Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-02-07

in its treasury and legal1zeS the exist
ence of the state board Of pharmacy. 1t
is said by the members Of the state
board of pharmacy that the majority
of druggists in the state are in favor Of
this bill, but opposition to its passage
is expected.
Episcopal Insurance Company.
Senator Hutchinson introduced a bill
at the request of Bishop Scarborough
of the diocese of New Jersey of the
Protestant Episcopal church. 1t per-
mits the authorities Of that religious
denomination to organize q mutual in
surance company for the purpose of in
surfing their own church property. They
are looking to economy in their cost Of
insurance Already such mutual COM
panies are in existence in other states,
and the measure will doubtless reach
successful issue
A bill introduced by Mr.. Albeit is for
the purpose of removing Mrs. Eyler
from the management of the Girls In
dustrial school, now the State Home For
Girls, and again directs attention to
this institution, the internal affairs of
which were thoroughly aired by last
years investigation. The bill provides
for male superintendent of the insti
tuition.
A biweekly payment Of wages bill
was placed on the house calendar by
Mr. Meeker.
The antispring election bill is practi-
cally at standstill. A conference was
to have been held on Monday evening
on this subject, but it was declared off
for week.
Mr. Meekers bill, introduced this
week, provides that the tax from mis-
cellaneous corporations shall go into
the school fund. Last year this
amounted to S1,494, 1870. Senator
Stokes has plan to act under the law
already on the statute books and to
appropriate 100000 for school pur-
poses when the budget is made up at
the close of the session. Mr.. Meeker's
plan would make the amount almost
double that suggested by Senator
Stokes, whose scheme is forestalled
by the NIeeker bill Senator Stokes
will not abandon his scheme, however,
in the event of the failure of the Meek
err measure to become a law.
William S. Stryker Memorial.
A resolution introduced by Senator
Hutchinson extends to the Society of
the Cincinnati of New Jersey the
privilege of holding in the legislative
chambers the memorial services pro-
posed to be held by that organization
on Washington's birthday in honor of
the late Adjutant General William S.
Stryker, who was president of that
organization.
House 4S, which makes it a misde-
meanor for councilmen to refuse to
divide election districts where there are
over 600 voters, was the first bill to be
defeated this session. 1t was opposed
said the officials could be compelled to
obey the present law. Mr.. Lord. who
introduced the measure, said its pro
visions applied to Orange, where the
city officials refused to divide dis
trict containing nearly a thousand vot-
ers. The vote was II years, 81 nays.
A memorial of the New Jersey Soci-
ETY. of the Sons of the American Reyo-
luton requesting the legislature to
make provision for the preservation of
the colonial and Revolutionary records
of New Jersey was presented by Mr..
Reed for President Pitney. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on appropria-
tions
When Mr.. Yates bill making it a
misdemeanor to practice brutal hazing
Mt any schccl or college in the state
came up on third reading, it was op-
posed by Democratic Leader Marks,
who expressed the belief that the meas
ure was too radical and might result
seriously for some boyish prank. In
reply Mr.. Waite said that similar
measure was shortly to be considered
in congress. The house passed the bill,
the ! 1 Hudson members voting in the
negative The bill makes it a crime
punishable hy fine e. years ip5aa
s::ssse,.t j. '. s III
in hazing.
Numerous Bills Passed.
The house passed the following bills:
House &C, authorizes the governor to
appoint a commission to revise the
statutes relative to taxation of proper
ty; senate G., prevents the acting may
or of Elizabeth from signing official
documents: senate 3D. the Rutherford
bond bill; house 80. fixes salary of dis
trict court judges in Bayonne, New
Brunswick and Perth Amboy at 81 200
per year; house 20, legitimatizes lille
climate children whose parents shall
intermarry; house 40. authorizes the
governor to appoint five commissioners
to represent the state at the Pan-Amer-
lean exposition at Buffalo.
In the senate the following bills were
passed: senate 3, enables Princeton
university to add five members to its
board of trustees; senate SO, the At
.antic City board walk extension bill;
house concurrent resolution relative to
the purchase of a suitable gift by the
state for the battleship New JERSEY
Cardinal Gibbons delivered a sermon in
the Cathedral, Baltimore, last Sunday, re-
viewing the wars of the century, incidently
touched upon the proposed increase of the
standing army in this country. We quote
his closing words =
'May God so guide our legislators and
statesmen that they may never be betrayed
into initiating European governments by
the establishment of.formidable standing ar
mics. God forbid that we ourselves, flushed
with recent victories, should ever become
intoxicated with the wine of imperialism or
militarism, but may we always follow the
traditions of the fathers of the republic.
Hitherto we have presented to the world
a beautiful spectacle. Europeans accus-
toned at home to meet soldier or gen
darme at every street corner, on arriving in
this country have been filled with surprise
and admiration that nation of so vast an
extent, and with such an immense pupula-
ton, contains an army of only 25, 600 men.
EtThav bava hoo1, foroih1xy ;D,,,raccod NTH