Gloucester County Democrat., 1900-02-01

but also shielded from the wind, from
Oct. to April / of each year. He sug-
gests as penalty a fine of SO per day
for every day that the law is violated.
The interests of labor are being look
ed after in the legislature. A measure
introduced by Mr.. Weseman provides
that 60 hours shall constitute weeks
work for employees in biscuit, bread
or cake bakeries, and not more than
ten hours work shall be exacted ON
any one day. 1t also forbids the dis
charge of any such employee for hav-
ing made a truthful statement as a
witness or to any deputy factory in
spector or to an officer of a health
board. Mr.. Albeit has introduced a
bill by request which requires BARRIERS
to close barber shops on Sundays after
p. M; penalty. SIS for first conviction
and from $40 to $25 fine or 10 to %
days Imprisonment, or both, for sec
ond conviction. Mr.. Fallon is cham
pioning bill which makes eight hours
a legal days labor.
No legislative session ever escapes
a recital of sportsmen's grievances.
The game laws are being constantly
tinkered, and they are apparently al
ways unsatisfactory to some section
or some class. These game bills have
been presented this week
BY Mr.. Wakelee-Terminate all the
appointments for deputy fish and
game wardens on Jan. l next and fixes
term of such officials hereafter at one
year.
BY Mr.. Horner-Fixes open season
for reed and rail birds, marsh hen, gray
snipe, hare, rabbit, quail, geese, ducks
brant and other webfooted fowl from
Nov. to Dec. -.
By Mr.. Cooper Fixes Nov. 10 to
Dec. 10 as open gaming season for
quail, rabbits, etc.
Mr.. Horner offered bill amending
the township act so as to make terms
of township committeeman three years.
Mr.. Klein has a measure permitting
towns to issue bonds not exceeding
$4,000 for the erection of an engine
house and buildings.
A bill by Mr.. Wright provides that
rated commercial feeding stuffs shall
include linseed, cotton seed, pea, pea
nut, cocoanut meals, dried brewers
grains, malt spirits, corn and oat
chops, etc, and when sold offered or
exposed for sale shall have certified
by table attached thereon the name
brand or trademark of the same with
number of net pounds of feeding stuffs
therein.
Various Matters.
Assemblyman Albeit has offered a
concurrent resolution providing for the
election OF United States senators by Il
direct vote of the people. 1t was re
ferred to the Judiciary committee and
will no doubt be the subject of de-
bate later in the session.
The committee appointed to draft
resolutions touching the death of John
p Stockton, formerly attorney general
of the state, reported in the house yes
terday. The report is highly laudatory
of the distinguished statesman It
was adopted by rising vote.
The only bill passed this week was
house bill No. 6, which went through
the assembly yesterday. 1t authorizes
the county clerk of Bergen county to
borrow money in anticipation of taxes
Senator McDermott has two new
bills providing for the policing Of the
new Hudson boulevard.
There is a proposition before the
assembly to exempt state armories
from taxation.
Mr.. Wakelee wants to see Memorial
day thoroughly observed in every
county of the state With that in view,
he proposes that every board of free
holders shall have the right to appro-
pirate $500 annually for the observ-
ance of the day.
Mr.. Murphy has a bill prohibiting the
manufacturing and storing of any ex-
plosive containing nitroglycerin in any
building within $500 feet Of any other
building.