, 1906-02-21
No "RaIse" For Judges.

judges from $500 to $1,000, was lost
by a vote of II TO 6. Mr.. Wakelee.
speaking for the bill, said that it should
be passed because judges are compell-
ed to pay their travelling expenses.
Those who spoke against il urged its
defeat on the ground of economy. Mr..
Wakelee changed his vote and moved
to reconsider the bill. The matter was
laid on the table on the motion of Mr..
Lee.
In executive session the senate re-
ceived from the governor the appoint
ment of Theodore Booream as Judge
of the court of common pleas of Mid
dlesex county and the appointment of
Edward G. Robertson. Newark, as n
member of the state board of educa-
ceased.
These appointments of members of
the board of education sent in last
week were confirmed: S. st. j. Nc
Cutcheon, James l.. Hays, James b.
Woodward and Francis Scott.
Senator Frelinghuysen's new military
bill, introduced in the legislature last
NCth, Ii buCNiibS viii Nv oppONitipAi-
The bill proposes to bring the militia
" thin the provisions of the Dick bill.
introduced in congress some time ago,
under which the United States army is
now regulated and operated.
Opposition to Frelinghuysen Bill.
The following important house bills
were introduced this week:
Assemblyman Hines of Passaic
amends the act relative to condemns
ton proceedings; Mr.. Patterson author
ICES Incorporated towns to erect elec
tric light plants; Mr.. Everett amends
the conveyance act respecting foreign
Acknowledgements; Mr.. Hoagland au-
thorizes married women to convey
their separate estate without the sigma
lures of their husbands; MI. Henry OF
MiddleseX authorizes towns and bor-
oughs owning water, sewer and light
ing systems to appoint IL board OF
works; Mr.. Martin authorizes first
class cities to purchase lands and erect
houses for the use and accommodation
of fire and police departments; Mr.. Ar
rowsmith places schoolteachers OF pen
sions who have served forty years; Mr.
Barber of Mercer makes the road com
missioner's salary $1,000 and that OF
the supervisor of roads $1,000; Mr.. Hill
H"etll repeats act of 1896 regulating
fishing by steam and other vessels will
shurred or purse seines and requiring a
license; Mr.. Berg provides To- sum
mary review by Justice of supreme
court of proceedings and judgment rem
dered by any fire board or commission.
er in connection with the supervision,
dismissal, retirement or reduction in
rank of members; Mr.. Morgan requires
nil commissions, boards and state Off
GERS to report to the governor unless
otherwise directed ten days previous to
meeting of legislature, and If the re
ports are to be printed these must be
delivered on opening day; Mr.. Burk eX
tends term of offices of persons chosen
or appointed by municipal boards or
bodies to Jan. / mex succeeding the
day AT which their term of office would
otherwise expire; Mr.. Heck requires all
ferryboats plying ii distance of two
miles or more between points to have
toilet rooms.
Hearing on Morris Canal Bills.
Two important hearings were held
yesterday wednesday,. One of these
was a public hearing on the two Morris
canal bills. The first of the canal bills,
introduced by Mr.. Mills, is almost an
exact duplicate of the measure intro
duced last winter and passed in the
house, but stopped i'll the senate by
bribery charges. The second canal bill
was presented by Assemblyman Prince
and provides that the canal company
must operate the canal or surrender
its charter.
The second important hearing which
occupied considerable time was on Sen
ator Jackson's bill placing county OIL
GERS in second class counties OH Il sal
airy basis instead of fees. There is
great interest manifested in this meas
ure, and it is likely to be passed with
out much difficulty.
Senator Hillery's substitute for his
maximum tax act, presented last week,
is causing considerable discussion. 1t
is intended to let municipalities hav-
ing a high tax rate down by easy
stages to the $1.75 rate, which is made
the maximum under the proposed law.
1t gives these communities time to ad-
just their finances and advance prop
erty assessments so as to produce the
necessary amount for the financial
budget under the lower tax rate. Sen
ator Hillery's bill is essentially ii COM
promise measure and as such is likely