The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-25
INTERESTING NEWS From TRENTON
What the Legislature and State
Officials Are Doing .

Officials Are Doing :.
When the Legislature met Monday
night Senator Osborne, Democrat, OF
Essex. introduced in the Senate . reso-
luton, which was referred to the
Judiciary Committee, requesting the
New Jersey Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress to endeavor to obtain
the repeal Of as much Of the Federal
statute as imposes a tariff ON food
| stuffs and the n~ecessaries Of life. He
asked for immediate action, but IS it
would be thrust at the new tariff bill,
and the majority in Congress 1t was
referred to the committee and will not
be heard Of again.
When Mr.. Moere's bill providing for
the payment or 80 cents to the members
| of the National Guard for each drill
they attend came up on third reading,
it was assailed by MI. Sullivan, Demo-
cratic leader, on account Of the expense
| it would entail upon the State.
MI. Moore said the bill would involve
an annual expenditure Of from $4,000
to $3.50 DOC. The bill was withdrawn
until definite information as to Its cost
could be obtained.
The House passed two bills intro
duced by Mr.. Edge, Of Atlantic City
One increases the fine for disOrderly
conduct from $25 to SITS and the other
repeals the oyster tongers' license in
Atlantic City.
MI. Heritage, Of Gloucester, intro
duced a bill which makes 1t a INSIDE
demeanor to aid a criminal to escape.
The measure has in view the case Of q
negro who shot a Woodbury. trolley
conductor recently, took refuge IN the
house of a negro preacher in Camden,
where he was supplied with a woman's
hat and dress, attired in which the
assailant fed to New York and there
arrested. The fugitive was brought
back and punished, but there was no
statute under which those who aided
him could be indicted.
A hearing was given on Monday
afternoon on the Public Utilities Com
mission bills. Attorneys for all the
great railway and other utilities corpor-
atoms attended the meeting and listened
attentively to the arguments Of VIM.
P. Martin, George L. Record and other
progressive" Republican leaders, who
for years have been advocating State
regulation of railroad, lighting, electric
and other corporations.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Sullivan,
of Hudson, Democratic floor leader,
which is the mesaure presented last
session by Mr.. Martin, Of Essex, passed
by the House, but smothered In the
Senate, was advocated by Mr.. Martin,
New Idea leader, who is not a member
this year. tits a duplicate of the Hughes
act, of New York, and, in addition,
applies to telephone companies.
Geo. L. Record, ex.corporation coun-
sci, of Jersey City, urged the passage of
the Sullivan bill on the ground that it
was the only pending measure which
would give a commission full power to
fix rates, compel adequate service and
make physical valuation of the property
of each company which is devoted to a
public use. He attacked the Pierce bill
upon the ground, he asserted, that 1t
would. validate watered stock.
No session vas held on Tuesday,
Washing ton's birthday.
On Wednesday the House passed a
bill oppropriating 100000 for another
armory in Camden.
At a meeting Of the State Board Of
Assessors Wednesday Theodore Strong,
of Middlesex county, was elected presi-
dent of the Board to succeed David
Baird, of Camden. Irvine E. Mcguire
was reelected secretary. George E.
Halsey, of Essex, the new number Of
the Board, was present
Governor Fort sent a message to the
Legislature recommending that the
State take charge Of public highways
between the largest to WINS and county
seats and relieve the counties of the
expense of building and maintaining
them. Of the entire $50 miles, thereare
only 210 that have not been improved.
1t will cost a million dollars to build
and 1921 900 yearly to maintain them.
A bill passed the House which will
exempt from personal taxation property
of the value Of 5000; giving the local
boards Of health power to license milk
vendors.
A bill was introduced requiring bar.
bers to be licensed; also allowing farm
ers to kill game dest royiDg crops and
swear to it afterward instead of having
to get a permit first.
A resolution was introduced asking
the governor 10 appoint q commission
to get the cost of an inland waterway
along the coast.
1t is becoming so difficult to get
twelve property owners TO sign for
liquor licenses that Senator Wilson has
introduced a bill to change the old Ii
cense law made in 1916, from freehold
ers to citizens.
The Legislative Committee which has
charge of the local option bill and the
liberal liquor and open Sunday bills
will give a hearing In the Assembly
chamber next Monday. The Inter-
Church Federation and Anti-Saloon
League will cooperate in the hearing.
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