New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-15
NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATrpp
THE SENATE AND HOUSE EAcu
ONE SESSION ~

! adjournment taken until to-no-- Then
able members to return 70 their district. !" en-
township elections, but the afternoon NJ r The
occupied by hearing in the Senate aeS'asly
the bill to prevent the pollution Of the nva.' %
other waters OF the State sM
In the Scrate Mr.. Braun presan,o.
from the American Federation Of I,ho, p.auon
sale against the Erie Merger bill aocoro.. " ras-
resolution denouncng the bl as lninrsopsan'ed By
boring and business men and opposed 10 20 % a
terests Of the public. !" Inc IN.
PITNEYs CHILD A. TORS Rrrr
The Senate took up Mr. Pltney's bin ,,..-
misdeIneanor Tor any person having the s..s
OF child under nfteen to pe. mi, tha, CHA y
sing dance or act in public for gain inno..S
fine OF from 80 to so for each offence
Mr.. McDeTmott amended it 30 that the a..
not apply 70 any case where a license shsn s. aa
been given H. ne yer Of any city or osb.x N's
nicipaity authorizing such minor to sing. dsnosa ~
NJ, Pi'ney opposed n, the amendment saying IA,
There was a discussion Of tho subiec, b.. W.
MIR Ttney AMI Mr. McDermott. in which M 800 =.
ter TOOK the ground o. t9at ,ns proper way ~
plOyn ent Of all children under fifteen YEAR IN
bill lie said. would prohibit church festlvah 80 80
Mir. Pitney asked to have the bill and amendu.,,
laid over. This was agreed TO.
NEW BILLS IN THE SENATE.
The following bills we're introduced in The seo.,.
BY Mr.. Ketcham. authorizing the Board or.
sDcrtOrs OF the State Prison 20 make alters,lon.S
the womens wing and the laundry at the ST.
Prison at cost not 10 exceed $Ne1
BY Mr.. Evans (by requesD. authorizing A,Ars.
City TO sell lands purchased as site for City III
and purchase new site
81 Mr. Evans Increasing from so to ni~
capita the amount OF money which any ciys
authorized to raise for street improvements NJ.
the act Of June H. 1895: not more than s(0m ~,
be- raised in one calendar year Tnree-fourths W..
OF the Common Council OF other governing boz,
III al n IN autL..-
the issue Of bonds under this act where the anon
o. such bonds, together with all other funded II
floating Indebtedness, shall exceed 70 per cen, >
the valuation Of the real and personal properly
shown by the assessment o. the preceding ye,
BILLS PASSED BY THE SENATE
The Senate passed the following measure.
Mr. Ketchams. requiring ten days notice to non.
gagor by the mortgage before proceedings 81
be- begun in chattel mortgage foreclosures
Mr.. Van Cleers granting the states consent q
the acquisition by the general Government q
tract OF land at NewBrunswick for a pos.onss \
government building
Mr. FTanciss. increasing from $500 to ~ H. A.
nual appropriation to the State Horticultural So
Mr.. Ketcham's, limiting the interest. commission
and charges which may be collected In tcrecosn
o, chattel mortgages on household goods
Mr.. Franciss. supplement 10 the act for the GOV.
eminent OF cites Of less than twelve thousai d.
hahitantS.
Mr.. Ketcham's imposing a fine Of so rssr
factory owners and superlntendents fail to nsu
returns to the Bureau OF Statistics within the y.
Scribed time
W NJ Johnson's. repeater OF sundry acts rel.r,
to crimes and criminal procedure incorporate
the Crimes act OF 1895; also his amendment pg
C,mes act allowing In cases OF murder indic;-s
either in the county in which the blow was srf
or in which the person died; also his amendmsss
the act regulating criminal procedure.
COMPENSATION FOR LAY JUDGES
Senator ". N. Johnson explained his bill mr..
lating the compensation Of the special or T.T
judges Of the Court Of Errors and Appeals rS.r
the old law these six judges received day vts
actually employed and milea ge Under this a..
rangement those who lived al some distance toc
Trenton received large amounts for the peasuei
riding on their passes. In order 20 equalL a
compensation a bill was passed last year doti
away with The mileage and giving each Judge ns
day. The evident intention was that these uifs
should be laymen and not write opinions. but az
yers have been appointed TO these judgesnps AZ
last year they wrote opinions a go a day 90 Z
dustriously that In one term the court cost nea
than was appropriated TO he whole year % a.
the court last year cost $1,000, Instead Of non
5000 to 500. and it might cost IS much as tl@
To prevent this the bill was drawn making The pa
$50 a day for actual service In court and For sry
days not to exceed total OF ten Cor any one t.:s
in any one year spent in preparing opinions l.s'
be paid for dissenting opinions
Senator McDermott attacked the consttrtr o.
the court which, he said ob1eehzsas an
institution can be found In any jutas syssn
in any State Of the Union. being irreys.n;I ~
ened unto town meeting. and having to rsHAs
the decisions Of it's own members He sad ne
theory was that the laity were represented h 70
sions element had all other kinds OF sense b..
now lawyers were. appointed. and eOM 20
Hs Kim la iu1gs wbisb az 81 G 2esened All
why reduce his compensation after appointment
He had no objection 10 the bill II Il preserves
the judges salaries as at the time OF their appoint
ment.
Senator W NJ johnson said that Senator Mo
Dermott had wandered from his text and had said |
much with which all agreed He hoped 10 see an
appellate court Of I've Judges es,a6ished when tns
time came for the revision OF the Constitution
The bill he said did not reduce the compensation
of any one below that which prevailed wnen ne VS.
appointed. al were appointed before the bll @
last year was passed 80 highly favorlng them.
President Reed saId that compensation ought %
be allowed FOR time spent on cases TO me exst.
Judge has 20 read over the briefs in about ninety
cases after each term.
row. and may be amended as Senator Reed rs
gested.
APPROPRIATION FOR VOLUNTEERS
The session OF the House to-day was charactee
by Industry. There little or no speech-man%
remarks being confined 10 simple and oHea
plantations OF the provisions OF bills on third rc'
ing. When Mr.. Ketcham's bill TO pay the voaS
teers in the Spanish-Amertcan War came up y
Guenther said that he had not had time TO prsps"
a patriotic speech. nor did he consider nm y;
was necessary but II any other nlen9 st ~ n.
to make such speech he would be gsa % r.
in request TO the Speaker that ne pc @ now d
bill had been amended and what me soIaisn -
sailors were going TO get from the state-S - -
for married men and 81 a week FOR unmaiI'ei ~~
and $40 each for uniforms and equipments, N
Mr.. Albeit to remark that the OH x.
right as far as II went, but that II ala nV' $50
enough. Then he roll was called ano un' W.
were all I'm the affirmative
BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE
These bills were also passed practically sn''~
debate
Mr.. Woods permitting Trenton 10 ere1
school
Mr.. McKee's Paterson Park bill ~kr
Mr.. Hutchinson's, making the zee OF sl' - ,su
transferring prisoners 10 the state prsyyh ~,.sr
q mile the minimum fee 70 be- s. FOR each - 40
w NJ Johnsons permitting townsnlps, a. f,rsL
TO improve roads under the stare hoau '-s
ment act -, "a 80
w NJ Johnson's making Il uniawtul IA -
into any stream above the point from WIN"
municipality obtains its water supply -, M
Mr. Francs's, changing the name oIsnt -
Branch Police. Sanitary and lmprovsiss.tu
msson-the official title OF that res"''
Long Branch Commission. c..,. ruct II
MIR Deleots. creating the once OF So ,Nsr
ner OF Engineers. He will be appointed yx,, ,Sr Il
ernor and will himself have power 10 ppvng,Sah l
ties to examine and license all stationary
NEW MEASURES IN THE HoO'N
The following bills were introduced;
by Mr. od-Appropriatng NcO 10 I'd sSow
terma ter Generals Department over