, 1906-03-14

The senate in executive session Tues
day received these appointments from
the governor: Managers of Home
For Feeble Minded Women and Chill
dren at Nineland, Benjamin +. Lee, j.
j. Cleary and George b. Thorn. Board
of geological survey, George g.. Ten
nant Board of managers of state vii
lage of %epileptics, Herman =. Moos-
burger. Norman Fox. Harry A. Smith
and Caroline 3. Alexander.
Senate Passes HiIIery Tax Bill.
The senate. Tuesday afternoon scs-
sion, passed the Hillery maximum tax
measure. Mr.. Colby voted negatively
on it after a speech in which he en-
bodied some of his taxation principles.
All proposed amendments to the Hi
lery limited franchise bill, which again
was before the senate, We're either
Ftwithdrawn or defeated. The Hillery
bill passed second reading.
The senate passed enate bill No. s..
Mr.. Jackson's measure abolishing the
fee system of paying surrogates. regis
ters of deeds and mortgages, county
clerks. and sheriffs and providing sal
aries for those officials.
In the senate on Tuesday the bill au-
thorizing trolley lines to carry freight
was advanced to athird reading. The
military bill, WAS reported with amend
ments and orderea reprinted.
In the senate Il committee substitute
for Mr.. Frelinghuysen's automobile bill
was presented. The substitute, among
other things. provides for an appeal
from the decision of a justice of the
peace and for new trial. No changes
were made in the fees.
A communication was received from
the state board of equalization of taxes
asking the legislature. if it was deemed
wise, to extend the power of the board.
The communication was ordered spread
on the minutes for future action.
Assemblyman Princes joint concur
rent resolution was adopted providing
that the governor shall appoint three
commissioners to inquire into and re-
port to the governor upon the general
condition of the immigrants coming INTO
or now within the state with Il view to
the education and enlightenment of
these people md also that they may be
come good citizens.
Hearing on Bishops bills.
The galleries and lobby of the as
sembly chamber were crowded to the
utmost by the anti and pro liquo, peo-
pie Tuesday, when the committees On
miscellaneous business of the Sc ate
gave IA public hearing ON Senator
Hutchinson's two bills providing for
high license and regulating the sac y
liquor. The measures are known us
the bishops bills. Senator Avis was
chairman. After he had openel the
hearing Counselor Peter Backus, raD-
%resenting the clergymen of the state
and the friends of the bills, proposed
an amendment. This amendment pro
vides that any saloon keeper convicted
of crime shall have his license revoked;
also that any one who has zen CON
yicted of crime shall not be granted ii
license. The conviction of Il saloDl
keeper shall be all the evidence neces-
sary to the revocation of the license.
Rev. Hugh B. McCaulley, pastor of
the Fourth Presbyterian church of
Trenton, called attention to the re-
markable nature of the movement
which has brought forth the present
bill. He said 1t was ii movement bnck-
ed by every denomination-Catholie
and non-Catholic-in the state. He de
clared he was opposed to narrow bigot-
ed legislation. This measure, he said,
was fair and moderate and would over
come many of the evils complained of
in the liquor business.
Former Senator Robert f. HudSpeth
of Jersey City, representing the brew
ing interest of the northern section of
the state, was the first speaker against
the proposed legislation. The senator
took the bill by sections, pointing out
the objectionable features of the meas
ure. He said that under the bill an
owner of a property must join in the
application of "A license inc would he
as responsible for the conducting of the
place as the proprietor. The owner OF
a place would be compelled to lose the
whole rent of his property for "A year
should there be "A violation of the eN-
else laws in any way.
Sale of Liquor to Minors.
He referred to the clause prohibiting
the sale of liquor to minors under
twenty-one years. stating that there
was no protection for the saloon keep
er who might be misled by the APP
pearance Of the youth. 1t would work
such a hardship on the saloon Keepers
tbof tbav yyould bnVp IN Violate thp