, 1899-02-10

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Publication of All Laws Passed In
the Newspapers of the state-0ther
Matters.
Especial Correspondence.1
Trenton. Feb. s.-The impression Is
growing that the Republican leaders
are purposely holding brief sessions OF
the legislature zach week, and that they
intend. soon after the LIST OF March. to
bring, about nnal adjournment. 1t is
said that they TAKE the ground that no
Important measures are demanding at
tention and that to permit a discussion
OF minor matters or matters involving
| political considerations would result In
no good and might result in serious
damage to somebody's political pros
poets. The principle adopted by them
doubtless IL that a people who are the
least governed in the matter OF new leg
lslation are the best governed. A renee
ton apt TO grow out Of the small
amount OF business transacted IL that
annual sessions OF the legislature are
uncalled for. Tho advocates OF bien-
NAL sessions are already beginning to
present this view OF the situation In the
s~tatehouse Hobbies when there Is moth
Ing else to talk about. 1t Is well known
that the railroads n other corporate
interests would be glad to have the leg
islature meet every other year, Tor
these bodies never know. while the leg
Islature 10 In session, when they may be
attacked in one shape or another. They
feel compelled to support a corps OF
lobbyists at Trenton every winter. and
from this. too. they would be glad to be
relieved. The attempt to get a iennial
sessions amendment incorporated In the
constitution failed last year.. however.
and Il would doubtless require hard
work to have 1t adopted at any time SO
long as the railroads are understood
to be it's avowed champions. Still the
expense of every Legislative session is q
heavy one on the taxpayers. and this
feature is apt to appeal to the voters.
especially II 1t can. be shown from the
writer's experience that very little new
legislation 10 needed. Speaker Watkins
said yesterday that IL the committees
would get down to work the work of the
session might be dispatched within
three weeks;
The legislature, In ad~journing this
week, decided not to meet again till
Tuesday. not holding any Monday night
session because of Lincoln's birthday
occurring on Monday.
New state Institutions.
The legislative committee IN appro-
p%riations Is taking advantage OF the re-
cess tSis week to 90 tmaYay and
VISIT INC p&ftfy
upon which the state has already spent
s1S5, 900 and which, 1t is stated, Will re-
quire at least 1928 900 before the doors
can be thrown Open. The commission
ers who have the reformatory In charge
have agreed to meet with the legislative
committee on Thursday OF this week
and to give all the aid In their power
to explain the requirements of the insti-
tuition. The situation was very fully
explained In this correspondence a rev
weeks ago. There Is every reason to
believe that the committee on appropr1-
atoms will report to the legislature in
favor of a substantial appropriation,
sufficient for the completion of at least
one wing. The legislative committee
consists of Senators w. M. Johnson.
Stokes, Hutchinson, and Braun and AS
semblymsn Mckee, Dexheimer, Coles,
Welsh and Eckert.
Another new state institution that is
cldlHltnH dttCtitIOI Joot - -
laee For Epileptics. Speaker Watkins
this week introduced sin@the assembly a
bill providing tina the governor. with
he advice and consent of the senate,
shall appoint six managers-three Re-
publicans and three Demonstrating
shall have the government and control
OF affairs. They are to serve for three
years and sshall appoint a superintend-
ent. a physician and other needful en-
ployees. They shall fix the salaries OF
ali employees, but shall receive no mon
ey themselves except for travelling ex-
penses.
This bill will doubtless be passed In
due season. as the state has already &C
ouired the M~aplewood farm at Blawen-
burg for the purposes of a village for
enIlsptles. The managers who have
had the project in charge laid their re-
port on the desks OF the members OF the
legislature this week. They recite at
length the success which has attended
the plan OF segregation In Germany n
| France. where 1t has for some time been
recognized that those unfortunate suf-
ferers should be kept apart from the
inmates of a lunatic asylum. Ohio and
New York have entered upon the VII
LACE system, with successful results,
and the legislatures OF Massachusetts
and Pennsylvania have recently au-
thorized the establishment and main
tenance Of homes for epileptics. The
point out that there are al
present In the asylums and other insti-
buttons Of New Jersey at least $50 cpl
leptics. There are SO In the state hos
pltai at Trenton and 80 In the hospital
at Morristown. Nc patients under 5
years Of axe shall be admitted In the
village, and no more shall be admitted
Of any age than the appropriation per-
mits. The managers declare that they
have made all arrangements on an
economical basis. knowing that the state
has no desire to get involved in an
other expensive scheme. In pursuance
of this plan they propose to admit at
49, aa4iantS of whom