Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-02-06

market for its products. The resolu-
ton further states that the island, in
dustrially and commercially, is on the
verge of ruin because it has no outlet
for its products. The senators and rep
resentatives from New Jersey in con-
gress are urged to use every honorable
means to secure that measure of relief
prayed for by the people of Cuba by
and through such reasonable tariff con-
cessions as will enable them to dis
charge their full duties as a govern
ment in all it's functions and contribute
to their health, happiness and pros
perity, particularly when this can be
done without danger to or injury of
any of our own industries, but by
wise reciprocal arrangements, with
positive benefit and advantage to our
whole country. The resolution was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee.
First Bills Reported.
The first two bills of the session to
be reported out of committee carry
with them an appropriation. The first
of these appropriates $4,000 for the
erection of monument upon the An
tietam battlefield in memory of New
Jerseys soldiers who fought and died
there. The other refunds to all Off
GERS and soldiers of the state who
served in the Spanish war the amount
charged against them for clothing
which they were compelled to buy by
reason of the inadequacy of those fur
niShed by the government. These bills
were advanced to third reading and
will probably be the first passed by
the house.
Senator Hutchinson of Mercer has a
bill in the upper house which fixes the
compensation of prosecutors of the
pleas at 81, 800 year in counties with
a population between $4,000 and CO.
900, $500 in counties between $4,000
and $4,000, $1,000 between 10000 and
$4,000, $4,000 between $4,000 and 90
600, $4,000 between $4,000 and 100000
$4,000 between 100000 and 100000
and $1,000 between 10000 and 2O0,-
600, which salary is to be in lieu of all
fees.
Assemblyman Laudenberger of Hun.
terdon presented a bill embodying the
same principles as those in Senator
Johnson's bill, asking for an appro-
priation of $250.0OO for stone roads,
except that it increases the proportion
of the cost to be paid for by the state
to one-half instead of one-third and
reduces the share of the property own
ers to one-fifth The board of freehold
ers is empowered to raise the county's
share by the issue of bonds, if it sees
fit, to be paid in ten years instead OF
making an assessment on the tax levy
Bill For Atlantic City.
Senator Lee of Atlantic introduced
this week a bill which is said to be q
forerunner of the new Atlantic City
charter which will likely be provided
for in a bill to be introduced next week
The bill takes the punishment of crimes
out of the hands of the county courts
and places it within the jurisdiction OF
the city courts. If the bill becomes 4
law, all violations of the liquor law vii
be brought mp before the local courts.
As the outcome of the sentiment
voiced by Governor Murphy in his in
augural address bill was presented by
Senator McCarter this week empower
ing the statehouse commission to ac
uuire 100 feet of land on each side OF
the statehouse grounds, and they ma!
set apart any house on the said grounds
us an official residence for the gov
ernor. The land may be acquired by
purchase, gift, condemnation or other
Wise.
United States Senator John f. Dry
den, who was regularly elected to fiji
the unexpired term of the late Senator
William J. Sewell last Wednesday
went to Washington on Monday tt
take the oath of Office, and he took hi
seat in the senate on Tuesday. He wal
accompanied to Washington by a mum
Der of his political and business asso
ciates and was rendered a cordial re
ception at the hands of the Washing
tonians.
\ bill by Mr. Stillwell gives to ever
officer. noncomiaissioned officer, mus
clan and private of the national guar
who shall resign after five years 0
service exemption from all jury an
military duty thereafter and $500 ia
exemption.