, 1906-04-18

ing Dill. WHICH was lOSt III the house
last week. The measure was reeonsi6-
cred Monday night and passed, II t,
-, after considerable jockeying.
Another assembly redistricting bill
was introduced by Mr.. Morgan. it be
ing practically Perkins assembly re
districting bill. except the Morgan biz
is not to take effect until Jan. l, 1907.
Other bills introduced We're:
Mr.. Crowther-AmrAds IT, jury nc.
Providing that common pleas judge
may strike from aNd add to jurors
drawn by tha sheriff.
Mr.. uines-Autlo;iz ICES governor to
appoint three commissioners to revisy
and codify the police court laws.
Mr.. Morris-provideS for payment
by the state of farm and garden prod
ucts destroyed to prevent spread of
contagion.
Mr.. Wise's bill requiring persons or
corporations selling steamship or rail
nd tickets who receive deposits for
e purpose of transmitting the same
to give bonds to the commissioners of
banking and insurance under ii pen
atty of from $50 to 500 fine was
passed in the house.
Other bills passed by the house were
the following:
BY Mr.. Serbe-Amends the act in
cooperating cities relative to the con
demnation of lands for public or mu-
nicipal use. Applies to East Orange.
Mr.. Barber-Joint resolution author
ICES the governor to appoint n commits
sion of three persons to investigate and
report the feasibility of Il law provid-
ing for IA division of the profits of
public utility corporations between the
corporations and such municipalities
as grant them the right to do business.
BY Mr.. Elvins-FiXing the opening
for the rabbit and squirrel season on
the second Thursday after election day.
Bishops Bill Amended.
The senate adopted an amendment Of
fered by Senator Hillery to senate bill
800. Il companion to the Bishops bill,
changing the measure so that it shall
not apply to towns of less than 5000
inhabitants. The bill provides for one
license to every o inhabitants and
places appointments of excise commits
sioners in the hands of he court of
common pleas in cities where excise
boards are now appointed. 1t has been
twice amended so as not to apply to
seaboard cities or towns or townships
along the coast. The bill as amended
was passed Tuesday.
Mr.. Heck's bill requiring ferryboats
to have toilets was loaded with amend
ments Monday evening and killed. At
the Tuesday morning session the vote
by which the bill was lost was recon
sidered and the bill passed.
The senate by a vote of 13 to 0 pass
ed Hillery's new maximum tax bill,
with a repeater attached repeating the
present maximum tax law.
Senator Hillery's joint resolution for
a commission to investigate the subject
of municipal ownership of lighting
plants went through the senate.
In executive session the senate con
firmed the appointment of Ex-Governor
Foster NJ. Voorhees, as judge of the
circuit court; Luther NJ. Halsey, mem
Der of the board of managers of the
State hospital at Trenton, vice Benja-
min w. Andrews, and Richard III. Will
son. member of the board of managers
of the Railway reformatory, reap
pointed.
Governor Stokes on Tuesday sprung
a surprise on the legislature when he
sent a special message to both houses
relative to the many bills concerning
municipal ownership of public utility
franchises. the diversity of their pro
visions and the general lack of uni
formity in them. Although many of
the bills have passed, only II OF the
number has as yet reached the gov
errors hands, and he felt that it would
not be the part of wisdom for him to
approve of more than n on account
of the discord of provisions.
Assemblyman James NJ. e. Hildretb
of Cape May county, recently appoint
ed Judge of the court of common pleas
in Cape May county, resigned Tuesday
as a member of the assembly to go on
the bench at Cape May courthouse.
One saloon For 200 Persons.
The senate passed Senator Hutchin-
sons jury reform bill, providing for
the selection of persons qualified for
petit jury duty by the judge of the
court of common pleas from a list pre-
pared by the sheriff of the county. The
right of challenge may be made to any
person who has served four terms.
The senate also passed senate bill
3O5. which limits the number of liquor
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