New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-22
DEBATES IN THE SENATE.
COMPENSATION OF LAY" JUDGES DIS
CUSSED AGAIN
THE FIVE PER CENT INTEREST BILL KILLED
AFTER LONG wRANGLE-MANY SENATE
BILLS PASSED AND HOUSE MEAS
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Trenton. March p (speciaD .-Notwithstandins
two prolonged and not very good-natured oeoa'e'
the Senate disposed OF quantity Of bills
Senator Ketcham presented numerously sisneo
petition from Orange in favor OF the Teachers Nc
tirement Fund bill.
Senator Pitney. BY request introduced bill pro-
vidlns that the Supreme Court az It's coming juno
term shall appoint commission Of competent per-
sons 10 investigate and report upon the best
methods 81 securing adequate educational quail
dates for admission 70 the bar The commission
shall report the November term which report
shall be transmitted 10 tho next Legislature, with
such recommendations a. the Court may deem
bur shall have an allowance FOR expenses. The
number OF commissioners IS to be fixed by tho
Mr.. Stokes introduced a bill for the president.
making T. a misdemeanor 70 wear the badge Of the
thirty days imprisonment or s25 fine.
COMPENSATION OF Lay JUDGES.
Senator Johnsons bill. regulating the compcnsa-
ton OF the LAY" judges Of the Cour; OF Errors and
Appeals. gave rise 70 a long debate.
Senator McDermott opposed the bill as rensc--
ton on the judiciary and made speech on his DE-
feated resolution Tor constitutional convention. /,
urging that n 1874 amendment constituting an
independent court OF last resort mad been defeated
by the lobbying Of judges OF the Court OF Errors'
Senator Is n Johnson defenGed he Bin and
showed that the experience OF last year made IL
Senator Pitney favored the bill and made z
speech the improperly Of judges OF the Court OF
or 1@a np Ssoe "S decso a f Rey
Senators Stokes Reed and Cross thought that
the allowance % pay for six days spent In writing |
opinions after each term OF court was too small.
and that the Judges ought 70 be allowed pay for'
reading briefs and deciding upon cases.
Senator Martin supported the bill referring 20 tns
no Court OF Errors in the prestige which It gavs<
him in his practice in the Inferior courts
on the work OF the judges -
by a vote Of Il to allowing compensation for ten
days after each term for time spent In the ex-
animation Of cases as well as IN writing opinions:
The bill was re-engrossed and was passed at the
afternoon session.
BILLS PASSED By THE SENATE
At the morning session the Senate passed these
bills.
Senator P,neys. providing for the binding . out
o, children outside the State upon the approvai1
Senator Fosters raufying the election Of village
trustees heretofore held In villages
Senator Johnson's allowing s. day and neces-,
sary expenses n commissioners under the law tor
acquiring turnpikes and turning them over 70 tho
Senator Van Cleers the New Brunswick POST
senator Franciss. providing for district COURTS
in cities OF less than 1000 inhabitants
the manner in which newly created municipality
shall succeed to and take ne sets anc
Senator CROSS providing for altering ga. Ines OF
ugsSPened IN pI6d E ZOE FOR the opening ana
altering Of streets in any city.
70 be appointed by the Common Pleas courts IN
cities other than those q the mrs, class
Senator Evans's enabling cities to issue twenty
garbage cremation plants
HOUSE BILLS CONQUERED IN.
At the afternoon session the Senate concurred in
these House bills
ba M on Mq ta2ss pa a0E Se6re hey are Due
Mr. Marnelrs, providing for the pensi9nhg OF 'ns ne
widow OF any policeman killed in the discharge OF
Slr MarneWs providing that drivers and attend ~
ans OF police vans and atrol wagons snal De ap-
pointed By the Police Board.
Mr. Murray's authorizing religious corporations
TO convey lands freed from restrictions as 10 burial
Mr. Jones s auin' snd erect works
Mr. Jones's enabling East orange 10 cut GOWN
the expense OF holding heath-board meetings
Mr. shropshires. repeating the clam ana oyster
af Mr. OF Bsackeys. the Captain Hemsins Pension
Mr. KIe,n's Montclar Assessment bill
Mr. Kein's authorizing any Justice or the Peace
or attorney-at-law 70 be Temporarily deslgnated as
Recorder in the aosence OF the Recorder IN any
Mr Teins amending the act relative to the gov
Nh Dexheim RS. amending the act relative TO
Mr. Heyers authorizing the Overseer Of the Poor
10 grant to any poor person such relief as imms-
dlafe necessities require.
thirty or more individuals and three or more stories
high TO have horoscopes from each room
FIVE PER CENT INTEREST BILL KILLED.
AssembIyman Coopers per cent interest bin
raseed the House and when it came up on second
ra,d,,p IN the Senate the debate and vote on mo-
.,o,s - amend indicated that II would pass the
senate The money-lending concerns OF the state
had not taken the measure serouss Da' Snen &c
stirred themselves and the Telegram COMPANIES dia
and-oce business today Tsp rnsvenSe1s
Were most soHcitous about the welfare Of the Dor
biSden 70 nav higher interest than per cent.
When the bill came up on ma. passage
keenan, sbalf Of fifty money-ienders asked that
the bill be recommtted In order to give these peo-
Senator Martin thought this opposition rather BE-.
lated The bill had been INTRODUCE OF .iS IL.
bill on Fe4rua.KK s f sfa hour and now IL sought
shown iiset un Io bv fair means in the open SEN
ate but by recommtting II 70 committee %h hsh
had ALREADY hung up ms h, o one measure anu
oesb , caused heated personal dispute between
% ~ committee who blamed Senator Martin for
not appearing before the committee 70 explain h's
Senator W. NJ Johnson opposed the BILL en- the
ground that Il would make II hard Tor poor peopie
70 senator eDs McDermo,t took the same ground and
took occasion to severely condenn me b r,b, %
committees arrogating 10 themselves ne .isnv -
xiii Bills by hanging them up in committee Eyee ~
bill he said was er ,ited 10 ne Pc SecISed py the
senate and not BY the few members VINO con-
s'uea . Martin caed attention the fact that
under the ruling OF President Reed me rt M,
10 other twenty Senators have no power 70 get u
before the Senate $1,000. -. 81. h,u
Then followed four rollcals. 4 motion oy senator
N,cIcernott 10 Indefinitely postpone was Iost-' 70
% A marion BY Senator ketcham 10 recommlt me
biz was los,-lo 20 Q The bl.i then came up On
Hnai massage and was defeated by TINS vote
Avas~Rarher Braun Foster. MARTIN Mih0'
Reed. stanger ard Won Cleef-SS, ....s,..o, TT w
roSoso, W NJ Johnson. Ketcham Mclsermott
PscLer Pitney Smith and stokes-lz -
rISH motion by Nj McDermott to reconsider was
lost-s TO ~ 49,, -. .... ..-.oo. .-,..,,r1.
.sa7-ai,g house keepers recalled from the Gov
error al the introducers request
MORE BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were passed ny the Senate
late In the afternoon;
Mr.. Halls providing that IN oHtaIng sna loan