The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-02-09
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ted While cOnnn6Q Ill such penal III
situation until written complaint is
made and filed with the head officer
or inspectors, and the prisoner, in
such. case, shall be entitled to hear
ing. The bill gives prisoners the right
to address sealed letter to the Gov
ernor, to the judge who sentenced him,
the Chancellor or to any Supreme
Court judge or other Judge, which
letter may not be read by the prison
officials. Prisoners, upon discharge.
are to be provided with clothing suited
to the season, and not less than ten
additional for each year that such
prisoner shall have served in excess
of two years, together with transpor-
tation
The Judiciary Committee OF the
House is struggling with the PROPOSE
ton, shall the United States Senator
be elected by the direct vote of the
people? 1t is proposition that comes
from the Democratic side of the
House, but number of the Republic
can members of the Committee favor
the proposition and it is altogether,
likely that the joint resolution will
pass the House but it will get lost in
the Senate.
THE ELECTION, BILL
The bill for the merging of spring
and fall elections has not made it's
appearance, the opinion prevails that
it is dead, but there is some second
hand information that General Sewell
is going, to urge the passage of a BILL,
just to please the Hudson Republicans
who are clamoring for it.. Unless
General Sewell is very emphatic
about having the bill passed, it is
likely to encounter many obstacles in
the Senate. 1t is possible that it could
get through the Hoase but in the Sem
ate there are only three Senators who
favor the merging of the fall and
spring elections.
Next week the House will wrestle
with the problem about capital punish
ment.. There is pending now bill
which abolishes capital punishment.
Another bill is to make it's appearance
next week, which it is said was drawn
by Justice Garrison, of the Supreme
Court 1t provides that a jury in a
murder case can designate in the
verdict whether the man shall be
punished with death or serve life
sentence 1t is generally thought that
taken up in the caucus on Tuesday.
Walter B. English, the young naval
reserve, who lost his, arm while firing
the salute to- Admiral Sampson, at the
time of his visit to the State House,
will get pension of 500 a month.
A bill to that effect passed the Senate
during this week and will be passed
by the Honse ON Tuesday.
| WANT AN INSANE HOSPITAL.
Senator johnson, of Camden, has
| introduced bill. for the erection oil
the third insane hospital 1t is bill
that turns up with considerable regu-
larity. 1t is said that ths,bill emenates
from the State Homeopathic Society.
This new hospital is to be known as
the New Jersey State. Homeopathic
Hospital for the treatment of the
insane and it is to. be located al
Trenton and is to accommodated about
300. patients. Part of the grounds O.
the Trentom Hospital is to be used anC
it is to be governed by the Board Of
the Trenton Hospital. The bill pro
vides for the appointment of medi
cal director.
There rs companion bill whicl
gives tho Governor power to appoin
two members of the Board O
Managers of the Trenton Hospital il
addition to the number now required
by law, and the two men selected
must be members of the New jersey
Homeopathic Medical Society. Thi
scheme would mean a large appropria
ton for the building. 1t is not likel,
to pass this year because the demand
ON the treasury are very heavy ant