The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-28

a. M and 10 O'Clock noon. The Re
publicans and Prohibitionists shall vote
between 1890 noon and 8 II. m.
i Another measure by Senator Lee
amends section - Of the general cleo
ton act revision Of 1898, as amended
April IA, 1908, by providing for changes
made by bill No SO and allowing cleo
ton officers an additional fee or com
pensation Of So per diem for primary
work.
Still another measure by Senator Lee
repeats that section of the general cleo
ton act which permits candidates for
the position of delegate to conventions
to have chaliengers at primary cleo
tions.
IA bill was presented by Senator Bar
ton B. Hutchinson Of Mercer making
the law more stringent against those
employees of telegraph company who
violate the secrecy of telegraphic mes
sage.
state Medical Examiners.
The senate in executive session early
in the week confirmed the appoint
ments of David p. Borden, Charles A.
Groves and e. L. b. Godfrey as mem
bers Of the state board of medical ex-
aminers and the reappointment of for
mer Sheriff David Baird of Camden
county to the state board of assessors.
Among other bills introduced in the
senate this week were the following:
BY Senator Lee providing that all oys-
| ter grounds and beds under the tidal
waters of Atlantic county shall be I'M
der the control of an oyster commits
sion of three members to be appointed
by the governor; by Senator Crosse,
annexing portions of Dennis and Upper
townships, Cape May county, to Sea
| Isle City, in the same county; by Sena-
tor Brown, appropriating $4,000 for
| the removal of the New Jersey state
buildings from the st. Louis grounds
to Sea Girt and providing for the re
construction and furnishing of the
| buildings; by Senator Bachelor, pro-
| viding for the election Of county, city
and all other municipal committees at
primary elections when the party or
ganization so decides.
Senator Shinn of Ocean asked the
unanimous consent of the senate to
withdraw senate bill so, supplement
to the act to regulate fishing with
seines in Barnegat bay. The permits
sion was granted.
Assemblyman Colby of Essex offered
bill in the house giving to towns pow
er to regulate the manner of building
dwelling houses and the sale of fire.
works and other explosives.
To Amend Tenement House Act.
Mr.. Duff of Hudson presented bill
amending the tenement house act by
eliminating from its provisions the
three family house provision; also TAX
ing from the act the prohibition against
rear tenements, increasing from five to
seven story tenements that must be
| fireproof and making numerous minor
changes. A bill by Mr.. Duftield per
mits towns to organize existing fire de-
partments and to appropriate money
for annual inspection and for the sup
port and maintenance of such depart
ments.
Mr.. Robbins introduced a bill author
izing twenty-five persons engaged in
agricultural pursuits to incorporate for
mutual insurance against loss of prop
erty or life. They can begin business
when they have premium notes to the
amount of $4,000.
Mr.. Riordan of Hudson put in a bill
which requires that in voting machines
the title of offices to be voted for shall
be arranged in alphabetical order in
perpendicular line at the left hand side
of the machine and the names of can
didates shall run from left to right
alphabetically and in line with the title
of the Office to be filled.
Fish Laws Proposed.
Mr.. Shedaker of Burlington offered
a measure making the open season for
catfish and cells in the Delaware river
below Trenton falls between Sept
and June 1, making it lawful to speal
suckers in any stream in February,
March, April and May
A measure was Introduced by Mr.
Lehlbach of Essex defining the pro
cedure respecting the commitment OF
insane persons to the insane hospitals
of the state In it's effect it makes
clear the present act and codifies the
same. The following house bills were
also introduced: BY Mr.. Lehlbach, re
pealing all present acts relative to the
commitment OF insane persons to in
sane hospitals; by Mr.. Riordan, EN-.
towering boroughs of $500 inhabitants
to regulate licenses for liquor selling
and revoke or transfer such licenses; by
r. G. Henry of Middlesex, repeating the
act for the free distribution of diph.
liberia antitoxin, passed 1904.
A conference was held Monday be
tween the state fish and game commits,
sioners and the senate and assembly
game and fisheries committees for the
purpose of planning a measure which
would prevent the selling or Offering
for sale of any game birds. 1t seemed
to be the opinion that some legislative
action was necessary in order to pre-
vent s'pot hunting Such a measure
would make it impossible for a person
to buy or sell any game bird. There
fore the only way man could secure
one would be to shoot it for himself.
Ladies' Night.
Phoenix Branch, the Grand Frater-
nifty gave a pleasant ladies' night en-
tertainment in the lodge room in the