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as New York state has is provided as a
substitute for hanging. and it looks as
though the plan would have Il better
chance than the one proposed-yiz, that
of a%bolishing capital punishment alto
gether.
Senator Scovel, chairman of the mu-
nicipal corporation committee,
sd Tuesday that the Miller local option
bill would be given a public hearing at
the statehouse next Tuesday at 1 p. IN.
Among the important house bills in
troduced were:
BY Mr.. Miller: An equal taxation act
same as assembly bill No. /. but dis
tributes the money as follows: One-half
of | per cent of the entire assessed
valuation shall be retained by the state
treasurer for general state purposes.
The balance shall be distributed by the
treasurer among the several municipal
tiles through which the railroad and ca.
nal may run in proportion to the value
of the main stem or waterway located
in each such municipality.
BY Mr.. Marelli: Makes it illegal to
use money for election purposes by
candidates for office except for personal
expenses. Requires political commit
tees to publish amount of money eX.
pended for election purposes and pro
hibits solicitation of funds from candi-
dates or corporations by committees.
The senate passed Senator McKee's
joint resolution providing for a com
mission to investigate the practicable
ity and probable cost of the acquisition
by the state of the title to the potable
waters.
For an Automobile Commissioners.
Senator Frelinghuysen of Somerset
introduced an automobile bill which
provides that the assistant secretary of
state shall be commissioner of motor
vehicles and provides for the method of
arrest without warrant, for the regis
tration of drivers of machines, for thei1
examination and for he appointment
of inspectors. The salary of the com
missioner is to be 1880 a year.
The first bill to pass both houses of
the legislature was a measure to per-
nit borough officers to qualify within
thirty days after their election.
MI. Bierch presented a bill in the
house Tuesday at the same time Sena-
tor Colby introduced II in the senate,
both providing to amend the primary
election law so that all officers-state,
county and municipal-shall be nomi-
mated directly at primary elections
without the intervention of delegates
or conventions.
Senator MIntuIn presented d reSolu-
ton asking for the election of United
States senators by popular vote. He
also introduced a bill requiring the reg
ular ballot boxes to be placed in cleo
ton booths where machines are placed
in order that the voter may use either
the ballot box or the machine in voting.
A hearing is to be given ext Tuesday
on the Martin resolution providing for
an investigation of the insurance and
trust companies of the state.
An important limited franchise bill
was introduced Tuesday by Mr.. Barber
of Mercer. 1t provides, among other
things, that franchises are to be given
out to the highest bidder and that the
franchise is to run twenty-five years in
cities of the first and second class II
fifty years in other municipalities.
Senate joint resolution No. !, extend
ing the thanks of the state to Captain
Casio and his crew for their heroic res
cue of the passengers and crew of the
steamer Cherokee, passed the senate
Tuesday.
Assemblyman Gibbs introduced six
bills relating to the game laws.
Equal Taxation Hearing.
Delegations from all parts of the
state gathered here Tuesday afternoon
and Wednesday morning to attend the
hearing given by the house Judiciary
committee on the equal taxation bills
presented to this session of the legisla-
ture. Majority Leader Randolph Per-
kins is chairman of this committee.
The hearing was given in the assembly
chamber, and those heard were the
participants in the three cornered taxa
ton fight-the leaders of the north Jer-
sey reform movement and the hackers
of the administration taxation bills,
VINO are nSHlHS each othei, anu NH0
railroads counsel, who assert that they
are seeking only fair play for he rail
roads of the state.
George l.. Record, corporation coun-
sci of Jersey City and generally rec
ognized as leader of the Colby equal
taxation move, was here to protest
against house bill No. 1, the admins
tration's equal tax measure, which pro-