The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-29

Will Finish Up the Work Of the
Session on Wednesday,
IMPORTANT MEASURES PENDING,

The Constitutional Amendments TO Re-
wise the judiciary aud for biennial ses-
sions May be Defeated-The bicycle
baggage Bill VIII Probably Pass.
Trenton. March 29.-The twelfth and
last week of the legislative session of
1897 viii kegin tonight and, according
to a resolution adopted by the house,
which will undoubtedly De concurred
in by the senate the session viii end
on Wednesday at 2 o'clock I'm the af-
ternoon
Some important matters are still
undisposed of. The constitutional
amendments adopted last year will
constitute the principal dispute of the
week The senate has repassed them
all, with the exception of that provid
ing for biennial sessions Of the legis-
lature. The principal fight will be in
the house over the amendment to re-
wise the judicial system of the state.
The friends of the Johnson substitute
for the Voorhees, amendment of last
year are making a vigorous fight, and
are hoping to win. 1Cne senate has al
ready defeated the johnson substitute,
and If the house does not concur in
the Voorhees, amendment there will be
an end to any attempt to amend the
constitution in so far as the judiciary
system is concerned.
The Voorhees, amendment provides
for supreme court of three divisions
appellate. law and equity. The John
son substitute does not materially alter
the practice but provides for an in
dependent court Of errors and appeals.
There is little heard about the
amendment providing for the biennial
session Of the legislature, and nobody
seems to be particularly interested in
pressing it.
There are several matters pending I'm
the senate besides the constitutional
amendments. The most important of
thes are the bicycle baggage bill, the
marriage license bill ana the bill for
dividing the state into two asylum dis
tricts. The Republican senators have
agreed to pass the bicycle baggage bill,
but the marriage license bill cannot be
passed in its present form. Assembly
man Lloyd, the introducer, is now will
ing to make a compromise, and will
accept a measure which will be appli-
cable only in those cases where both
the contracting parties are non-resi-
dents of the state The bill will prob
ably pass the senate, but its passage in
the house is verydoubtful.
All the nominations which have been
sent to the senate have been confirmed
with the exception of two or three.
The only one about which there has
been any doubt is that of DR. Gottfried
Kruger, for lay judge of the court of
errors. He will, however, be confirmed
Some of the most important bills
passed during the session are these;
| The equal taAltion bill, the Delaware
/ dam bill, the Newark and New Jersey
anti-spring election bill, the bill to
/ close the polls at o'clock, the bill to
/ authorize the purchase of turnpil5es,
and the bill permitting Essex county
! to spend $375, 600 for a new county
building. All Of these, except the anti
spring elections bill, have received the
! governors signature OF the bills that
have been killed the jury commission
bill the railroad commission bill the
salary reduction bill, the bill to abolish
the naval reserves, the township
school law repeater, the Farr per
cent interest bill the bill to compel
trolley companies to vestibule their
cars in winter, the antitrust bill, the
anti-cigarette, dollar gas and three
cent fares bills are the most important.