Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-01-18

1.-The complaint of Bordentown Town
ship, Burlington County, against the
Riverside Traction Co. operating a
| trolley line between this city and
Camden. The decision means that
where contracts exist under which
public officials have been carried free
| " by Utility Companies, the contracts
are not set aside by the new law, and
the free passes must still be granted
State Prisonkeeper George O.. Os-
borne will have introduced into the
Legislature bill providing for the
redress of persons convicted of a
felony and committed to the State
I Prison, who shall subsequently be
proven to have been innocent. The
measure provides that the innocent
! prisoner shall be paid $l00 per day
/ by the County in which conviction was
secured, and a further sum of $1,000
lby the State
Another bill to be introduced is one
to protect investors against promoters
of wildcat" financial concers. As
semblyman Gill. of Mercer, who will
introduce the bill, has consulted. with
Banking and Insurance Commission
Vivian NJ. Lewis, and the measure
will be similar to the Kansas law.
The bill will empower the state au-
thorities to bar the sale of all stocks
that will evidently prove profitable to
nobody except the promoter. 1t is
claimed that about $5,OO0,OOO have
been lost the past year by residents
OF New Jersey through investments
in wildcat" corporations.
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The annual report of the New Jer-
sey Live Stock Commission, just filed
with the Governor, says that not only
does live stock farming measure agri-
cultural progress and development,
but it preserves the wealth of farm
ing sections and is the direct cause of
continued prosperity for tillers of the
soil. The Commission declares that
there has been marked improve
ment in this state recently in the
breeding of stock The report shows
that during the past year the efforts
of the Commission have been devoted
to bring about the elimination of un-
sound and undesirable stations, and
that in most instances has been sue,
cessful.
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Senator John d. Prince. of Passaic
IN his election as President of the
Senate, after having served as speaker
OF the Assembly, enjoys the special
distinction of being one of only eleven
men who, within the past 1876 years.
have been elected to serve as presid-
ing officer of both Houses of the Leg
islature. With single exception.
this is the only session since 1S49 in
which the presiding officers of the
Senate and Assembly have both come
from the same county. That excep-
ton was in 1877, when Leon Albeit.
OF Hudson County, was President of
the Senate, and Rudolph F.. Rabe.
also OF Hudson, was Speaker of the
House The popularity of the present
situation is that while only eleven
men have had the double distinction of
serving as President of the Senate
and Speaker of the House within the
past 136 years, of the II have been
so honored within the past years.
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The New Jersey National Guards
men will engage in military cam
that will approach nearer actual war
fare than any in which they ever en-
gagged. The guardsmen of this State
with those of New York State will help
repel an invasion of New York troops
from the New England States. It will
be special campaign, involving the
attack and defence of New York City
and will be part of the joint man
euvers for the United States Army
and the National Guard. 1t is under
stood that the New Jersey and New
York troops will be mobilized some
where in West Chester County, New
York, on the border of Connecticut.
but the theatre of the campaign prob
ably will be in Connecticut. The or
ganization of the attacking and de-
tending forces will be planned by
Major General Frederick d. Grant
Commander of the Department of the
East, U. s.. A. The maneuver will
be conducted as near real warfare as
possible, in order to give the soldiers
the best possible training.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the.
appointment by the Governor of VIM.
II. Boyle, as Prosecutor of Camden
County. Announcement was made of
the following public hearings on i'm
portant bills: Tuesday, Jan. a3, at
noon, to consider the Grand Jury re-
form bills; Monday, Jan. %, at 3 p.
M, to consider the grade crossing
bill; Monday, Jan. 20, at 3 p. m., to
consider the Pierce bill for The reor-
ganiZatiOn of the fax aSsasSmnu+ cvc-
tenn and the creation of County Boards
of assessments; Tuesday, Jan. 30, at
80 p. M, to consider the bill for the
abandonment of the Morris Canal.
The Assembly yesterday continued
its efforts to keep legislative business
on the move in order to reach an
early adjournment. The morning was
devoted to committee meetings, an
innovation, as in former years the