Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-01-17

Grove and Asbury Park. A bill which
came from the Audubon society was
introduced by Senator Cross, having
for its purpose the protection of wild
birds, their nests and eggs.
Perhaps the most important measure
of the week was a concurrent resolu-
ton by Mr.. Meeler providing for the
election of lieutenant governor, who
shall be elected for the same term as
the governor, preside over the senate
and the boards having charge of the
state insane hospitals, state reform
schools and such other charitable re-
formatory and penal boards as the leg
islature may determine. He shall sue
coed the governor in case of his death
or disability. A bill by Mr. Meeker
provides for the establishment of a
state assurance home and savings fund
and named the governor, chancellor,
Chief justice, state treasurer and comp
troller as a board Of control, who shall
appoint one or more trustees from every
county in the state. This bill is de-
signed to provide a place where citi-
zens may pay in small amounts weekly
or monthly, and if they become unable
TO pay they lose nothing. The money
remains and can be used to buy a
home, secure a competency for old age
or medical attendance and support dur
ing sickness and proper burial
1t would seem that Senator Hutch
inson's bill for increasing the appro-
priation for road building and at the
same time making the state pay large
proportion Of the expense is likely to
meet with some opposition. The Good
Roads association. which met at the
statehouse on Tuesday, disapproyed of
the plan, fayoring the increased apprc-
priation, but desiring that the state
shall pay so per cent and the county a
like amount. Some members Of the
association declared that the hill would
initiate against counties where tie tax
levy was not sufficient to permit of All
increased amount to be expended on
roads by the board Of freeholders.
Want Capital Punishment AbOAshed.
Mr. Tenant of Hudson on Monday
night handed up full dozen bills.
Two of them are designed to change
the railroad tax act and another aboi-
ishes capital punishment. Still an
other would impose an annual fran
chise tax of > per cent upon the annual
gross receipts of all persons Or corpora
lions taxable. Another of his bills
would also have tax ON all railroad
property of one-half of l per cent upon
each dollar of valuation for state pur-
poses, and local tax at local rate, less
one-half of 1 per cent tax to be COM
puted by the state board of assessors.
Senator Reed presented bill which
provides for the prosecution in the SUI
preme court of public officials charged
with neglect, default, malpractice or
misconduct. Senator Haines intrOduc-
ed bill making it misdemeanor tc
naliciously and willfully set on fire
burn OF cause to be burned, aid, coun-
sci or consent to the burning Ct any
y
meadows of any person.
On Monday night Senator Stokes
presented a bill for a reapportionme Z.
of the assembly representation in ac-
cordance with the last census. Under
this bill Hudson and Passaic would
each get an additional member, giving
the former II and the latter ). Hun
terdon and Warren will each lose one
Mr.. Marks presented resolution call
ing for an investigation of the Morris
Plains insane asylum, the avowed Oh
ject being to find out whether SOME
persons are being illegally detained
there.
Some of the Bills introduced.
Among the bills introduced in the
house were the following:
BY Mr.. Kirkbride-I'rovides thai
each volunteer soldier in the Spanish
American war should have paid to
him from the state the amount of
money he had to eXpend for additional
clothing required under the army regu-
lations
Ey MI Marks-Provides that any
one X jdnanin enticing- -a,)E- CHILD
under q away from its parents
guardians OF out Of the state shall
upon conviction, be imprisoned for life
BY Mr. AIarks-Taxes all railroad
and canal property at same rate as
other property in such localities il
taxed
BY Mr.. Establishes a stat,
normal school in East Orange, build
ings to cost not more than S250.000.
BY Mr.. Williams Provides that there
shall be eight deputy labor inspectors
Dix males and two females.
BY Mr.. Davidson-Provides for &
state FORMAL school in Passaic, build
ings to cost not more than 100000.
BY DIR. Fallon-PuTe food bill. Pen
atty for aduiterating any article Oh
compound intended to be used fol
food shall. upon conviction, be from
$500 to $4,000 fine, and imprison
ment Of from che to three years.
BY Mr.. Tenant Provides that clerks
mechanics and laborers of insolven1
corporations shall have preference ovel
other creditors for wages for a periot
of two months.
Under the new Congressional apportion
ment New Jersey will get two additional
members Of Congress, and it is proposed to