The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-03-25


lishment of a village for epileptics under
the direction of the state and appropriate
ing 5000 for the purpose has passed
! the Senate.
Senate 1862, giving the principal of the
State Schools the right to assign pupils
from the State Normal School to the
various public schools of the state to
assist in teaching, was killed by an adj
verse report in committee.
Among the bills passed by the Senate
this week were two introduced by Mr..
Vreeland as follows: No. 1862, enabling.
corporations to change their original GER
tificates with certain restrictions. No.
227 giving Court of Chancery power to
designate the streets of any municipal
ity on which a telegraph or telephone
company may erect poles, in the event
of the failure of the governing body to
do so.
House 81. Mr.. Gledhills libel bill was
also passed by the Senate. 1t makes it a
misdemeanor for any person to deliver
libelous statements to newspaper, and
also provides that the tplaintitf must
prove malice or that a retraction was
asked for and refused.
The dependent children's measure
which has stirred up considerable COM
ment throughout the state, was disposed
of in satisfactory way on Wednesday,
when Senator Stokes offered. a resolution
| to continue the commission which has
care OF that important subject for an
other year. Senator Stokes also pre-
sented a resolution, which was adopted,
providing for the appointment by the
Governor of six commissioners, includ-
ing three members of the geological sur
vey, who shall investigate the condition
of forestry in this state and report to the
Governor their recommendation as to
laws for the protection of the same.
Assemblyman Pooles bill annexing a
portion of Chatham township to Madison
borough passed the Senate Tuesday and
is now in the Governors hand.
The Squire trolley bill has passed the
Senate without dissenting vote.
Assemblyman Welsh's bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for the permanent improve
ment of public roads under the direction
of the State Road Commissioner, passed
the House on Wednesday.
Mr.. Dawson's Montclair trolley bill
created a stiff contest in the Assembly
yesterday, but it was finally passed. Mr..
Poole voted no and Mr.. Welsh was not
present,
The anti-trading stamp bill has passed
both Houses and is now in the hands of
the Executive.
Assemblyman Wright's bill, appropri-
ating $4,000 per year as bounty for the
! production of beet sugar, passed the
Senate yesterday after considerable OPP
position by Messrs. w. M. Johnson, Fos-
ter and DAILY.
While the Delaware dam repeater was
before the Senate on third reading on
Thursday, President Skirm, who desired
to talk on the matter. called Senator
Vreeland to the chair. This is the first
time this session that the Morris Senator
has presided over the superior legislative
body and that he carried himself with
proper dignity and fairness, goes with
out saying. Senator DAILY attempted
to tangle up the acting president,
but Mr.. Vreeland manifested
thorough knowledge of parliament
tary law and successfully crossed
points with the Hudson representa-
tive in parliamentary tactics.
The Governor has sent the following
nominations to the Senate: Chief Of
Bureau of Labor and Statistics, William
Stainsby of Essex; members of the State
Board Of Arbitration, James Martin,
Hudson: John w. Dent, Somerset; Jas.
D. Smith, Camden; William M. Dough-
ty, Cumberland; Jacob VanHook, Ber-
gen; members of the Board of
Visitors to the Agricultural College,
Elwood Evans, LIST Congressional District,
vice Isaac W. Nicholson. deceased, Ry-
near j. Wortendyke, 7th Congressional
District, vice Edward Ell. Dayey, resign
ed. All the nominations were referred.
The annual appropriation bills were
sent in yesterday Thursday The totals
as compared with previous bills are as
follows:
Annual. So "a s29 30 S2.s7s 8il 80 So 1s9, ss4ss
SUPPL. 242,677.0S 125.46l64 23I. S78 SO
Totals 50 467 5O6.35 ss39s. s82 SO 81 al 1913. 81
=. The appropriations made for 1899 amount to
The Incidental bill was also presented
in the House, the amount being about
81, roo.
The House has passed bill reducing
the Governors salary from $4,000 to
81 500, but there is scarcely a chance Of
it reaching the Senate.
In the appropriation bill, the ordinary
disbursements for the next fiscal wear are
fixed at $4,000, 1912, and the extra
ordinary at $l90,500 making a total Of
f$s, l91, 267.32. For the present year,
which ends October 81, the budget ag-
gregates $2,371 1881.
The items contained in the supple
mental bill to meet present demands are:
Home for Disabled Soldiers, $4,000; Nor
ris Plains hospital, $4,000; Home for
Deaf Mutes, 81 800; decorating Assembly
chamber and Executive chamber, &c.
900; Farnum Preparatory School, SO 500;
digest of law and chancery reports, 49,
| 750; National Guard arms and uniforms,
SAT 700; commissions and investigating
committees, $4,000; Camden arnory,
$6 900.
For the next fiscal year, beginning
November 1,lS9S. the following amounts
have been placed in the supplemental
/ bill: Newark armorv. $50 900: State