The Penn's Grove record., 1907-04-12

pQOllC Light SCuOOlo vi al
accordance with suggestions in the
governors message; senate PIT pro-
hibits life insurance companies from
contributing to campaign funds, n of
the senate insurance reform series;
senate 70 regulates billposting and
theatrical advertising; house 452 makes
life Imprisonment the penalty for kid
mapping.
DR.. Buxton of Morris county on Mon
day evening arose to a question Of per-
sonal privilege to explain his absence
since the vote was taken Oh the Silzer-
Klenert amendments to the bishops
law, which were designed to give,
among other things, the right to screen
off bars during Sunday and prohibited
hours. DR.. Buxton declared that he
had secured a pass from the speaker,
the house being under call at the time,
with the understanding that no liquor
legislation was to come up for con-
%sideration. In view Of the fact that
the bill had been passed he wanted to
be recorded in the negative, being OPP
posed to any measure that would per-
nit the Sunday selling of liquor behind
screens.
Similar action was taken by Mr.. Per
kins of Union and MI. Potter of Cum
berland, the latter denying reports to
the effect that he was absent. Mr.. Per
kins pleaded for some one who had
voted for the bill to move for a recon-
sideration, in order that the members
opposed to it might be so recorded.
Leader Klenert and Assemblyman
Alexander opposed any reconsideration,
declaring that the members should
have been present at the time to vote
on the bill. 1t was finally decided that
any incorrectness in the record should
be corrected when the minutes should
be offered for approval.
Under a suspension Of the rules, the
teachers retirement fund revision bill,
which was passed last week by the SEN
ate, was passed by the house amid the
applause of scores of teachers who
were seated in the galleries. Mr.. Nor
ris of Sussex and DR.. Crowther of Mid
dlesex spoke in favor of the bill, each
being literally applauded by the teach
ers. When the bill vas called every
member voted NO" to the consterna-
ton of the teachers, and then to their
great delight the members arose and
changed their votes.
Local Option Defeated.
The local option bill introduced by
Assemblyman Buck of Cumberland at
the instance of the New Jersey Anti
saloon league came up for final pas
sage in the house and was defeated.
Mr.. Buck spoke for the bill, charac-
terizing it as a measure for home rule.
Mr.. Potter of Cumberland offered an
amendment striking out the provision
for local option elections by wards, de-
claring that municipal divisions were
small enough.
Assemblyman Alexander of Hudson
Sunday" bill, which he said was a To-
cal option measure, while the Buck
bill was really a prohibition bill and
was II sided in it's provisions. He
declared that if it had been a fair
local option bill he would not have op-
and then scored the Anti-saloon league,
declaring that it's methods were unfair.
Mr.. Potter condemned the a%nti-saloon
men also for threatening to defeat leg
islators who voted against the bill.
He declared that they had not told the
fpI1fh ahn1t tho hill and sold ha "or11
defy them next fall if he came up for
reelection. He asserted that the bill
had been misrepresented in north and
south Jersey.
Assemblyman Klenert, the Democrat
ic leader, also denounced the Anti
saloon leagues methods. The final
vote was 45 to II.
Assemblyman Wright of Essex intro
duced a resolution for the appointment
of five members of the house to investi-
gate the alleged eXtravagances of the
Republican state administration and
report to the legislature on June 10,
following the recess. The resolution
was referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
Mr.. Morris Of Sussex secured the
passage in the house of the house bill
requiring uniform measures in the buy.
ing and selling Of milk. The measure
is aimed to give relief to New Jersey
farmers from the Philadelphia to New
York dealers, who buy milk In dry
measure and sell it in liquid measure,
gaining eight quarts to the can in ad-
dition to their regular profit.
To Investigate M~onopolies.
The senate passed Mr.. Minturn's con-
current resolution for the appointment
of a committee of three senators and
three assemblymen to investigate mo-
nopolies.
The senate defeated the bill making
eight hours a legal day for employees
and convicts in the New Jersey state
prison. The bill would necessitate the
of a large number Of dep
uty keepers. The senate passed a large
number of house bills, among them one
by Assemblyman Holcombe paving the
way for free bridges across the Della
ware river between New Jersey and
Pennsylvania.