The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-24
NEARING The End
Legislature Working Night
and Day to Pass Bills
Before Adjournment.
BUILDING AND LOAN SUPERVISION
Squire Bill Relating to State
Board of Children's Guar
dams Passed by the
Senate.
BUILDING AND LOAN SUPERVISION

fSpecial to @The Jersey City News.
TRENTON, March "a, 1Ss9.-Both houses
held three sessions yesterday and it was
after midnight when the House adjourn
ed. Many bills were passed in one House
and then hurried over to the other as
rapidly as possible. Rules were suspend
ed light and left and everything possible
was done to facilitate the passage of bills.
The Senate passed the bill appropriatins
81, 1854. 05 to reimburse Kearny for opening
a drive through the grounds of the Sol
diers' Home. Senator Stokes. from the
special COMMITTEES to consider the advisa-
bility of a~bolishing the engrossing de-
partment. reported in favor of the aboi-
ishment, and Senator Johnson submitted
a bill eliminating the engrossing depart
ments of the House and Senate, ana pro-
vides for the appointment by the Cover
nor of a supervisor of bills for five years,
term at 81, 200 salary, and two assistants,
one to be chosen by the Senate and the
other by the House. The bill also pro-
yides that bills and resolutions shall here
after be preserved by the art of printing
instead of by writing. The bill was or
dered to have a third reading and to be
reprinted.
Senator w. M. johnson called up
House No. II, placing building n
loan associations under the super
vision of the banking and insurance
department. Mr.. ohnson said there
are three hundred associations in
New Jersey, with one hundred thousand
members, and $42, 900, 900 assets, mostly
conducted on the mutual plan. They mad
been of immense value in improving To-
~calities and in inducing the members TO
save. Most of the objections to the plll
had been removed by amendment, and
the expense to each association VIII not
exceed twenty dollars a year.
Mr.. McDermott said he believed super
vision was a good thing, but all the asso-
Citations in his county were opposed TO the
bill, and he would respect their wishes.
Mr.. Francis advocated the bill and sald
most of the mutual associations favored
1t. He explained the amendments Whlch
had been adopted by committee. The Ma
tional associations were opposed to the
bill. 1t was passed, II to 6.
On Senator Francis motion the vote was
reconsidered by which was lost Senate
21S, authorizing the purchase for Tree pup
lie use of turnpikes not over five miles
long which onnec two macadamlzeo
roads An amendment offered by Mr..
Hutchinson was adopted.
When the Squire bill creating a State
Board of Children's Guardians was taken
up. Senator Hutchinson moved that the
bill lie over. The motion was voted down,
and Mr.. Cross advocated the bill, which
he explained. Mr.. Cross said the bill
seemed to be satisfactory to everyone ex-
cepting one society in Trenton, but there
were enough unfortunate children in the
State to engage the attention OF all Inc
societies.
Mr.. Hutchinson said the bill was a bad
one, as it imposes a great burden on the
State. Another objection was the expense
that would be imposed on the counties.
The bill wipes out many societies IN the
state that are doing good work, one of
them was the New Jersey Childrens
Home Society.
Mr.. Cross said the bill did not interfere
with the Trenton society, as there was
business enough for all. He objected to
Mr.. Hutchinson's request 10 amend the
bill so as to exempt the Trenton society.
Mr.. Martin objected to the provision
that apparently permits the Board OF
Guardians to exact $3.50 per week for
children taken from almshouses after
homes have been found for the children.
However, he would vote for the bill.
Mr.. Stokes favored the intent of the
bill, but objected to adding another burden
to the State. This was the e%ntering
wedge. Thirty years ago there were blu
400 insane persons supported by the State;
now there are 1900. The number of chill
dren would probably increase in the same
proportion, and the State would be asked
to pay the counties for the support OF
M. McDermott advocated the bill,
which. he said, was demanded by all who
had watched county supervision. The
cost will continue to fall on the counties.
The bill passed, IL to A. !
House 1871, the Teachers Retirement fund
bill coming up, Mr.. Francis offered in
amendment, to strike out the clause com
Mr.. McDermott said hat without this
clause the bill was dead and the fund
would be Handicapped. Those who took
The teachers generally wanted 1t. 1t pro-
vided the necessary amount of lapses for
successful Insurance.
Mr.. Francis spoke at length for the
amendment. There was no justice in
compelling membership in the association.
Mr.. Cross took the same view and the
amendment prevailed II to 5. Bill ordered
In order to facilitate business the Sem
ate suspended the rule requiring all passed
bills to be held a day before being sent to
the House.
The Senate passed the substitute Pas
saic pollution bill, which makes the
powers of the Commissioners largely ad-
vlsory, the drastic provisions having been
eliminated.
Governor Voorhees, sent to the senate
the following nominations, which were re-
ferred:-
Commissioners of Public Roads-Henry I.
Budd.
Inspectors of State Prison-William H.
Carter, Samuel F. Stanger, Lysander r..
Watson, Markham e. Staples. Thomas F.
Brennan and Jacob Van Wrinkle.
Riparian CommissionersEWilliam Cloke,
John /. Holt, Willard c.. Fisk and John J.
Farrell.
State Board of E~ducation-First Con-
gressional District, George A. Frey and
Edward E. Grosscup; Second district,
Silas X. Morse; Third district, T. Frank
Appleby; Fourth district, George w
Howell and William H. Morrow; Fifth
district, Sweeting Miles; Sixth district,
James N. Seymour; Seventh district, VIM.
D.. Forbes; Eighth district, Benz. H.
Campbell and James Owen.
Visitors to State Agricultural College
First Congressional district. Elwood
Evans and T. +. d. Baker; Second dis
trict, Samuel B. Ketcham and John E.
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