Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-01-21
JERSEY Legislature
Second Week Opens In Bust.
nesslike Manner.
MANY BILLS ARE INTRODUCED

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Especial Correspondence
Trenton. Jan. 81. The second week
Of the legislative session opened Mon
day night in a businesslilxe manner anc
gave promise of the lawmakers getting
down to real work early in the session
AT the initial meeting of the week
twenty bills in the house and twenty
one in the senate made UP the record
This is in line with the kindly advice
handed out by Speaker j. Boyd Avis al
the opening of the legislative session, IL
which he urged the house members Is
early action and quick work
The earlier weeks of the session are
generally regarded as 'loafing' weeks.
1t is true of course that comparatively
little is to be done, as the committees
can do but little until there are some
bills before them, and that there arc
usually not enough bills to need at
tention until the third or fourth week
of the session.
This session, however, has started of
with great deal Of earnestness that
argues well for a short but busy term
Governor Murphy sent to the senate
the name Of William FL. Vredenburgh.
whom he renominated for judge of the
court of errors and appeals. The nom
nation was referred in executive SEES
sion, reported favorably Tuesday, and
it will be confirmed next Monday night
a movement has been started to Sc
cure legislation to restore to exempt
firemen the $500 exemption in the as
sessment of taxes recently declared il
legal by the supreme court. Assembly
man Miller of Cumberland introduced
the following resolution relating to the
matter:
Whereas, There is a doubt existing gen
orally throughout the state as to whether
the volunteer firemen and members of the
various firemen's relief associations of the
state are entitled to exemption from taxa
ton on their property to the extent OIL
$500 under the provisions of the genera.
tax act of 1903; therefore.
Resolved by the general assembly, That
the attorney general be and is hereby re
quested to furnish to this house his opir-
ion as to whether the said general tan
act allows such exemption and whether
the said act in that respect has been de-
clared unconstitutional.
This resolution was adopted by the
house. In the senate Senator Ferret.
of Gloucester and Senator Strimple OF
Salem offered petitions from exempt
firemen in their respective counties IA
voring legislation to restore the exemp.
ton.
First Joint Resolution.
The first joint resolution of the ses.
sion, introduced by Assemblyman ]. IL
E. Hildreth of Cape May, asks the
New Jersey representatives in congress
to support the bill now pending in thai
body providing for the establishment OF
a harbor for vessels at Cold Spring in.
let, Cape May. Such a harbor, he said,
was projected and would prove of in.
estimable value to mariners. The pro
jected harbor would cover an area OF
500 acres and would be thirty-five feet
deep.
A bill introduced by Senator Bachel-
Ter Of Essex enables cities Of the first
class to appropriate $1,000 annually for
free children's excursions during July
and August, all expenditures to be with
the mayors approval.
A matter long discussed has been
brought before the legislature in the
shape of a bill introduced by Senator
Bachelor which prohibits the use at
any place in the Atlantic ocean, within
three nautical miles Of the New Jersey
coast, of any pound net, ETC., having a
mesh smaller than five inches. The
penalty provided in the bill is $1,000
fine or three months in jail.
Senator Brown Of Monmouth intro
duced the new Long Branch charter
act. A similar act was passed las,
winter, but was found technically de
~fective
A bill by Senator Cross of Union con
finues the present state board of taxa
ton in Office until the first Monday IT
February, 1904, when the terms of al
the members will expire. The act vail
dates ali matters acted upon by the
board prior to Dec. 20, 1908. A meas
ure by Senator Jackson Of Middlesex
has been introduced authorizing the
state comptroller, treasurer and secre
tary of state to purchase and provide
for the distribution of copies Of the
Ellis r. Meeker work setting forth tie
advantages which this state presents
for industrial and agricultural pur
suits.
| Senator Horner of Burlington, who
last year was speaker of the house, has
introduced a bill making open season
for snipe include March and April, to
gether with September, October, No
vember and December of each year
and the open season for other bay birds
to begin on May instead of July
Another bill hy Mr.. Horner cures de
feet in the revision act of 1908 relating
TO shad fisheries and making close
season for carp from May 10 to Aug
10 and from sunset Saturday to mid
4 piohf Sunday anv time 0f fhn wear