The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-23

by Mr.. SerbeAPermits villages I'd
pension police officers who have served
thirty years.
By Mr.. Martin-Permits municipal
ties to grant franchises for trolley lines
within two blocks of existing routes.
BY Senator Jackson - Directs the
method Of preparing primary ballots
by petition of ten legal voters.
The house passed Senator Hutchin-
sons bill providing that persons SEN
fenced to a term not exceeding six
months shall be confined in the county
Jail or county workhouse and when
sentenced to over six months to the
state prison.
The senate passed the house bill
amending the justice of the peace act
relative to serving summons ON corpo-
rations by permitting service on an
agent residing in the county.
Hearing on 'RecaII BILL"
The senate municipal corporations
committee gave a hearing on the Colby
measure known as the recall BILL"
which is the measure by which the
public can free itself from incompetent
and Objectionable officials. This was
the definition given to the measure by
Rev. DR.. Reeder, who spoke for the
measure in the absence of Thomas A.
Davis. The speaker said that his
method is outlined in the Los Angeles
statute, where the proposed Jersey
law is in effect, and it applies to cleo
tive officers.
The house of assembly this week de-
feated the efforts of the Colby faction
tt have the insurance companies and
their allied corporations, particularly
the Prudential Insurance company of
Newark, investigated. The vote was
81 to %. The same measure was de-
feated in the senate last week. 1t was
in the nature of a resolution intro
duced in the upper house by Senator
Colby and a similar resolution intro
duced in the house by Mr.. Martin, the
leader of the Colby men there.
The Wakelee bill permitting trolleys
to carry freight was passed in the
house Tuesday afternoon after a num-
Der of amendments offered by Mr.. Ma
relli of Passaic had been killed TIL
vote on the bill was 4S to Il. Speaker
Robbins, who took the tioor to support
the bill, was it's main exponent. He
was opposed to all of Mr.. Marelli's
amendments. The only amendment
which was adopted was by Mr.. Miller
of Cumberland. This provided that
municipalities should give the power
by ordinance instead of by resolution
to allow trolleys to carry freight.
Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Walsh of Essex
opposed the bill. They protested
against its passage, saying that cities
would be Inconvenience and streets
congested by freight carrying trolleys.
Mr.. Hildreth defended the measure
and said he could not see why any one
should oppose it. He said it was a
good bill and ought to get every vote
in the house and hoped it would.
AS soon as the vote was announced
Speaker Robbins moved that the rules
be suspended and the measure be rush
ed Immediately to the senate. The mo.
ton was carried.
OnA DhAh Aosts
In the senate Mr.. McKee's bill for
the appointment of a board for the eX-
aiming and licensing of plumbers
legislation supposed to have a labor
backing-was lost by a vote of 8 to 2.
Assemblyman Barber's bill, which fix
es the salary of the state commissioner
of roads at $1,000 and that of the SUI
Ynorpicnr OF GO G00 uvac Loot Tho san
ate passed Assemblyman Underwood's
bill requiring all employers of female
help to provide seats for use of such
employees.
The senate on Tuesday passed and
Immediately sent to the house Mr.. Ere
linghuysen's bill enabling the state to
comply with the Dick military law.
had but one more year in which to ad-
vantage itself Of the $4,000 a year
that it would get out of the national
appropriation and that the bill had the
support of the officers Of the state
guard. The equal taxation measure
and the Morris canal joint resolution,
received from the house, were referred
| W lhC JuNl(loly IL lCflcIOA VI L WE
committees. The senate also passed
Assemblyman Everett's bill aimed at
the cadet" system and the private
crimes measure of Assemblyman Nor
gan, for both of which Senator Colby
spoke briefly; Assemblyman Miller's
bill appropriating $4,000 for the con-
struction of a new wing at the New
| Ionaor IIopo1 INo, SaI5;ouc Qo;Ioo- o.I
Marines at Vineland, Senator Prices
bill providing for the incorporation of
county societies for the prevention of
cruelty to animals and Senator Colby's
shade tree bill.
The bill requiring a uniform and
equal price to all Of cleo
trical companies in cities permits a
sliding scale of ~discounts) was passed
by the senate.