Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-01
STATE LEGISLATURE
Lawmakers Working Fast as
Adjournment Approaches.
MAY HAVE INSURANCE INQUIRY
colby and Martin Ask For Commit
tee to Probe Relations of Insurance
and Trust companies-several Rail-
road Taxation Bins-Hot Debate on
Franchise Question.
Especial Correspondencc.l

road Taxation Bilfs-Hot Debate on
Franchise Question.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton, March las the time for
final adjournment OF the legislature
draws near the work becomes more
hurried ana more important. This
week has been an extremely busy oAe
! In the legislative halls. The commit
tees have given much time and arten-
ton to bills Introduced, and hearings
have been held whenever possible.
Some of the most important legislation
Of the session has been touched upoa
this week.
The Republican house leader, Assem-
/ blyman Perkins, moved his equal tax
i alton bill back to second reading Mon
day night and amended it in several
instances, notably changing tile date
of railroad assessment returns from
March / to May to give more time to
get the measure through the senate IN
time to go into effect this year.
Assemblyman Scovel, chairman OF
/ the committee on municipal corpora
tions, reported without recommenda-
| ton and without amendment tie local
option bill, on which 50 great riSht has
been waged by the churcn peo4,le and
liquor interests of the state lie ac-
companied his report with. 4V0 petit
tions urging the passage o. the bill
Trust ana Insurance Companies.
An attack was mace Dy senator Col
by of Essex Monday night on the rela-
lions between life Insurance eonlpa-
MES and trust companies He began
by introducing a resolution for the APP
pofntment of committee of three sen
ators to Investigate the relation be-
tween these corporations. Assembly
/ man Martin at the same time offered
similar resolution In the house asking
for an investigation by committee OF
five
Mr.. Martin had a stormy time While
talking on the resolution. He began BY
saving that the New York state inyes-
tigation showed that presidents OF life
insurance companies in that state We're
robbers. The resolution was finally
| referred to the committee on banks
and insurance, 81 yeas and 20 nays.
Mr.. Martin gave notice that on Mon
day evening next be would move to re-
lieve the committee of further consld-
GRAFTON of the resolution. This means
a fight on the floor of the house.
The bill of Mr.. Mills providing that
local municipalities shall provide and
pay for voting places at the primaries
and elections was opposed on thlrd
reading by Messrs. Morris, Mabie and
Wright on the ground that the boards
4 of freeholders should pay the. electlon
bills. The measure was laid over.
A bill by Mr.. Perkins defines the
term main stem" in railroad taxation
to include the roadbed not exceeding a
hundred feet in width, with its rails
and sleepers, not including depots OF
other buildings erected therein or used
in connection Herewith.
/ In the senate petitions fayoring the
local option bin were presented Mon
| day night by Senators Alderman
Frelinghuysen and Hutchinson. Sena-
tor Frelinghuysen also presented res
olution favoring Wakelee's bill for the
carrying of freight and express BY
street railways.
New senate Bills.
Among the senate bills introduced
were the following:
BY Mr.. Providing for the
/ taxation of all cemeteries except sucl
as are owned by any church or re
ligious association.
By Mr.. Mckee Enabling any city tt
construct or otherwise acquire water
works within its own territory or in 9
3 neighboring municipality.
By Mr.. Colby Prescribing the man
ner of removing the holders OF ap
pointive and elective offices.
BY Mr.. Wakelee Providing for thu
labelling Of proprietary or other medi
cines containing alcohol, narcotics o.
other potent drugs.
) BY Mr.. Frelinghuys en-Fixing tht
J, annual salaries of common pleas
Judges. These salaries are to be Il
lieu of all fees.
a most drastic automobile bill wa'
introduced by Mr. Minturn. 1t pro
vides for the establishment, under thu
supervision of the state road super
visor. Of toll houses and gates at in
tervals of ten miles on the main high
) WAYS of the state These are to b.
connected by a telephone system and ;
toll of 10 cents collected from every
passing automobile by a toll taker sal
aired at SIS a week. These tolls are t
LII cha ta q
annual license fee of s. per auto, bu
a share of that goes to the differen
} counties for road repairs. There ar
i to be policemen on horses and moto
/ cycles along the line, and any AUTOS
caught exceeding the speed limit Is t
have his license revoked for year.
Il Several bills relative to railroad tax
t alton were introduced III Nthe house
TWO Of the bills provide for a distibu
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