The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-03-06
NEW JERSEY
LEGISLATURE
Colby and Martin ask for Com
mittee to Probe Insurance
and Trust Companies.
WORKING FOR ADJOURNMENT
lspecIaI corresponaence.l

final adjournment Of the legislatufe
draws near the work becomes more
hurried and more important This
week has been iii extremely busy one
in the legislative halls. The commit
tees haze given much time and atteu
tion to bills introduced, and hearings
have been held whenever possible.
Some of the most important legislation
Of the session has been touched upon
thSs week,
The Republican house leader, ASSEM-
blyman Perkins, moved his equal tax
alton bill back to second reading Mon
day night and amended it ia several
instances, notably changing tile date
of railroad assessment returns from
March to May to give more time to
get the measure through tile senate II
time to go into effect this year.
Assemblyman Scovel, chairman of
the committee on municipal corpora
tions, reported without recommends
ton and without amendment the local
option bill, on which SO great light has
been waged by the church people and
liquor interests Of the state. He ac
companied his report with 400 petit
tions urging the passage Of the bill.
Trust and Hnsurnncs Companies.
An attack was made by Senator Col
| by of Essex Monday night on the rela
tions between life insurance comps
MES and trust companies. He began
by introducing resolution for the ap
pointment Of a committee Of three SEN
ators to investigate the relation be.
| tween these corporations. Assembly
man Martin at the same time offered q
similar resolution in the house asking
for an investigation by committee Of
Ave
| Mr.. Martin had stormy time while
talking on the resolution. He began py
saying that the New York state inves
tigation showed that presidents Of life
insurance companies in that state were
| robbers" The resolution was hnally
referred to the committee on banks
and insurance, 81 yeas and 20 nays.
| Mr.. Martin gave notice that on Mon
| day evening next he would move to re-
lieve the committee Of further consid7
| GRAFTON of the resolution. This means
a fight on the floor Of the house,
The bill Of AIr. Mills providing that
local municipalities shall provide aud
| pay for voting places at the primaries
| and elections was opposed on third
/ reading by Messrs. Morris, Mabie and
Wright on the ground that the boards
Of freeholders should pay the election
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
hundred feet in width, with its rails
and sleepers, not including depots or
other buildings erected therein OF used
| ia connection Herewith.
In the senate petitions favoring the
local option bill were presented Mon
day night by Senators Ackermau,
Frelinghuysen and Hutchinson. Sena.
tor Frelinghuysen also presented a res
clution 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.. Mckee Providing for the
taxation of all cemeteries except such
as are owned by any church or re-
ligious association.
BY Mr. Mckee Enabling any city to
construct or otherwise acquire water
works within its own territory or in
neighboring municipality.
By Mr.. Colby Prescribing the man
ner of removing the holders Of ap-
| pointive and elective offices.
BY Mr.. Wakelee- Providing for the
labelling Of proprietary OF other medi
cines containing alcohol, narcotics o.
other potent drugs.
BY Mr.. Frelinghuysen-F Fixing the
annual salaries of common pleas
| Judges. These salaries are to be IN
lieu Of all fees.
A most drastic automobile bill was
introduced by Mr.. NIinturn. 1t pro
vides for the establishment, under the
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 be
connected by telephone system and d
toll of 10 cents collected from every
! passing automobile by toll taker sal
! aried at SIS week. These tolls are to
go to the county. The state gets an
annual license fee of IS per auto, but
share Of that goes to the different
counties for road repairs. There are
to be policemen on horses and motor
cycles along the line, and any autoist
caught exceeding the speed limit is to
have his license revoked for year.
Several bills relative to railroad tax
alton were introduced in the house.
Two Of the bills provide for distribu-
tion of certain moneys received from
railroads for school purposes.
i DistributHon OF railroad Taxes.
The bill by Mr.. Perkins concerning
the distribution of money received
from the extra taxation Of railroads Is
that one-half Of per cent Of the rail-
road taxes shall go to the state and the
remainder to the different localities for
the use Of the public schools. A bill
presented by Mr.. Arrowsmith provides
that the state comptroller shall an
nuaIly pay over to the various taxing
districts In proportion to the value OF
railroad main stem and canal waterina
situate therein all moneys received
from the taxing of railroads and ca.
nails, excluding $l,000,0 900, which shall
be retained by the state.