Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-03-08

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the use Of the electric chair IN New
York.
The senate in executive session con-
firned the appointment of Samuel w.
ISirkbride as supervisor Of The state
prison to fill the vacancy caused BY the
death Of g. j. Anderson
These appointments were received
from the governor Monday night:
Board Of geological survey, David e..
Ellsworth, member at large Frederic
r. Brace, First district; Theodore w.
Wheeler, Sixth district. Palisades in-E
terstate park commission, George W.
Perkins, William B. Dana. William Fl.
Peters. vice Ralph Trautman decease
ID. AcMeely Schaeifer. State Hone
For Boys. John CURE, Fred 6 Lock
wood
Tile senate In executive session Tues
day received these appointments from
the governor Managers Of Home
For Feeble Minded Women and Chill
dren at yineIand, Benjamin f. Lee. }.
]. CIeary and George B. Thorn. Board
of geological survey, George @. Ten
nant. Board of managers OF state VIII
lage of epileptics. Herman r Moos-
burger, Norman Fox, Harry A. Smith
and Caroline B. Alexander.
Senate Passes Hillery TAX Bill.
The senate, Tuesday afternoon ses-
sion, passed the HilIery maximum tax
measure. Mr. Colby voted negatively
on it after a speech in which he EN-
bodied some Of his taxation principles.
All proposed amendments to the Hill
Iery limited franchise bill which again
was before the senate, were either
withdrawn or defeated The Hillery
bill passed second reading.
The senate passed senate bill No. s,
Mr. Jackson's measure abolishing the
fee system Of paying surrogates, regis
tiers of deeds and mortgages, county
clerks and sheriffs and providing sal
aries for those officials.
In the senate on Tuesday the bill au-
thorizing trolley lines to carry freight
was advanced to third reading The
military bill was reported with amend
ments and ordered reprinted.
In the senate a committee substitute
for Mr.. Frelinghuysen's automobile bill.
was presented. The substitute, among
other things. provides for an appeal
from the decision of q justice of the
peace and for new trial. No changes
were made in the fees.
A communication was received from
the state board of equalization of taxes
asking the legislature if it was deemed
wise, to extend the power Of the board.
The communication was ordered spread
on the minutes for future action
Assemblyman Princes joint concur
rent resolution was adopted providing
that the governor shall appoint three
commissioners to inquire into and re
port to the governor upon the general
condition Of the immigrants coming into
or now within the state with view to
the education and enlightenment of
these people and also that they may be.
come good cifiztiss.
Hearing pm Bishops Bills.
The galleries and lobby Of the as
selnbly chamber were crowded to the
utmost by the anti and pro liquor peo-
pie Tuesday, when the. committee on
miscellaneous business Of the senate
gave public hearing on Senator
Hutchinson's two bills providing for
high license and regulating the sale of
liquor. The measures are known as
the bishops bills. Senator Avis was
chairman After he had opened the
hearing Counselor Peter Backus, rep
resenting the cIergymen of the state
and the friends of the bills, proposed
an amendment This amendment pro
yides that any saloon keeper convicted
of crime shall have his license revoked;
also that any one who has been con
victed Of crime shall not be granted a
license. The conviction of a saloon
keeper shall be all the evidence neces-
sary to the revocation of the license
Rev. Hugh B. McCaulley, pastor Of
the Fourth Presbyterian church Of
Trenton, called attention to the re
markable nature of the movement
which has brought forth the present
bin. He said it was movement back
Gu ny CNcIy dcliOtulttut1O1i~Syttt AtoitS
and non-C atholic-in the state. He de-
clared he was opposed to narrow bigot
ed legislation This measure, he said,
was fair and moderate and would over
come many of the evils complained Of
in the liquor business.
Former Senator Robert f. Hudspeth
of Jersey City, representing the brew
ing interest Of the northern section Of
the state, was the first speaker against
the proposed Legislation. The senator
took the bill BIZ sections, pointing out
the Objectionable features Of the meas
ure. He said that under the bill an
owner Of property must join in the
application of a license and would be
as responsible for the conducting Of the
place as the proprietor. The owner Of
a place would be compelled to lose the
whole rent Of his property for q year
Should there be a violation of the ex