, 1906-04-11

viding that an applicant for a license
to sell liquors must be a citizen of the
United States and must have been for
ut least one yea Il resident of the
place where he desires TO use such
license. The amendment was adopted
unanimously. The bill was ordered to
third reading.
Mr.. Hutchinson's bill, No. 3O5, limit
ing the number of licenses to II for
every 200 of population-the act to
take effect Jan. |, 19OT-went to third
reading after the senate had adopted
an amendment by Mr.. Lee excluding
seaboard cities from the provisions of
the bill.
The senate passed Mr.. Hillery's three
bills respecting service of circuit court
judges. One of the bills empowers the
governor to appoint two judges to hold
court in the absence of Il supreme
court justice. The other enables Il SUI
prone court justice to refer to Il cir
cult judge for trial suits brought in the
supreme court. and the third provides
that two or more Judges of the circuit
court may sit in the same county ut
the same time. Mr.. Minturn's bill pro-
viGing for an additional common pleas
Judge in counties of more than 100000
Inhabitants was also passed.
Senators Crosse and Minturn were
appointed members of Il joint commit
tee to urge on congress the Importance
of improving the New Jersey harbors.
The senate in executive session con
tirmed the appointments of John l.
Blair Reilly as prosecutor of the pleas
of Warren county and William w
Watson as judge of the district court
of PaSsaic.
New Bills In the Senate.
The following bills We're introduced
in the senate:
BY Mr.. McKee-Amends act for The
regulation and incorporation of insul-
ance companies.
by Mr.. Hutchinson-Respects rail
road crossings and provides for the
contribution of public funds for the
alteration. abolition and regulation of
grade crossings.
BY Mr.. Minturn-Provides that all
proceedings had. as we'll as any judge
ment rendered by any board of educa-
ton. superintendent or other authority
in connection with the suspension. dis
missal, retirement or reduction III sal
airy of public schoolteachers i'll this
state, shall be renewable by any laS-
tice of the supreme court in Il suit
mary way.
Governor Stokes has placed his YetO
to Mr.. Heck's bill, which took cer.ain
rights concerning children fron3 The
hands of overseers of the poo ard
gave them to charitable institutions.
The governor held that the giv.ns TO
charitable organizations of such p Its
was IL bad principle, especially VIAL
the fines recovered by proceedin $ I'M
der such rights went to the o%rguniza-
tions.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Scott prO-
vldes that any suspension, dismissal.
retirement or reduction in salary of
public schoolteachers shall be reyih5l-
Bile by any supreme court justice III "a
summary way.
House Passes Perkins dill.
The house on Tuesday passed the
Perkins bill. one of ii series Of railroad
ldAdllOI DlllS. Inns bil PlpNi II -
the distribution Of revenue raised ~
railroad taxation under the equal tax
bill recently passed.
The bill passed by the house today
provides that a tax assessed on railroad
and canal property after deducting
therefrom one-half of / per centum of
the total valuation of the property on
which said tax shall be assessed, the
balance shall be devoted to the mainte-
nance and support of the public schools
and shall be apportioned ANNUALLY on or
before Feb. 1 among the several
ties by the state comptroller.
The house passed the bill providing
for a state reformatory for women aft
er it had been advocated by Messrs.
Perkins and Berg. Mr.. Coyle's bill
making eight hours a days work N
and around penal institutions WAS lost.
Assemblyman Perkins presented Il
concurrent resolution on Tuesday ask
ing congress to Y Il convention
to make amendments to the constitu-
ton of the United States regarding
polygamy and ~polygamous relations
and asking other states to adopt SINH
lar resolutions.
In our own country, as well as Scot