The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-22
LEADERS SCARED.
G. 0. p. Anxious to Get the
Do-Nothing Legislature
Off It's Hands.
Especial to "The Jersey city News."]

some talk this morning of adjourning
sine die Friday afternoon of this week.
The leaders evince strong disposition
to make this the last week of the session
and all connected with the Legislature
are ready to reconcile themselves to all
that that means, three sessions a day ex-
tending far into the night, and weary,
weary sessions. Still. so disgusted is ev-
erybody with the present lawmaklng
body that he is willing to sacrifice all
comfort in order to get rid of them.
The building and loan men are still mere
in force. worrying over the Two pihs
which have for their object the placing
of such associations under the control OF.
the Commissioner of Banking and Insur-
ance, but in different ways.
No. 27l provides for an annual report to
the Bank and Insurance Commissioner,
charging IS to the local and $40 to the
foreign associations doing business in
this State for filing their reports. 1t
also requires the Commissioner to an
nually visit and examine each association
and cause an Investigation of its affairs
whenever in his judgment it's condition
or management renders such an 1nves-
tigatiOn necessary.
No. 222 does not provide for compulsory
annual visits, but creates the ofhce OF SUI
pervisor of building and loan assocla-
tions at salary of $500 a year, ana al
lows him an assistant. This bill pro-
vides that the building and loan assocla-
ton supervisor shall examine the AFFAIRS
of any association that fails to report, OF
at the request of the directors, or on pc
ttion of 10 per cent. of the, Shareholders-
The bill also gives the supervisor sum
mary authority to examine any assocla-
tion when he and the State Banking
Commissioner may deem it advisable.
There is still another bill introduced by
Senator Engle which creates new de-
partment under a building and loan com
report annually. The commissioner is to
make an examination annually and the
cost of the whole department is to pc
borne by the associations pro rata IN
accordance with their net assets. So
many protests were made against this
bill that Senator Ketcham has prepared
a substitute which places the aSsoclatlon55
under the supervision of the Banks ana
Insurance Commissioner, who is en-
powered to make an examination When-
ever its report or management shows ina! that
an investigation is needed. Ihe SupSu-
stute will be introduced soon.
In the Senate this morning Mr. John-
son of Bergen, Chairman OF the judiciary
Committee, reported adversely tne ~.
Reed presented a minority report laVof-
ing them. Mr.. Francis, the father OF the
BILL moved that the minority report pc
accepted. The bill he said was deInanueu
bv ninety-eight per cent. of the people
of the State who nave any lnlereSl u
the matter an expression which would 40
honor to the late Mr.. Busby. Ihe glvlng
of gifts such as the trade stamp custom
was a pernicous practice that the retall
store keepers were opposed to. senator
Johnson said he did not wish TO be un-
derstood as favoring the practice, but IL
did not seem to be a lottery or come WITH
in the range of the law. The, bill appear
ed to the committee to be- unconstltu,
tional. Senator Francis persisted lhat ~
was a good measure and succeeded IN
having his motion carried. The Dill then
took its place on the calendar:
Mr.. Marnell's bill .providing for the
preservation Of the Palisades by building
a public road along their brow passed the
House this morning. 1t provides that the
road shall be constructed jointly by the
$500, 900 one-fhird of which is to be borne
by the State. The House also passed
Senator Hoffmans bill providing that the
State Superintendent of PUBLIC slnsttruc-
ton shall procure architects plans for a
series of school buildings, giving atten-
tion therein to the proper lighting, heat
ing ventilang and s f ftnGT sd hygIldglg byIdngs to
range from $500 to $4,000. Hereafter. all
school plans throughout the State snail
be submitted to the state Boara r,5 I9r sus-
The electric light bill which MT. Benny
opposed so strenuously last night went
through the House this mornng wlln6es un} es
against it, however, to thirty-three In its
favor. favor Another bill passed was Mr..
Ebie's bill providing that snarenoloers na edal
sociations and get their money back.
The Senate spent a great deal OF time
this morning discussing the bill hxlng a
fine of $780, to be. recovered in court,
against trespassing gunners, which came
up next Senator Stokes offered an
amendment excluding wooded lands. tie
said it. was all right to keep gunners on
farm lands, but it would be a hardship
to protect the great forests of South Jer-
sey in the same way. Senator HOFFMAN
of Atlantic supported this view: he sald
there were great stretches OF wooded
lands in his bounty where every one had
been welcome to gun from time 1mmem.
oriaI 1t did no harm, and to shut Off
the privilege now was uncalled for. Be
sides the posted notices required mlgnt
easily escape notice in the woods.
Senator Reed took an opposite view.
He thought the bill well guarded, provld,
ing for ample warning to gunners ana
also providing against summary proceed
| ings. He thought it was about time the
farmer and land owner was allowed to
| have something to say. The gunners had
been running oyer tne tc coar, nySodV ivo Thi
bill required only that permission should
first be obtained from the owner or care
taker. Senator Reed said he was sports
man himself, but he didn't believe IN run
ming over farms without permission.
Senator Engle thought the bill too
sweeping. On behalf of the seaside re-
| prevent visitors from enjoying hunt
after marsh hens or other small game.
The amendment was lost, to IL.
Senator Stokes then offered an amend
ment making the bill applicable only to
scultivated' lands, and made lengthy
speech to the effect that the bill ought
to be more guarded in its restrictions.
Senator Reed opposed, and suggested
| as a compromise the word Occupied .
After some banter as to the meaning OF
| the words, cultivated occupied,
/ wild and unfmproved, as applying to
lands, an the Senators admitting that
the terms were rather indefinite, the term
OCCUPIED landv was accepted, and with
| this amendment the bill was ordered to