The Penn's Grove record., 1904-02-12
JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
Extremely Busy Sessions In
Both Houses This Week.
AMENDMENT TO CRIMES ACT.
Head Keeper of state Prison to Exc
cute Capital Punishment-New Fac
tory Observation-Disclosures Com
frmed by senate-Presentation of
BattIehag.
fspecial Correspondence.

frmed by senate-Presentation of
Battlefag.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton, Feb. 11.-Both houses of the
legislature have had extremely busy
| sessions this week. The house of as
sembly particularly disposed of a large
amount of work. Perhaps a bill Of
more general interest throughout the
state than any introduced this session
is the one known as house bill No. 1876,
introduced Monday night by Mr.. SEQ
vel Of Camden. 1t is an amendment to
the crimes act and provides that the
principal keeper of the state prison
shall execute capital punishment upon
all persons sentenced to death. The
measure requires that sheriffs in the
counties where the convictions are
made shall turn over to the principal
keeper Of the state prison at Trenton
such convicted persons, and by him
shall be executed on them the capital
punishment directed by the court.
Among the persons authorized in the
bill to witness the execution are three
members of the condemned persons
family, six witnesses, named by the
court which passed sentence; a repre-
sentative from the Associated Press
and one other press association and a
representative from each of three pa
pers published in the county in which
the trial and conviction took place.
In executive session Monday night
the senate confirmed the nominations
of Charles G. Black of Hudson, Carol
Lentz of Essex, Henry J. e. West OF
Camden and Joseph Thompson of At
lantic for members of the state boaro
of taxation.
New Factory Inspection Department.
The old department of factory inspec.
ton is abolished by the administration
measure on child labor presented this
week. The bill creates a new depart
relative to factories and their EN-
ployees. This bill was prepared by
John L. Swayze, secretary to Governor
Murphy. Mr.. Swayze was the practi
cal head of the department previous to
the resignation of Chief John @. Ward
and the appointment of Colonel Lewis
T. Bryant to the place. The matter &
keeping children at school is left With
the educational authorities. The fac
tory department will confine itself t.
keeping children under age out of fac
tories.
The bill keeps the minimum age at
which children may be employed az
fourteen years, and any corporation Oh
parents who shall take part in securing
a violation of the provision shall be
liable to a penalty of $50 for each Of
Tense. The certificate as to the age OF
a child contains much detail, the idea
being to make impossible many schemes
which are now used to evade the law.
False swearing as to the age of a child
is punishable by a fine of $50.
1t is provided that not less than 25O
cubic feet of air space shall be allowed
for each operator in the daytime and
not less than 400 cubic feet at night.
The chief inspector has power to order
proper ventilation. No child is to be
allowed to clean machinery while it is
in motion. The department is to be
notified of all explosions. Separate
water closets are to be maintained fol
the sexes, the places to be kept in good
sanitary condition. Corporations which
require notice of intention from en-
ployees about to leave, under forfeiture
of a part of their wages, shall be liable
themselves to a payment Of a like for
felt e for discharge of employees
without notice unless in a general sus-
pension of labor. All factories shall
notify the department of the nature of
their business and give other informal
ton, as may be desired. The number
of inspectors is raised from seven to
twelve, including two females.
Senator Bachelor of Essex presented
the bill. Delegations were present
Monday night from the Essex Trades
Council, Federation of Labor and the
Glass Blowers Union of South Jersey
to give an expression of opinion bear
ing upon the proposed bill. They said
they favored the measure in it's pres
ent form.
Assemblyman Birkholz has intro
duced a bill providing for the impris-
onment for a term not exceeding one
year of all persons violating the child
labor law and also a bill making it a
misdemeanor to willfully neglect to
care for or support children by persons
who should care for and support them.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Hillery
amends last years school bill relative
to the consolidation of school districts.
Assemblyman McGlennon presented
a bill providing that all ferryboats
have toilet rooms for each sex.
1t has come to light that the senate
in executive session last week was
quite worked UP by Governor Muir
ply sending appointments in before
he had conferred with the senate con-
corning them. The outcome of the diff
ferences between the senate and the
governor will be watched with the
greatest interest.
Mr.. McKee's bill providing for the
regulation and Incorporation of insur-
ance companies was reported favora-
bly, and without amendments. The
committees report eliminates the con
sideration of underground foundation
and smokestacks on amounts of poll
cies issued ON the so per cent co-insur-
ance plan. The bill was passed on Sec
ond reading.
Assemblyman De Lazier is the father