The Penn's Grove record., 1905-03-31

he thought the bill a rair one, and
It afforded an honest method of. over
coming an important question. 1t has
been argued that the canal should be
~abahdoned because it has become a
menace to the health of the people. If
the whole matter of preparing the
measure had to be gone over again,
Mr.. Dufield said, there could be no
fairer means employed, nor could the
proposition be treated in a more intel
ligent manner. The people of the state
believe this proposition to be a good
one, and the passage of it will mean an
increased valuation in lands to the peo-
pie adjacent to the affected territory.
Assemblyman Fordyce opposed the
bill because, he said, he believed it
wrong in principle. The legislature was
asked to give away for a song a valua-
BILE asset. He said the state should as
sumo ownership of the canal route and
use it for trolley or other purposes. The
canal franchise should be recalled by
the state, Mr.. Fordyce said, and let out
to companies on short terms.
MI. Hamill said there was no public
demand for the bill, but it was asked
for by the lobby. 1t was a legal ques-
ton, he said, whether the canal COM
pany had not given up the claims and
rights to the franchise because the ca
nal has long been abandoned to all
practical purposes. "The railroad COM
pany has for years been trying to cram
such a bill through the legislature" he
said, "but until nov they have been un.
successful"
Mr.. Marelli stated that he was op.
posed to the bill because it was against
the best interests of the people. With
the abandonment of the Morris canal
there would be nothing to drain the
Carrot mountain, and Paterson would
have practically to build a new sew.
erage system.
After several other speeches the final
vote was taken and the bill was de-
clared passed.
The senate adjourned early Monday
night, and a dinner was given at the
Trenton House in honor of President
Cross, recently appointed United States
district judge.
The senate passed a measure Of gen.
eral interest to bankers. 1t was pre-.
scented by Senator Minturn and pro.
vides that patrons of banks must *
anime their returned vouchers within a
reasonable time after they have been
sent from the banks. This is to pro
f00f tho ncfifI1finnC froro 1aco0r &h,o,1o.b
fOrgeries or raised checks after a year
has elapsed, the bank not being held
liable after the expiration of that time
if no notice of the forgery or raised
check has been given.
Message From Governor Stokes.
Governor Stokes early in the week
sent to the senate a duplicate of his
message to the house last week urging
new and consistent enactment of laws
governing master and servant. Sena.
tor Hutchinson's bill providing for a
codificatiOn of the laws referring tC
libraries so that the laws may be more
readily understood vas passed by the
senate.
The insurance bill of Senator Barber
making it unlawful for insurance com
panies to contest policies after the per.
son insured have been accepted by the
companies physicians has been amend.
ed by Senator Bachelor so that it's pro.
visions shall not apply in cases OF
fraud on the part of the applicant.
Game Law Amended.
The senate adopted an amendment
to Senator McKee's game bill provid.
ing that the portion of the bill refer
ring to the open season for wild geese
duck and other wild water fowl from
Oct. 1 to April 10 shall not apply to
any game preserve already establish.
ed. The senate amended Assembly.
man Birkholz's bill providing that loar
companies cannot ask more than 6 pei
cent interest and limiting the sum thai
can be asked for legal fees Senator
Bachelor submitted an amendment
which sets forth that the bill shall not
apply to provident loan associations
which were formed in New York and
other cities following the passage last
year of Mr.. Bachelors bill providing
for such associations.
The senate passed a bill appropri
ating $4,000 for New Jerseys particf
patton with Virginia in the jamestown
tercentennial to be held in 1907. Sen.
ator Mckee presented a bill amending
the act of April 16, 1891, relating to the
retirement of police chiefs in cities by
including captains and providing com
pulsory retirement after twenty years
service and further providing a pen
sion at one-half pay for such officers
after twenty years service in case Of
either retirement or dismissal.
An important measure, and n said
to be aimed at the woman's reformato'
ry scheme, was presented by Senator
Jackson and provides that the age linn
it for admission to the State Home Fol
Girls be raised from sixteen to nine
teen years.
Senator Bradley introduced a bill which
appoints William j. Bradley, James
Strimple and John Boyd Avis as commits.
sioners to act with a similar commission
from Delaware on fishing rights in Della.
ware river and bay.