Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-03-04

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be made in tho assembly. He believed the
general principle of the measure to be good
and that 1t was Endorsed by the most in
telligent public opinion.
The senate, however, seemed to favol
delay, and the bill was recommitted to the
committee on railroads and canals
The constitutional amendments hav,
also gone over to next week, although
there was an effort made to get them dis
posed of yesterday. Senator VOORHEES,
wanted to take up the antigambling prop
osition, but Senator w. M. Johnston sug
gested that it would be best to consider
the Judiciary amendments first, as there
was conflict of opinion over them, whit
the senators were practically unanimout
on the subject of the amendment to pre-
vent race track gambling. Senator DAILY
however, bobbed up with an amendment
TO lay the matter over till next week, al
he and some of tho other senators were
still unprepared to decide between the ju
dietary amendments offered respectively
by Senators Voorhees, and W. NJ. Johnston
There was some parliamentary sparring
the result of which was that the amend
ments were made special order for mex
Wednesday morning.
Asbury Park Charter.
The interests of Asbury Park and OceaI
City claimed some attention this week
Both these seaside resorts are anxious fol
a new charter, and they had one modelled
somewhat after Atlantic City's Various
changes were needed, however. and two
mayors of Asbury Park and Ocean City
came to Trenton Monday night to explain
their wants. Several amendments, in
Guiding one taking from common council
the licensing power, so as to insure temper
ance towns, and another requiring thu
question of bonding to be submitted to the
people, were incorporated in the bill. Yes
terday the senate approved the amend
ments. and the bill was ordered reprinted.
Companion bills passed the senate defining
the boundaries of the two places and pro
viding that the officers elected in each al
the coming election shall continue IN Office
till the main bill 1.-THE charter measured
goes into operation.
Next Tuesday being township election
day throughout the state will make light
attendance in the legislature. The mem
bers will come back for Wednesday SEES
sion, however.
Among new bills introduced are the fol
lowing:
Taking the referendum clause out of the
law providing for the erection of a bridge
across Newark bay between Elizabethport
and Bayonne.
Requiring the payment of standard
wages to laborers and mechanics working
upon buildings in first and second class
counties.
combination restraining competition in
trade
Providing that in counties of over $780,
900 inhabitants petit jurors shall be i'm
paneled for only two weeks service.
Authorizing peremptory arrests for vio-
lations of the health code in cities.
Prohibiting the licensing of any saloon
not now in existence which shall be on
the same street and within 200 feet of any
church, school or charitable institution.
Amending the teachers retirement fund
law so as to permit teachers to join up to
Dec 1, 1897.
Providing for an assistant prosecutor OF
the pleas at 81, 200 year in second class
counties of from rs, 900 to 100, 900 inhab-
itants.
The house has amended the elections
bill so as to make the hour of opening the
polls a. m. and the closing hour D. M
The bill providing for the submission of
the Jersey City water contract to the vot-
ers of that city was defeated.
Among bills passed were the following:
By the Senate. Providing for the in
corporation of woman's exchanges in cit
les; fixing penalties for running hounds
or horses across private lands without per-
mission; providing that terms of township
officers shall begin in second class counties
on the Friday following town meeting,
and granting to Princeton seminary, the
Madison seminary, Bloomfield seminary.
Seton Hall college and the New Brunswick
seminary the power to grant the degree of
bachelor of divinity.
By the House. 1.-The police pension bill;
providing for the opening of Shark river
inlet; the Newark armory appropriation
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