The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1907-02-28

Democrat, introduced a 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 source of expense rather
than otherwise to the parents.
Bills Aimed at Railroads.
Other house bills introduced included
a 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 a 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 direct vote of the people.
The senate approved the bond of
State Treasurer Elect Daniel S. Voor-
hees in the sum of 100000. The sign
, ers are Edmund Spoeth, "A. r. Kuser,
: James H. McGraw, John S. Kuser,
Moses X. Eyett. 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
spirited hearing y peculiar feature
was that nlnilier OF glassblowers ap-
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 in 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 frou Philadelphia, es-
pecially wards of societies. who were
turned out to starve 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 gars'
hearing ON the bill requiring t'aa
payment of railroad wages se,li.
monthly. The railroads declared tirlt
there was no demand for the bib an,.
that such a regulation wouid %re tir
increase clerical expenses &..d li'e
vent the increasing of wages, as We,
as the contemplated improTena.'' :
/; Henry !. Gottlob of the State Fatle.s',
ton of Labor favored the bill sayi}s-:
it would spare workingmen the iles-es-
! sity of borrowing from loan SHARKS.
I Because of the absence of persons in.
terested the hearing, on the railroas,
! bills went over until next Monday
| Senator Shinn's bill, which appreprl-
ates $1,000 for a Revolutionary monlI
/ ment in Toms River, passed by vote
/, of 10 to /, Senator Colby voting in the
negative.
If house bill No. 43, by Mr.. Thompi
son, which has just passed in the
house, is meted out a similar fate by
the upper house, Princeton will have
her $4,000 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 $780,
| 600 more.
Reformatory For Women.
New Jersey is likely to have a 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 fol
the selection of site.
The Paterson trunk sewer bill passed
the house, as did also companion bill
which allows municipalities to estab
lish 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
resolution by Senator Minturn which
provides for an investigation of the al
legged monopolies on coal and ice in
this state. legislative committee is
to do the probing.
A bill was introduced by, Mr.. Rior
| dan fixing the maximum rate to be
charged to consumers of water at 1C
cents for 1000 gallons, or $15 per an
mum for each house with four outlets
taps or faucets The sum of 50 shall be
charged extra for each closet or bath