The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-23

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be looked after, to what there was ar the
close Of the civil war.
1T has been said that whatever money
we receive must be in the nature of a
gratuity. Well and good. Only we ask
you, gentlemen, to let that gratuity pc
sufficiently large that the men will not be
ashamed to accept 1t.
"Not only in the Southern camps were
IL. men at al loss, but since our return
home, many of us ave been unable to
procure employment and are now burden
ed with debts"
Prior to the appearance OF the soldiers,
the Senate had taken up Senator ketch-
ANS bill. for So per month for married
soldiers and 81 per month for unmarried
men, and had passed it on second read
ing. The same course was taken with
the Essex Senator's joint resolution, au-
thorizing the presentation of medals to
the New Jersey volunteer soldiers and
sailors of the late war. Both bills were
ordered to be engrossed for this reading.
This very much perturbed the young
patriots, who are so eager to get at the
public crib, and they bitterly denounced
the measure. 1t is estimated that the
King measure, which is most eagerly de-
sired by the soldiers. will cost the State
about sT00, 600. The Braun bill, which is
their second choice, would mean an out
lay by the State of about $500, 600, and the
Ketcham bill would mean an outlay of
$3.50. 600. The Ketcham bill is known to
meet with executive approval and 1t
stands a very good chance of passage.
Mrs. Emily E. Williamson's pet scheme
to have a State board of guardians named
to consist of seven persons. was given a
hearing by the House committee on revls-
ion of laws. The bill was introduced by
Mr.. Squire, and is labeled House 1872"
Mr.. Hugh H. Fox, on behalf of Mrs.
Williamson. admitted that the project was
an experiment, but stated that the great
est expense would fall upon the counties.
The only expense, he said, that the State
would be put to would be about $4,000 a
year for maintaining the supervisory
board of guardians.
NJ. Fox read a letter from the Morris
County Children's Home Society, protest
ing against the bill, as it would take away
the work of the home. This home, the
letter recited, is non-sectarian and had
been established for eighteen years., hay
ing been organized at the suggestion OF
the Charities Aid Society. On the other
hand, Mr.. Fox said, there was an o5jec-
ton from the Catholic church, that body
wanting an amendment inserted, provid-
ing that in case the State Board of Guar
| dams did not find a home for the child
of the same religious belief as the par
ents of the child, it should be committed
to an Institution of the religious belief OF
the child's parents, where possible, unl,i
| such a home should be founded.
Mr.. A. T. Williams, of this city, one OF
! the members of the commission, said he
was sorry the religious question had been
brought INTO the matter. The Catholics,
he said, merely wanted to care for their
| own children and did not want to inter-
fere with the rights of anybody else.
| This, he thought, was only a fair PROPOSE
| ton. All other religious denominations
were to nave the same rights under the
amendment and none but Catholic chill
dren would go to institutions of that re-
ligious belief.
Assemblyman Benny, who was a mem
| bersof the committee having the bill under
| consideration, thought the amendment
was a very good one. There were Epis-
| copalian homes for orphans in the State
anu DOSSlOig Jill Ni0
denominations had homes for their or
| phaned children. He was born and bred
a Presbyterian, and he thought if he had
been left an orphan and had become a
public charge, he ought to be sent to an
| Institution of that faith, if it was possi-
BILE.
Mrs. Williamson seemed very much
wrought up over the proposed amend
- cut -z:l - loJ ,aa1n a cfl16U of
the matter for five years and thought the
bill as presented by Mr.. Squire was the
best one.
MI. Benny asked if an E-piscopaian
child became a public charge would 1t
not be better to send it to one of the
| E~piscopalian institutions, but Mrs. VIII
hanson thought the child would be just
as well off in a non-sectarian institution
Mr.. Benny took exception to this, and
the matter was being discussed when the
committeeman were called to a session of
the House.
Another hearing will be given on the
bill next week.
The House Judiciary Committee rave a
hearing on Mr.. Walscheid's bill to repeal
the Dunn act, which permits any one spe-
cialy well fitted for the law to take the
attorneys examination, upon a certificate
signed by five counsellors that the appli-
cant is a proper person to take such ex-
animation. Mr.. Walscheid explained thai
the bar was being overrun and the bill
was to protect the public and elevate the
standing of the bar. The bill also in
creased, he said, the present requirement.
for attorneys examinations, in that IL
provides a preliminary examination.
Assemblyman Wood said that the five
counsellor act had been the means OF
bringing to the New Jersey bar some OF
it's most prominent nm of speclal
qualification. who, by dint of hard stucy
were able to take the examination.
Lawrence S. Mott also spoke in favor OF
the law as it stands. 1t enables men, he
said, to take up the law who have passed
the period in life when they would care
to serve as a clerk. The repeater would
cut off men who would be very creditable
members of the bar.
There was also a hearing on the game
laws.