Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-03-12

eran or nor, who has served for twenty
years at the states penal institution
may be pensioned on half pay at his
own request. The measure also pro.
vides that prison employees who may
be disabled while performing their
duty may be retired on half pay. There
is bill In the senate to retire on half
pay any old soldier who has held il
state, county or city office for a con
secutlve term of twenty years.
Another bill provides that any vet
eran may be retired on half pay if his
total service in state, city or county
aggregates twenty years. This latter
proposition is being opposed by promi-
nent Grand Army men. who claim ii
would be an injustice to the state and
would only benefit men who have
practically made their living out of
political jobs and who have been shift
ed about from one job to another get
ting political berths whenever they
could. 1t is argued for the twenty
year consecutive bill that it would not
affect more than half dozen men in
the state at present and that it will
never affect more than half dozen
more, as the veterans are growing old,
and those who hold Office now who
have not already been in service TWEEN
ty years or nearly that period will not
live long enough to reap any benefits
from the measure.
There is another bill before the sen
ate which is intended to retire EXecu-
tive Clerk Edward D. Fox of the gov
ernor's Office on half pay. Colonel Fox
is an old soldier and has served in the
executive department for thirty-seyen
years. under thirteen governors. Sen
ator Hudspeths bill to pension school
teachers who have served consecutive
ly for forty years on half pay has been
signed by the governor.
According to bill which passed the
house last week, the present require
ment that boats shall be maintained ID
the surf at all bathing resorts along
the shore is repealed. This bill was in
PRODUCED by Mr.. Mcdonald of Mon
mouth, and it provides that all bathing
establishments along the seashore shall
have bathing masters in attendance and
a life saver and lifeboat ready at all
times.
Action on Various Bills.
The house has passed the bill giving
the governor power to suspend or re
move the factory labor inspector OF
deputy inspectors for cause at any time
after sufficient hearing.
The senate has passed the bill provid
ing more stringency against the spread
of injurious insects in the state. The
upper branch has also passed the vot
ing machine bill, which has been SO
amended that the state is authorized to
purchase eighty-one machines at the
estimated cost of $500 apiece. Tive
other bills passed by the senate provide
for the acquisition of land by the gov
eminent in Atlantic City for a postof-
flee and for the changing of the county
seat of Atlantic county from Mays
Landing to Atlantic City. The bill has
been amended so as to require that 0C
per cent instead of % per cent of the
voters shall sign the preliminary petit
ton.
The bill appropriating $125,000 to re
build the old or erect a new armory fol
the First troop of New Jersey cavalry
in Newark has been reported in the
senate, with an amendment providing
that the appropriations shall not be
made until the Trenton armOry, now
in course of construction, shall have
been paid for Without this supplement
tai proviso the bill would have slept in
definitely in committee.
The house has passed the senate bill
increasing the salary of the state bank
ing and insurance commissioner from
$4,000 to $4,000 year, and it is now il
the hands of the governor. This prop
osition was recommended by the ex-
ecutive.
The house has defeated the bill re
curing trust companies to make ac-
curate and detailed reports of all as
sets to the banking department foul
times year by a vote of IL to %. Il
was criticised on third reading by Mr.
WIN oetAh lhAN AA1OAN
examinations by board examiners were
needed. He contended that reports
amounted to very little, as was shown
in the case of the recent collapse of the
Monmouth Trust company at Asbury
Park Mr.. Fielder said these concerns
should be visited oftener by the state
examiners, who should be required tt
give a fair valuation of the securities
held by the companies.
A bill by Mr.. Treacy requires the
state to return to the teachers retire
ment fund $4,000 taken from it fol
payment of services rendered by thu
state treasurer and his assistant.
We get the information that incorpora-
ton for Paulsboro is dead as coffin nail.
The Salem County Board of Freeholder'
will remain Democratic by majority Of