The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-23
STATE LEGISLATURE
Law Mill at Trenton Grinding
at Utmost Speed.
TROLLEYS MAY CARRY FREIGHT

Passing of Bill to That End and the
killing of Insurance investigation
the Most Important Features of the
Weeks Session.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton, March 22.-With the end of
the session drawing nearer day by
day the legislative mill is grinding at
its utmost speed. Most of the hear
ipgs on the important measures have
been disposed of, but there is enough
work on hand to keep the legislators
busy for the next few weeks. The
passage of the bill permitting trolley
companies to carry freight and the
knocking out of the proposition to in
vestigate insurance companies were
among the most important features Of
the week.
The senate in executive session re-
ceived and referred to the judiciary
committee these appointments: Adrian
Lyon, reappointed judge of the district
court Of Perth Amboy, and James
Mitchell of Paterson, member of the
board of trustees of the State Home
For Girls.
A matter of great interest and i'm
portance to the cities and towns on
the Delaware river was presented to
the legislature this week by Governor
Stokes in a brief message, in which he
suggests that the Legislature authorize
the state sewerage commission or it's
representative to meet the proper au-
thorities Of Pennsylvania and New
York to devise legislation to be pre-
scented at the mex session for the pre-
vention of the pollution of the Della
ware river. 1t is pointed out that the
watershed of the Delaware drains 30
per cent Of the entire land area of the
state and has a population of $4,000,
nearly one-fifth of the states entire
population.
Salaries For Fire Chiefs.
A bill introduced by Senator Mckee
makes the annual pay of fire depart
ment chiefs as follows: In municipali-
ties of from 100 to 1000 people, $50;
1000 to 5000, 500; 5000 to 10000,
$500; 10000 to $4,000, $500; $4,000 to
10000, 1900; 10000 to $4,000, $1,S00;
$4,000 to 100, 900, $500; 100, 900 to 200,-
600, $1,000, and in cities of 100000 or
over, SO, SOC. The bill also fixes the
salaries Of assistants.
Other senate bills introduced were:
By Mr.. Jackson-Makes it a INSIDE
~,oa.ov fo, ~ Orc not dI1lr or
thorized to organize a fraternal body
and pattern it after another body duly
incorporated. Mr.. Jackson also intro
duced q bill that makes it a INSIDE
meanor for n one not entitled to do
so to wear the insignia of any fraternal
body or to use it for the purpose of OBJ
tanning relief.
By Mr.. Minturn-Provides for a
board of trustees of the teachers re
tirement fund to be composed as the
legislature shall direct, including the
state superintendent, five teachers and
three persons not teachers. The trus-
tees are to have control of investments.
The state treasurer is to be treasurer
Of the board.
By Mr.. Wakelee-Prevents a railroad
operating in whole or in part in this
state from collecting double fares from
commuters.
By Mr.. Jackson-Prohibits a person
promoting his own or another's election
by gifts or contributions of any sort
except for personal expenses or to a
political committee. The committee
treasurer is required to make a detail
ed report of receipts and disburse-
ments. A corporation when it con-
tributes must do so in its own name.
1t shall be unlawful for any one to So
licit campaign funds. A violator of the
law is to suffer a Acknowledgement for
five years.
Senator Jackson's bill abolishing fees
in the Offices of ~surrogates, registrars
of deeds and mortgages, county clerks
and sheriffs and providing a scale of
salaries for these officers passed the
house Monday night after a short de-
bate. Only two votes were recorded
against the measure.
Extra Session In September.
An extra session of the legislature
will be held early in September, it hav-
ing been promised Monday evening by
| Governor Stokes after hearing delega-
lions from Essex and Passaic counties,
which had come to show that they had
really agreed upon a plan for the solu-
ton of the Passaic pollution problem
after many years of bitter conflict.
/ Mayor Johnson of Paterson said the
substance of the agreement between
the two cities was that the bill intro
duced by Martin of Essex providing
for q great sewer should be withdrawn,
that the expert engineer employed by
the city of Paterson would be able to
report about the middle of August, and
upon that report Paterson is willing to
stand. If it fayors a trunk sewer Pat
| erson will join Newark in such a bill
as has been on the calendar; if it shall
disapprove of the scheme Paterson will
withdraw all further opposition to the
| Newark plan, and the details of bond
issue and construction are to be work
ed out before an extra session of the
legislature. At Monday nights session
Martins trunk sewer bill was with
drawn.
Assemblyman Elvins introduced a
bill of far reaching effect with special
reference to machine politics. 1t en-
powers justices of the supreme court
sitting in the several circuits to draw
grand juries for the several counties.
Mr.. Vanderveer presented a measure
which regulates the employment of
legislative counsel and agents and pro-
Iides for the return Of legislative ex-
AnsaS
Bills passed by the house were:
BY Mr.. Jackson-Amending the cleo
ton act, supplement of April IA, 1903,
directing the method of preparing pri-
mary ballots by petition of ten legal
voters of each party in each ward or
township except where the number of
votes cast in any ward or township for