Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-03-05

with the recommendation of Governor
Fort in his inaugural message. The
bill gives the proposed board power to
revoke any license on complaint OF
any citizens, provided they are VIOLA
tons of the excise law; the board to
consist of three members to serve at
first three, four and five years, and
then five years each; commissioners
will receive salary Of $4,000, and
clerk shall be appointed for a term of
five years at a salary of So, 500: ex-
penses to be paid by five dollar tax
ON each license issued
In the senate Tuesday Senator Rob-
bins introduced an administration IL
cense bill. This measure fixes mini
mum license fee at 5000 in municipal
ties with less than 5000 population, at
$3.50 between 5000 and 10000, at $500
Except in first class cities where the
population exceeds 10000 and not less
than 5000 in first class cities. The
closing hours of all licensed places are
fixed at midnight every night except
Sunday, when the places shall remain
closed from u o'clock midnight Satur
day to 6 a. m. Monday. 1t limits the
number of licensed places to one for
each 800 inhabitants, but does not pre-
vent renewal of present licenses.
The senate in executive session re-
| ceived a batch of appointments from
Governor Fort, one of which, that of
| former Senator J. Henry Bachelor of
Essex as a member of the state water
/ supply commission, was Immediately
confirmed. The others, which went
| over under the rules until Monday
evening, were Winton G.. Garrison, re-
appointed chief of the bureau of labor
statistics; William S. Alderman, Pas
sale, member of the Passaic valley dis
| trict sewerage commission; George w.
Jagel, Essex, member of the board of
managers of the Morris Plains asylum;
Richard I'll. Moldenke, Somerset, man.
ager of the state village for epileptics.
Assemblyman Prince introduced a
bill providing that freeholders recon-
mending persons to be licensed to keep
an inn or tavern must be of the viii
lage town. township, borough or city
wherein the inn or tavern is proposed
to be kept. Another bill by Mr.. Prince
requires applicants for license to be So
Der men.
Another bill presented by Assembly
man GinnelIey makes it Illegal for a
telegraph company or telephone com
pany to forward except by telegraph OF
telephone kilograms accepted for trans
mission by wire. Penalty for violation
of the proposed law is fixed at $1,000
fine
Assemblyman Morgan offered bill
which provides for a women's reforma-
tory to be governed by eight commits
sioners, four men and four women, APP
pointed by the governor and confirmed
by the senate for four years.
Special Messages.
Assemblyman Martin presented a
bill amending the primary election law
in accordance with the governors sug-
gestions indicated by special mes
| sage.
Governor Fort in his message sug-
gested a revision of the primary cleo
ton law The proposed act relates
solely to the primary elections to be
held the present year for the selection
Of delegates to the national conventions
Of the respective parties. The govern
or urges upon the legislature immediate
action on this subject that it may be-
come law before the delegates are
selected.
L
The governor sent a second special
message to the legislature, transmitting
bill to revise the states corporation
laws so that the combinations of capt.
tai shall be properly regulated
There was prolonged debate in the
senate on the passage of the bill amend
ing the game laws and providing for
the reduction of the license fees of
gunners from 81 to 81. The bill present
ed by Senator Brown at the request of
State Prison Keeper Osborne was pass
ed. This bill gives to discharged pris-
oners an allowance of from So to S25,
according to good behavior. The SEN
ate also passed a joint resolution Of
| fered by Senator Wakelee, which au-
thoriZes the appointment of New Jer-
sey commission to confer with similar
New York commission with view to
making plans for the construction of
bridges over the Hudson river
Commissioners of deeds for all the
counties in New Jersey were selected
by the legislature in joint session Tues
day. The commissioners were nominal
ed by the legislators from the respec-
| tive counties.
Assemblyman Prince introduced a
bill authorizing the governor to APP
point a commission to investigate the
cause of dependency in all forms and
the cause of criminality. The sum of
$4,000 is to be appropriated
Assemblyman TumuIty's Career
Joseph p. Tumulty of Hudson coun-
ty, one of the orators of the house, is
also one of the most active members
of the legislature He was born in
| Jersey C,itv Nav x 1870 and ic a con