The Penn's Grove record., 1899-02-10

the Senate against the passage OF WI
liam j. Thompson's Park bill. Tn
Woman's Christian Temperance Unto
is leading a crusade against the bill,
The bill to repeal the Dunn act agai
made its annual appearance. This is
prevent applicants for attorney'slicenae
from being admitted except on serVln
four years in a lawyers Office. III
Dunn act allows applicants to be ad
mitted If they pass the exaininatiol
and are recommended by five lawyer
of standing. In the past efforts o
lawyers to have the law repealed haY,
failed, but now the Bar are making
fight in the matter and are well united
The House adopted all the Senate
| resolutions of last week, namely, tn
one providing for the gift of a sword tt
Admiral Sampson.
There were twenty Sc 'en bills intro
duced in the House. Assemblymal
Sturr, of Passaic, introduced the long
looked-for antitrust bill. This prevents
the formation of trusts, and makes 1t
crime for any combination Of interest
that will be in conflict with the compe'
tition of trade.
Assemblyman King, of Passaic, in
troduced IA bill to pay all volunteers
who served in the Spanish-Ameflcan
war the sum of $125, as the States
compensation. The bill now pending
in the Senate, which was introduced by
Senator Braun, of Passaic County,
makes the compensation 500.
Assemblyman Steelman, of Cumber-
land, presented to Director Schrlenef,
of the Fish and Game Commission, a
numerously signed petition from the
residents of Cumberland County, ask
ing to have a bounty placed on The Kill
ing of foxes, weasels, hawks, owls aud
minks, because they are the enemy OF
small game.
Senator Stokes, of Cumberland, in
troduced a number of bills, the most
important of which amends the act OF
May IL, 1897, relative to the protection
of oysters in the Delaware Bay and
Maurice River Cove. 1t changes the
license fee from So to s., and provides
for a more effective operation of the
tongeTs law.
Senator Francis, of Monmouth, has
introduced a bill to increase the annual
appropriation to the State Horticulture
al Society from $500 to $500.
The Senate confirmed the uomina
tions Of $. Glen Garrison, MiIlville;
William S. Combs. Monmouth; Dr.
Thomas j. Smith, Cumberland; Rev.
DR.. Joseph NJ. Buckley, Morris, and
DR.. John Ward, to he managers of The
Epileptic Colony, which the State las
organized in Somerset County, near
Stillman. This commission purchased
the farm aud now have power to equip
it and maintain it.. They will ask for
SAL, 900.
On Tuesday the Senate passed the
Thompson liquor license bill. The
courts have recently decided that one
license does not allow the setting up OF
several bars as has been done heretofore
in Washington and other Parks. This
bill allows the courts 10 grant licenses
to more than one bar for 500 fee fol
each bar, the place of which must be
stated in the application.
When the vote was taken the follow
ing voted in the negative; Senator;
Cross, Evans, Hutchinson, William NJ,
Johnson, Ketcham, Pitney, Smith, Stan
ger and Stokes. Senator Miller was
present, but did not vote. These names
are all Republicans. Those who voted
for it are: Senators johnson, of Cam
den; Hand, Francis, Republicans; Bar
Der, Martin. Braun, NanCleef, Foster
McDermott and Packer, Democrats
Both branches of the Legislature hav'
adjourned until next Tuesday morning
when the bill will come up in the House
and it is generally believed that it vii
be passed there with a good majority,
Senator Francis, introduced the bill
which provides for the printing of TIN
laws enacted by the Legislature in TIN
newspapers of the State. The bill pro
vides fer only the publication of a con
densed form Of the laws in ninety news
papers of more than 700 circulation, a
60 cents per folio. This will be abOu
one half the expense under the forme
law.
Speaker Watkins appointed Assem-
blymen Bradley, Guenther and Hall a
Part of the commission to buy AdmiIa
Sampson a sword.
There will be no session next Mon
day night, because it is Lincoln's birth
day.