The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-03-04
'MN LANS FOR JERSEY
Work of Morris County Legislators
in Senate and House.

A Political Clash over the stars and
Stripes Fireman's Home senasor yrec2
land Introduces Three Bills ON State
Asylums and Presents Petitions Of Drew
Seminary and Boon.On Fire Department.
4 Chatham May spend $4,000 on Fire
Department salaries for County onicials
state Hospital Appropriation.
Special Correspondence Of the CHRoNIcLE.
TRENTON, N. j., March 3. Because Of
the desire to permit the Hudson County
Investigating Committee to get down to
business the Legislature rushed through
lot of business in brief time this week;
the House concluding its labors Wednes-
day night, while the Senate wound up its
business in short session on Thursday
morning. Although considerable routine
work was done by the respective
branches, but very little was of general
interest to the people Of the state. Gov
ernor Voorhees, in an interview the other
day reiterated the announcement in his
inaugural address with respect to fegisla-
ton increasing the bonded Indebtedness
of municipalities, which he has said be
would not countenance. This is regarded
as significant and several of the legisla-
tors pet bills may be vetoed on these
grounds.
The representatives Of the two political
parties had clash on Tuesday over the
bill introduced by Mr.. Carroll of Hudson
which prohibits the placing of any In
scription, design, device, name, symbol,
advertisement, words or marks upon the
stars and stripes. The measure was re-
committed for the purpose of amendment
so that it will not apply to the use Of the
flag by political parties for campaign
purposes.
! A bill has been introduced By Senator
Ketcham, which provides for the estab-
lishment of a home for disabled fremen.
The bill appoints commission which is
to buy or build home at an outlay not
to exceed $75. 900, the money to be raised
by the 2 per cent. received from IRE in
surance companies for the relief firemen's
associations, and from contributions,
bequests, gifts etc.
| The Senate passed Mr.. Vreeland's
Teachers Fund bill Tuesday. In ex-
planning it, the introducer said that it
contained very little that was new. It
embodied the recommendations Of the
State Teachers Association. One feat
ure, however, was that, besides allowing
$500 from the fund to pay the State
treasurer for administering the financial
operations of the association: 81 500 was
allowed from the State treasury to pay
for clerical services.
A host of Union county representative
men invaded the capitol on Tuesday in
the interests of Assemblyman Squire's
Trolley bill, which gives county boards
Of freeholders the right to sell trolley
4 franchises to the highest bidder. A hear
ling was given before the House Commit
tee on Railroads and Canals.
Mr.. Bauer's bill requiring all turnpike
companies collecting toll to macadaInize
their roads, passed the Senate Tuesday.
4 Mr.. Poole's bill, authorizing Chatham
to supply surplus money from the pro.
ceeds of water bonds to the establish
ment of a fire department, at cost of
about 81, 900 passed the Senate on Tues
day, and is now in the hands Of the Gov.
ernor. The bill introduced by Mr.. Poole,
which provides for the correction of err
rors in articles of incorporation of the
Whippany Railroad, has also passed the
Senate and awaits the Governors sigma
ture.
Other bills of Importance introduced
were the following:
Senate bill 203. BY Mr.. Reed, en-
abling the State Board of Health or its
agents to prohibit the transportation or
sale of milk suspected to be contanaina-
ted by 'emanations, exhalations or dis
charges of any person sick with commu-
nicabIe disease" Penalties for viola
tions are prescribed.
Senate bill 204 By Mr.. Engle. pro-
vides for an annual examination Of all
local building and loan associations by
building loan commissioner, who shall
be appointed by the Governor for three
years; the salary is to be provided for
through assessment on the associations.
| Senate bill 216. By Mr.. Engle. Pro-
viding damages to fruit trees and gar
den and field crops by hare and rabbits.
The town clerk is to appraise damage.
which, when approved by the State
| Board Of Agriculture and directors Of
Experiment Station, shall be paid by the
& Senate bill No. 2l7. By Mr.. stokes.
Providing for probation officer, 10 be
appointed by the county Judge IN each
| county, who shall look up the antece-
dents of persons accused Of crime: the
officers salary to be fixed BY the iudge.
All such persons if convicted NAV in
certain cases be placed under the care Of
said probation officer with rules for bro
baton. = - ~
Senate bill 218. By w. NJ. johnson.
Embodying the report Of the commits
sioners appointed to codify and revise the
election laws Of the State, consisting Of
Senator W. NJ. johnson. .Joseph Gross