Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-27
THE LEGISLATURE.

night, at which time the lawmakers
will adjourn sine die. The hour fixed
for the adjournment of the state legis-
lative body is O'clock this afternoon
but with the great mass of business
which confroated the Legislators whe1
the final week began it may be taken
for granted that it will be nearer mid
night before the president of the senate
declares the one hundred and twenty
sixth session of the New Jersey legis
lature to be at an end.
When the present week opened, tho
senate found itself away behind in its
work, and it was only by most siren
uouS effort that it even fairly caught
up with the house, and even then 6
number of bills went by the board
by reason of the fact that there was
not sufficient time to consider all the
matters in hand. The really Important
bills and those desired by the powers
that be to have favorable action taker
thereon were passed.
The house early this week passed tho
bill enabling the Pennsylvania railroad
to construct a tunnel under the Nortl
river, connecting New Jersey with New
York, there being no discussion on the
bills and but two dissenting votes. The
bill was Immediately sent to the gov
ernOr and received his signature with
out delay.
Trolley Freight Bill,
The bill authorizing trolley cOmpa
MES to carry freight passed the senate
on Monday night with some little oppo
sition from Senator Hudspeth. Prcsi
dent Francis i'll advocating the meas
ure repudiated with some warmth the
insinuation published in one OF two
newspapers that he had introduced the
bill for any but an honest purpose. He
stated that he had presented the bill
in the interests of Monmouth county
and other rural sections which would
be benefited by having trolley roads tC
connect them with the more thickly
populated localities. The measure does
not permit the trolley companies tC
construct freight stations in the streets
as originally included in the bill.
Notwithstanding Governor Murphy'S
recommendation in his inaugural ad
dress, the senate this week defeated
the sunset election bill. In advocating
the measure on third reading Mr.. Nc
Carter stated that the bill changed the
hour of closing the polls from to
O'Clock and thus would minimize tn,
rascality and crookedness that usually
existed around the polls between the
hours. Messrs. Hudspeth and Wake
lee opposed the measure Oh the groun,
that its enactment would deprive many
wOrkingmen from voting and would
curtail the vote in the rural districts
which depended largely upon the com
muters, who did not arrive home unit
about the supper hour.
Another bill that was defeated il
the senate this week was one intro
duced by Mr.. Martin, providing thai
the state board of taxation may inYes
tigate complaints that properties have
not been equitably taxed and to in
crease the same after the tax has beer
paid, providing that such increase
shall not extend back of the year il
which the investigation begins Messr1
Hudspeth and Reed opposed the bill OF
the ground that it would make it dan
gerous to buy property and that limo
cent purchasers of real estate would
suffer. There were three votes in thu
affirmative and twelve in the negative
The Appropriation Bills.
The joint committee on appropria
tons completed its work early this
week and submitted the annual appr0
priations bills on Tuesday. They were
passed today with few minor changes
The supplemental bill, which provides
special appropriations for the current
fiscal year, contained the following
items:
County lunatic asylums (extra): Esse,
$1,000, Burlington $4,000, Passaic 81, 000 At
lantic $500; Agricultural college fund in
tereSt 81, 700; riparian commission bound
airy New York and New Jersey, $500
printing constitutional amendments. $10
434; national guard: Regimental headquar
tiers $500, ten infantry companies 81 900
battalion drills, inspection, etc, $1,000, pay
during rife practice $1,000, ordnance
stores, etc. $12,5O0 ranges and CAM
grounds $1,000, drainage and water sup
ply 81, lao, artesian well and pump Sc, $50
signal and telegraph code $500, rent fol
First troop armory 81, 900; naval reserves
Repairs to the Huntress s., 600, pay of off
GERS and men $l.500, First defenders med
ais $500, quartermaster generals depart
ment $3.50; superintendent public instruc.
ton (blanks), $1,000; Farnum Preparatory
school, $500; copies corporation laws, 81 900
Home For Disabled Soldiers, $40, 900; state
prison salaries, 81, 500; State Home Fol-
Boys (sewerage), $4,000; new wing to cap.
itol (amount allowed to Contractor Law.
toni, 81, 100; Spanish-American war claim
81 500; commission revising statutes, S. 600
Inauguration president 81, 1853; governors
emergency fund, $4,000; Inauguration ex.
penses, $4S3. IL; State Home For Girls, &c.
900; Village For Epileptics, $52. AS; Home
For Feeble Minded Women, So, 600; state
board of health, $1,029; State hospita
(Trentom: Support and clothing for con.
victs 81, $50, support and clothing indigents
S. 023, support of patients 1882; state hos
pitaI Morris Plains): Additional mainte-
nance $13S19, furnishing new building $16,.
ago: fire extinguishers $3.50, amusement
hall $1,000; Home For Disabled Soldiers
Sc, 500; state oyster commission, $12. 600
State Agricultural college (clay working)
$4,000; State Normal school, $4,000; New
Jersey refornatory: New building 5000. 900
other extras SlS,UUU; PaISadeS commission
g., 500; free school libraries, s1,350; Fort Lee
battle monument, $1,000; secretary to the
eovernor, 1888; Industrial Colored school
$40 900; feeble minded children, $1,000; new
innate chamber SIS, 900; heating state
house. $50 900; Jersey CITY ar,nory, S5,zf 4
publication of laws, $4,000, pensions, 81
230.
The general appropriations bill pro-
vides for expenditures for the fiscal
year beginning Nov. l next. Among
the largest of these appropriations were
the following:
Louisiana Purchase exposition, $4,000;
Kearney home dormitory, $2S,500; Prince
ton battle monument, SIS, 900; new senate
chamber. $4,000; Manual Training School
For Colored Youths, $4,000; Agricultural
college fund, $500; public library com
mission. s.. 500; Teachers institute, $4,000;
state board of education, $4,000; school
fund expenses, 50, 500: pensions. $4,2S4; for
state school tax, 1888, 97S; state prison,
s204, 500; county lunatic asylums, $2OO'4OO'
national guard, S146, $50; Trenton armory,
$50 600; naval reserve $l6,6OO; state nos
pitals. $3.50. 692; public roads, $500; SUI
preme court, $107,S0O; Blind and Feeble
Minded. $93, 800; court of chancery, $S4, 2o0;
legislature, sSO,SS3; civil war debt, 500;
New Jersey refocmatory, $dI,7OO; State
Home For Boys. $62. $50; statehouse COM
mission, $50, 500; State Normal school, SS2, :
900; industrial education, $4,000; depart
inent of banking and insurance, SSo,oSo;
office of clerk in chancery, $33S5O state
board of health, $31. ga; office of secretary
,far11 n. to