Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-03-22

and subject TO punishment: protid,1s
for the appointment Of a deputy to the
chief of the state bureau of labor sta
tistics and abolishing the office of sec
Rotary; requiring human bodies dead
OF contagious disease to be hermetical
iy sealed in caslxet for transportation
through or across the state; incorpo
rating the borough of Metuchen. Mid
dlesex county; providing for the an
pointment by the governor Of a state
library commission to have supervision
of the travelling library system; regu
lating the season for bass fishing and
forbidding pickerel fishing at Lake Ho
patcong and elsewhere: continuing in
office honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors who may have county posi-
tons not regulated by statute; author.
izing Essex county to erect court.
house and offices for county officials
providing that the Union flag be dis
played over the statehouse every day
in the year from sunrise to sunset
makes it lawful to kill any dog net
registered which worries or chases tur
keys, geese, etc; amends the act to in
corporate associations not for pecun
larry profit--relates to the American Me
chanics.
Odds and Ends.
The bin creating state board OF
BARRIERS examiners was defeated in the
house.
A determined effort is being made te
secure the legislatures Endorsement fol
the voting machine now on exhibition
at the statehouse. A bill has been
drawn by Ex-Governor Werts and in
troduced in the house providing for d
state commission who shall pass Oh
the merits of any voting machine offer.
ed for use. Their favorable report is
necessary before the machine is adopt
ed.
Mr.. Smith has a bill extending the
territorial boundaries of the borough
of Seaside Park, Ocean county, by the
annexation of a portion of Berkeley
township.
The Industrial School For Girls is
still the object of attention. Matters
assumed new phase this week wheI
Mrs. Eyler took the stand She denied
in detail the charges of her accusers
and claimed that a conspiracy had
been formed against her. She produc
ed the records of the school, which
contradicted certain of the testimony
against her, and also showed the arti
Giles of torture which had been sc
sensationally described in some of the
newspapers. The straitiaclxet and the
anklets proved to be very mild affairs
indeed. Mrs. Eyler made an excellent
impression. Some of the accusing wit
nesses will be recalled.
The legal fraternity gained quite a
victory in the repeal of the Dunn act
which had been on the statute books
for nearly 20 years. 1t permitted any
young man, on the certificate of five
counselors at law, to come up for ex-
animation for admission to the bar. Its
repeal means that young men win have
to spend from three to four years in a
lawyers Office before being eligible for
examination.
The bill providing for a state normal
school at Newark and appropriating
100000 for the purpose has passed the
assembly, but is opposed in the senate.
1t is thought that the senators prefer
to enlarge the normal school at Tren-
ton.
The Newark track elevation bill,
which was defeated in the senate last
week, may be revived in new shape.
The railroads disliked the compulsory
features of the original bill, and their
influence was potential.
The appropriation committee is the
hardest worked committee of the legis-
lature just now. 1t is difficult task
to dispose Of the many demands esg ~ r.
state treasury in a satisfscta,v nan.
ner. II az Demands were granted, the
Urea fy would be as bare as Mother
ird's cupboard. and if the neces-
prgr.e knife is freely used there
is a howl all around Tieappropria-
ton committee, however, hopes 10 re
port it's bill some time today.