The Penn's Grove record., 1906-02-23

was adopted in each house designating
the judiciary committee OF each branch
of the legislature to act as |. joint com.
mittee to investigate the ACCESSIBILITY
Of permitting a supply of potable wa
ter to be sold to the city Of New York
for Staten Island.
The house passed two bills that were
found defective at the last session.
They are the Long Branch beach front
bill and the measure validating the
changing Of the ward lines in Paterson.
Senator Colby in the senate and AS
semblyman Martin in the house intro
duced duplicate bills for a trunk sewer
in order to avoid the trouble arising
from the pollution Of the Passaic river.
The house bill was referred to the COM
mittee on public health and the senate
measure went to the committee on
municipal corporations.
Passed by the Senate.
The senate passed these bills Tues
day:
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING act
of April IL, 1905, relative to manage
ment Of Presbyterian churches tempo
| raj affairs.
By Mr.. Hillery-Empowers state
commissioner of charities and correc-
lions to appoint superintendent of
construction for buildings being built
by state.
By Mr.. Minch-Appropriates $4,000
annually for use of state oyster COM
mission.
BY Mr.. Brown-Enables municipali-
ties to provide appropriations by ordi-
nance.
BY Mr.. Wakelee-Supplement to act
covering idiots and lunatics. Provides
that when persons of unsound mind in
cluded in the act shall be possessed of
real or personal estate of more than
sufficient income for their support rel
atives who are dependent may secure
the benefit of such excess amount by
application to the court Of chancery.
The senate in executive session Tues
Gay received from the governor the
nomination of Samuel W. Kirkbride as
supervisor Of the state prison. The re-
appointment of State Banking and In
surance Commissioner David o. Wat
kins was confirmed also in executive
session.
Senator Cornish on Tuesday morn-
ing introduced in the senate a bill
which is intended to abolish bribery in
cident to elections. This measure pro-
vides that the penalty for bribery at
elections be fixed at ten days in Jail
and Acknowledgement for ten years.
The bill also provides that the giver or
taker of a bride who first makes aft
davit and gives evidence of the others
guilt be exempted from conviction. The
bill was referred to the committee on
elections.
The senate bill providing for an in
crease of salary from $1,000 to $1,000
for the secretary to the governor of
New Jersey, the Office now held by
Edward Gray, was so amended at the
suggestion of Senator Alderman as to
make the increase of 5 $1,000 instead of
$1,000. The amendment was adopted.
The determination on part of farmers
and other horse owners, as well as the
rural population in general, to secure
drastic automobile legislation was
shown Tuesday afternoon at the hear
ing before the judiciary committee Of
the senate.
Automobile Hearings.
The hearing was given on two SEN
ate bills-No. 80, by Senator Freling-
huysen, and No. Ga, by Senator Jack
son. Mr.. Frelinghuysen's bill regu-
lates and defines motor vehicles and
makes the assistant secretary of state
commissioner of motor vehicles. 1t
also provides for examination of driv-
ers of motor vehicles before being
granted certificates, for registration by
horsepower and also the appointment
Of inspectors. 1t also provides for ar
rest without warrant.
Senator Jackson's bill is a supple
ment to the act defining motor We
hicles and prohibits persons under
eighteen from operating them.
The hearing, it is thought, may re-
suit in some slight notifications of
either the Frelinghuysen or the jack
son bill by the committee.
A great part of yesterday was taken
up with a continuation of the hearing
on the two Morris canal abandonment
bills. The advocates of the Mills meas
ure, which allows the abandonment of
the canal under fairly easy terms, and
the supporters of the Parker measure,
which demands that navigation shall be
resumed on the canal or the water
ways charter be revoked, are fighting
hard for their respective measures, but
no inkling has yet been given as to
what disposition will be made of the
bills.
There was a hearing at noon yester-
day on the new bills aimed at corrupt
election practices and also a hearing
on the bill for the Incorporation of
the borough of Roosevelt, Middlesex
county.