The Penn's Grove record., 1904-03-25
JERSEY LEGISLATURE
Fixed Rules Suspended to Fa-
cilitate Passage of Bills.
TAX MEASURES LIKELY TO FAIL.
Senate Confirms Nominations of
Members of Four Boards-Assembly
Provides For Licensing of BARRIERS.
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Especial Correspondence

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Especial Correspondence
Trenton, March 24.-This week has
been an exceedingly busy one for The
lawmakers. Early in the week the
fixed rules were suspended SO as t.
allow the prompt transmission Of pass
ed bills from M house to the othel
and thence to the governor. This sus
pension has facilitated matters to
great degree, but, as hard as the legis
lators worked, many Of the measures
Of minor Importance have been entire
ly lost sight of in the concluding rush
Mr.. Hamill of Hudson, the minority
leader, made a play to get the equal
taxation bills on the floor Of the house
Monday night by moving that the com
mittee on railroads and canals should
be relieved of the further consideration
Of these bills. Majority Leader Colby
promptly had the motion tabled, de.
spite Mr.. HamilI's objection, the latter
desiring to speak on the motion.
Speaker Avis, however, ruled that the
motion was not debatable, and on roll
call the motion was lost. At this writ
ing the outlook for equal taxation leg
islation at the present session is rather
bad.
A resolution presented by Colby of
Essex and adopted by the house refers
to the commitment Of persons to the
two state hospitals and is as follows:
Whereas, The boards of control Of the
state hospital at Morris Plains and the
state hospital at Trenton nave reported
to the joint committee or appropriation
the commitment of many persons whose
condition does not warrant their being
confined in said institutions; and,
Whereas, The records of said institutions
show conclusively that many of the in
mates could properly be discharged were
the boards empowered to frame such dis
charge; therefore,
Resolved, the senate concurring, That
the boards of control of the state hos
pital at Morris Plains and the state hos
pital at Trenton be hereby authorized to
thoroughly investigate the question of
commitment and confinement to and in
their respective institutions and to report
thereon to the legislature in 1905.
Nominations Confirmed.
In executive session this week the
senate confirmed the nominations SUBJ
mitted last week by the governor for
members of the board of education,
fish and game commission and reform
atory commission.
A bill has been introduced by Sena-
tor Horner of Burlington amending the
crimes act revision of 1898 by author
izing a new panel of grand jurors ev-
cry six weeks during court term in
counties with more than 25O,0O0 inhab-
itants. A bill introduced for Presi-
dent Wakelee authorizes county judges
to direct a special election in a borough
to I'LL vacancies if the Offices of three
or more members Of council become
vacant.
An important measure to automobil
lists has been introduced by Senator
Bachelor of Essex in the shape of an
vehicle act of last winter, by providing
that where driving through this state
no numbers shall be displayed excep.
those issued by the secretary of state
OF New Jersey.
The bill of Assemblyman Lehlbach o.
Essex providing for the licensing o.
BARRIERS passed the house. Other bills
passed by the house were the bill re-
quiring the recording Of certificates af
fecting corporations; the bill providing
for the protection of insurance compa.
MES in the matter Of taxes; house bill
No. 1868, authorizing every city in this
state which accepts this act to elect e
councilman at large; the bill providing
that eight hours shall constitute a days
work for convicts in the state prison;
house bill No. 266, permitting town
councils by unanimous vote to order
streets to be graded and repaired; house
bill No. BAT, prohibiting the erection Of
''spite" fences in cities.
Palisades Commission Reports.
The bill of Assemblyman Loveridge
authorizing towns to provide maps
showing streets was put to sleep in
the house. Those who opposed the
measure said that it was introduced in
the interest of land spectators and if
passed would affect land titles. The
annual report of the Palisades com
mission has been submitted to the leg
lslature by Governor Murphy. A bib
presented by Assemblyman Shaw OF
Passaic fixes the salaries of court con.
stables at $720 a year in lieu Of fees.
Another measure by Mr.. Shaw gives
city collectors of taxes so cents addi-
tional for the collection of any personal
poll tax which they may collect after
It Is In rrea Still another bill by Mr..
Shaw prohibits any grocery or other
establishment from selling
any spirituOus liquors in less than five
quantities, and another bill by
the same gentleman prohibits any court
excise board from licensing the sale
BY these establishments of liquors in
less than five gallon quantities.
The house judiciary committee early
this week reported in the matter of the
of the Essex county grand
Jury recommending the impeachment
IF Max Muller, a justice of the peace
Of Essex county. The committees re-
port is to the effect that the charges
been Investigated and proved.
But" the committee continues, Gin
view Of all the circumstances the COM
does not feel warranted in rec
the extreme measure of
the impeachment of Max Muller, con-
him to be less culpable than
the other parties by the transaction
and the other justices who have been
Engaged in similar practices. In order
70 prevent further continuation of acts
of the nature complained of, your com.
has attached to this report a
lraft of a proposed act which would
the irregular issuing Of any pa
pers in the form of a legal process a
misdemeanor." The report was adopt
by the house. The bill spoken of
In the report was later introduced.
Morris and Essex Canal.
By resolution passed by the house
committees were appointed in the
house and senate to report upon the
advisability of taking action upon the