Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-02-08

definite conclusion was reached by the
senators in their conference
The matter Of regulating the salaries
Of county judges also claimed atten-
ton. The general sentiment seemed
to favor law grading the salaries ac-
cording to the population of the differ
ent counties. The conference also CON
sidered the practicability of enacting
legislation to insure pure primaries.
and thought favorably Of some sort Of
registration system.
The senate passed a number of bills
this week, and the house disposed of
some also. Among those passed in the
senate was one providing that the state
pay a pension of 500 a month to Wal
ter B. English of Trenton. He is the
young man who had both arms blown
off while assisting in the firing Of a
salute in honor of Admiral Sampson in
the rear of the statehouse last October
BY the way, Senator McGarter this
week presented the report Of the legis-
lative committee which had charge of
the Admiral Sampson reception and
sword presentation. Other bills pass
ed by the senate included the follow
ing: Giving the consent of the state to
the requirement by the United States
of so acres of land at Firms Point, Sa-
lem county, for barracks in connection
with the fortifications at that place
and repeating the law of last winter
providing for supervisor of bills.
The house passed these bills: Providing
that the flag on the statehouse shall fly
every day from sunrise to sunset; af-
fixes as the penalty for using bottles,
boxes or siphons belonging to another
bother a fine of from So to $25 and
costs or from ten days to six months
imprisonment or both; increasing the
salary of the prosecutor of the pleas,
Bergen county, from 81, 800 to $500
year; establishing a district court in
Passaic city; authorizing municipali-
ties in Middlesex county to Issue bonds
to raise funds to replace those lost by
the failure of the Middlesex County
bank of Perth Amboy.
StlldlOl EotOhtS iICScnlCtl ii iJl1 yes
terday to legalize the merging of the
Delaware railroad in south Jersey to
the West Jersey and Seashore railroad,
the latter owning all the stock of the
former. A bill introduced by Mr. Reed
empowers the state board of arbitra-
ton to compel the attendance of wit
nesses in cases which are being arbl-
trated by the board
The Republican members of the as
sembly held a caucus and decided to
support the New Brunswick redistrict-
ing bill, and the house passed it yes
terday afternoon by a party vote aft
err opposition by Mr.. Benny. Mr.. Lyon
defended the bill. At the caucus the
matter of abolishing capital punish
ment was considered There is a bill
providing for such abolition before the
house, but it was to wait until the
measure proposed by Justice Garrison
is submitted, by which plan the matter
of capital punishment in first degree
murder cases is left optional with the
jury.
OtHeE AE@
A bill that will commend itself to
every paterfamilias in the state is the
following, which Senator McCarter has
presented:
"An act for the protection of the
purchasers of coal Provides a fine of
$50 against any dealer who delivers
less than 1900 pounds as a net ton of
coal or 2,24O pounds as a gross ton.
Requires a delivery ticket and dupli
cate, one to be held by buyer and one
by seller in every case. Municipal au
thorities are authorized to designate
scales for public use, the owners of
which may charge % cents ton for
weighing. Every purchaser has the
right, at his own expense, to insist
upon the use of these scales. A fine of
$50 is provided against the seller or
driver for refusal to permit coal to be
weighed at the public scales"
Senator Van Cleef has presented a
redistricting bill for the city of New
Brunswick 1t enables the city to pay
for the work by using any unexpended
appropriation.
A bill made necessary by the finan-
cial embarrassment of a contractor
who built the Newark armory has been
offered by Senator Stokes. 1t secures
to the proper creditors the money to
be appropriated on account of the
armnry.
A bill has been introduced providing
for half pay pension for the family
of any fireman dying from injuries
sustained in active service.
Among the other new bills presented
this week were the following
Mr. Benny Provides that each rail
road and canal company shall pay to
the state for general purposes one-half
of ! per cent yearly upon the assessed
valuation of the property of each COM
pany and an additional tax rs fixed
and assessed for school, county and
municipal purposes, the total tax not to
exceed per cent.
Mr.. Wakelee-A the gov
ernor to appoint ten commissioners. to
be known as the commissioners of the
Palisades Interstate park, who shall
be confirmed by the senate. Terms to
be five years and nothing but actual
expenses allowed to them. The com
missloners shall have power to appoint
a president, treasurer and secretary
and appoint officers and employees,
and shall lay out the Palisades as a
public park, having power to condemn
lands, etc: act is not to take effect I'M
til similar act is passed by the leg