The Penn's Grove record., 1904-03-04

maries, The law now requires 4 man
to register and vote at the same time
at a primary election. A beneficial re-
suit of the act, it set forth, would be
! the, elimination of 1oaters' names from
the registry list. The bill gives boards
of registry power to erase all names
not legally entered thereon.
New Omcers TO Paterson.
A bill by Mr.. Dalrymple provides for
the creating of the offices Of an as
sistant comptroller, assistant counsel
and assistant treasurer in Paterson.
An important Measure was introduced
by Mr.. Van Blarcom providing that in
any city where the population of any
ward is three times as great as an
other ward the mayor shall appoint
three commissioners to divide such
cities into wards. A bill by MI. Lehl-
bach Of Essex makes unlawful to Of
fer for sale any MANNED OF disabled
animals under a penalty of 500 fine
and costs. A bill by MI. LANCE pro-
vides that after the payment of three
years premiums on any prudential or
industrial policy it shall have a sur
render value equal to rs per cent Of
the premium paid. The same assem-
blyman presented a bill fixing ferry
rates between Jersey City, Hoboken
and other Hudson county points and
New York at 2 cents. A penalty Of
$500 is imposed for each violation.
An act providing for the return Of
taxes received by the state under the
collateral inheritance act to the county
in which the descendant property is To-
Gated was introduced by Assemblyman
Hillery. The act also provides that the
state treasurer shall deduct fees and
expenses.
house bill 1852, providing that railroad
stations should be kept open at least
ten minutes before and five minutes
after train time and also shall be prop
erly lighted.
The house passed Mr.. Cross bill es-
ta%blishing the Office Of register Of deeds
for Union and Passaic counties. Among
the assembly bills recently introduced
are: By Mr.. Gallery, amends the act
giving town committees the power to
appoint policemen; by Mr.. Scovel, re-
quires all public records to be kept in
books with asbestus fireproof covers,
and the edges of leaves must be Are
proof; by Mr.. Lehlbach, amends the
act relative to the pay Of officers and
policemen of the cities; by Mr.. Van
Blarcom, making it illegal for any
slaughter house or abattoir proprietor
to hold or demand or receive the head,
hide, horn, etc., of any animal slaugh-
tered; the penalty for violation is 800.
emit May Issue Bonds. 5
The house has passed the bill giving
to Trenton permission to issue bonds
to pay outstanding interest bearing
certificates of indebtedness. Messrs.
Swackhamer and Hamill opposed the
bill on the ground that the scheme
allowed Trenton and other second class
cities a double taxation for the purpose
Oh paying debts. Mr.. Colclough, the
i%ntroducer of the measure, said that
the bill simply permitted Trenton to
pay it's honest debts.
The opening of the house session
Monday night was delayed nearly an
hour and a half on account of the
caucus Of the majority members ON
Mr.. Dalrymple's Passaic Normal school
bill. This is a bill introduced by MI.
Dalrymple providing that the new
normal school be located in Passaic
city and that the appropriation be re-
duced from 100000 to 100000, the
larger sun being the amount fixed for
the school by last years legislature.
Mr.. Dalrymple last week tried to get
the committees favorable report on
his before the house by stat
ing that two of the committee were In
favor of his bill, two were noncom-
initial and one was opposed to it. Aft
er a warm debate and after the report
had been adopted, it was laid upon
the table, and the caucus Monday
night took up the question as to wheth-
er or not the bill should be a party
measure. Mr.. Dalrymple opposed this
proposition on the ground that the
bill was not a political one, and just
before a vote was taken the Passaic
assemblyman bolted the caucus. On
the vote it was found that only three
members, all from Passaic county, did
not want the bill to be made a party
measure, and the rest of the caucus
voted to make a party measure Of it.
This means, it is believed, that the
state board of education will be al
lowed to select a site for the school as
the original bill, passed last. winter,
provides.
Trenton Doesn' Want Executions,
Mr.. Scovel's bill to have all the exc
cutions of the state performed in Tren-
ton and making Principal Keeper o.
borne Of the state prison the official
hangman has raised a storm Of pro-
test in this city. The local newspapers
and the citizens generally do not want
the name of the city to become asso-
ciated with the execution of murder
ers and they will put forth every eff
fort in the senate to prevent the meas
ure passing in the upper house. 1t has
already passed in the house of assem-
bly,. Little effort was made to defeat
it there because it was not then real
lied that it's passage would affect this
city. The sheriffs of the state are be-
hind the bill and will do their utmost
to have it passed in the senate.
A great deal of criticism is being
made against delaying the hearing on
the child labor bill until March 8, the
date which has been fixed. It has been
charged here that this delay is an at
tempt to kill the measure. If the leg
islature adjourned sine die as pro-
posed by the house there will be very
little time between the date of the
hearing and the sine die adjournment
to have the bill reported and possibly
amended and passed by both houses.
Some amendments are looked for. Pat
erson manufacturers object to the Sec
ton providing that children under six
teen years of age shall not be employ
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