The Penn's Grove record., 1904-03-11
JERSEY LEGISLATURE
Assemblymen Take a Day Off
Because of Town Elections.
A SENSATION IN THE SENATE.
Charge That Governor Is Trying to
Force Mrs. EyIer Out of State Home
For Girls Holds Up Nominations
For Board of Managers One Day.
Ispecial Correspondence.l


Especial Correspondence
Trenton, March 10.-The house Of as
sembly missed a day this week, there
being no session of that body Tuesday
on account of the township elections.
The rural assemblymen always like to
be with their constituents on this day.
The senator's, however, had no such
sentiments, as they adjourned Monday
night to meet Tuesday, and quite a
busy session was held on that day.
The house, after converting Monday
night, reconvened Wednesday and
transacted considerable business.
The nominations sent by the gov
ernor to the senate last week, including
those Of State Assessors Stephen j.
Meeker of Newark and Eckhardt P.
Budd Of Mount Holly, were confirmed
except those named to fill vacancies on
the board of managers Of the State
Home For Girls, including Thomas b.
Holmes, editor of the State Gazette,
Trenton; DR.. Dadena DeHart, Jersey
City; Mrs. Frank johnson, Newark,
and John Whelan of Elizabeth, private
secretary to United States Senator
John Kean in the latter's private bust
ness.
A sensation was created in the senate
when in executive session Monday
night Senator Hudspeth of Hudson
objected to confirming the nominations
made by the governor for the manage
ment of the State Home For Girls. He
declared that the nominations were
made with the sole intention of forcing
Mrs. Myrtle B. Eyler to resign as SUI
p~erintendent. Upon this conviction he
opposed the confirmation Of the ap-
pointees, and the matter was laid W.
The senate on Tuesday again took
up the nominations and confirmed the
appointments.
Owing to a sudden breaking up of the
ice in the Delaware river Monday even
ing and a consequent rising of the wa
tiers the legislators rushed things
through in order to get trains home be-
fore they were cut off by the threat
ened flood. About midnight the rising
waters quenched the fires in the state
house boiler room, and as a result the
heat in the building was cut off and the
senators had a real wintry session
Tuesday. A bill presented by Mr.. Dali
rymple, by request, is intended to Sc
cure better protection for commercial
men doing business with partners. 1t
requires, among other things, that the
names of all silent partners and other
responsible persons connected with the
firms be filed with county clerks.
Mr.. Miller of Cumberland in the
house this week asked leave to with
draw the favorable report by the COM
mittee on miscellaneous business on
house bill No. 278, the revision of the
clam and oyster acts. This had been
decided upon by a caucus of the ma
jority members. The request was
granted after Mr.. Miller had announced
that a request had been made for a
hearing on the proposed new law.
Tenement House Bill Passed.
The house has passed the tenement
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bly, bill No. 115, %annexing a portion Of
Haddon township, Camden county, to
Haddonfield. Another bill passed was
that authorizing legal voters in Dor
oughs created in part from townships
to vote for f~reeholders in the township
in which the borough had once been a
part. The bill comforting additional
powers on the state entomologist in
connection with the spread of injurious
insects and providing for their destruc-
ton was another measure passed in the
house.
The bill of Senator Martens of Hun
terdon county providing that where
sales of lands for the payments of
debts are made by a substantial admin
istrator such sales shall be public has
been passed by the senate.
A bill just presented by Assembly
man Duf1eld of Essex authorizes
county park boards to take custody
and control of any street or road Of
which any local county board may
nov have control. A bill making all
unpaid taxes in municipalities a first
and paramount lien for five years
upon all lands has been presented by
Assemblyman Roberts Of Camden.
Another new Measure of Mr. Dufield
authorizes fire insurance companies to
provide guaranty and special reserve
funds against extraordinary con1agra-
lions.
A bill presented by Mr.. Scovel of
Camden authorizes an amendment to
the act regulating the practice of medi-
cine and surgery. Mr.. DeCou of Mer-
Ger presented a bill providing that all
towns, townships and other municipal
officials shall be elected at fall cleo
tons. The bill abolishes spring cleo
tons in these places.
Land For School Purposes.
A new bill by Assemblyman Hulse
of Mercer enables second class cities
to convey land for school purposes.
This is to provide a solution for a Pc
culiar situation in Trenton, where it is
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almshouse lot for a public school. Mr..
Taylor has placed a bill before the
house providing for licenses for honor
ably discharged soldiers, sailors and
marines to act as peddlers and buck
sters without the payment of the usual
license fee. A bill introduced by Mr..
Van Blarcom amends the execution act
SO that money, income, salary, wages,
things in action and the like may be
reached by supplementary proceed
ings. This is to cover a court decision
In which it was held that wage were
not the same as an income. Mr.. Van
Blarcom presented another bill amend
ing the election act relative to the time
meeting of registry boards. By this
bill there is no possibility Of the
old election board holding one registry
day and the new election board anoth-
registry day, this mixup having be-
fore occurred.
Governor Murphy has sent to both
of the legislature fhn rnnort of