, 1899-02-10
FIVE MILE BSJ

Monmouth. one year.; DR.. johns HEw-
Ing. Hunterdon. two years; DR. nas
J. Smith. Cumberland, two yea Aev.
DR.. James NJ. Buckley, Morris. Three
years; DR.. John W. Ward, Mercer. three
years. The nominations were referred.
Governor Voorhees, did a yeHy grace
full thing in sending to the Senate the
name of Colonel Edward A. Campbell
of the First regiment to be brevet brig
adler general in recognition of long and
faithful service in the national guard
and also in the Spanish-American war.
The fact hat the general Is a Demo-
crat adds to the value of the compli-
ment. 1t Is generally admitted that
the compliment was richly deserved.
The nomination under the rule went to
the judiciary committee. but con1rma-
ton will follow In regular course.
One OF the few live issues before the
legislature appears to be William H.
Thompson's bill providing for the Ii
censlng of Washington park. the we'll
known pleasure resort down the Della
ware. The legislature was flooded with
resolutions this week passed by preach
ers' meetings in various counties re-
monstrating against the passage Of the
0AAA t& oAi w a
afternoon In the senate. and was passed.
II to Q. after Senators Martin and II. w.
Johnson had stated that the remon-
strances were evidently founded on q
misapprehension. The bill originally
permitted Thompson, for one fee, to get
one omnibus license to cover all the
booths In Washington park, but an
amendment has been adopted requir-
tn0 a aono ro 20 faa TOW n ooh booth Vha
measure now goes to the house for ac-
ton. It seems that under the law OF
1895 relative to the licensing Of pleas
ure grounds most judges ruled that va+
rious bars might be set up under one III
cense, but the court In Mr.. Thompson'$
county held that only one bar could be
opened under one license and would
grant only one license to one man
Washington park being a large resort,
this plan operated to the Inconvenience
of thirsty patrons.
Other bills passed in the senate this
week include the following: Providing
that In cities Of under 40, 900 population
election officers shall receive IS for each
day spent for registration and $40 fdr
election day: providing for redistricting
the wards of a city without increasing
ttiC LOthi nQlilDCIs Incorporating Lie
borough of Florham Park, in Chatham
township. Morris county.
Some New Measures.
Another proposition has been present.
ed for paying the New Jersey soldiers
who enlisted for the Spanish war. Mr..
King stands sponsor for this bill. VI CHI
provides that each soldier shall receive
1925.
A bill to restore to the newspapers
the publication of the state laws each
year was presented this week. Senator
Francis of Monmouth fathered the
measure, which seems so fair in Its pro-
visions that 1t ought to commend itself
to the lawmakers. In the first placf, II
calls for the publication of only a gym
opsis of the general statutes and the
text of such acts as affect the lod lity
wherein the publishing paper is -prt ed.
Each publisher desiring to print tn WIS
is required to supplya an affidavit q his
continuously n mas Il cffcufHsfoi y
not less than $50. The state comp
troller and state treasurer will. before
April ! next, furnish a list OF papers
complying with these conditions to the
secretary of state. and h secretary ie
authorized to appoint a suitable person
to make a synopsis of the laws passed
at this session of the legislature. In
future years the synopsis will be mad
as the legislative session proceeds, so
that the laws may nav early publica-
ton. The person making the synopsis
is to receive $500 a year for his work,
which shall be deducted pro rata from
the amounts allowed to the newspapers.
The rate paid to the newspapers shall
be 60 cents per folio. and the type u
be set up in the Office of the publishing
paper.
A bill which is apt to attract some at
tention is assembly No. 102. introduced
by Mr.. Squire, authorizing the governor
TO appoint two women and five men to
be known as the state board of chill
dren's guardians. They shall act as
guardians of all children who become
public charges. Children who have
been in ~almshouses for 30 days shall
be provided with homes In private fam
lilies. The guardians hall receive nc
salaries and shall serve for six years.
The assembly this week agreed In the
senate concurrent resolutions proposing
the award of q sword to Rear Admiral
Sampson and voting the thanks OF the
state to the Women's War Relief ASSOC
citation and to Mrs. Washington A. Roe
bling in particular.
state school Moneys.
The FIRST lively debate of the session
occurred in the senate yesterday over
Senator Stokes bill providing for an
annual appropriation of not less than
800, 900 out OF the general state funds
for the maintenance OF the public
schools. Senator Stokes made the ar
gument embodied In his statement in
this correspondence last week to show
that the effect OF this bill would be to
tighten the burden OF every person in
the state who pay school tax.
Senator McDermott, who is always on
the qui vive for. chance to score a hit
against the railroads.. said the bill was
welcome for what it gave to the tax
payers, but claimed that if property
were assessed as It should be in New