The Penn's Grove record., 1904-01-29
JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
Third Week of the Session
Opens Briskly.
fIFTY.FOUR NEW BILLS ARE UP.
Senate VIII Confirm Appointment of
Justice Bennett Van syckel to SUI
preme Court Antigrade Crossing
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Measures. (.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton. Jan. 2S.-The third week OF
the legislative session was opened
briskly in the house last Monday night
by the introduction of forty-three new
bills, while in the senate at the same
session eleven new measures were in
troduced. The senate received from
Governor Murphy the name of Justice
Bennett Van Syckel for appointment
to the supreme court, thus setting at
rest all discussion on the subject. The
nomination was reported Tuesday and
will be confirmed next Monday night.
The senate has confirmed the reap
pointment of Judge William II. Vre-
denburgh of Freehold to the court OF
error and appeals.
Justice Van Syckel, who is in his sew
enty-fourth year, has served on b SUI
preme bench for thirty-five consecu-
tive years. His first appointment was
in 1869, while he was a practitioner at
Pennington, and he has been success
sively reappointed by both Democratic
and Republican governors. He was
graduated from Princeton in the class
of 1916. In his circuit are the coun-
ties of Union and Ocean. He is a
Democrat in politics.
Antigrade Crossing Bills.
Among the new bills are two anti
grade crossing measures from. Essex.
One was introduced by Senator Bach.
eller, and the other by Assemblyman
Taylor. They are practically the same
and put in the hands of the chancellor
with unlimited powers the matter OF
abolishing dangerous crossings or hav.
ing them altered. Upon the petition OF
the majority of the governing body OF
any first class city the chancellor I'M
der this act can fix a time for a hearing
and then can decide what shall be
done. The city presenting the petition
must pay its proportionate share of the
expense with the railroad company.
Hudson county presented a series OF
tax bills which give promise of making
things warm politically. Assemblyman
Hamill presented two and Assembly.
man Fielder one. They are equal taxa
ton measures and provide for the taxa
ton of railroad property at the local
rates in addition to the one-half of
per centum assessed by the state. An
other bill by Mr.. Fielder embraces the
taxation of franchises and privileges
on the public highways. The franchises
are to be taxed and valued at the local
rate.
The bill validating the acts of the
state board of taxation, which board
it was feared had been legislated out
of Office by the general tax revision act
of last winter, has been passed by the
senate. 1t was amended on third read
ing SO as to go into effect on the third
instead of the first Monday in Feb
ruary. The changing of the date wher
the Measure is to take effect was done
because of delay in getting it through
For Dollar Gas.
A new bill providing for dollar ges
came from Hudson through Assembly
man Duff. 1t makes a uniform price
throughout the state. The prevailing
price in Hudson county is now $1.10
Right after this bill came one from As
semblyman Taylor of Essex which pro
vides for the appointment of inspectors
of gas and electricity in first class
cities. These inspectors are to be chem.
lists and in every way competent. The
mayor is to make the appointments
and the salary is to be $1,000. This
sum must be contributed by the ga,
and electric companies in proportion t.
the amount of stock they own.
More amendments were submitted
to the game law, which will be almost
o~bliterated if all the proposed meas
ures are passed. One amendment is by
Senator Shinn, who wants to permit
nonresident gunners to take out of the
state not more than twelve quails, tive
grouse six ~woodcocks, six rabbits and
six squirrels in one day.
A measure creating a board to license
BARRIERS has made its appearance. By
its provisions no barber can ply his
| trade without a license from this board
| It's purpose is to make the BARRIERS more
efficient.
Another act almost on the same lin,
was q bill to create a board fer the
examination of public accountants an0
prohibiting any one from acting in thai
capacity who has not complied will
the conditions laid down.
Governor Murphy had a conference
early in the week with the tenemen1
house commission over its bill, which
provides for a permanent inspection
of tenements. There have been abou'
a half dozen bills introduced affecting
boroughs of $500 population, and ont
of them provides for representation by
such borough in the board of freehold
ers.
A bill by Senator Bachelor Of Els
sex provides for annual examination Of
municipal accounts in the various city
departments in first class cities.
Senator Bradley submitted an amend
ment to the general tax act of 1903 by
authorizing the publication Of tn,
names of personal tax delinquents ii
second as well as first class cities. A
second bill by Senator Bradley enables
district court judges to appoint a regu
lar stenographer at $1,000 a year. 4
third bill by the same senator is
further amendment to the Martin act
extending its provisions to tax and as
sessments levied prior to the passag'
of that law.
Anticigarette Law Introduced.
The anticigarette bill is once NOR
before the house. 1t was introduce,