The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-16
STATE LEGISLATURE
Prospects For Final Adjourn
ment March 20 Seem Bright.
IMPORTANT MEASURES ON taps
For q State RefOrmatOry For Wom-
en- - To Regulate Child Labor - To
Protect Oysters Both Houses In
derse Roosevelt ON Railroad Rates.

several measures OF Importance and
considerable routine. The prospects
for sine die adjournment on March %
seem bright, but there is a great
amount Of work yet to be done by both
houses.
There was considerable activity Mon
day night despite the fact that the ses-
Sions of both house and senate were
rather brief.
A bill was introduced by Leader Per-
kins to establish a state reformatory
for women. The site for such an insti-
tuition is to be chosen by a commission
appointed and the cash Is to be limited
to such sums as shall be appropriated
for the purpose. The commission is to be
appointed by the governor and shall
consist of eight persons, the names of
whom shall be confirmed by the senate,
and not less than four of these COM
missioners shall be women. The SUI
~perintendent, assistants, physicians.
ETC., shall all be Females be-
tween the ages of sixteen and twenty
years convicted of crime shall be sem
fenced to this reformatory. The bill
further provides that female convicts
at present in the state prison between
the ages of sixteen and thirty shall be
transferred as the governor directs.
TIE Bar Foreign Corporations.
A bill presented by Mr.. Wakelee pro-
vides that hereafter no banking, saw
ings trust or safe deposit corporation
created by any other state or by any
foreign state, kingdom or government
shall transact any business in this
state.
Mr.. Morgan's bill providing that liq-
uor license fees be fixed by popular
vote, when 80 per cent of the legal vot-
ers of a municipality so petition, was
reported by committee without recon-
mendation.
The measure by Mr.. Marelli provid-
ing that a summons in district courts
may be served on any officer, director,
agent, clerk or engineer of a foreign
corporation was passed by the house.
Mr.. ROBBERS bill providing that no
child between the ages of and
fourteen years shall be employed to
work at any gainful occupation during
the days and hours of school sessions
was also passed by the house.
Mr.. Martin, leader of the Colbyites in
the house, failed to call up his resolu-
ton to relieve the committee on banks
and insurance of his resolution calling
for an investigation of insurance COM
panies. All expected this action, but
Mr.. Martin declared that he would not
call up the resolution until next Tues
day.
In the senate petitions We're present
ed from Mercer and Passaic counties
against the high license bills. Another
bill by Mr.. ROeber forbids the employ
ment of children under sixteen in any
mercantile establishment more than
ffty-eight hours a week or before I
a. m. or after Z p. m.
The senate Monday night. after a
lively discussion, passed the committee
substitute for the Frelinghuysen auto
mobile bill on second reading. The
substitute makes some changes in the
original measure. Senator Frelinghuy-
sen favors the substitute. When the
came up he offered a num-
Der of minor amendments, correcting
phraseology. These were adopted.
Automobile Amendments.
An amendment was offered by Sena-
tor Horner changing the control of Ii
censing motor vehicles from the secre-
tary of state to the state commissioner
of public roads. This was opposed by
Senator Frelinghuysen, and it was lost.
Another amendment eliminating the
compensation for the commissioner of
motor vehicles was presented by Sen
ator Homer, but Senator Frelinghuy
sen stated that the revenue from mo-
tor vehicles would be $780, 900 and would
probably reach 100000. This amend
ment was also lost. Senator Jackson
offered an amendment increasing the
compensation of the commissioner
from $1,000 to $1,000. This was lost.
Another amendment by Senator Horner
provided ten days Imprisonment for
II 6COOhu Ololl III IhC outOlIOOliN
law. He claimed a fine of $40 to SIS
was nothing to a man who could pay
$4,000 for a machine and $1,000 for a
chauffeur. This was also turned down.
On the calendars of both houses are
a number of bills providing for the an
nexation of territory to existing munic-
qualities. The governor communicated
with the legislature, suggesting that
the lawmakers again read his message.
in which he advises strongly against
the proposition of a%nnexing territory
without the consent of the people to be
thus annexed.
A measur introduced by Senator
Minch confers upon the state oyster
commissioner the powers previously
vested in the propagation commission
er, which Office passed out of existence
last summer. 1t empowers the COM
mission to plant the shells and license
tongers on the natural beds of Cymber-
land, Salem and Cape May counties
and provides a license fee of So for
each boat. 1t makes a closed season
HUH JUNE LIZ " Sept. l. III HACo d
penalty of 500 or three months in Jail
for violation of the act. Senator Lee
introduced a similar measure for At
lantic county commissioners.
Senator Hutchinson has a new pure
election bill, 1t makes bribery at the
polls a misdemeanor punishable ~
Acknowledgement for a second offense.
1t makes it a misdemeanor to give
money for distribution as brides to
voters and imposes similar penalties
as those stated upon voters receiving
brides. 1t exempts from prosecution
any witness who testifies for the state.
Mr.. Wright introduced house bill No.
SS2, providing for the licensing of
plumbers in cities. Mr.. Elvins raised
the point of order that the bill could
not be presented since it was identical
with house bill No. %, which was de-
feated recently by a vote of the house.
Mr.. Wright said this was true. but
claimed he intended to amend it on
second reading. The speaker decided
the point of order well taken, and she