedure relative to the answer
OF defendants in civil actions
By Morehouse-Amending the Civil
Code relative to judgment liens-Ju-
dietary
By MISUNDERSTANDING Code of
civil Procedure relating to Judgments
Judiciary.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING Code of
Civil Procedure relating to executions
Judiciary.
BY MorehouSe-Add new section to
Code of Civil Procedure, relating to fill
ing OF accounts of guardians after
their death-Judiciary.
BY Morehouse-Add new section to
Code of Civil Procedure, relating to the
filing Of accounts of executors and ad-
miniStrators after their death-Judic-
iary.
BY Ockinson-Appropria ting $500 to
pay the claim of w. c. Guirey-Claims
BY Doty-Appropriating S135 OF to
pay the claim of O. f. Washburn for
supplies furnished to the National
Guard-Claims.
BY Doty-Relating to the payment of
expenses Of witnesses in criminal cases
judiciary
BY Seawell-Concerning proceedings
against delinquent purchasers of State
lands-Judiciary.
BY Seawell-Relating to the publica-
ton of the delinquent tax hst-Judic-
larry.
BY Seawell-Appropriating $4,000
To pay the claim of A. j. Bourne
BY Wolfe-Amending the Civil Code,
relating to corporations sole-Corpora-
tions.
BY Mahoney-To amend the Political
Code, relating to elections-Elections
By Mahoney-Amending the Political
Code relating to elections-E,lections
BY Gleaves-To amend the Political
Code, relating TO pilots Pilot Conn
missioners and pilotage-Rivers and
Harbors.
BY Gleaves-To define the duties of
and to license land surveyors-Public
Lands.
BY Aram-To appropriate to each
and every institution in the State con-
Quoted wholly or in part for the support
and maintenance of aged persons in in
digent circumstances 500 per annum
BY Henderson-Appropria $50. 700
to provide for the purchase and erec-
ton of complete system of apparatus
for the proper ventilation. automatic
temperature, regulation and sanitation
of the State Capitol building-Public
Buildings.
BY Feeney-To prohibit book-making,
poolselling and the recording and regis