The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-02-07
WITH THE
LAW MAKERS
Grind to Begin in Earnest Next
Week.

Safety for State Funds First Com
sideration, Interest Next, Both
Found Ia rlorristown Banking In
stitutions.
Next week the law makers will get
down to business and many measures
which have been held in allegiance
will be introduced while some urgent
bills may reach Gov. Murphy for his
signature by the close of the week.
Iii the Senate among the more inn
portant measures introduced was bill
No 8S by Mr.. johnson. Of Camden.
This provides for the increase Of the
annual road appropriation from $50, :
600 to $3.50, 600. The sentiment
throughout the state is steadily grow
ing for larger appropriations for the
establishment Of permanent system
Of good roads. Senator johnson it
will be remembered led the fight sue,
cessfualy in 1900 whereby the app,o-
priation was Increased from 500. 600
to $3.50. 900.
Assemblyman Londenberger. of
Hnnterdon, also was the iutrodncer
Of two bills, number GO amending the
State Road Act of '95 and No. 81
amending the act of 1899. The mea-
sures introduced by the Hunterdor
Assemblyman fix the State appropria-
zion at $3.50. 600, same as provided for
in Mr.. Johnson's bill, but increases
the proportion of the cost to be paid
by the State from 1-3 to 5a, while the
share of property owners is reduced
TO i-5, the board Of Freeholders being
empowered to raise the county's share
BY issuing bonds if they see fit. same
10 be paid in ten years, instead Of
making an assessment on the tax
levy.
The bills of the Hunterdon Assem-
blymen will probably get no further
than Committee reference as this
county thus far has taken no advan-
tage or the State Road Act.
Senator Cross introduced for Leader
McCarter a bill providing that the
State treasurer shall hereafter deposit
state moneys in such banks as will
allow reasonable aad fair rate Of
interest on all balances to the credit
OF the treasurer. The governor is to
approve any choice of depository
made by the treasurer and no reliabi-
lity is to attach to the treasurer or
his bondsmen by reason of loss Of
public funds in an institutions SO de-
signated when such loss shall be oc-
casioncd by negligence, dishonesty
or mismanagement by officers, direc-
tors, agents or employees of the bank.
The same Senator also introduced for
Mr.. McCarter bill which authorizes
the State House Commission to ac-
quire by purchase, gift condemna-
tion or, otherwise. not exceeding one
hundred feet Of land on West State
Street, Trenton. on each side of the
State House grounds as at present laid
out. The commission is authorized
to set apart as an official residence for
the governor any house on the said
grounds and to remove other build
ings as they may deem expedient.
Senator Hutchison, of Mercer Coun-
ty, who has all along expressed him.
self as being strongly in favor of sal
aries. for county officials inst t-ad of
fees has introduced bill No. al which
fixes compensation of prosecutors of
the pleas at 81. 500 q year in counties
with population between 45, 600 and
65. 600. 50. 500 between 65. 600 and 70, :
900: SO, 900 between rs, 600 and 85. 600 /;
81, 900 between $1,000 and 95. 900 I;
e5. 600 between $4,000 and 105. 0o0O /;
e6, 900 between 1O5, 900 and $3.50, 600;
81, 600 between $50, 600 and 2oo. 900 to
be in lieu of all fees
Mr.. Wakelee's bill No. a. prescribes
methods by which irdigens insane
persons shall be committed TO hos
pital The fees Of two physicians
called to examine the sanity of the
patient and expenses Of transportation
to be paid hy the board Of freehold
ers of the county in which raid insane
person is found.
Mr.. Huispeth, of Hudson introduced
bill No. 40, which authorizes chosen
freeholders to raise taxation money to
pay for road Improvement Or lands
taken for the construction of such
roads.
Senator Welsh was ON hand with
Bill No. 40. which amends the net
regulating formation of gas light
companies. and authorizes boroughs
to form such companies
In the House the most important
measure introduced was that by Mr..
Williams. editor Of the Orange Jour
nal Of Orange, which provides, that
the general assembly of New Jersey
recognizing our moral obligation to
make Cuba self-sutsaining prosperous
and healthy, and that having taken
upon ourselves before the world the
duty and responsibility of establish
Ing Cuba rs an independent and
stable government, we are in honor
bound to use every endeavor to give
the people of the island. fair chance
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