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LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.
war Prayer in the Houae-Stokts on
the Veterans or tllc state.

LEGISLATIVE ROuTlNb,
war Prayer In the H-ouar-Stokes ON
the Veterans or tho state.
Especial to "The Jersey City News."l
TRENTON, March Is 1s9S.-The routine
of the Legislature last night was hur-
rled through and several measures Of
more or less importance were passed.
The Rev. Mr.. Nudge OF Princeton opened
the House with q war prayer. He prayed
for peace. but wanted peace With honor,
and he thanked God that the hand OF
the free is ever ready to stretch out the
arm Of brotherly love to down-troaden
races
ioint resolution was presented by Mr.
Hall providing for a committee OF two
one Senator and one Assemblymah-to pc
appointed by the Governor TO procure 4
portrait of the late Chief Justice Mercer
/ Beasley. the cost not TO exceed S4uO.
The House passed the following bills;-
House 1853, suspends operation Of the
two years limitation on coilection Of
taxes by sale Of realty during pehuehes
House 131, reduces the fine IN cases OF
ruancy to IS and permits truant ofncer
to bring children before recorders OF
police justices in cities.
House "a, estops any city from collecting
any liens which any official search, Is
sued by the proper official. does not show
1 fDArR0nEN ~
Senate ~. prohibits the catching Of
/ terrapin for three years and thereafter
only between April ! and November =
yearly.
issue $4,000 worth of bonds for the puf-
pose of providing an arnory for her con-
tingent of the Fourth Regiment, came 70
grief early in the evening. NotWlthstand-
ing Mr.. Benny's eloquence and the
graphic manner in which ne described lhe
woes and tribulations OF the homeless
company the bill was killed by a vote OF
% to 81,
Mr.. Allen publicly notified the Com
mittee on Railroads and Canals of his IN
tention to move to relieve thera OF the
further consideration of his two equal
taxation bills, Nos. 70 and IL
In the Senate, Senator Stokes made his
1 first real speech of the session. II was
in favor of the measure establishing g
home for veterans and their wives and
was one OF the Senator's old time ora
torical efforts. When the measure came
up Mr.. Stokes offered an amendment re-
curing the approval of the Governor be-
fore the Commissioners to be named shall
select a property. and limiting the ex-
pense to $780, DOC.
Senator W. NJ. Johnson offered a sub
stitute amendment. providing that the
Commissioners only obtain estimates. re-
porting the result to the next Legislature
and stipulating that no monies be spent
till the same are included in the Appro-
~priation bill. Senator johnson spoke to
his amendment, calling attention to the
:! tact that the Dill meant the IfedtiOI VI
another State institution, and questioned
whether it would not be good policy to
move deliberately IN the matter: lie ae-
acknowledged the debt of gratitude owing
to the old soldiers, and eulogized the
government for pensioning them llaer-
ally and the State for supplying q nome
for them. But now a new departure was
meditated. He referred to the tremen-
dous burdens which out State hospitals
and new reformatories were becoming,
beginnings. AT all events We ShOuld
know exactly what this institution is go
ing to cost before going on.
speech in reply, going INTO an no, exlen snd
describing in graphie lang qua gav the in daIs
on the most famous battlefields of the
Civil War. He reminded the Senate. that
New " Jersey sent 5000 men ml to Inc fr rent
force than Wellington marshalied. TO We
tory at Waterloo. After aarrating in
stances of heroism and great suffering,
| fered, too, the news Of their. husbands
and sons danger wearing burrows In thelr
checks and bringing age fast upon them,
do for the soldiers and their wives was
to make their declining days peaceful. He
; refused to call the soldiers retreat "a
home for il separated those whom God
had joined together. He said our aims
houses are less cruel than that. In con-
pass the substitute amendment which
was fatal TO the bill, but pay at least
enough respect to the soldiers and their
wives to let The measure come uD ON
third reading and be decently disposed of.
Senator Johnson made a brief reply,
but Senator Stokes elequence had car
ried the day and the substitute amend
ment was defeated. Is to 4. Senator
Stokes amendment then prevailed and the
bill was ordered to third reading.
ness of the Senate reported Senator Days
bill for a village for epileptics by sub
~stitute, which provides that the village
be established on State property and that
the expense be fixed by the Appropriation
The resolution fixing March "a as the
date of final adjournment was referred to
the Judiciary Committe
Senator Foster. who has populistic ten
denotes. gave notice that he would move
to have the Committee on Railroad and
sideration of his measure providing for
cheaper freight rates for peaches. Sena-
for Engle moved to lay the motion on the
table and there it went by q strict party
vote.
An important measure introduced was
Mr.. Johnson of Bergen's bill extending
to Essex and Hudson counties open pri-
maries similar to those held BY the dud-
son Democrats. Other Senate bills were
Mr.. w. M. misunderstanding the ap-
proyal of the Board of Freeholders for
the building or repairing OF any prlage
So 81 q e0mm'''se ~'s' = SNp'DSs ! -
Bills introduced in the House WERE
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING it a crime for any
person except letter-carriers of the United
States Government to deposit any adver-
Using matter IN the letter boxes of office
buildings; penalty.
Mr.. Notwithstanding the law relative
to Married Woman's Act,
Providing for the appointment OF inspec-
tors of meat in cities of this State.
Mr.. Porter-Providing for the taxation
of life insurance companies and the col
lection thereof.
Mr.. Bauer introduced a measure MAX
ing ten hours a days labor.