The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-26

Considerable opposition to its pass
age. was manifest by the Assembly
men from Hudson County and William
Fellowes Morgan, of Essex, who took
the ground that as. a bill fixing h date
for the last Friday in May had already
been passed by the House this resolu-
ton was uncalled for.
For Compulsory Education.
Senator Plummers' bill for the COM
pulsory education of children from 7
TO II years of age, unless otherwise
usefully employed, has passed the Sem
ate.
To Swell Flremen's Relief Fund.
The bill giving license fees received
by the city from moving picture shows
to the Firemen's Relief Fund, intro
-duced by Assemblyman Olwell, passed
the House yesterday. At present the
money goes into the city's sinking fund.
Salvage Corps Pension Bill.
The Young bill extending the fire.
mems pension act to include members
of the salvage corps and fire patrols
has been reported favorably by Chair
man Moxon of the municipal corpora
lfOItS 0Oiillilh1lCC ~ AN1R~
Governor Makes Laws.
Governor Fort has signed the bill to
abolish the State Board of Arbitration,
which cost Sc, 500 a year for doing moth
ing, until last year, when no appropria-
tion was made for the body. h
other bills signed We're;
Authorizing water companies to in
crease capital stock by a vote of the
stockholders, provided ten days notice
is given.
Authorizing towns to pass ordinances
to sprinkle streets with water, oil or
other liquid.
To enable water companies to issue
bonds to borrow money or secure any
indebtedness, and sell them as may be
desired.
Appropriating s., 900 for the joint New
Jersey and Pennsylvania commission to
propagate fish in the Delaware River.
Licensing junk and rag men.
Making $1,000 the amount of supplies
necessary for the advertisement for
bids in State institutions,
Making s~urrogates' fees half present
fees when estate is less than 5000, and
one-third when less than 800.
columbus Day BHi Passes.
The House today passed Professor
Princes bill creating a commission of
nine persons to be appointed by the
Governor, seven without compensation,
to investigate and report on the cause
lof crime in the State. The commits
sion is TO be allowed 5000 for clerical
hire.
Assembiyman Rudolph Braun's bill
making October IL a public holiday, to
be known as Columbus Day, passed the
House.
BOSSES Abandon Caucus.
The plan to call a Republican caucu
this afternoon and force an adjourn
ment on April 8 was abandoned, owing
to lack of signers to the petition.
The scheme was the outcome of a
conference held in Uncle Dan Voor-
hees's office last night, which "Dayy''
Baird, the South Jersey boss, and sew
eral other leaders and members of the
House attended.
The wording Of the call for the caucus
was responsible for the defeat of this
plans of. the bosses. 1t specifically
stated that adjournment must be taker
not later tina April 8, and, while there
was little opposition to debating the
subject, there was considerable objec-
ton to deciding it beforehand. Assem-.
blyman Buxton, of Morris had the cir.
culating of the petition in charge. AL
the New Idea members of the Essea
delegation. besides Smith and Braun
refused to sign.
Plead for RefOrmatOry.
1--WE cannot weigh dollars while tht
soul of a human being is balanced or
the other side of The scale. If human
lives and characters can be saved whai
right nave W. to count the cost in dol
lars?" declared Assemblyman Lev
Morris, Of Sussex County. in an i'm.
passioned plea for the passage of Mrs
c. b. Alexander's woman's reformatory
bill, providing for the appointment O
eight commissioners and the expendi
ture of SIS, 900 on a farm and buildings
to establish a reformatory.
1.-THE day of prisons is passing. Tn
lpeople have learned that you can
treat a criminal in prison said AS
semblyman Rudolph Braun, of Essex
"A mar commits a petty offense an
is sent to the county jail for thirt.
days, where he meets more hardene'
criminals. He comes out. commits
the high school of crime. the Stat
prison. We are making criminal
through our prisons. What we need |
a. reformatory to cure them. We hav
no place where worpen convicted Q
.lcrime can DO. properly cared for .
! 'helpedNt to lead better lives