The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-03-30
CLOSE OF THE LEGISLATURE.

SGOOE Vt Tx GGOlOt-fN NIht-s
The Legislature adjourned sine die
at quarter past eleven last Friday
night 1t was in session eleven weeks,
about the average length Of session.
There were over 500 bills introduced
altogether, 294 in the Senate and 309
in the House About 300 passed both
houses, and So far the Governor has
given his approval TO about 120 Many
Of those approved provide for the codi-
lication Of various laws Governor
Voorhees, has not written n single veto
message. aud neither did Governor
Griegs
Tie only partisan legislation of the
session was the passage OF the bill pro
vidin@ for the annexation of the
borough Of Wilbur TO the city of Tren-
ton, aud the Republicans did not mike
TINT n cnueus measure. They all voted
for ii, however, while the Democrats
we're counted in the negative.
The importnn, work of the session
consisted Of the enactment of laws con
fifming the lease Of the New York,
Susquehanna and Western railroad
and other companies to the Erie Rail-
road Company; comforting power on
the Court OF Chancery to decide ques-
tionB IA "a the abolition Of railroad
Grade crossings; giving Ties agar beet
industry bounty of fifty thousand
| dollars year for five years; the elect
RE light pole bill; $4,000 for the
! founding of village for eplleptlcs;
appropriating $3.50, 900 for public road
improvements; providing for the taxa-
ton of franchises granted under the
Delaware dam law; providing for the
| establishment of home for veteran
soldiers md their wives; for the estab-
| lishment OF II home for INDECENT and
disabled iiremen; appropriatinS ST.
State militia; prohibiting tratllc trad-
inc stamps: providing for the public
sale of trolley franchises (relating par-
ticularlv to Union county; various
codihcation laws; several amendments
to the game laws; amending the mar
riage license law so that non residents
of the State only shall be required TO
obtain licenses; approprinting $50, 600
to the Morris Plains State Hospital,
Biz, 900 for decorating the Executive
and Assembly chambers, Sl5, 900 for
the erection OF II chapel Mt the state
Reform School for Boys and 800, 900 to
the Newark nrmory; providing salaries
for county officials i'll Essex aud Hud-
SON
The important measures that falled
of passage were rs follows: Appropriate
| ing $3.50, 900 for war purposes; the
Hudson county equal taxation scheme;
| the Delaware Dam repeater, providing
for constitutional convention; the
railroad commission bill; for pension
ing disabled aud aged policemen; Ter
tie protection of the Palisades; redue
| ing the Governors salary, for the
| establishment of II State board, with
county branches, for taking care OF
dependent children; fixing stated sala
rirs In lien of fees for county officials;
far The better regulation of primary
elections; for uniform fare of five
cents ON nll trolley roads; making the
legal rate of interest five per cont, :;
recognizing Boards of Freeholders !;
for the appointment of an additional
| Common Pleas Judge in Essex and
Hudson counties; for change i'll the
management of the Soldiers Home ;
permitting Normal School pupils to
practice teaching in the public schools;
compelling the erection of school hous-
cs to accommodate 10 per cent. of the
| children of school ages; for the Great
ION of the greater cities of Newark and
Jersey City; prohibiting political par
ties from using the American flag rs II
campaign emblem, and also protecting
II from advertising purposes.
The closing scenes We're orderly,
and good nature prevailed among all
the Senators and Assemblymen.