Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-26

Hudson men, who were combined with
MERGERS representatives and others to
defeat the Colby bill, threw up their
compact, and this gave the Essex MEM
bers a sufficient number of votes to
whip the bill through. The Hudsonites
gave as their reason for this action that
they had become satisfied that the
southern counties were determined to
defeat any bill for new normal school
which did not locate the institution in
the lower part of the state, and they
decided to take their chances with the
state educational board rather than
have no provision at all for an addi-
tional normal school. In opposing the
bill Mr.. Leavitt of Mercer said he did
not object to the proposition to have
two normal schools in the state, but he
feared that if a new normal school
should be erected in north Jersey it
would get the lions share of the APP
preparations, because north Jersey has
a larger representation in the legisla-
tive body. There were only six votes
against the bill when it came up on:
final passage.
The senate has passed the bill pro-
viding for the publication of synopsis
of the laws in the newspapers instead
of in pamphlet form, the vote being 13
to 3, the opposing votes being those of
Cross, Hutchinson and Minch. Messrs.
Hand and Gebhardt advocated the bill.
The latter said that such a bill would
enable the masses of the people to be-
come familiar with the new laws as
they were enacted, and the expense
would be inconsiderable as compared
with the cost of publishing them under
the old system. He declared that COM
paratively few people understood the
pamphlet publication method and few
er still will take the trouble to write to
Trenton for copies of these pamphlets,
which serve therefore to help fill up
the cellars of the statehouse.
The constitutional amendments chang
ing the judicial system of the state by
creating an Independent court of APP
peals and, new court of pardons have
passed the house and will now be sub
mitted to the vote of the people at
special election before they go into eff
feet.
Senator Browns Spring Lake annexa-
ton bills went through the house last
week and are now in the hands of the
governor. Another bill that was pass
ed by the house was Assemblyman Mil
ler's bill increasing the number of COM
mitteemen in townships of over $500
population. measure of wider scope
and which will affect more townships is
a bill presented in the house by Mr.. Stall
ter of Passaic and which meets with
the approval of the committee and will
probably pass and take precedence
over the Miller bill 1t fixes the limit
It $500 population.
For More Good Roads.
There was an interesting discussion
in the senate last week when the bill
increasing the appropriation for stone
roads came up for final passage. Mr..
Haines briefly explained the provisions
of the bill, stating that it raised the
amount from $150,00O to $250,000 and
that there was a general demand for a
still further increase, Mr.. Wakelee
questioned the advisability of adyanc-
ing this road appropriation each year
without a more definite idea of where
the money goes. Mr.. Hudspeth favored
the bill and said he believed the money
well spent that was expended for
roads. This appropriation was worthy
of support in preference to some of the
appropriations sought for the estab-
lishment of new state institutions. Mr..
Lee agreed with this view and said
that apart for money spent for educa-
tional purposes there was no wiser
way, in his opinion, to expend the
states money than to improve our
roads. Atlantic county had been re-
claimed from a wilderness by means
of good roads. Good roads, he said,
constitute a worthy monument and a
lasting investment Mr.. Bradley spoke
in the same strain and advocated the
bill earnestly. There was not dis
senting vote to the bill, which passed.
The senate has confirmed these nomi-
nations: David D. Zabriskie, judge of
the common pleas court, Bergen; Will
liam Linn, reappointed, and William B.
Dana, vice Abram S. Hewitt, deceased,
as commissioners of the Palisades park
commission; Charles w. Parker of Jer-
sey City, circuit court judge, to succeed
Henry NJ. Nevius; George R. Gray of
Essex as judge of court of errors and
appeals, to succeed Gottfried Kruger;
James S. Erwin of Hudson as judge of
the Second district court, Jersey City,
to succeed Judge Parker; A. B. Endi-
colt, judge, Atlantic; J. e. P. Abbott,
prosecutor, Atlantic. i.
Rev. Nichols, of Glassboro, made the
opening prayer at the session of the Senate
on Tuesday.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate
on Tuesday were the following =
S. No. 361. Mr.. Terrell. Amends limi-
tation act; providing that actions of debt
for rent, founded upon any lease under
seal, shall be commenced and sued within
sixteen years. Judiciary.
S. No. 1852, Mr.. Terrell. Authorizing
boards of education to organize within ten
days after the annual school meeting by
the election of one of its members as presi-
dent and a district clerk, and may fix COM
pensation of such clerk. (Education
Mr.. Avis introduced these bills in the
House =
No. POS. Provides for taxes in towns
illegally incorporated during interim nee
cessary to complete legal corporation. Re
vision of Laws).
No. 212 Amends the act relative to the
licensing veterinarians. Public Healthy
No. 213. Incorporates the borough Of
Paulsboro, Gloucester county. Borough
and Borough Commission
CLARKSBORO.
Wednesday being Ash Wednesday, or the
first day of Lent, services were held in st.