, 1906-03-28

BY Mr.. Serbe-Permits villages TO
pension police officers who have served
thirty years.
BY Mr.. Martin-Permits municipali-
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 Il 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 neace act
relative to serving IN on eorpo-
rations by permitting service on an
agent residing in the county.
Hearing on "RecalI 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 tie
measure in the absence Of Thomas \.
Davis. The speaker said that this
method is outlined in he 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
to have the Insurance companies aud
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 WIS
in the nature of Il resolution intro
duced in the upper house by Senator
Colby and Il similar resolution intro
duced in the house by Mr.. Martin, the
leader of the Colby men there.
The Wakelee bill permitting tfolleys
to carry freight was passed IN the
house Tuesday afternoon after a mum
Der of amendments offered by NJ. Nh
relli of Passaic had been killed. The
vote on the bill was 4S to u. Speaker
Robbins. who took the floor to support
the bill, was its main exponent. He
was opposed to all of Mr.. Marellis
amendments. The only amen tment
which was adopted was by Mr.. Miller
of Cumberland. This provided that
municipalities should give the newer
by ordinance instead of by re-ol ton
to allow trolleys to carry freight,
Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Walsh o i sex
opposed the bill. They protested
against its passage, saying tina e'ties
would be inconvenienced and St'eats
congested by freight carrying tra l'Ss.
Mr.. Hildreth defended the measure
and said he could not see why any Il
should oppose it. He said it vas a
good bill and ought to get every vote
III the house and hoped it would.
As o as he vote was announced
Speaker Robbins moved that tie iulas
be suspended and the measure DE rush
ed Immediately to the senate. The mo
ton was carried.
Plumbers Board Bill Lost.
In the senate Mr.. McKee's bill for
the appointment of Il board for the eX-
amining and licensing of plumbers-
legislation supposed to have a labor
backing-was lost by Il vote of $ to >.
Assemblyman Barber's bill, which fix
es the salary of the state commissioner
of roads at $1,000 and that of he SUI
pervisor at $500, was lost. The SEN
ate passed Assemblyman UnderWood's
bill requiring all employers of female
hoIn 10 nppuidA SaatG for IJGp nf 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.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen said that the state
had but II more year in which to adj
vantage itself of the $4,000 Il 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
to the judiciary and revision of laws
committees. The senate also passed
Assemblyman Eyerett'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 N
struction of a new wing at the New
Jersey Home For Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines at Vineland, Senator Prices
bill providing for the incorporation of
county societies for the prevention Of