Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-02-27

On Tuesday the legislature met in
joint session and elected the usual
number of commissioners of deeds.
This is taken by some as an indication
that the session is nearing d close, this
work being usually reserved until the
last weeks, but the fact remains that
the appropriations committee has not
as yet begun its work When this COM
mittee gets down to business, the end
of the session is not far off. The work
that this committee has in hand will
require at least two weeks of the hard
est kind of work, but if a start is made
next Monday the work could probably
be finished up by the 18th of March if
the committeeman were so inclined.
Sympathizing With the Beers.
Should the resolution introduced in
the house on Monday night by Mr..
Shumann, Democrat, of Hudson be
adopted the state of New Jersey will
place itself on record as being in sym.
pathy with the Beers in South Africa
The resolution starts off with lengthy
preamble setting forth that the object
of the universal peace conference held
at The Hague, Netherlands, in 1895
was to promote the maintenance OF
general peace and that the people OF
the state of New Jersey are panied by
the reports of the present sufferings
and conditions of the people of the
South African Republic and Orange
Free State and that the United States
has always been the sympathetic friend
of oppressed nations throughout the
world. The preamble is emphatic il
stating that no intention is meant to
suggest any action by congress which
could be construed as being interna
tionally of an unfriendly character
The resolution provides that the gen
eral assembly, expressing the sentiment
of the people of this state, requests the
members of congress from New Jersey
to introduce and support proper resolu
tions, requesting the government of the
United States to offer its friendly of
fees and mediation in the interest OF
peace on behalf of the patriotic people
of the South African Republic and the
Orange Free State. 1t further eX
presses hope that the New Jersey
members in congress will use all the
efforts in their power to obtain through
the government of the United States 6
favorable consideration for the people
of that country by the government OF
Great Britain and a settlement of then
unfortunate differences.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to erect
monuments on the Antietam battle
fields in memory of New Jerseys sol
diers has been amended by increasing
the appropriation to $4,000, and the
bill will probably pass in that shape.
Home For COnsumptives..
The long expected and much dis
cussed bill providing for sanitariun
for tuberculous diseases made it's ap
pearance this week, having been pre-
scented by Assemblyman Horner Of
Burlington. The bill provides that {
suitable site be selected and building
or buildings be erected thereon for the
use of persons suffering from con
sumption. The bill is practically thu
same as the one which failed of pas
sage last year and provides that all un
fortunates Of this class be removed tt
this institution and that the state beal
most of the expense for their mainte
nance. In cases where the parties arr
poor and unable to contribute to thu
cost of the care of the patient NJ
charge is to be made If the bill pass
es, it is likely that site will be Sc
lected in the pines of middle or soutl
Jersey or in the mountains of nortl
Jersey, the idea being to secure the
most healthy location possible. Ligh
work will be provided for those pa
tents who are able to perform sucf
work, and the plan of the institution
will be so wrought out as to provide
plenty of light and air for the in
mates, these being the principal requi
sites for this disease. The physicians
of the state are enthusiastic over this
project and predict that within veal
or two of the establishment of th(
home the number of cases of consump
ton in this state will be greatly re
duced. Tire bill has every prospect OF
passing, the plan having been urged
by the governor in his inaugural mes
sage, which Endorsement will undoubt
edly carry it through.
Another bill introduced this week by
Mr.. Horner makes it a misdemeanor t.
Sopd in a faIca o1or1a of fro ,l11Dicbo
Bile under the disorderly act and fixing
a severe Iganalty.
The ordinance passed by the Board o
Freeholders last Thursday, granting to tn
Paulsboro Traction Company the right t.