Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-22
Bills passed BY the house were:

BY Mr.. Jackson Amending the cleo
ton act, supplement OF April IA, 1903
directing the method Of preparing pri-
mary ballots by petition of ten legal
voters of each party in each ward or
township except where the number Of
votes cast In any ward or township for
one set of candidates at last preceding
election did not exceed hundred, in
which case there need only be one
signer.
BY Senator McKee-V alidates sales
made by sheriffs of one county when
property sold is SO situated that part
of it lies in county over which the
selling sheriff has no jurisdiction.
BY Senator Minturn Amends the
act of March, 1892, enabling boards Of
freeholders to construct and recon
struct bridges over navigable rivers or
streams within the limits of the coun-
ties, removes the limit Of expenditure
($1O0,00O) and raises the limit Of loan
ing capacity in order to provide for
bridges over the larger rivers at point
where the lower limit would not cover
the cost.
By Senator Price An act to regulate
the collection of interest upon claims
barred by the state statute Of limita-
lions.
BY Mr.. Scribe Permits villages to
pension police officers who have served
thirty years.
BY Mr.. Martin Permits municipaii-
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 "RecalI BiIl.s
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 this
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
to 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 resolution intro
duced in the upper house by Senator
Colby and 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 num-
Der of amendments offered by Mr.. Ma
relli of Passaic had been killed. The
vote on the bill was 48 to II. Speaker
Robbins, who took the floor to support
the BILL was its 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 inconvenienced 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
Plumbers Board Bill Lost.
In the senate Mr. McKee's bill for
the appointment Of a board for the ex-
amining and licensing of plumbers
legislation supposed to have labor
backing was lost by a vote of 8 to q
Assemblyman Barber's bill, which fix
es the salary of the state commissioner
of roads at 5000 and that of the su-
pervisor at $500, was lost. The sen
ate passed Assemblyman Underwood
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,
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