Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-19

q general supervision over all railroads
operated by steam or electricity, must
see that laws for the protection of the
travelling public are enforced, must in
vcsugata devices calculated to render
more safe tie operation of railroads and
recomm mend legislation to enforce the
employment of such devices and inves-
tigate the causes of accidents and rec
ommend measures to prevent repetition.
A resolution has been introduced in
the house by Leader Boyd of the ma
iority that all bills introduced prior to
Feb. . ( have the preference in consid-
GRAFTON both by the committees and by
the house over bills introduced after
that time. This was adopted.
The house has concurred in the SEN
ate resolution providing for a joint
meeting of the legislature at noon next
Tuesday.
An antitrading stamp bill has been
introduced in the house by Mr.. Leavitt
of Mercer which provides that any
association, corporation or individual
who shall sell or issue stamps must be
ready to give cash for them to the
amount of the article offered.
Interesting Hearings.
A delegation representing the Fed
GRAFTON of Catholic. Societies of New
Jersey appeared before the Judiciary
committee of the assembly on Monday
and asked that the proposed new tax
law, which really is a codification of
the old tax laws and supplements, be
amended SO as to exempt the parochial
schools of the state from taxation.
The request was promptly complied
with, with the explanation that the
failure of the original bill to make this
provision was caused by an oversight.
Another amendment made to the bill
permits the city of Trenton to retain
certain chartered rights in the matter
of taxation which had not been con-
sidered when the bill was drawn. A
number of verbal amendments to the
bill were also made, and it is now in
shape to be reprinted.
President Scott of Rutgers college
and Counselors Charles Corbin and
r. Y. Lindabury on Monday again
asked the house committee on appro-
priations to ratify the claim of the
college for $131, $40 as payment for the
educa ton of students under the free
scholarship law of 1890. The commit
tee agreed to bring the matter up for
consideration at the next meeting of
the joint committee on appropriations.
A bill by Senator ALinch increases the
number of fish and game wardens from
twenty-five to thirty, who shall serve
for one year and receive the same sal
aries as at the present time.
Senator Hudspeth presented a bill to
inculcate lessons of patriotism in the
public schools and authorizing the
printing of the Declaration of indie
pendence in large type, framed and
hung up in a prominent place in every
schoolroom in the state. 1t is also pro
vided that the Declaration be read on
the first school day of each week and
that the pupils of each school formally
salute the American flag at the opening
Of each school day.
A bill by Senator Wakelee provides
that the season of catching shad and
herring i'll the Hudson river shall be
from March 10 to June Is, inclusive
Another bill by Mr.. Wakelee provides
for the appointment by the governor Of
a beard of undertakes and embalmers
to consist of five members and to serve
for five years, undertakes to pass an
examination and be licensed and pay a
fee of $40. A bill by Mr.. Ayers appro-
PIRATES $1,000 for battle monument to
be erected upon the site of the Fort Lee
of Revolutionary fame. A house bill pre-
scented by Mr. Lehlbach provides for a
state commission to examine BARRIERS.
The Appropriations Committee.
The joint appropriations committee
held its second meeting on Wednesday
and listened TO several claims upon the
state treasury. The amount of the ap-
preparations already asked for approx
mate $1.500,000. while the balance in
the state treasury is about S2,7O0,OOO.
One of the most constant and persis-
tent of the applicants for state aid is
the Railway reformatory, for which
the modest sum of $37T, 900 for a new
wing is now requested and an addition
al 100000 for the maintenance of the
institution
In view of the cost of this institu-
ton it might be said that the likeli-
hood of the bill to establish a similar
Institution for women to pass the leg
islature is small indeed.
There is some talk of legislation to
abolish coroners and justices of the
peace in this state, but from what Sec
ton such a bill will emanate is not
known as yet.