New-York tribune., 1900-03-19
NEW-JERsEY LEGISLATION
COMMITTEES BUSY WITH QUESTIONS
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE To
TAXPAYFJS.

The most interesting transactions or tha "
Jersey Legislature do not appear upon the t,c,
OF the routine proceedings While il Is true th,.
the present session has appea,ed to be dga,0-.
and inactive. several Of the committees -.
been busy with problems cf grat importance -
the taxpayers. Among these th4e Is ona vvbt.s
by right of its duties and obligations Is n, a.
! first consideration. This IS the J6nt Cornr,,.,a-
on Appropriations. The State Tnasurv +. "a
mitted 20 be in an excellent condition. so 49,,
lent IN fact. that it invites appeals from ola a.
new sources in ever increasing exent. br, I.
these appeals and applications shosd raca,v,
recognition in accordance with the arnou,.
asked fer, the supply Of funds would oe vbor,
unequal 10 the demand. The committee bal1 a..
latest session on Wednesday night TIE r,sa.
ing prolonged by the many application g.
a share Of the States money. The COMMITTEES "A
mits that II surprised at The extent OF so-,
of the demands. II is said. indeed. that sons :.
the members were shocked" by the reque,. :,
Senator Pitney for an appropriation OF S15O.o
for the Morris Plains Asylum II is unders,ooa
that the Senator more than earnest in ii,
presentation OF the application. and that he san
that the whole amount asked for would ~
necessary TO complete the work under rzv
at the asylum. The committee. il seems had an
tertained upon information. the idea that tha
managers of the asylum would be able to ?,
through the current year with only a snau
addition 10 the regular appropriation for run
ming expenses. 1t was. moreover. said that Il,
committee had been told that the appropr.atlon
made last year would be sufficient TO connplet.
the improvements. The committee. probably BE-
cause Of the large and regular demands OF the
institution upon the State Treasury. and BE-
cause Of the WEAKNESS Of the people with the
enormous expense which it has for years En-.
tailed upon the taxpayers, did not give the Sem
ator from Morris much encouragement and Ist
to the public the impression by It's failure to al
that the demand would be considerably pared
down
In the case of the Palisades Commission
which through Francis Hopkins asked fo-
$4,000 the committee did not make an appro-
priation but laid the matter over for the pres
ent. The discussion of it. however led = the
belief that the committee of the opinion
that the proposed survey could be made for a
much smaller amount than that requested and
If the Commission should get more than 5000
it is probable that explanation viii be In
order In response TO a popular request The peo-
pie are looking sharply after the expenditure or
their money. The committee made several ap-
propria tions In the bill which is being prepared
Among others were these: To the State Sew
erage Commission S995S to cover back salaries
and 5000 for this year; TO the Fish and Game
Commission, 81, 500; 20 the Supreme Court Clerk
for printing the rules of the court, 81 OO0 10 the
State Horticultural Society. 800; TO the Secre-
tary of State, 5000 for preservation OF records
At the hearing the Ocean Grove Boulevard
bill before the Senate Committee Agriculture
on the same day. the Rev. A E Ballard. vice
president of the Ocean Grove Association, uads
an earnest protest against the passage or the
act Mr.. Ballard said that Ocean Grove was
religious association. and that If the bill should
be made a law it would disturb the quiet and
peace of the Grove by permitting Sunday drv-
ing there. In opposition TO Nv Ballard. Mayor
Ten Brock OF Asbury Park and the Mayors ot
other coastwise bOroughs argued that there vas
great demand for the passage OF the act. They
pointed TO the fact that an ocean boulevard nov
6iraCt
the coast, and that IL is necessary 70 dr1vs
around Ocean Grove, which presents one OF ths
most attractive sea views on the New-Jerssy
coast in order OF get from town 70 another
The bill earnest advocates IN t1s
House, but the popularity of the Ocean Grove
charter and the possibility or prolonged Etgs-
ton in case the act should be passed may CAUSE
it TO be left the files for this year.
After a hearing on what is known as tns
..Stokes school bilr' before the Senate Commit
tee on Education. at which the Representative
teachers of Union County presented their views
IL was decided to report the bill 10 the Ss1aie,
and this done by Senator Francis As y
now stands, the bill contains so many amend
ments that they were ordered printed with tns
act. 1t Is probable that the bill will not reacn
the final passage stage for some days. Mean
while there is no doubt that additional amend
ments are being suggested and prepared, so ina.
it seems proba BILE that there will be a prolonged
discussion in the Senate before the fate OF the
measure is reached
The hearings before the special COMMITTEES on
the State Industrial School for Girls have noI
been completed, but the developments which me
examination or witnesses mas so Idr OIues-,
out leave no room for doubt that raacsi
changes in the management OF the scnool are
contemplated, and with the intention OF e1ect,
ing such changes eX-Judge Wilbur A. Mot- OF
Newark is preparing a bill Already an appro-
priation has been put into the regular Appro-
priations bill for increased facilities Tor the gov
ernment OF the school. which IS said TO nave
been made to meet of the sections IN tn-
contemplated law. While there appears 70 o
but little opposition to the generally entertaineu
opinion that Mrs Eyler and her husband mus
either resign be dismissed. the advocacy OL @ a
male manager for the institution does not mset
with the support which was eXpectet. -.
moral suasion idea of government sun laEsgS 80
obtains. and in support Of il is quoted tne nl.
tory of the school under former MANAGEMENT.
It is thought that the committee will make s0ma
report this week.