Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-07

as embarrassing mission laid on the Finance
Committee of Council by motion of Council
man Best. We don't believe the City of
Woodbury. can afford to receive free gas
from the Consumers Gas Company, or any
other valuable thing from any person or
corporation with whom it has contracts
Council may be excused for giving the
proposition the consideration accorded it
because the gladness of the gift season is
so fresh in the memory of all its members,
but to seriously consider gift gas for the
City Hail is too preposterous to entertain.
If the city cannot afford to light that build
ing with gas, by all means 60 back to
candles.
q. S. Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, sailed
for Europe on Monday to pursuade, il
possible, the governments of Europe to
consent to take part in another monetary
conference in the interest of international
bimetallism. The Senator makes this
journey with the assent and good will of
President-elect Mckinley. This is an ac-
acknowledgement that bimetallism is desirable
for this country. and with the cooperation
of foreign powers its adoption here would
be aided by the new administration. A
good many people here. who supported
Dir. Mckinley, once convinced that bimet-
alIism is desirable, will prefer that we do
and act for ourselves in the matter of our
money, just as we do in other matters
The American Congress should do what is
desirable for the whole American people
without consulting or entering into alliances
with European powers. The issue of BIZ
metallism is live one yet
The New Brunswick Times in comment
ing on the reform made in giving publicity
to the session laws enacted by the Legis-
lature, says -
The new method Of distributing the laws
Of the State is very pretty in theory. but
very sparse of results in practice. Only
about $50 applications have been made to
Document Clerk Messeroll for copies of laws
to be enacted by the next Legislature
Last year more than $500 names were on
the list, but in order to receive tins years
laws it will, under the law, be necessary to
again apply for them. Under the law of
1895 the Document Clerk will mail, free of
expense, to those applying for them before
the opening of the session, copies of the
laws as soon as they are signed by the Gov
ernor.
Only a ridicuouslY small percentage of the
people of the State have availed themselves
of this privilege, and the thousands and
thousands of copies of the laws which are
printed are piled up in the storerooms of
the capitol to be sold as waste paper or
burned up when house cleaning is under
taken.
When the laws are printed in the news
papers the people at large secured the laws
without being forced to indulge in elaborate
correspondence and red tape. Whatever
may be said against the custom there is
this to be said in its favor, it accomplished
its purpose.
The only people satisfied with the new
method are the lawyers. The desire of
others interested in knowing what the Leg
islature really does do is not taken into
consideration. 1t is true they can post
themselves at q small expense and some
Inconvenience. but they neglect the oppor-
tunity and then come to the newspaper off,
ces for the information they may unexpec
teddy need.