, 1899-03-17

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would have to be approved by the gov
ernor. The committee then adjourned
10 meet later in the week.
Yesterday afternoon the senate rom
mittee on judiciary gave :. hearing on
the river pollution bill in the senate
chamber. Vigorous arguments were
urged in favor of the bill, while equally
strong objections were presented to it.
Among those who favored 1t were for
mer Governor George T. Werts, who
drafted the bill; DR.. William 7. Hunt,
State Treasurer Swain, Postmaster ID.
w. Mahoney of Passaic, Percy Jackson
of B~elleville and Colonel Charles w.
Fuller of Bayonne. Their grounds We're
principally that Legislative action on
this very important question was inn
mediately necessary and that delays
were dangerous. Mayor Hinchcliffe,
Engineer Franklin Van Wrinkle, Assem-
blyman Wood Mckee and George b.
tinson of Paterson opposed the bill on
the ground that there vas no necessity
for needless Legislation and commended
that it would be we'll for the Legislature
to go slow in the matter. The bill es-
tablishes a state sewerage commission
to prevent the pollution of the waters of
the state and to create sewerage dis
tricts and district sewerage boards
There was an interesting hearing on
the two building and association
bills before the senate committee on
banks and insurance Monday. One of
these bills was introduced by Mr.. Bell
and the other by Senator Ketcham. The
former gives the department of banking
and insurance control of these associa-
tions, while the other allows them to
remain under the supervision of the de-
partment of labor and statistics. ]. w.
Hall of Elizabeth and Assemblyman
Bell spoke in favor of the latter's bill,
while c. A. Swift OF Elizabeth opposed
1t.
In the house Monday night the bill
repeating the Dunn act relative to the
admission of students to the examina-
ton for attorneys license. also known
as the five counselors' act, was defeated
by a vote of 80 to %. Mr.. Marks of
Hudson made an earnest plea for the
poor young men who We're obliged to
study nights in order to prepare them
selves for examination. He cited the
case OF Abraham Lincoln, who was
obliged to struggle to perfect himself
to become a lawyer. Mr.. Jones of Es-
sex denounced the bill as being too 1ex-
ible, making it possible for incompetent
men to become lawyers.
Senator Braun of Passaic wanted to
amend the bill merging the Erie and
Northern railroads on Monday night by
inserting a clause providing that the
Erie company shall not increase either
freight or passenger rates after the
M oruioO of tho Nnptharn and Eric roll
roads under the penalty of the forfeit
ure of their charter. Mr.. McDermott of
Hudson strongly opposed the amend
ment on the ground that it was unfair
and that If such an amendment was to
be adopted it should be made general
and apply to all roads. The amendment
was lost by a vote of s to 10.
The Washington park license bill has
been recommitted so that the amend
ment providing that applications for IL
cense might be made Iatanyta-nez 7zRipp,
the sessi6n77 me court may De "lpeu
ont. @ a
Senator McDermott has offered an
amendment to Senator Pitney's juvenile
actor bill. which gives the mayor or
other municipal officer the privilege of
a license or permit, but the
matter was laid over so that the
bill could he amended in order that 1t
will not interfere with church festivals
or entertainments. The bill makes it a
misdemeanor for any person having the
care of a child under 10 years to permit
the child to sing, dance or act in public
for gain.
The senate has passed the following
bills:
Senate 143-Provides for punishment
of persons who unlawfully obtain cleo
trio power, heat or light.
Senate 164-Amends act regulating ru-
raj cemetery associations.
Senate 114-For the government of
cities of less than 70. 900 inhabitants.
House 1S4-Amends the general Dor
ough act of 1897.
House 135-Appropriates $500 for a
to be erected to the memory
of the New Jersey sailors who were
killed by the destruction of the ain
y Senate 40-Requires ten days notice
to ~mortgageor by the mortgage before
proceedings shall begin in chattel mort
gage foreclosures.
Senate 1S9-Granting the states con
sent to the acquisition by the general
government of a tract of land at New
Brunswick for a postoffice or govern
ment building.
Senate ~55-Increases from 5000 to 500
the annual appropriation to the State
Horticultural society.
Senate 142-Imposing a fine of $50
where factory owners and superintend-
ents fail to make returns to the bureau
of statistics within the prescribed time.
In the house the following bills have
beer passed;
House 207-ProVides for the removal
of ashes, garbage. etc. in first class
cities between the hours OF s p. m. and
6 a. IN. each day.
House 179-Provides that in building
LOAF associations the withdrawal value
of a shareholders Accommodations shall
not be less than the sum of his Install
ments paid in,
House 202-Authorizes the fish and
game commissioners TO issue certificates
to persons over is years of age for the
collection of birds and their nests and