, 1899-03-17
NEXT WEEK THE LAST
Legislature Likely to Finish In
a Few Days.
BUSINESS WHIPPED INTO SHAPE.
ThIs Week Has Been n Week of Hear
fngs - The Programme For Final
Adjournment VIII Go Through I'm
less Something Unforeseen Turns
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[special Correspondence.l

Trenton, March 15.-Unless there are
some unexpected developments in mat
ters legislative within the next few days
to upset the programme now outlined
the one hundred and twenty-third ses-
sion of the legislature will bring its ar
fairs to a close about the end of next
week. Thursday Is talked of as the day
most desired for the final round up of
the ~lawmaking machine, but it Is more
than likely that the legislators will not
get the work ahead of them out of the
way before Friday. the oath, which is
at present generally accepted as the
date Of sine die adjournment. All this,
of course, is speculative, nothing official
having been lone in the matter, The
resolution passed by the house sew
eral days ago fixing March 10 for final
adjournment was p~igeonholed when 1t
reached the senate. 1t will remain in
it's present resting place until all ar
rangements are made, and a few days
before the lawmakers are ready to de-
part It will likely be unearthed and
amended. the late selected by the lead
ers being substituted for the one decid-
ed upon by the house.
This weeks session was to a certain
c4ttHt DTOAch yCStCiooy
houses adjourned at noon so as to per-
nit a majority OF the members to at
tend the township elections held in their
respective counties. An effort was
made to make up for lost time. how
ever. at the single session and also at
today's meeting. Monday night, too,
was one Of the busiest opening sessions
of the year. A large number of bills
A1..o Ao.r xoa.aa thiu UaQE 40 far. and
many have been advanced along the
calendars as far as possible. The leg
islaturs will not wind up Its business
for the week until tomorrow afternoon
at the earliest, and there Is a strong
prospect that a night session may De
held tomorrow evening or the finishing
touches to the weeks work put on Fri
day morning.
The nresent might truly be called the
week of hearings. The most important
so far this session was held on MONDAY
afternoon In the comptroller's office,
when the Joint committee on ~approprla-
lions sat to hear the views of those in
ouest OF new or additional ~approprla-
tons. Representatives of several of the
various state departments and institu-
lions were on hand to urge their claims.
Inc nrBt SpedktIb Weic -
and Mrs. Yardley OF the Oranges. repre-
seHtiAs-tAe-state-FediEaya p
ems Clubs. They u~rgedNta an a9pro-
nr,a tion OF e.. 500 be made ISf travelling
libraries. This project was along the
lir4 Of education. the travelling libraries
being designed to provide reading mat
ter TO the residents Of the smaller and
more out OF the way places, "here pun
- ttI---t~- MANA mt aNQtlAnlR.
Dr. 7. M. Buckley, president of the
nag of the State Village For Epi-
leptics. spoke In behalf of that recently
established institution. He asked for
s45. 900 for the village. $4,000 of which
sum is to he used for the erection of
two cottages, IS, 900 for the purchase of
an adjoining farm, s12. 900 for salaries
and running expenses and $4,000 for wa
for and sewerage. Senator w. M.
Johnson, chairman OF the committee,
expressed his doubt as to whether the
legislature a the power under the
present law to grant the appropriation
desired.
Tn behalf of the board OF education
otto Grouse presented the following
schedule of appropriations asked for:
Manual training school at Bordentown
(colored). IS, 900, Increase over last
years appropriation of $4,000; state
leaf mute school, SAB, 900, increase of
81. 900: state normal school, $1,000, in
crease of So, 900: for chool libraries. So
zoo. same as last year; for the Farnum
school, 1922, 900, increase of 81 900 for re-
rsairs. for Industrial schools, l 1000, the
usual amount: for manual training
schools. 1888, 900, no increase; clerical
services In state snperintendent's office,
Sc. 500. increase of IL, 500. this claim be-
ing made because OF the abolition of the
office of superintendent of census, the
work being done in the school super-
intendent's office: expenses of state
board. $4,000. increase from $4,000;
teachers Institutes. $4,000.
General Edward A. Campbell of New
ark asked for an appropriation OF $3.50, 900
| for the completion and equipment of the
First regiment armory. Colonel f. G.
Stahl OF Trenton. representing the re-
| Gently purchased home for disabled
| soldiers and sailor and their wives,
asked for 1926. 900. which. he stated. was
necessary for the completion of the
building. For the running expenses
$500 would answer. and after that Sl0.-
900 a year would be necessary. Repre-
sentjne the of the Morris
Plains Hospital For the Insane, Senator
Pitney said that $780, 900 would be nee
essary for the completion of the elab-
crate addition in course of construction.
The original building, ne said, was in
tended to accommodate SOC people, and
the inmates there at present number
! $50. Professor T.. b. Voorhees, of the
governmental station at New Brunswick
asked that there be appropriated $1,000
in excess OF the regular allowance of
Sl5. 900 30 pay for the issuing of bulle-
tins, which had greatly increased the
expenses OF the station. The committee
4, concluded it's labors by hearing aTsu@
ments on the Railway reformatory, for
the completion of which institution
1925. 900 is asked. Senator Johnson o
occasion to criticise the work of the
commission which has had charge of
the work. He said that the great trou-
BILE had been that 1t was next to i'm