The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-01
MANY BILLS PASSED.
Grant Funeral Day a Legal Holiday
-Shrinerss Bird Not Gagged.

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TRENTON, March 81, 1S97.-The House
lost no time yesterday in discussing bills.
The briefest possible explanation of a
bill sufficed and measures went through
without comment, which a few weeks ago
were good for a sessions debate. Bills
were rushed through under a suspension
of the rules with a rapidity which took
away the breath of the new members
who a few weeks 6 thought passing
bills was a more tedious and difficult TN
dertaking than getting a case through
the Court Of Chancery. At the afternoon
session the Appropriation n Deficiency
bills were passed. April q, the day on
which General Grants body will be
placed in the saEcophagus, was made a
legal holiday. Shriner's "Birdy Book"
was squelched in the House, and the
State will not have to pay $4,000 for the
miserable work. Fish and Game Protec-
tor Charles A. .Slariner declares that he is
not interested in. this work, but very few
believe him.
The bill dividing the State into dis
triets for the care of the insane-the
Trenton district and the Morris Plains
district-each Board to consist of eight
members, equally divided politically, was
ably c~hampioned on Hnal passage by
Messrs; Thorn, Watkins and Nelson, and
opposed by Messrs. Porter, Hopkins and
RICHTER. Mr.. Thorn said the present sim
gle headed commission was created by
the late Governor Albeit to build up a
nent men had been forced to resign from
the single commission because the duties
of the position were too onerous. Mr..
Porter said he present system was
adopted in order to avoid further scandal
connected with the management. There
is nc demand for a change, and we should
-. a1or ~ kA1 -f{A- ~. HI0nn5G ro1n
for the bill was earnest and able, an it
was passed, 81 to 16. The amendments
offered were not adopted.
Among the many bills passed were:-
prepared by the Borough Commission;
Senat l65, creates the Delaware Bay
pose of aiding in the propagation of
oysters and licensing those who follow
the oyster industry; Senate 231, Parry's
beet sugar bounty bill; House q, makes
fraud or misdemeanor; Senate 241, fixes
the fees of the Supreme Court Clerk for
searches, judgments, ATTACHMENTS, ETC.,
at six cents for each year for each name,
and five cents for starting a judgment:
Senate 260, permits excise boards in town
ships to transfer licenses and license beer
bottlers; Senate 227, apropriates $500 for
furnishing the Camden Armory; Senate
269, enables A.sbury Park to purchase the
beach front at that place; House 359, pre-
ping wires; Senate 215, creates a State
Forestry Commission; SENATE 90, regu-
lates appeals from in~terlocutory decree of
the Court of Chancery; Senate III, pro-
hibits the taking of oysters less than two
inches in diameter; Senate 236, prohibits
the appointment of policemen of persons
convicted of crime; Senate 156, enables
common councils to appoint inspectors of
PUBLIC improvements; Senate ia, regulat-
ing the use of the words insurance"
safe deposits n trust company by
April q, 1896; House Joint Resolution No.
8, provides for the distribution of the
Revised Statutes of the State of New
Jersey; House 2s5, authorizing Paterson
to appoint d superintendent Of indoor re-
Joint Resolution 8. authorizes purchase
of an oil portrait of the late Chief Justice
Beasley; House 1858. provides for the use
House 1893. authorizing boards of health
to pass ordinances regulating the sale OF
pure milk; Senate IT'S. amends act fol-
collection Of arrearages of taxes.