The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-21

E COUNTY
mittee of the whole to prepare a sched-
ule, which will probably be acceptable
to all the motorists.
Hundreds of signatures were contain
ed in petitions presented in the house
this week in favor of local option.
Many petitions were also presented in
opposition to the passage of the meas
ure.
Medals For Veterans.
The senate resolution authorizing the
governor to present medals to veter-
ans passed the house. 1t applies to
soldiers who served in the Federal
army during the civil war enlisting
from New Jersey at President Lin
coins first call for troops.
As a result of the public hearings on
the public utilities bills the senate
committee recommended that before
further consideration be taken on these
bills the question of their constitution
atty be referred to Attorney Genera
McCarter for an opinion. Fol this pur-
pose Senator Colby introduced a reso-
luton and explained that this consti-
tutional question should be cleared up
before the senate give any further con-
sideration to the measures now pend
ing.
One of the most important bills of
the session was introduced by Senator
Avis Monday night and affects every
city and county in the state. The pur-
pose in view is to repeal the public
school act of 1908 and provide a one
mill tax on all the real and personal
property as shown by the last returns
of tax valuables. The bill reduces the
state school tax from 2A mills on the
dollar to 1 mill on the dollar. The bill
continues the appropriation of 100000
now provided for in the act. The new
measure is made practical by the in
creased income the state is receiving
from railroad taxation.
Trouble Over Voting Machines.
A resolution by Assemblyman Kenny
providing that the speaker appoint a
committee to investigate the purchase
by the state of voting machines was
laid on the table yesterday after con
siderable debate. In the wording of
the resolution there was an insinuation
that interested parties in the service of
the state were working in conjunction
with companies dealing in voting ma
chimes.
Among the bills passed by the
house was one which permits boards
of freeholders to issue bonds to pur-
chase tell or turnpike roads and an
other which prohibits the sale of ciga-
rettes or cigarette papers to minors un-
der the age Of eighteen.
Mr.. Thompson introduced a bill
which appropriates $1,000 for the New
Jersey commission to cooperate with
New York and Pennsylvania for the
propagation of fish in the Delaware
river.
The bill which amends the bakery
act vas also passed by the house. This
provides that any cellar bakery that
has been closed for one year shall not
be used thereafter for that purpose,
and it also permits boys of sixteen
years to be employed at night in bak-
cries. Another measure that met with
favorable action in the assembly was
that which permits fishing by hook
and line through the openings in the
ice at Barnegat bay and it's tributaries.
The lower house passed the measure
which appropriates 1888 for the ex.
penses OF the Inauguration of Governor
Fort.
Mr.. Martin introduced a bill in the
form Of judiciary amendments to the
state constitution. They are similar
to those introduced in 1907.
The senate passed Senator Robbins
Dill which gives voters of any cleo.
ton district the right to petition for a
special election to determine whether
Or not voting machines may be used in
such election districts. Another bill
passed by the senate was one present.
ed by Mr.. Avis, which makes the is
suance of literature suggesting the
death of any person a high INSIDE
meanor punishable by fifteen years i'm
prisonment or $1,000 fine, or both.
Mr.. Avis introduced a bill which
provides for the abatement of n~uisances
around slaughter houses on the COM
plant OF ten citizens to the state board
of health. 1t also provides a penalty
OF $50 for every violation.
A bill offered by Senator Colby pro-
vides that in any Jail hereafter erected
there must be eighteen square feet of
floor space in each cell and not less
than 200 cubic feet of air space. The
senate passed q bill BY Mr.. Miuch