The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-03
LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY.
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length this week. Two hearings we're
given by the House on revision of laws
and a bill was introduced touching on
the matter. This is the same as the one
presented and which failed to see day
light outside of the committee room.
The bill is entirely different from the
Squire bill, which Mrs. Emily E Will
hanson and Hugh D Fox are laboring
SO hard to have passed. 1t provides for
no State board, and under it Orphans
Courts are empowered, upon proper
petition, to commit all such children to
private institutions and homes without
expense to the State. The bill is in
direct conflict with the Squire bill. The
commotion over bills of this character,
which enlivened last years session, is
very likely to be renewed this year. At
Tuesdays hearing Mrs Williamson and
Mr.. Fox, the trainers of the Squire bill,
opposed the measure. They were of
the opinion that the freeholders of the
more populous counties should provide
an institution for the dependent children.
President Kip of the Morris County
Childrens Home also spoke against the
bill. He said that he would withdraw
his objection, however, if an amend
ment was inserted providing that in
counties where the custom obtains of
freeholder's committing dependent
children to charitable institutions in
stead of to almshouses, no change should
be made
Among others who were present at the
hearing from Morris county were Messrs.
George w. jenkins, ex-Judge Cutler,
Hon. W. G. Bates, Harrison Quimby
and l. R. Person
So
On Wednesday the matter was again
aired before the committee. Lawyer
John Sykes of Trenton appeared for ex-
Judge W. M. tanning. who opposed the
bill. Judge Lanning was to have repre-
sented the New Jersey Children's Home
Society at the hearing, but was absent
through previous professional engage
ments. Mr.. Sykes objected to the meas
ure because it wipes out the county
boards proposed in last years bill and
centralizes the power in State board.
This, he said, would entirely abolish the
local government of the children. The
bill was further defective because it i'm.
posed the burden of expense on counties
or municipalities at a minimum rate of
80 per child each week, without NAM
ing maximum sum. Though the ex
pense is imposed on municipalities, the
State board is given exclusive power to
place the children and fix the cost The
proposed law would mean taxation with
out representation. Another objection
able feature was that the bill would i'm
pose heavy burden on the State, the
total of which would not be less than
$50, 900. This was an expenditure for
work which was now being done by
voluntary contributions In conclusion
Mr.. Sykes said that the proposed law
would create governmental parental
ism and such a condition cannot possibly
produce the same relations to child
that the foster parent sustained.
The report of the commissioners ap-
pointed to investigate the pollution of
the Passaic River was submitted to the
Legislature on Wednesday. This COM
mission, which was appointed under the
act of 1893, is composed of William 7.
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