The Penn's Grove record., 1910-04-01
INTERESTING NEWS FROM TRENTON
What the Legislature and State
Officials Are Doing

The legislature resumed law making
last Monday night by turning down the
bill which extended the direct primary
law to the nomination of candidates for
Governor and Congressman. Only two
Republicans, Crosby, of Ocean, and Mich
OILS, OF Cumberland, voted with the Dem
ocrats for the bill, which went down by
a vote of 81 to Is. Mr.. Whyte, Republi-
can, of Camden, thought the party risk
would be too great, as a governor is to be
elected this year.
In the Senate, Mr.. Plummer's child
labor bill, providing that minors under
Is years shall not be allowed to work in
factories from 6 p. m. to 6 a. M, was
amended so as to make the age limit l6.
In it's amended form the bill is identical
with the bill introduced in the House by
Mr.. dwell, of Hudson, and passed there
with but a single opposing vote.
Senator Prince, Republican, OF Passaic,
Joined the Democratic Senators in advo-
cacy of the amendment to the Plummer
bill. An effort to place the bill on third
reading in the Senate failed.
Governor Fort sent a message to the
Legislature asking that the Utilities bill
be strengthened The Democrats in the
Senate made strenuous efforts for this
very thing before its passage, also before
the Governor signed it last week.
He says there are two serious defects
in the bill as approved by him. One is
the absence of the rate-making power,
which he considers essential. The other
is that the law does not give the commits
sion proper power to enforce its orders.
The Governor has signed the bill ap-
propriating $50, 900 for a new wing in the
Vineland Soldiers Home and filed the
bill making the game bird open season on
the Delaware River and Bay from Sep
TENDER l to March %.
The House passed the Senate's Woman
Reformatory bill, and Leader Edges bill
separating registry and election days was
beaten.
The Senate passed the Lakewood Pre-
ventorium bill, the House bills increasing
Tile SdldTl6S Vi hOiojoiO SOuiioJ
| Prosecutor. District Court judge and
| clerk to $4,000, ST. 900 and 5 1000 respect
lively.
The House defeated by a vote of 26 to
26 the Senate bill to increase salaries of
| Common Pleas Judges of Salem, Cape
Nav, Ocean, Sussex and Hunterdon
| counties from 81. 800 to $1,000. On We'd
| day a surprise came when the House re-
| considered the bill and passed it by a
| bare majority of 81 votes. 1t was passed
for the benefit of Judge Hunt, in Sussex
| county, in spite of the opposition of the
other counties affected. This increases
| the expences of the state So, 900 a year.
The House passed, by a vote of AZ to
IL. the Senate bill to establish a State re-
formatory for women. The institution is
to be managed by a commission of six,
not less than three of whom are too be
women. 1t will add a big expense to the
state
After a long debate the House passed,
by a vote Of 40 to IL, the Sullivan bill,
creating a State Board, to be appointed
by the Governor, for the examination
and licensing Of optometrists, who pro-
vide eyeglasses. DIR. Ramsay, OF Middle
sex, the only physician who is a member
of the House, spoke against the bill.
The legislature has decided to adjourn
next Wednesday, April 6, at 3 O'Clock.