Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-04-04

house Speaking to the bill, Mr.. BUCK
said that the heartrending grief OF
DR.. Marvin over the loss of his little
boy should move the legislators to take
care that similar oifense should not
occur in Jersey By making the penalty
as severe as possible. No votes We're
recorded against the measure.
The house also passed the Jess bill
forbidding the sale of cigarettes to
children under the age of sixteen years.
He said that the injurious effect Of
tobacco on the young was well known
both to the layman and the physician,
and the measure ought to have the
hearty support of everybody It did.
Excise went. over to the senate when
Senator. Minturn introduced n liquor
regulating bill IN brief, 1t is THAT 1t
shall not be necessary hereafter for
any applicant for license to keep an
inn or tavern OF other house Of public
entertainment to be a resident of the
CITY,. town, township or other munich
pality in which such inn. tavern or 9th
er house of public entertainment exists
for at least one year excepting in coun
ties of the FIRST class
The measure is to relieve the sea
shore hotel proprietors who are now
barred from getting licenses until citi-
zenship is established.
Governor Stokes sent the reappoint-
ment of William Riker, Jr.. the present
supreme court clerk, for confirmation
at the hands of the senator's. Another
appointee was former Governor Foster
NJ. Voorhees, to succeed Percy r. Pyne
as commissioner of the Railway re-
formatory Under the senate rules the
former governor was Immediately con-
firmed
EIectrocution Bill.
The senate passed the WalSelee bill
making the eleeuocutions for murder
in this state take place at the state
prison
Jest before the house adjourned Tues
day Mr.. Corish, Essex, made himself
famous by introducing house bill No.
504. which provides penalties for wear
ing hair on the face as follows, to be
paid to the tax collector yearly: Or
binary, So; side whiskers. So; vandyke
beard, $40; mutton chops, So; billy
boat, $50; red hair, 20 per cent extra;
tax collector to receive % per cent for
collecting tax. Speaker Pro TEN. FL
wins sent the bill to the committee on
fish and game.
Mr.. Alexander made an amendment
to the house resolution that no more
bills should be introduced this session,
unless by majority consent of the
members. At first he had the resolu-
ton so that no more bills could be in
troauced. Mr.. Barber, Mercer. opposed.
saying that the fairer way would be
to forbid the introduction of bills from
now on except by majority vote of the
house. The amended motion was then
adopted OF course the regular, sup
Elemental and incidental appropriation
bills are exempted from this provision.
The bill by Mr.. Silzer which applies
to common carriers in reference to
voluntary relief departments was lost
afterea lengthy debate.
Dickinson's Reappointment.
Secretary of State Samuel D. Dick
insoM was reappointed by Governor
Stokes Monday evening, the governor
having convinced himself after an ex=
haustiye investigation that the colonel
is not guilty of the charges made
against him by Mayor Pagan of Jersey
City The appointment is for a full
term of five years at $4,000 per year.
Under suspension of the rules the
senate Immediately confirmed the ap-
pointment, and New Jersey is again
equipped with a state department, that
office having been out of commission
for one day The vote was 8 to 2.
those opposed being Messrs. Colby and
Gebhardt
Colonel Dickinson was Immediately
driven in an automobile to the home
of Sapreme Court Justice Reed. where
he took the oath of Office for his new
term.
The appointment terminates the bit
terest political fight of the session,
the fight which led mp to a 100000
libel suit by Colonel Dickinson against
Mayor Pagan, together with a likeli-
hood of criminal action being brought
against the Jersey City executive.
None of the affidavits of Mayor Fa-
gan was made public, but 1t is under
stood that the allegation dealt with
Colonel Dickinson's private life. Colo
mel Dickinson declared that his libel
suit against Mayor Pagan would be
pushed to the limit; that full details of
the case would be given out within ten
days, when declaration would be filed.
Should the charges be proved, he add
ed he would resign.
The house of assembly did a lot of
work Monday evening, but few impor
tant measures were finally disposed of,
the principal business being the pas
sage on second reading.
The house accepted an invitation to
attend the centennial celebration Of
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