The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-26

bill affected Newark alone. whlle the niii
passed by the House r~eeently-House ~
compelling municipalities to provide SUM
Gent school accommodations, was peins
held up in the Senate by the senator
from Essex. who had actually refused 70
permit it to leave his committee, ana nau
also refused a hearing on the same. MIR.
Porter defended the bill. which was lost,
81 to so.
The Senate bin placing the Surrogate
and County Clerk OF Essex on a salary
in lieu of fees. was opposed by the Hud-
son delegation on second reading. ana an
amendment was submitted Including the
sheriff. This was voted down. as We're
several amendments aiming TO exempt
Hudson from the provisions of the Bib;
After considerable fllibustering the bill
was passed by a vote of % to Il.
AT the afternoon session the following
bills were passed: Senate LOG, providing
for transferring to the receiver all. real
and personal property OF an lnsoivenI
corporation: Senate 263, provides that
corporations organized under the Della
ware Dam act of last year@shaH pay an
annual franchise ak; Senate 90, likes a
fine of s1o0 for trespassing upon lands for
fishing or cunning.
Senate $50, extends the time for the com
pletion of certain street railroads.; Sen
ale 262. enables corporations to alter their
original certificates with certain restrie-
tions; Senate 22l, amends an act TO secure
TO creditors an equal division of estates
of debtors; House 30l, amends the town
ship drainage act; House 302. completes
the Incorporation of the town OF irving
ton; Senate 129, regulates the taking of
the acknowledgment and proof of war
rants to satisfy judgments. Senate 213.
eoditication of the election laws; Senate
PA, repeats sundry acts relative to cleo
tons; Senate 26o, places on the retired
list, with rank of Lieutenant Colonel,
Franklin c. Woolman; Senate 1879, au-
thorizes Hackettstown to supply water to
adjoining towns; Senate go, repeals act
respecting the discharge OF executors;
Senate 81. repeats certain acts relative to
executors; Senate 232, repeats act OF
March 9, 1877, relative to
Senate 2S7, enables city councils 10 ap,,
school accommodations; Senate 29l, APP
propriates $3.50. 800 for road Improvement
by the State; Senate 269. pertains TO the
drainage of the meadow district in Hobo
ken.
Among the bills passed at the night ses-
sion of the House WERE
House 2S4. Amends the act for the re-
lief of creditors against a~bsconding debt
ors.
Senate 1913, Repeater of act which pre-
vents the deduction of debts due to banks
from ones read estate tax.
Senate 240, Empowers guardians, exec
utors or trustees to mortgage land or real
estate in certain cases.
Senate. g., Enables telegraph companies
to abandon a route upon proceedings be-
gun for damages arising from erection of
poles.
Senate 272 vote by which it was lost
being reconsidered), Mayor Seymour'S
school extension act for Newark.
Senate 243. Concerns the repairing of
bridges by Boards of Chosen Freeholders.
Senate 26l. Requires corporations to file
as their address the location of their
principal Office in the State, with name
of agent. which shall be accepted as
official address for all suits
Senate 227, Giving the Chancellor power
to designate the streets of any munich
pality on which telephone or telegraph
companies may erect poles. in the event
of the failure of the governing body to do
so. was numerically scored by Mr.. Ben
ny when II was up on third reading. 1T
is the worst bill before the House, he
said, and after tearing it to pieces a vote
was taken and the bill was defeated,
81 to 0.