The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-17
RUSHING LEGISLATION.
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was held Tuesday, when the Passaic river
pollution bill was before the Senate
Committee on Judiciary. Former Gov
ernor George 7. Werts, who drafted the
BILL was the principal speaker in its be-
half. He said that immediate legislative
action was desired by the large number
of people affected by the pollution of
this stream.
| Mayor Hinchcliffe of Paterson was the
chief opponent of the measure. He
advised the Legislature to go slow in the
matter.
Several speakers from Paterson asked
to have more time given to them in
which to consider the matter
Another hearing of some importance
held Monday was that on the building
and loan associations before the Senate
Committee on Banks and Insurance.
There are two measures before the
Senate. one introduced by Mr.. Bell and
the other by Senator Ketcham. Both
bills provide State supervision and differ
only in the matter Of what department
shall have charge of the reports.
The Washington Park license bill has
been recommitted in order that the
amendment providing that application
for license might be made at any time
during the session of court, may be
wiped out.
1t is doubtful, however, if Billy )"
Thompson and his cohorts can accom-
plish anything, Notwithstanding his con-
cessions, and even if he does it is still
more doubtful whether Governor Voor-
hees will so far forget himself and his
duty to the people of the State as to atfix
his signature to such bill.
Senator Pitney crossed swords with
Senator McDermott on Tuesday in the
matter of the bill to prohibit children
under Is years from appearing on the
professional stage. When the bill
came upon second reading Mr.. Nc
Dermott offered an amendment giving
the Mayors of cities the power to
license such children to act.
Senator Pitney, in an able and
| forcible argument, answered Mr.. Nc
Dermott, saying that it was not a
question of the morality of the stage
but of forcing infants to do what they
should not do at SO early an age.
| A question was raised as to whether
or not the bill prohibited children
from participating in church entertain
ments Pending the investigation of
this matter, the bill and amendment
was laid over.
The House on Tuesday passed
Ketcham's soldiers pay bill with the
amendments offered last week. when
the matter came up in the Senate,
Senator Ketcham announced that the
amendments we're of SO radical a
character that it would be necessary for
the Senators to consult with the State s
financial officers.
The bill, as amended, provides an adj
ditional $40, for each soldier for cloth
ing and equipments. 1t has been
practically decided to kill the amend
ment and pass the bill as originally in
| troduced, giving to the volunteers So
| for married men and 81 single men,
It has been at last decided to
purchase the sword to be presented to
Admiral Sampson from Philadelphia
firm The blade of the sword is to be
etched, showing the exact position of
the navy in front of Santiago, and
showing the battleships in prominence
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Among the more important bills passed
this week were the following, by the
Senate:
Senate 13l (Mr. Pitney's billy strikes
from the present law the provision that
no representation shall be admitted
among collaterals after brothers and
sisters children.
Senate 40 requires ten days notice to
mortgagor by the mortgage before pro-
ceedings shall begin in chattel mortgage
foreclosures.
Senate Al. limiting the interest, COM
mission and charges which may be col
lected in foreclosure of chattel mort
cages on household goods.
Senate 142, imposing a fine of $50
where factory owners and superinten-
dents fail to make returns to the Bureau
of Statistics within the prescribed time.
The Senate also passed the Erie Merger
bill, the anti ''Dago" bill, which pro.
hibits the employment of unnaturalized
foreigners on public works; and the
anti Dunn act, which repeats the law
permitting law students to take the ex-
animation, upon receiving certificate
from five counselors that they possess
extraordinary ability Senator Pitney
favored the bill. He said it was not the
lawyers who wanted the bill, but that it
was in the interest of the people.
Inc OOVcTIlOE OH 1u0budy SSAb Uuc
following nominations to the Senate.
For members of the State Board of
Taxation-Henry j. West (reappointedl
and Joseph Thompson.
For trustees of the State Reform
School for boys-Frank S. Gaskill of
Ocean and Edward Spaeth of Sussex.
They were referred.
All other pending nominations were
CON firunAA 1hau innlIIda fOanaOprz Of
the Morris Plains Hospital, district court
judge at Newark and judge and prose
cutor of Cumberland county.
In the House the following bills were
introduced:
Fixing fee of physician certifying to
the insanity of any person afterwards
committed to the Insane Hospital, at
five dollars,
No. 70. authorizes Boards of Chosen
Freeholders in any county charged with
the care. support. maintenance and edll-