The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-03-26

the behest of the national committee,
Among the bills introduced this week
was one by Senator Avis regulating
beneficial societies by the elimination
of the endowment feature. Another
by Senator Avis requires that bankers
who receive money for transmission
abroad must send such money within
four days; penalty, $1,000 fine or thirty
days Imprisonment.
Sine Die Adjournment.
Adjournment is now being talked of.
but it looks as if the session would
run into April The wind up may be
in the first week of next month, al
though there are many who feel that
1t will be the middle of April before
the Legislators get away.
The senate has passed a bill making
a closed season for quail for three
years; also bill fixing the time for
actions in injuries that cause death or
damages from fires against railroads
or other corporations at two years aft
er death from injuries or from date of
the fire. The present act has year
limit
The house resolution for the pur-
chase of portraits of early governors
was lost in the senate. Senator Avis
moved for the appointment of a com
mittee of three senators to act in the
matter and report to the senate. This
was adopted.
A number of county tax boards were
confirmed by the senate, among them
being these: Monmouth, William X.
Deveraux, William T. Hoffman, John
S. Applegate; Burlington, Joseph c..
Kingdom, Thomas G. Shreye, George N.
Wymer; Hudson, Joseph G. Guisto,
James Allardice James e. Connolly;
Bergen. r. G. Zabriskie, James H.
Coe, Henry d. Winton. Governor
Stokes sent to the senate the nomina-
ton of Theodore ]. r. Brown as pros
ecutor of Ocean county.
President Minch announced that
hereafter bills on second reading
would be advanced to third reading,
even If the senator who introduced the
measure or measures should be absent
from his seat, unless objection should
be raised or the senate should deviate
from this ruling. This announcement
was made for the purpose of expedit-
ing the work of the session and adj
vancing the calendar.
One of the features of Monday
nights house session was the passing
of resolution introduced by Assem-
blyman Alexander of Hudson tender
ing congratulations and good wishes to
eXPresident Grover Cleveland on the
occasion of his SEVENTEEN birthday.
Mr. Barber, the Republican leader,
seconded the resolution. referring to-
Mr. Cleveland as the only living ex-
president and as a distinguished citi-
zen of Mercer county. The senate
passed the resolution unanimously.
Assemblyman Sullivan of Hudson
county made for the Democrats the
first move for holding a convention for
remodeling the state constitution, the
idea being to accomplish this instead
of adopting the numerous amendments
now pending. He introduced concur
rent resolution providing for the APP
pointment of a committee of three SEN
ators and three assemblymen to draft
bill for presentation to this legisla-
ture for the holding of constitutional
convention.
The Railroad Commission.
Assemblyman Wright's bill providing
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