The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-25
BILLS RUSHED THROUGH.
Last Work of the House and
Senate Done Very
Hastily.
Especial to ..rhe Jersey City News."1

March 70, lSy9.-Ihe session
of both Houses yesterday afternoon was
strictly a business one. There were no
displays of oratorical fireworks and bills
were rushed through with the usual rap
idity. Today, nc doubt, when the MEM
bers realize what bills managed to get
through, they will no doubt repent some
of that same rapidity. There were among
the bills that went through in the dying
hours of the Observation-Disclosures boards
of education i n frst-class cities by major
tty vote to appoint their secretaries, fix
salaries, duties, terms of office and re-
move them during their term; H, regulat-
ing the running at large of animals by
providing that. the owners shall pay a li-
cense of 81 per nnu Zach year; II.
applies the police pension law to doormen
on the police force; S., doing away
with the engrossing of legislative
bilsl and providing for a State supervisor
of printing, each house to appoint an as
sistant (Mr. Stokes explained that the bill
would effect a saving of $500 a year, and
would provide a more efficient system for
the consideration and passage of bills; H.,
providing that whenever the taxes and as
sessments of any Ian sold to a ny city
shall equal the value of said land, the
sessments of any land sold to any city
for its redemption; S., providing for the
purchase by any county of a turnpike con-
Meeting two macadamized roads (the bill
was previously lost, but being reconsid-
cred, was amended; IL, allowing Jersey
City to vote on the question of establish
ing free public baths; H., providing that
in building loan association the
value of a shareholders accommodations
shall not be less than the sum of his
instruments paid in; NJ, authorizing
the fish and game commissioners to issue
certificates for the collection of birds and
their nests and eggs for scientific pur-
poses; H., authorizing a six per cent.
rebate on taxes paid before actually due;
H., making it a misdemeanor to obtain
employment in position of trust on forged
papers; H., providing that local boards
of health shall nave power to pass ordin-
ances to regulate and control the sale
of horses for food so as to prevent
deception; H, providing hat streets
paved with asphaltum, etc., shall not be
disturbed for five years; except by per-
mission of the city body; H, providing
for the improvement of certain county
roads lying within the city lines.
These measures were passed by the
House yesterday afternoon
The House, at the closing session, pass
ed these bills:-H. with Senate amend
ments), prohibits the changing of the
ward lines in Trenton for five years, ex-
cept where the population of one ward
exceeds that of three other wards COM
bined, when a readjustment shall be or
dered; S., providing for free public baths
for Jersey City; H., the anti-trust bill
pointed to investigate the alleged forma-
ton of a coal trust; s., provides for the
care of children of deceased Free Masons;
s., creates a State sewerage commission
to prevent the pollution of the waters of
this State; s., provides for the purchase
of turnpikes where they connect
macadamized roads; s., abolishes the en-
crossing department and creates the Of
flee of supervisor of legislative bills; s.,
provides for the commitment of habitual
~drunkards; s., permits guardians of chill
dren to mortgage property where income
from same is not sufficient to support
the child; S. ]. r No. 3, providing for the
charging of the Senate chamber.
A resolution, by Mr.. Marks, was adopt
ed, rendering the thanks of the House
and the people of New Jersey to Admiral
George Dewey for his heroic conduct in
the late Spanish-American war and his
able management of affairs in the East
since the battle of Manila.