Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-24
MANY BILLS ARE
PASSED IN RUSH TO
CLEAR CALENDARS
Both Houses Keep Up Steady
Grind as Law Mill Works
Overtime on Big Task.
From a star correspondent.l

TRENTON, March 24.-Steady, grind
ing application to the grist of bills piled
UP before them for consideration by
both houses last night resulted in
cleaning up in a small measure of the
accumulated business. Even with the
activity manifested. however, little real
impression was made.
In the House the time was largely de-
voted to passing Senate bills, n the
Senate was equally courteous in adj
vancing House measures, hurrying the
embryo acts along to the Governor.
In the House more than thirty bills
were passed and only one, Assembly
man Moore's measure to make con-
stables terms five years. was defeated.
Among the bills that passed was Mr..
Radcliffe's Audubon bill. the measure
that prohibits the wearing of certain
birds or plurnage on their hats or their
killing or use for any purpose. Ostrich
plumes, domestic fowl feathers, birds Of
paradise feathers and a few other kinds
of plumage are excepted from the oper-
alton of the act. 1t provoked quite a
debate and twelve men voted against it.
Other bills passed by the House
included;
House Ala, by Mr.. McCran-Regulates
the laying of pipes unde tidal waters.
House BAL, by Mr.. Miller-Authorizes
the division of towns into districts for
the collection of ashes n garbage.
House 427, by Mr.. Brooks-Relates
TO contracts in the State prison.
House s95, by Mr.. Thompson-Gives
own councils authority to vacate
streets.
House s29, by Mr.. McAllister-Cum-
berland County road act.
House 400, by Mr.. Radcliffe-Provides
that the salary of n city official shall
not be increased or decreased during
the term for which he shall have been
appointed
House 4s7, by Mr.. Layden-Creates
the office of superintendent of indoor
relief for Paterson.
House 379, by Mr.. Tumulty-Allows
boards of freeholdres to make extraor-
binary repairs on roads.
House 17S, by Mr.. Kissam-Orange
street improvement bill.
Senate 14S, by Senator Leavitt-Per-
mits certain State boards to maintain
a petty cash account
Senate SO, by Senator Leavitt-Au-
thorizes the State Board of Education
to purchase, with or without advertis-
ing. supplies for the State Normal
School boarding hall.
Senate "a, by Senator Leavitt-Vali-
dates any sale heretofore made by a
religious society of lands acquired for
educational purposes.
Senate 1872, by Senator Leavitt-com-
panion bill to Senate 81.
Senate AZ. by Senator Minch-Amends
the act concerning the collection of
taxes.
House 30S. by Mr.. Miller-Prevents
the erection of spite fences.
Senate 109. by Senator Wakelee-Cre-
ates the office of register of deeds for
Bergen County.
House 1913, by Mr.. Ramsey-Requires
midwives to be licensed by the State
Board of Medical Examiners.
House 1879, by Mr.. Minard-Permits
the Essex County Isolation Hospital
to construct a sewer in Belleviile.
Despite the rule adopted by the
House to accept no more new bills eX-
cept by unanimous consent. several
made their appearance. These in
Guided:
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures towns
TO adopt ordinances to construct storm
sewers, or culverts under streets and
issue bonds for payment.
BY Mr.. Observation-Disclosures free
holders in all but first-class counties to
use the inmates of the county jail to
perform labor on the county grounds
and in the county buildings, provided
that they shall not be out OF the Jail
for more than eight hours per day.
BY Mr.. Bedle-Provides that any per-
son who shall expectorate or spit on
the loo of any trolley passenger car
shall be deemed a disorderly person
and be subject to a fine of moi less than