, 1906-04-11
AN INDIAN CEREMONIAL ..au...

II vi IC Wi pio LAW ODSi9 aoo nut
II of the wearer.
Hunts term expired April | II as the
court opening occurs tomorrow, the
nomination of Judge Coult WAS CON
tirmed. Judge Hildreth's appointment
in the usual manner was referred to
the judiciary committee.
Senate bill 213, by Mr.. Plummer.
providing for the publication of an
nual financial statements of towns,
borouehs, townships and cities OF less
than 12,0O0 inhabitants, was amended
on second reading.
Senate bill 1876, the bishops hieh Il
cense bill. was taken up ON second
reading Tuesday and debated UPON il
the senate for several hours. Hieh l
cense was defeated, the Democrats
and Republicans voting against that
clause in the bill. One of Mr.. Avis
amendments to the bill fixing The min
imum fee nj $500 WAS adopted. The
senators voting for the $500 fee were
Alderman. Colby, Crosse, Hillery.
Hutchinson. Minch. Plummer and
Wakelee. Those voting for the $500 Ii
cense were Avis, Brown, Cornish, Ere
l~inghuysen, Horner, Jackson, Lee, Mar
tens, Mckee. Minturn and Price. Sen
ators Bradley and Shinn refrained
from voting.
Another amendment carried defeated
the section compelling the owner of Il
saloon property to join in the applica-
ton with The saloon keeper and max
ing such wner partly responsible for
the conduct of such tenant and provid-
ing certain penalties for the owner in
rase of il disorderly house.
Prohibits Rushing the GrOwIer.
The senate also adopted the amend
ment which prohibits the sale of liquor
TO minors either TO be drunk on tn
premises or to he carried away. This
amendment is to stop the sale OF
"growlers" to children. Another
amendment carried provides that
where IA license has been revoked the
property shall not he licensed for the
period of four months. The bishops
bill fixed the time ut one year.
The power is given excise boards tc
regulate the screens and curtains in
klrrooms. Senator Mckee offered an
amendment to this amendment except
lag bowling alleys and recreation and
bicnic grounds. II was adopted. Senator
Horner offered an amendment for the
200 foot measurement from churches,
schools and armories to be along
the street line instead of across the
block. Lost.
Amendment No. II, which abollslleS
the back room in saloons, was Il of
the principal objections offered by the
friends of the bill. Mr.. Hutchinson
spoke for his original bill, which, he
said, would be absolutely nullified by
the committees amendments. Mr.. Min
turn said that as the amendment did
not do away with the back he
was not in favor of ii. When Il man
leaves IA saloon to which is annexed Il
Yecluded apartment he cannot say to
himself that he has been in a place
where virtue has not been gripped and
prostituted. Mr.. Avis, after Mr.. Min
turns speech, so eliminated parts Of
TIC dllCllNIilitllI as W DHN1 BiON wv
that there should. be no obstruction to
a clear view from the interior of the
entire bar. The one room clause was
accepted. The amendment itself then
came up and was adopted by "A vote of
10 to >.
Judges to Grant Licenses.
The committees twelfth and thir-
teenth amendments putting the license
granting power into the hands of
judges of the court of common pleas
in municipalities where excise commits
sioners are appointed and terminating
the office terms of present commission
ers on July / next were considered to-
gether. Mr.. Colby declared that the
amendment, if passed, would drag the
judiciary into the saloon. Mr.. Avis re-
turned that in his county the judge of
the common pleas grants the licenses
and that there is now no county in the
state that can boast a better control of
excise matters than a Gloucester.
The amendments were adopted. Mr..