Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-27
LOCAL OPTION
BILL is OUT.
Reported on the Floor of the AS
SembIy tLast Night Other
Matters Considered.

L lAAJAN IO4N,
man Perkins, the republican leader,
moved his equal taxation bill bac to
second reading and amended it in sew
eral instances, notably changing the
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
wear. He also introduced several
measures providing for distribution
for school and road purposes the eX-
ira money which the state will re-
ceive from increased railroad taxa
ton.
Assemblyman Scovel, chairman of
the committee on municipal corpora
lions, reported without recommended
ton and without amendment the local
option bill, for and against which so
great a fight has been waged by the
church people and liquor interests of
the state. He accompanied his report
with 400 petitions urging the passage
of the bill.
The house, on motion of Mr.. Buck,
of Cumberland county, gave a stand
ing vote of sympathy to Assembly
man Miller, also of Cumberland,
whose wife died yesterday.
Hearing on Trolley Freight Bill.
A hearing has been arranged for
tomorrow afternoon by the Senate
committee on railroads and canals
on senator Wakelee's bill allowing
trolley companies to carry freight.
Senator Wakelee last night in an in
terview said that the bill should re-
ceive much support it was a measure
of general advantage. It's particular
advantage, he said, would be to those
people who live some distance from
railroads, but near trolley lines.
Assemblyman Berg, of Hudson
county, introduced a bill providing
for the creation of a state board of
o~steopathic examiners. This measure
is opposed by the doctors of all other
schools, these practitioners declaring
that the osteopaths should be requir-
ed to pass the regular examinations
Of the state board of medical eXamin-
ers before being permitted to practice
in this commonwealth.
Camden Charter Hearing.
The municipal corporations COM
mittee, of the house, gave c%onsidera-
ton last evening, previous to the
session, to the Camden charter bill,
introduced last week by Assembly,
man Jones, granting a hearing to a
delegation of Camden officials. No
definite action was taken beyond the
announcement that a public hearing
will be given next Monday afternoon
at five o'clock.
Councilman f. A. Finkeldey favor
cd the sections of the bill which reg
ulates the amount Of money to be
spent without action by council. He
also favored the proposed charter be-
cause it gave more power and respon-
sibility to the mayor. He declared
the present Camden charter was out
Of date. He said the proposed char
ter would place Camden in line with
other cities of its size.
City Solicitor e. G.. C. Blakeley
said the present charter vas adopted
in 1871, when the city had a popula-
ton of 1000, less than one-fourth
of its present size. He declared even
the lawyers were unable to define the
City's status under the present condi-
tons. He said the only objection he
had heard to the new charter was
that Section SO gave to much power
to the mayor in the matter of police
and fire appointments. He thought
this might be easily remedicd by
some slight amendment OF the bill.