Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-17

The Delaware river dam bill, repeal
ing the enabling act of last winter.
passed the house. but will slumber in
the senate.
Senator Foster tried to get from COM
mittee his bill providing for cheaper
freight rates for carrying peaches, but
his motion was tabled by party vote.
The Erie railroad organization bill,
providing for merging the New York,
Susquehanna and Western road, caused
scene in the senate yesterday. Senator
Braun Of Passaic, whose county is af-
fected, offered an amendment that the
merged roads should never increase
their passenger or freight rates under
penalty of forfeiture of charter. Sena-
tor DAILY opposed it as unjust, not TAX
ing changing conditions into considera-
ton, but Senator Braun said the merg-
er would wipe out competition between
two railroads and might lead to an
advance of rates. Such things often
happen. There was a rather exciting
discussion between these two guberna-
torial aspirants of the Democratic faith,
and while Braun succeeded in having
the amendment adopted Daily a little
later got the bill recommitted. Here
it may be reamended.
The senate had a clash of oratory
yesterday over the bill providing that
corporations filing articles in this state
need not name the places outside of the
state at which they propose to do bust
ness Such a requirement as that dis
pensed with used to be taken advantage
of by the New York assessors for the
purpose of learning who were the New
York stockholders in New Jersey con-
Germs and retaxing them in New York
state Senator DAILY opposed the new bill
on the ground that we had no right to
protect corporations against the tax
laws of other states, but Senator Vree-
land pointed out that neither was 1t
necessary for us to help other states to
Cypress corporations and drive them out
of existence to this states great loss in
fees received for filing articles of incor-
poration. The bill was defeated to 8,
several senators being absent, but twill
be revived and probably passed.
Various Matters of Interest.
The inevitable per cent interest bill
was a little late getting to Trenton this
winter, but it is here at last. Senator
Foster of Hunterdon introduced the
The attempt of Senator Martin Of
Sussex to have the governors salary
reduced from $4,000 to $4,000 year has
not resulted in much so far. He tried
to get it out of committee last week,
but the Republicans tabled his motion
so expeditiously that he did not have
time even to make a speech on it. 1t
is possible that he may endeavor later
on to bring the matter up again with
view to introducing some Democratic
oratory on the subject of economy in
public Office, but that will be as far as
the bill will go.
There is a growing tendency to have
all manner of occupations subject to
state supervision of some sort. Original
ly only lawyers were required to pass
an examination before being permitted
to practice, but later physicians, in ad-
dition to having a college diploma, were
subjected to an examination before be-
ing permitted to hang out sign. Then
came dentists, and since that time there
have been applications for similar laws
from almost every avocation from ar
chitects to undertakes. The latest de-
mand is for a board to license persons
proposing to set up as public account
ants. In introducing it Senator w. M.
Johnson was careful to say that he Of
fered it "by request
Assemblyman Simpson of Hudson
county, recently on trial over there for
conspiracy to defraud justice, is now
regular attendant at the assembly
sittings.
President Thomas Hanlon of Penning-
tor seminary will in a few days have