, 1906-03-07

cycles along the line, and any autoist
caught exceeding the speed limit is to
have his license revoked for a year.
Several bills relative to railroad tax
alton were introduced in the house.
Two of the bills provide for a distribu-
ton of certain moneys received from
railroads for school purposes.
Distribution of Railroad Taxes.
The bill by Mr.. Perkins concerning
the distribution of money received
from the extra taxation of railroads is
that one-half of ] per cent of the rail
road taxes shall go to the state and the
remainder to the different localities for
the use of the public schools. A bill
presented by Mr.. Arrowsmith provides
that the state comptroller shall an
nually pay over to the variou taxing
districts in proportion to the value of
railroad main stem and canal waterin
situate therein all moneys received
from the taxing of railroads and ca
nails, excluding $1,000,000, which shall
be retained by the state.
A third bill relative to the taxing of
railroad property was introduced by
Mr.. Martin. 1t provides that in taxing
railroad and canal property main
stem" shall mean the 100 feet wide
roadbed, with rails and sleepers, and
not include depots, waterway or tow
ing path, and tangible personal proper
ty shall be rolling stock ears, locomo-
tives, ferryboats and floating movable
personal property.
Mr.. Smethurst introduced a bill in
the house which makes it obligatory on
persons and corporations other thu
railroads to pay employees weekly.
The railroads are allowed to pay
monthly, but must pay before the goth
of each month.
Senator Jackson's county fee bill was
reported with committee amendments
in the senate Tuesday morning, and
after a discussion the amendments
were adopted. In Il number of in
stances the salaries provided for in the
amendments are greater than those
provided in the original bill.
The amendment provides that surro-
gates, registers of deeds, county clerks
and sheriffs shall receive alaries in
lieu of fees.
Joint Session.
The senate and house met In Joint
session on Tuesday for the purpose of
electing II state director of railroads
and commissioners of deeds III the vari-
GUS counties of the state. Senator Hill
lery placed in nomination Charles X.
Bradley of Essex to succeed himself
as railroad director, and Senator Min
turn placed In nomination the name of
William X. DevereuX of Monmouth
county, the well known legislative cor
respondent who was Il Democratic can
didate for the assembly from Mon
mouth county last fall, but was de-
feated. While Mr.. DevereuX was not
elected to the Office, he had the salts.
faction of running ahead of his party,
receiving eight votes. Mr.. Bradley was
elected with seventy-two votes.
The joint session adjourned until
Tuesday, March IL, ut noon.
The senate at its Tuesday afternoon
session took up III second reading Mr.
Hillery's limited franchise bill. For
the committee on municipal corpora
lions Mr.. Hutchinson offered amend
ments fixing the franchise limit at not
exceeding twenty years by governing
bodies, at not exceeding forty years by
Il majority vote of the people and at
not exceeding sixty years by a two
thirds vote of the people.
Trolley the Poor Mans Friend.
Mr.. Hillery, in the curse of his re-
marks, said that the trolley is the poor
mans privilege and that in permitting
him to live in the country though work
ing in the city it has done away with
many tenement districts in the cities.
Mr.. Colby said that when he consid-
cred the agitation sweeping owe the
country today the sixty yea amend
ment was most discouraging. He men