The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-02-21

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troduee such a billkin one Trenton news
paper for six consecutive days was
called up BY Senator Bachelor, Of
Newark. who acted as sponsor for the
bin BY order Of Major Carl Lentz. This
same bill was defeated last week, when
many Republican Senators lodged the
issue and refused to place themselves
on record as voting.
Senator Ferrell made bitter attack
on the preliminary bin. He claimed
that it was unnecessary and intended
for no other purpose than to force the
opponents of the real abandonment to go
on record.
Senator Bachelor defended the bill and
claimed that it was necessary 10 publish
notice a notice Of the intention to in
troduce such a bill. It was passed by a
majority vote. It was noticed that sev-
eral Republicans who last week delayed
TO issue voted for it, Senators Minturn
and Martens, Democrats, voted for it be-
cause, as they explained, they were anx-
ious for the abandonment measure to be
introduced 50 that they would have an
opportunity of voting against it. They
said that they were confident that no
abandonment bill would 90 through this
session
Senator AIinturn introduced four bills
as was told in the News yesterday.
One provided that trolley companies
must clear the streets Of snow along the
thoroughfares through which their tracks
run in all municipalities. the company
to defray one-half of the expense and
the municipalities the other half
Another bill extends the time for
the payment of taxes from December
20 to February Is. next following. An
other provides that banks shall not be
held responsible for raised Of forged
checks if the vouchers are returned to
the depositor within one year.
Tile question of whether Hoboken
shall adopt the drainage or pumping
systems of sewage viii be decided by
the people of that city, if another bill
which the Hudson Senator has intro
duced becomes law.
The fifth bill provides that the Hobo
ken Tax Commissioners shall organize
on the first Monday after the first day
of January next, and make appropria-
lions for the fiscal year. The Conpmis-
sioners shall receive 500 each for their
services and shall be empowered to APP
point clerk with a salary such as the
Board may deem proper.
Senator Lee of Atlantic, introduced
bin which provides that the Republican
and Prohibition parties shall hold their
primaries on the Wednesday after the
fourth Tuesday in September of each
year. Other parties than the Republican
and ProhibitioniSt parties shall vote be-
tween 6 A. NJ. and u o'clock noon, the
Republicans and Prohibitionsts shall
vote between 1870 ana 6 r. NJ. All
primaries to be held on file the same day.
Mr.. Lee presented another measure
! which gives the election officers an adj
ditional fee of s. for. their services at the
primaries.
Senator Hutchinson, Of Mercer pre-
sented bin authorizing the Governor to
appoint a State Board Of three examiners
in osteopathy.
Another bill was introduced by the
same Senator which will be hailed with
JOY by all telegraph operators if it be-
comes a law. 1t provides that it shall be
misdemeanor for any superintendent,
operator or agent Of any telegraph COM
pany TO reveal the contents Of any tel
egraphic message received or sent.
Senator Horner of Burlington intro
duced bill which will allow a jury to
decide whether the death penalty shall be
inflicted upon a prisoner found guilty of
criminal assault. II provides that in
trials for this offence the jury may add
to the verdict Of guilty the words with
the punishment Of death and that the
/ judge shall have no other alternative than
70 impose such sentence upon the prison
er in such cases.
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