The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-03-29

Last week marked the close of the pres
ent session of the Legislature, consequent
ly considerable business was transacted
In the Senate, on Monday night, these
bills were passed: Senate arg, giving 81 ooc
additional for the propagation of oysters
Senate 253, supplement to act for the set
Element and collection of arrears of taxes
Mr.. Packer introduced bill providing
that in prison labor no machine shall be
used that is operated by steam, electricity
or other power than hand or foot.
In the House these bills were passed
House I25, providing that trolley road
franchises may be granted for a term Of
seyenty-five years, by ordinance, and
that the company receiving the same be
required to pay percentage of the an.
nual gross receipts to the municipalities
through which the road passes; House
26I, provides for the construction of pub
lie watering places along public roads
Senate IIs, makes the open season for
reed birds and marsh hens from Sept rs
to Nov. 1; Senate 242, provides for burial
of dead bodies cast up along the seashore
House 27o, appropriates $4,000 for state
tuberculosis commission Senate 246, to
assist in preventing of spread of injurious
insects Senate 256, cedes to the United
States land at Sandy Hook for harbor de-
fences
In the Senate, on Tuesday, Mr.. Engle
introduced No. 282, providing that no
turnpike toll charge shall exceed one cent
for each one-horse vehicle, and that bicy-
cles shall go free.
These bills we're passed Senate 1888,
providing for salary of $500 year, in
lieu of fees, for county clerks, surrogates
and registers of deeds in Essex and Hud-
son counties; House I55, regulating the
construction of sewers in townships !;
House Sc, the Palisades bill House IS,
requiring seats to be provided for the use
of working women.
In the House the following bills were
passed: Senate I3a, authorizing the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction to
procure architects plans for series of
public school buildings House I78, per-
mits electric light companies to plant
poles without the consent of property
owners (33 to 2D; House as3, provides
for method of withdraws from building
and loan associations by shareholders, the
total amount paid in, less fines, to be al
lowed after one year, together with
share of the profits; House 2Io, author
ICES Hudson county to construct a boule-
ward along the Palisades from Bergen
Point to Piedmont Senate SO, prevents
the adulteration of linseed or faxseed oil,
unless so labeled; House 81, Gledhills
amendment to the libel law, making it
misdemeanor for any person to deliver
any libelous statements to a newspaper
publisher and also providing that plain
tiff must prove malice, or that retraction
was asked and refused; Senate 1871, APP
propriates s.. 900 annually to defray the
expenses of teachers institutes; Senate 4,
regulates the payment of salaries to school
teachers; Senate SO, authorizes the estab-
lishment of village for epileptics under
the direction of the State, and appropri-
ates $500 for the purpose.
On Wednesday the Senate passed these
bills: Senate 8S, prohibiting a saloon or
hotel within 200 feet of a church, Senate
264, appropriating $500 annually for the
care of the Trenton Battle Monument
Senate 3d. requiring that mechanics and
other workmen on municipal or other
public work, shall be citizens of the United
States or aliens who have declared their
intentions; Senate 81, the Engle game
bill; Senate So, fixing a fine of 500 on
trespassing sportsmen unless they have
obtained permit from the land owner
Senate 2oS, requiring insurance compan-
les to deposit $2o,o 900 in approved securi
ties with the Commissioner of Banking