Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-02-28


putes between the osteopaths and the
regulars, and these scenes win doubt
less be repeated this session if the
present bill makes any progress.
Assemblyman 13Iohm of Hudson,
Democrat, introduced bill in the
house to permit the collection Of "sen
timental damages by parents in cases
where children are killed by the neg
ligence or carelessness of others and
extending the same privilege to hus-
bands and wives for the killing Of
their matrimonial partners. The pur-
pose of this measure is to prevent any
recurrence of the famous decision of
Chief Justice Gummere of the supreme
court that parents can collect only
nominal damages for the death of a
child. the present law holding that a
child is a source of expense rather
than otherwise to the parents.
Bills Aimed at Railroads.
Other house bills introduced included
d number of new measures aimed at
the railroads. One of these is to abol
ish grade crossings; another provides
for the appointment of receivers by
chancery for railroads which disobey
railroad laws; another requires rail
roads to connect with private sidings.
Assemblyman Auf der Heide of
Hudson introduced bill to repeal the.
act which permits mayors to appoint
bipartisan excise boards in first class
cities. The house passed concurrent
resolution asking the New Jersey mem
bers of congress to work for an amend
ment to the federal constitution to per
nit the election Of United States sen
ators by a direct vote of the people.
The senate approved the bond of
State Treasurer Elect Daniel S. Voor-
bees in the sum of 100000 The sign
ers are Edmund Spoeth, A. r. Kuser,
James H NIcGraw, John S. Kuser,
Moses K. Evett. David p. McClelland,
John Capstick. David Young, John g
Eisele and George A. Squire. Numer-
Gus petitions were received in both
houses against any alteration Of the
bishops bill.
Important Hearings.
Several important hearings preceded
the legislative sessions this week. AS
semblyman Alexander's bill raising
the age limit to sixteen years for the
employment of children at night in
glass plants served to bring about a
spirited hearing. A peculiar feature
was that number of glassblowers APP
peared in opposition to the bill, de-
claring it would ruin the glass bust
ness. and then every one of them in
succession declared that he would not
permit his child to work i'll glass plants
under present conditions. Mrs. Emily
Williamson of Elizabeth declared that
it was not the children of glassblow-
ers who worked at the trade, but chill
dren imported from Philadelphia, es-
pecially wards of societies, who We're
worked as long as possible and then
turned out to starye- in the streets.
The glassblowers resented this, but
did not deny it. They said they could
not get along without the labor of
boys under sixteen years. The bill
was reported favorably
The house committee on labor gave
hearing on the bill requiring the
payment of railroad wages semi
monthly. The railroads declared that
there was no demand for the bill and
that such regulation would greatly
increase clerical expenses and pre-
vent the increasing of wages, as well
as the contemplated improvements.
TT r So 11n fatn
ton of Labor favored the bill, saying
it would spare workingmen the neces-
sity of borrowing from loan sharks.
Because of the absence of persons in
terested the hearing on the railroad
bills went over until next Monday.
Senator Shinns bill, which appropri-
ates $4,000 for a Revolutionary monu-
nent in Toms River, passed by a vote
of 10 to /, Senator Colby voting in the
negative.
If house bill No. 43, by Mr.. Thomp
son, which has just passed in the
house, is melted out similar fate by
the upper house, Princeton will have
her 100000 monument For years
Princeton has been struggling to get a
monument to commemorate the battle
of Princeton in the Revolutionary war
The federal government has appropri-
ated $4,000, and the measure just
passed by the house appropriates $50,
600 more.
Reformatory For Women.
New Jersey is likely to have re-
formatory for women. A bill intro
duced by Mr.. Alexander of Hudson
for this project has passed the house.
The measure appropriates $4,000 for
the selection of a site.
The Paterson trunk sewer bill passed
the house, as did also a companion bill
which allows municipalities to estab
fish their own sewage disposal plants
if they so desire instead Of going into
the trunk sewer proposition.
One of the most important measures
passed in the upper house was joint
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