Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-18

between 6 and T:330 o'clock Il. m. worl.
ing days and from II to 1870 noon
Saturdays. A bill by Mr. Ernst of
Hudson makes it d misdemeanor ia
root live pigeons or other fowl as a
target, and measure by Mr.. Roberts
of Camden provides that the city en-.
cineer and two persons appointed by
the common council shall constitute a
board of commissioners of assessment
in cities where no mode of assessment
of benefits has been provided
A measure was presented by Assem-,
blyman Birlholz of Essex repeating an
act of March, 1908, permitting second
class cities to have a councilman at
large. The law at the time Of it's pas,
sage had in it clause making it OPP
erative only when town councils adopt
ed it by resolution, and Bayonne and
Orange were the only towns to take
advantage of the act. The repeal Of it
would mean an ending of litigation in
those places.
The policemen of the state are given
attention in bill introduced by AS
semblyman Layden of Passaic. This
bill provides that cities by ordinance
may pension police officers who shall
become incapacitated by reason of in
jury or sickness contracted while on
duty. Mr.. Layden also presented d bin
amending the primary election act so
that all primaries are to be held on
the third instead of the first registry
day. The county board of election is
directed to revise the registry list be-
tween the second and third days, thus
wedding out names entered enormously
and also ''repeaters." The primaries
are to be held from the revised lists.
Assemblyman Pennington introduce
ed bill authorizing married women
to maintain action against husbands
who have deserted them for breach of
contract.
In the house of assembly early this
week Rev. Harold s. Rambo of Prince
ton, who opened the session with
prayer. prayed for the afflicted city of
Baltimore, and resolution was later
offered by Assemblyman De Lazier and
adopted extending to the stricken city
the heartfelt sympathy of the house of
assembly in its hour of trial and want.
Bills Passed by the House.
The house has passed these bills:
House II, relates to the improvement
of meadows; house 60, provides that
berland counties consolidated before
the passage of the general school act
of October, 1908, shah continue as such
consolidated districts; house So, pro-
vides for reviving an abated action by
a judge; house 20, requires the exact
date, hour and minute of filing, record
ing and entry of legal papers; house
rs, annexes vailsburg to the city of
Newark, with referendum
A bill by Mr. De Lazier provides that
an Imprisonment for two years or
more constitutes willful, continued and
obstinate desertion on the part of hus-
band or wife so imprisoned and shall
be regarded as cause for divorce.
A measure presented by Senator
Bachelor amends the general school
act by authorizing boards of education
to issue bonds for the construction of
schools to an amount equal to 3 per
cent of the total tax valuations, the
bonds to run for not more than fifty
years and bear interest of not more
than per cent. A sinking fund of
per cent interest is to be raised in the
annual tax levy.
Many Important Hearings.
There were a number of hearings by
the committees on various bills early
in this week. The measure providing
for the destruction of robins seemed to
from different parts of the state were
present and argued for and against the
BILL A hearing was given by the edu-
cational committee on the bill which re-
quires the supervising principal in any
school district to hold a certificate equal
in grade to the highest certificate held
by any principal in the district Both
sides were heard on this question. The
bill was introduced to apply particular
ly to Bergen county. 1t is understood
that the state board of education does
not favor the measure. Large delega-
tons of fishermen from points along
the shore were present at hearing
given by the senate and house commit
tees on fish and game on the numerous
fish and game measures pending in
both houses. The bills discussed are
intended TO regulate and restrict pound
and gill fishing The opponents of the
bills said their passage would ruin the
pound and gill fishing industries and
that five inches as the minimum size
of the mesh for pound nets was ridic-
ulous proposition. They maintain that
pound net fishing is the most econom-
ical method of fishing.
The view Of those who favored the
bills was that the pound nets are re-
sponsible for the destruction of thou
sands of young fish each year and it
the industry is not properly regulated
there will eventually be no fish in New
Jersev'S rivers AMI bavS and along the