The Penn's Grove record., 1908-01-31


providing there should be no bills in
troduced in either branch of the legis.
.x ten uayS prior to he USE -;
for final adjournment unless by unan'
fmous consent Of the house Or senate
Debate on this brought out the declara'
ton by Leader Martin that the house
intended to pass all the bills recon
mended by Governor Fort in his inau'
gural address. The majority leader
succeeded in having the resolution re
ferred to the committee on rules, OF
which he is chairman. ~r
Among the bills introduced In the
senate was one by Senator Robbins
which is a supplement to the limited
franchise supplement Of last year re
lating to municipalities Of $4,000 OF
less inhabitants requiring payment fol
property at the expiration Of the fran
chise period.
Assemblyman Kenny presented two
bills hitting the trolley companies
One of these provides that no person
shall be permitted to stand on or occupy
Tile lIOuI VI DdCh Pl0tLVkHA VI o4AAA
board of any street a excepting the
motorman or conductor. Each person
violating the act and the conductor OF
Any car permitting any person to VIC
late it will be subject to a fine Of SIS.
The other trolley bill by the same as
semblyman provides that a collector OF
fares be placed on every trolley car
operated in the state, in addition to the
motorman and conductor. The con
ductor, if this bill becomes a law, must
remain on the back platform, and the
motorman is not permitted to leave his
place in front while the car is running
A fine of 500 is provided for any viola.
ton of the provisions Of this act.
A concurrent resolution introduced IL
the senate by Senator Robbins provides
that a joint session shall be held Feb.
II for the election of a state comp
troller.
A bill introduced in the senate by
Senator Leavitt establishes a tenure of
Office for school principals and teach.
ers.
To Construct Bridges.
Senator Wakelee introduced a joint
resolution which authorizes the gov
ernor to appoint a commission of five
members to cooperate with the New
York commission on the project Of con-
structing one or more bridges across
the waters between New York and
New Jersey. The resolution carries
an appropriation Of $1,000 to defray
the expenses Of the New Jersey COM
mission.
A measure introduced by Senator
Fielder fixes the maximum rate of
interest on municipal bonds at 5 per
cent. Senator Minch put in a bill pro-
viding for the publication Of all mu-
nicipal and county bond issues. SEN
ator Harrison presented a measure
amending the fish and game act so as
to permit fishing through the ice in
Barnegat bay.
New Jersey will have a constitution
al convention at an early date IL a
concurrent resolution providing for the
appointment of a joint committee to
report a bill for this purpose is adopt
ed and the bill passed. The bill is ex-
pected at any early date, and it is
thought that the convention will be
held in the not too distant future.
Senator Hinchliffe presented a reso-
luton calling attention to the declara-
ton in Governor Forts inaugural ad-
dress that the business Of the courts
of the state is in such a condition as
to require legislative action for relief.
The resolution provides that a senate
committee investigate the matter.
In executive session yesterday the
senate confirmed two of the long list
of nominations sent in last week by
Governor Fort. The nominations Of
Colonel Frederick Gilkyson as state
road commissioner and Charles c
Black as circuit court judge were con.
irmed. These combinations were alb
solutely necessary, as the positions are
vacant, but the general impression pre-
vailed that the senate was holding up
the others because the governor did
not consult the members before max
ing Ills SeleCtiOllS. TIE OtU-
ers were held over, as is the usual
custom.
Senator Robbins Career.
Senator Samuel X. Robbins, Repub-
lican leader of the senate, who intro
duced Governor Forts general utility
bill this week, was born at Mount Hol-
~, n. j., May 8, 1858. He was grad
uated at Princeton college in the class
of 1874 before the institution became
a university. He studied law with
Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Hen
erickson at Mount Holly and was ad-
mitted to the bar as an attorney in
IIune, 1880. He became a counselor in
February, 1884. In 19O4-5-6 Mr.. Rob
bins served as a member of the assem-
bly,. During his last year in the house
he filed the position Of speaker. His
careful attention to duty gained for
him much credit and many friends.
JOHN L. NJ. KELLY.