Gloucester County Democrat., 1899-02-09

relieved. The attempt to get Dlenhiai
sessions amendment Incorporated in the
constitution failed last year, however.
and il would doubtless require hard
work to have it adopted at any time so
long as the railroads are understood
to be its avowed champions. Still the
expense of every legislative session is
heavy one on the taxpayers. and this
feature is apt to appeal to the voters,
especially if it can be shown from the
writer's experience that very little new
legislation is needed Speaker Watkins
said yesterday that If the committees
would get down to work the work of the
session might he dispatched within
three weeks.
The legislature in adjourning this
week. decided not to meet again till
Tuesday. not holding any Monday night
session because of Lincoln's birthday
occurring on Monday.
New state Institutions.
The legislative committee on appro-
priations is taking advantage of the re-
cess this week to go TO Railway and
visit the partly completed reformatory
upon which the state has already spent
S1s5. 600 and which. it is stated. will re-
auire at least 1926 900 before the doors
can be thrown open. The commission
ers who have the reformatory in charge
have agreed to meet with the legislative
committee on Thursday of this week
and to give all the aid in their power
to explain the requirements of the insti-
tuition. The situation was very fully
explained in this correspondence few
weeks ago. There is every reason to
believe that the committee on appropri-
ations will report TO the legislature in
favor of a substantial appropriation.
sufficient for the completion of at least
one wing. The legislative committee
consists of Senators w. M. Johnson,
Stokes. Hutchinson. and Braun and As
semblymen Mckee. Dexheimer, Coles.
Welsh and Eckert.
Another new state institution that is
claiming attention just now is the vii
lage For Epileptics. Speaker Watkins
this week introduced in the assembly a
the advice and consent of the senate,
shall appoint six managers-three Re-
publicans and three Democrats-who
shall have the government and control
of affairs. They are to serve for three
years and shall appoint superintend-
ent, a physician and other needful en-
ployees. They shall fix the salaries OF
all employees. but shall receive no mon
ey themselves except for travelling ex-
penses.
This bill viii doubtless be passed in
due season, as the state has already ac-
quired the Maplewood farm at Blawen
burg for the purposes of village for
epileptics. The managers who have
had the project in charge laid their re-
port on the desks of the members of the
legislature this week. They recite at
length the success which has attended
the plan of segregation in Germany and
France, where ii has for some time been
recognized that those unfortunate suf-
ferers should be kept apart from the
inmates of a lunatic asylum. Ohio and
New York have entered upon the viii
lage system, with successful results,
and the legislatures of Massachusetts
and Pennsylvania have recently au
thorized the establishment and main
tenance of homes for epileptics. The
managers point out that there are at
present in the asylums and other insti
tutions of New Jersey at least 450 epi
leptics. There are 9S in the state hos
pital at Trenton and 96 in the hospital
at Morristown. No patients under
years of age shall be admitted in the
village. and no more shall be admitted
of any age than the appropriation per-
mits. The managers declare that they
have made all arrangements on an
economical basis, knowing that the state
has no desire to get involved in an
of this plan they propose to admit at
first only selected patients, of whom
some shall be competent to work at
such trades as blacksmithing tailor
ing. shoemaking. hlackiaying. carpen-
tering. harness making. etc: also do
mestic and laboring work. Two cot
tages are wanted at once as the present
house on the farm will be needed for
the superintendent The two cottages.
each to accommodate 30 patients, will
cost $4,000 The managers. in addition.
want $4,000 to purchase an adjoining
farm. $1,000 for water supply and sew
erage and $4,000 for salaries, repairs
and running expenses.
Executive Nominations.
Governor Voorhees, has sent to the
senate the following list of nomina-
tions for managers of the epileptic VII
lage. s. OIin harrison, Cumberland
county, one year; William S. Combs,
Monmouth, one year; DR.. John H. Ew-
ing, Hunterdon. two years; DR. Thomas
j. Smith. Cumberland, two years: Rev
DR.. James NJ. Buckley Morris. three
years; DR. John w. Ward. Mercer three
years The nominations were referred.
Governor Voorhees, did very 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 that 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 confrma-
ton will follow in regular course.
One of the few live issues before the
legislature appears to be William II
Fhompson's bill providing for the IL
eensing of Washington park, the well
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
bill. The measure came up yesterday
afternoon in the senate and was passed
II to ., after Senators Martin and H. w
Johnson had stated that the remon-
strances were evidently founded on a
misapprehension. The bill originally
permitted Thompson, for one fee, to get
one omnibus license to cover all the
booths in Washington park. hut an
amendment has been adopted requir-
ing separate fee for each booth The
measure now goes to the house for ac-
ton. 1t seems that under the law of
1895 relative 20 the licensing of pleas
ure grounds most judges ruled that va
rious bars might be set up under one IL
cense, but the court in Mr.. Thompson's
county held that only one bar could be
opened under one license and would
grant only one license to one man.
Wasblngton park BEING 9 large resors.