The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-09

college, &C., upon the request of the board
of managers, the officers to wear badges
and have the usual police powers and be
paid by the institution employing them.
No. I57, Mr.. Ketcham. Permits Boards
of Freeholders to issue bonds to pay for
new court house or other public building
when its construction has been deter
mined by two-thirds vote of the board.
Bonds to bear a per cent. interest and not
to exceed 3-Ioths of one per cent of total
assessed valuation.
In the House Mr.. Wildes presented a
petition signed by numerous residents of
East Windsor township, Mercer county,
asking for the passage of the bill reduc-
ing the salaries of the state officials.
The Committee on Elections reported,
with amendment, House S, providing that
the polls at all elections shall open at 6 A.
M. and close at sunset. The amendment,
which was adopted, provides that the polls
shall close at P. M.
At $50 the House resolved itself into
committee of the whole to discuss the
equal taxation bills. The discussion last
ed until nearly O'Clock in the morning
when it was decided to place the bill on
the calendar for second reading
The constitutional amendments created
discussion in the Senate on Tuesday morn
ing. Senator Voorhees, moved to adopt
that prohibiting gambling.
Senator w. M. johnson suggested that
it would be wiser to take up the Judiciary
amendment first, as that would be apt to
cause all the discussion there was prac-
teal unanimity on the anti-gambling
amendment.
Senator Voorhees, consented, and No. I
ljudici airy amendment coming up, Sen ator
Daily moved to amend by making the mat
ter special order for to-day at 1890 A
M. Senator Voorhees, objected, but Sen
ator Daily represented that he and other
Senators desired further time to decide as
between the two pending amendments rel
alive to reorganization of the judiciary
The amendment prevailed by Mr.. Days
vote, nobody opposing Mr.. Voorhees,,
who had been taken by surprise, wanted
the ayes and nays called, but was too late
Senator Voorhees, moved then to take
up the anti-gambling amendment. Sena-
tor Johnson moved as substitute to take
up his own judiciary amendment, No. g.
No. is the one which went over until
this week. being Senator Voorhees, judic-
larry amendment. Senator DAILY moved
now that No. 6 also go over. The motion
failed, to IL.
Senator Voorhees, spoke of the unfair
ness of considering No. g. while No. I
which affected the same subject, was going
over until to-day. After remarks by SEN
ator Parry and others, No. 6, on motion of
Mr.. Skirm, went over till to-day at II
A. M.
Later, on the discovery that the town
ship elections occur to-day, Senator Skirm
had his previous motion reconsidered and
the amendments went over to tomorrow,
at II A. M. Senator VOORHEES, argued
against the postponement.
A concurrent resolution by Senator Hoff-
man was adopted. authorizing the State
Treasurer to cancel two bonds of $1,000
each, due January Ist, 1893. There had
been originally deposited with Governor
Joel Parker by the Delaware and Raritan
Canal and Camden and Amboy Railroad,
to be used to promote volunteering in
New Jersey during the civil war, the sum
of $50, 900, and these bonds represent the
balance from that fund, which balance
was transferred to the credit of the Sol
diers' Children Home, now closed.
These bills were introduced
No. 1873, Mr.. Ketcham Providing that
every physician making official reports of
vital statistics to the State Board of Health
shall be entitled to receive by mail copy
of the State Boards annual report.
No. I5e Mr.. w. M. Johnson. Amend
ing the act authorizing towns boroughs,
&c., of 5000 inhabitants to be incorporat-
ed as city, after vote of the people.
No. 100, Mr.. Daily. Authorizing the
Health Inspector, his assistants, any mem
Der of the local Board of Health, or any
police officer in cities to arrest, without
warrant, persons violating the health
CODE
No. 1862, Mr.. Stokes. Prohibiting the
licensing of any saloon, not now in ex-
1stence, which shall be on the same street
and within 200 feet of any church, school
or charitable institution.
Senate 8, empowering deputy surrogates
to take afidavits where the surrogate is
entitled to take them.
Senate 81, the Railroad Commission
bill, coming up on second reading, H.
w. johnson, of Camden, asked a post
ponement to accommodate certain gentle
men who desired to study it more closely.
w. M. johnson, of Bergen, opposed
postponement, saying that he had not
urged the bill, but allowed it to lie in
, committee a sufficiently long time to al
low everybody to be heard on it. No
other bill had been more fully discussed
in the press. 1t had been open for amend
ment, and in fact had been amended by
him so as to meet various suggested OBJ
jections. He did not think its passage to
third reading at this time would prevent
still further amendment in the other
house, if necessary.
Senator DAILY moved to recommit the
bill to the Committee on Railroads and
Canals, and he expressed desire that the
local authorities of the different cities be
notified to appear and be heard. He de-