The Penn's Grove record., 1905-01-27
STATE LEGISLATURE.
New Jersey Lawmakers Hard
at Work In Trenton.
SENATOR KEAN's REELECTION.
republicans Unanimous For Eliza
bethan's Return to Washington
Vote For Colonel Ste
vens of HObOken.
Especial Correspondence

Trenton, Jan. 25.!The most lmpor-
tant event of the week in the state leg
islature was the election of United
States Senator John Kean of Elizabeth
to succeed himself for a term of six
years. Yesterday the senate and as
sembly met in their respective houses
and voted separately for senator. To-
day at noon the two bodies met in joint
session, and the election of Senator
Kean was completed by a party vote.
There are on joint ballot fifty-nine Re
publicans and twenty Democrats III the
legislature. The Republicans caucused
unanimously for Senator Kean last
week. The complimentary Democratic
vote for the position went to Colonel
Edwin A. Stevens of Hoboken.
hutchinson, Road Commissioners.
Governor Stokes sent to the senate
early in the week the following NOM
nations: Former Senator Elijah q.
Hutchinson, Mercer, state road com-
missioner; Frederick ]. Jacobson, New
ark, member of the state sewer COM
ulSSlOI, OIuldA plllllIhoOhS PhOPN>0
tor of Salem county; Frank L. Lloyd,
prosecutor Of Camden county; Samuel
A. Atkinson, prosecutor of Burlington
county. The nomination of former
Senator Hutchinson was confirmed I'M
mediately upon its reception by the
senate, as is the custom with former
members of the senate who are az.
pointed to positions by the governor.
The other nominations will be confirm
ed later.
Senator Jackson of MiddleseX pre-
sented a bill in the upper house pro
viding for the appointment OF a state
architect to supervise the construction
of all state buildings and also to pre-
pare plans for proposed state buildings.
The salary is fixed at $4,000.
Senator Bradley offered a bill amend
ing the building and loan revision act
of 1903 by permitting associations to
borrow money on notes for a term not
exceeding one year, limiting loans to
IS per cent of the assets when three
years old, so per cent between three
and six years and 80 per cent when
older.
To Repeal REGULATORY Law.
Senator Bradley of Camden intro
duced a measure repeating the retalia-
tory corporation law of last year, which
was applied to foreign corporations do
ing business in this state when other
states imposed a discriminating tax on
corporations of this state.
Three bills by Senator Jackson of
MiddleseX were as follows: Reducing
the number of members on water
boards in cities of less than 25,000 in
habitants to three, to be named by the
mayor for three year terms; amending
the act for the establishment of excise
departments in cities or towns (applies
to Elizabeth and New Brunswick, where
licenses are now granted by counciD; a
bill providing for appointment of tax
assessors by mayors in cities or towns
having a population not exceeding 81
600. The terms are for three years, and
the salaries are to be fixed by council.
Assemblyman Wright of Passaic pre-
scented a supplement to an "act estab-
fishing a court for the trial of juvenile
offenders and defining it's duties and
powers" approved 1903, providing that
in all cases where a parent or guardian
of a juvenile person or any n respon-
sible for such person encourages,
causes or contributes to the Delinquent
cy of such child the parent, guardian or
person responsible shall he guilty of a
misdemeanOr and upon conviction
shall be fined not more than $1,000 or
Imprisonment for not more than six
months in the county jail. or endure
both penalties. Under this act the
court may impose conditions upon any
person found guilty of such misde-
meanor or suspend sentence so long as
such person shall comply with the OH
ditions to the satisfaction of the court.
The act is aimed to reach parents or
guardians who do not exert proper in
fiuence over the children.
Special Election In Two Counties.
Attorney General McCarter, in re
spouse to a request from the house of
assembly as to the ACCESSIBILITY of hold
ing a special election in Union and
Sussex to fill the vacancies caused by
the deaths of two assemblymen elect
in those counties, sent an opinion this
week to the house stating that there
should be a special election to fill these
vacancies.
Mr.. Lehlbach of Essex in place of
Leader Duffield, from the same coun-
ty, who is ill, then presented an amend
ment to the election act in line with
the bill passed and signed last week
waving the provisions of the primary
election act for the special election in
Union and Sussex. Mr.. LehIbach's
measure provides that in special cleo
tons to fill vacancies in the senate or
assembly caused by death, resignation,
etc, advertising the elections in the
newspapers shall be sufficient adver-
tisement. The act also provides for
registration and ~canvassing boards to
hold special meetings. The bill was
passed in the senate under a suspen-
sion of the rules after having taken
the same course in the house.
Assemblyman Manner presented a
bill giving common councils, boards of
aldermen and township committees
power to license and fix fees for hacks.
vendors, shows, etc.
To Prescribe Concealed Weapons.
A measure was presented for Speak
er Avis of the house making it a misde-
meanor to have concealed about the
person any deadly weapon or to openly
carry such a weapon with unlawful in
tent.
Assemblyman Alexander introduced
a bill authorizing counties to issue
bonds to erect new buildings for aims
house purposes. This applies to Hud-
son county.
Mr.. Taylor put in a measure author
izing governing bodies of cities to fix
fees to be charged by any city officials
for services rendered, which shall be
paid into the city treasury.
MI. Lehlbach Of Essex offered a bill
authorizing mayors to appoint an engi-
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