The Penn's Grove record., 1906-04-13
STATE LEGISLATURE
Lawmakers Finish Their Win
ter's Work at Trenton.
MANY BILLS PASS IN LAST HOURS
Passafc and Newark Protest Against
Sale of Water to New York-Fre-
1inghuysen's Military Measure APP
proved-AssembIy Orders Seats For
Female Employees.
Especial Correspondence. ]


Female Employees.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton, April 12.-Shortly after the
house convened Monday night Majority
| Leader Perkins introduced a joint res
| olution fixing sine die adjournment for
Thursday today at 8 p. m. Assem-
blyman Wright asked the leader,
| through the speaker, if he was sure it
was possible to adjourn at this date
with so many important matters yet
| to be acted on. Mr.. Perkins stated that
| he had often heard nothing was sure
| but death and taxes, but after consult
ing with members of the house Mr..
| Perkins believed adjournment could
be brought about by Thursday. The
resolution for sine die adjournment
then passed the house.
MI. Wise Passaic) and Mr.. Martin
Essex presented petitions from Pas
sale city and Newark respectively, sign
ed by the mayor and members of
council of those cities, protesting
against any diversion of waters from
this state to any other state, as pro-
| posed by Senator Wakelee's bill per-
| hitting water to be carried from New
Jersey in pipes to Staten Island. Both
| petitions upheld the Bachelor law of
1905, which prohibits this diversion.
Amendments presented by Senator
Brown to his bill, $50, introduced to
help Sheriff Francis in his contest with
Close for the sheriff's Office in Mon
mouth county, were defeated on the OPP
position of Mr.. Colby by a vote of 4 to
5. The amendments were so framed
as to make the bill completely cover
the Monmouth situation. Senator Col
by termed them inexcusable and offer
ed amendments that will to all pur-
poses leave the law in its present
shape. The bill was later recommitted.
A similar bill introduced in the house
by Assemblyman Reed was amended
by making the act retroactive so it will
apply to the Francis-C Close contest. Mr..
Martin opposed the bill. Mr.. Reed de-
elared the bill was intended to clarity
the law on such contests as that in
Monmouth county.
Firth Wants His Bill Reported.
Mr.. Firth presented a resolution for
the relief of the committee on labors
and industries of his bill requiring
wages of all employees of corporations,
railroads, etc, to be paid every two
weeks. Mr.. Perkins objected to the
Firth resolution, as did Mr.. Barber,
who claimed that the committee should
sift the bills out. The resolution pro
voked over an hours debate, and then
the previous question was moved.
Firth's resolution was lost.
Senator Frelinghuysen's military bill
passed the house without opposition.
1t enables the state to comply with
the Dick military law passed by con-
gress, and thus New Jersey can ecure
its share of the government a%ppropria-
ton for the national guard.
Assembly bill 299, by Mr.. Underwood,
providing that employers of female
help supply seats for such help, which
passed last week, was r~econsidered
Monday night and placed back on Sec
ond reading. After some slight amend
ments it was advanced to third reading
and passed.
Senator Mckee, chairman of the
committee on elections, reported, with
three pages of committee amendments,
Avis bill, 301, providing for direct
nominations for public Office at pri-
maries without Intervention of conven-
tons.
The following bills were introduced
in the senate:
By Mr.. Wakelee-Enables a railroad
company formed by merger to issue
shares Of capital stock at par in an ag-
gregate amount equal to the par value
of all the consolidated companies and
20 per cent thereto preferred stock not
to exceed one-half of it's authorized
capital.
By Mr.. McKee-Permits redemption
of property sold under foreclosure pro-
ceedings within six months of entry of
judgment. Amends act of March u,
1880.
By Mr.. Hillery-Removes limit of Is
cents on each 500 on assessed valua-
ton of taxable property in towns for
town purposes.
There was considerable debate when
Senator McKee's bill prohibiting the
use of automatic shotguns in hunting
game was reported in the house Mon
day night as passed by the senate. Mr..
Hoagland moved for a suspension of
rules to place the measure on second
reading without a reference.
Mr.. Mills objected to the motion, say
ing that there were similar bills in
committee and that there was a house
measure in committee similar to it..
The bill was finally referred to a COM
mittee.
Redistricting Bill Passed.
An hours time was taken up in the
house on Perkins assembly redistrict-
ing bill, which was lost in the house
last week. The measure was reconsid-
cred Monday night and passed, A to
II, after considerable j%ockeying.
Another assembly redistricting bill
was introduced by Mr.. Morgan, it be-
ing practically Perkins assembly re-
districting bill, except the Morgan bill
is not to take effect until Jan. 1, 1907.
Other bills introduced were:
Mr.. Crowther-Amends the jury act
roviding that common pleas judge
may strike from and add to jurors
drawn by the sheriff.
Mr.. Hines-Authorizes governor to
appoint three commissioners to revise
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-
road tickets who receive deposits for
the purpose of transmitting the same