New-York tribune., 1900-01-24
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE
EACH HOUSE TO HAVE A SUPERVISOR
OF BILLS.
STATE TREASURER AND CONTROLLER TO BE
ELECTED NEXT wEEK-NEw BILLS IN
TRODUCED-sHORT SESSIONS HELD.


TRoDUCED-sHoRT SESSIONS HELD.
Trenton, Jan. % (speciaD-In the House of AS
sembly this morning Mr.. Albeit offered resolution
providing for the appointment of a special com
mittee OF five TO inquire into the truth of the
charges of mismana agement against those in charge
of the State Industrial School for Girls,
well into the action of the officials and employees
of the institution: the committee to have power TO
subpoena witnesses and TO report to the House not
later than February IS.
Mr. Albeit declared that the State owed it to
itself clear the atmosphere this State insti-
tuition. Leader Wakelee moved that the resolution
be referred to the Joint Committee Industrial
School for Girls. and thither the resolution went.
MP arrs69g ngaYe d MOTIFS o nToIeed ns aceous
resolution respecting the entrance of William Jen-
DOM of ihe state to him This Was resented en by
Mr.. Benny, the Democratic leader. who said that
he was amazed that there was so much fun in the
Assemblyman from Morris. Mr.. Benny moved that
Public Health, and the motion was unanimously
agreed to before it dawned upon Mr.. Benny that
state Controller Hancoek D and State Treasurer
Will be next Tqesdey Tue When Td @ Sn5
houses adopted joint resolution fixing the date of
The bill permitting the admission of disabled
veterans of the Spanish and Philippine wars to the
Soldiers Home at Kearny came up on final reading
n sst the 6S H9uS % ~ ] by Mr. Ken h. Of
vote Of 81 to o. It was stated that there We're two
such veterans in Newark now who were unable to
The city aimshouse
A SUPERVISOR OF BILLS FOR EACH HOUSE.
The opinion of Attorney General Grey, declar-
ing the act creating the office of Supervisor of
Bills unconstitutional and void. read in the
House and referred to the Committee Rules.
1t was decided by Republican caucuses of each
House to repeal the act In question and go back to
the previous law amending the rules in conformity
printed instead Of Witch The further Programme
Is to appoint Supervisor Salmon to have charge of
burlington County, TO have charge of those in the
caucus the Essex members supported Edgar VIII
Iams for the place; but all the others voted for
the Republican County Committee OF Hudson.
NEW MEASURES IN THE HOUSE.
Among the bills introduced in the House.
the following:
by M X l gnsB 4 to caf ah
ing. which he compelled to buy.
BY Mr. King, providing for a District Court
BY Mr.. Lyon. authorizing Perth Amboy to issue
] 10 20, raise M i1dS is 10 replace those lost by the
BY Mr., Benny, abolishing capital punishment and
substituting life Imprisonment for murder in the
BY Mr. SNYDER. ,exsmptng from taxation all
personal property, including capital stock. OF all
domestic mutual loan, homestead and building as
BY Mr; Fallon. placing a tax upon the gross re-
ceipts Of telegraph telephone. electric light, gas
cent upon the capital stock of general companies.
Also making employers responsible for damage
lessness Of other employees
afternoon. ana after receiving few new bills, ad-
journed for the week, Among the measures intro
by Mr., wakeee requiring that the certificate
forth the location OF its registered office in the
State and the name of the agent upon whom proc
resstdred afflc in this STAT Also reouirnr cer
corporation 10 be filed with the secretary Of State
BY Mr. ALBEIT imposing an ana annual @ franchise tax
r b Tee p6 pon line a6d
70 BY s MI The s mkns fax It
SHORT SESSION OF THE SENATE.
The Senate held only session. and then ad-
journed till next Monday night
Governor Voorhees, sent in the nomination OF
John Relstab. of Trenton. for Presiding Judge
of the Mercer County courts. and in executive
sion the nomination referred TO the Judiciary
The sonSuFrsqt Teso9tloa ST9ydRRg R for for Joint
Everybody voted for it except Mr.. McDermott. who
voted in the negative
from the House calling for joint committee to
draft resolutions on the deash OF John r. SGcktGn
marks by Mr.. Pitney who referred to the honorable
and the 9ssocati6n of the family name With the
history Of New-Jerscy and the Nation on land % and
dent Johnson appointed Senators Reed and Nc
Dermott to serve on the committee.
Before adioirnment several DIS were IlToran1y
reported from committee including g5 the Walter F
TO issue bonds for school Improvement purposes
THE HOBART MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
The Hobart Memorial Committee Is divided re-
specng the best place for the proposed exercises
Were the Assembly Chamber larger its would
he decided upon without question, but there is
fear tina, it viii prove too small to accommodate
the throng that will attend. and. therefore. the
committee has been urged to hire the Taylor Opera
House The matter will he settled in the course of
a dav or two. Senator Braun. Mr.. Lewis and
President Johnson have this part OF the arrange
ments In charge. while Senator Pitney, Speaker
JOnes and President Johnson are the suh-com-
mittee on programme. invitations etc.
DAMAGES FOR THE KILLING OF CHILD.
Assemblyman Tenrant Of Hudson County. has
drafted a bill to change the law relative to the
damages that may be allowed for the loss OF n
child by accident. Considerable uuravorable com
ment was made the decision of the Supreme
Court in the of Melville Graham. who was
killed by a trolley in Jersey City His father
sued, and the jury awarded him $1,000. The case
was appealed. and the verdict set aside ex-
cessive 1t tried again. and the jury assessed
the damages, I'm the first trial, at 5000 The
case appealed and in the decision of the court
Justice Gummere held that under the law damages
could be awarded only for pecuniary loss actually