Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-03-24
JERSEY LEGISLATURE
Fixed Rules Suspended to Fa-
cilitate Passage Of Bills.
TAX MEASURES Likely TO FAIL.
senate CONFIRMS Nominations of
Members of Four enthusiastically
Provides For licensing of Barbers.
e. C. stokes Gubernatorial Boom.
Especial Correspondence


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 to
allow the prompt transmission of pass
ed bills from one house to the other
and thence to the governor. This sus-
pension has facilitated matters to a
great degree, but, as hard as the legis-
lators worked, many of the measures
of minor Importance have been entire
~ lost sight of in the concluding rush.
Mr.. Hamill of Hudson, the minority
leader, made 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.. Hamill's objection the latter
desiring to speak on the motion.
/ Speaker Avis, however, ruled that the
motion was not debatable, and on roll
4 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
4 two state hospitals and is as follows:
Whereas. The boards of control of the
state hospital at Morris Plains and the
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to the joint committee on 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 We're
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
! pitaI 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 sub
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
] izlng new panel Of grand Jurors ey-
cry six weeks during court term IN
counties with more than 100000 inhab
itants. A bill introduced for Presi-
dent Nakelee authorizes county judges
to direct a special election in borough
to fill vacancies if the offices of three
or more members of council become
vacant
An important measure to automobile
lists has been introduced by Senator
Bachelor of Essex in the shape of an
amendment to section of the motor
vehicle act of last winter, by providing
that where driving through this state
no numbers shall be displayed except
those issued by the secretary of state
of New Jersey.
The bill of Assemblyman Lehlbach of
Essex providing for the licensing of
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. $685. authorizing every city in this
state which accepts this act to elect a
councilman at large; the bill providing
that eight hours shall constitute 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 AssembIyman Loyeridge
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
islature by Governor Murphy. A bill
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 80 cents addi-
tional for the collection of any personal
or poll tax which they may collect after
it is in arrears. Still another bill by Mr..
Shaw prohibits any grocery or other
mercantile establishment from selling
any spirituous liquors in less than five
gallon quantities, and another bill by
the same gentleman prohibits any court
or 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
presentment of the Essex county grand
jury recommending the impeachment