Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-03-14

Ex-senator Philip Baker asked the
committee for an increase from 81, 600
to $4,000 for the Home For Feeble
Minded Children. Howard Stull said
the sum of $1,000 was required by the
State Home For Girls for improve
ments and maintenance. Judge Vroom,
representing the board of managers OF
the Trenton asylum, said that $4,000
was needed to provide that institution
with sewer system and to connect it
with the Trenton system. A deficiency
in the department of rifle practice was
reported by General Spencer, who ask
ed for an increase of $4,000. Colonel
E. c. Stahl said that an increase of
$4,000 was needed by the Soldiers
home at Vineland. Former Assembly
man Squires asked for the sum of
$4,000 for furnishing and equipping
the big reformatory at Railway, the
main building of which is now COM
pleted.
The biennial Sessions Question.
The resolution proposing a constitu-
tional amendment calling for biennial
sessions of the legislature is in the
possession of the house, having passed
the senate last week. 1t bids fair to
reach the governors hands shortly.
Those who voted against the resolution
in the senate were Messrs. Cornish,
Gebhardt, Hudspeth and Martin, Dem
ocrats, and Cross, Reed and Haines,
Republicans.
A large delegation of Paterson citi-
zens waited upon Governor Voorhees,
early in the week to urge him to veto
the bill keeping Paterson in the classi-
fication of second class cities. The
delegation expressed the belief that as
first class city Paterson would get
a more economical form of govern
ment. The governor showed them,
however, that the cost of a first class
city would be much greater, and it is
thought that the bill will become a law.
The legislators were this week food
ed with protests from the conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church
against Kirkbride'S Ocean boulevard
bill, urging that the measure be de-
feated. If the bill is reported by the
committee, it will probably meet with
some opposition from the members
who side with the church people and
who will attempt to defeat any meas
ure that will permit the construction
of boulevard through Ocean Grove.
The bill may not become a law this
session, notwithstanding that it has
considerable backing. An amendment
to permit Ocean Grove to vote on the
measure is being talked Of as is also
one to permit that place to close its
gates on Sunday.
Benefits Methodist Preachers Society
Senator Hutchinson of Mercer has
introduced bill for the benefit Of the
Methodist Preachers Aid Society of
New Jersey which society recently had
property bequeathed to it which IS
valued at 100000 The bill increases
the amount of real and personal prop
erty that can be acquired and held by
religious, educational or benevolent
society from 100000 to 100000.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Lewis of
Passaic provides a general scheme
whereby the wards of cities may be re-
districted whenever the population of
one ward shall equal that of any three
others. Three commissioners appointed
by the court of common pleas shall do
the redistricting.
On Monday night house bill 1S5, the
companion bill to the North German
Lloyd steamship measure, which pass
ed the legislature last week and has
since been signed by the governor, was
taken from the table by the senate and
passed. The bill permits the closing of
Hoboken alley leading down to the
water front. Mr.. Reed opposed the
measure. Mr.. Hudspeth said the bill
was the same as the act of 1896, now
in operation, except that it is more
carefully safeguarded, which was done
at the request Of the people of Hobo
ken.
No imprisonment For Debt.
The senate committee on judiciary
reported Mr. Francis debtor bill by
substitute yesterday. The new bill
practically destroys the intended eff
feet of the original measure by elimi-
mating the provision doing away with
the 5000 exemption in judgments re-
covered on a claim for the necessaries
of life. The substitute also strikes out
the clause providing for Imprisonment
If the order of the city district court to
pay the claim is not obeyed. The court
may. however. inquire into mans
financial condition and if satisfied that
he can pay the claim in installments
out of his income may order him to do
so.
The senate on Tuesday passed Mr..
McCarter's bill providing for the crea-
ton of local sewer commissions in dis
tricts where the stream pollution evil
existed. IN explanation of the meas
ure Mr.. McCarter said that at present
only one district was in view-that en-
bracing Essex, Passaic and Bergen.
Messrs. Francis and Wakelee opposed
the bill on the ground that il was too
cumbersome and involved too great an
expense.
The adjustment of Spring elections in
cities isn't in the line of expansion, surely.