The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-02-20
NEW JERSEY
LEGISLATURE
Asselnblyman Coleby Secures
Passage Of His Normal
School Bill in House.
NOT CONSIDERED BY SENATE

113 NOHlHaIlOu Oh AlIfeu cSH's
of Morristown, for county Judge and
Charles A. Rathbun, for Prosecutor
of This County were Sent to senate
on wednesday-These will Probably
be Confirmed Monday Night.
Monday night in the State Legislature
Assemblyman Newcorn of Union County
introduced bill which embodies in part
the recommendations of the coroners
jury deducted from the railroad acci-
dent on the New Jersey Central Railroad
at Westfield. The bill provides for the
appointment by the Governor of rail
road commission. to consist of four
members two of whom shall be named
for two years and two for four years,
and at the expiration of the terms of the
first commissioners, subsequent appoint
ments shall be for full terms four
years. The salaries of the commission
ers are to be $l,500 year. The duties
of the commissioners are to see that all
existing railroad laws are enforced, to
make frequent inspection of railroad
properties, to investigate all devices and
apparatus for the protection of life on
railroads, to examine into the cause or
causes of accidents and to make recon-
m sndations to provide against their
repetition. The commission must make
annual reports to the Governor and to
the legislature.
Senator Gebhardt of Hunuerdon
County arose to protest in the Senate
against what he termed was discourteous
treatment of the minority members of
committees by the maj This was
such a novel charge that it worked
several Senators to a point where they
actually made speeches on the subject.
Senator Gebhardt was boiling over with
Indignation and Senators Wakelee,
Hudspeth and Hand took parts in cooling
him off. OF course, there was no dis
respect intended to the minority and the
incident cllsed with promise of in
creased consideration on the part of the
majority.
In the lobbies there is much discussion
as to the advlsability of abolishing the
office of Coroner in the state and senti
ment seems to be divided on the subject
There are those too, who intimate that
the office of Justice of the Peace has
many features that are less useful than
ornamental In parts of Jersey, legis-
lators allege, the Justices of the Peace
are incompetent to administer justice or
deliver the principle of law to litigants.
A delegation representing the FEEDER
sey appeared before the Judiciary Com
mittee of the Assembly and asked that
the proposed new tax law, which really
is coditication of the old tax laws and
supplements be amended so as to ex
empt the parochial school of the State
from taxation. This request was
promptly complied with and with the
explanation that the failure Of the
caused by an oversight, Another |
amendment made to the bill permits |
the city OF Trenton to retain certain
chartered rights in the matter of taxa
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. Charles Corbin, who drew
the bill sat with the committee.
Assembyman Colby's bill providing
for new normal school in the northern |
section of the sta Q, which was indetinu-
itely tabled Monday night, was resur-
rected yesterday, and after various dis
cussions passed the house by vote of
46 to 6
The first efforts of the promoters of
the measure were directed to cutting
off the amendment fixing Passaic city
for the site of the school. and this ac-
complished, it passed in its original
form, which leaves the site to be des-
igpated by the state board of education.
The bill has still to be considered by
the senate, where there will possibly be-
a more conservative consideration of
it's provisions.
There are more than 5000 teachers
employed in. New Jersey, and of this
number less than thirty per cent. have
a professional training.
The state, requires about 800 new
teachers every year. and 10 meet this
demand has but one normal school, thai
graduates only about 100 teachers an
nually.
The announcement of bearing on
the bill to provide trunk sewer to
drain the Passaic valley district Tues
day brought to the state house, shout
300 citizens Of Essex Hudson, Bergen
and Passaic counties
Senator Mckee OF Passaic county
headed the opposition to the bill as Il
now stands He admitted the pressing
demand for some acuon, but argued
that the city Of Paterson was not 70
blame and should not be saddled with
the burden that would be forced upon
II under the present plan.
Ia the senate, Mr.. Wakelee presented
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