The Penn's Grove record., 1913-02-14
Senator Dayis's Letter.

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This week has probably the most busy
week OF the whole session because OF
action on the part of the Senate on the
corporation bills commonly called the
''Seven Sisters. Every action on the
part of the Senate toward placing these
bills on our Statute book has met with
opposition on the part of many corpora
tions and trusts which have under our
tax corporation laws had more or less
freedom in the restraint of trade and the
creation of monopolies. This has been
very good for the trusts themselves, but
very bad for the great mass of people.
All sorts OF objections have been made
and amendments offered by the corpor-
atoms and their attorneys to take the
teeth or fangs out of the bills so that the
work which the bills define as criminal
may be carried OH and the persons who
are higher up and really responsible for
the corporations and have control OF
them may not be reached criminally,
but that some man who is lower down
and a mere dummy may take the con-
sequences in place of the directors whom
the majority of the committee felt prima
facia ought to be responsible.
1t has been felt by some that's certain
provision in Bill 43 making it criminal
for persons to agree among themselves to
fix prices and restrain trade might hit
the milk dealers and farmers of u
County. Ii this is so | shall try to have
them exempted from the operation OF
the bill since it ia not intended to reach
them but large corporations that agree
to restrain trade, fix prices and bring on
panics.
l introduced a bill in the Senate this
week making it lawful for fs herman to
use nets to catch perch and rock. This
bill was drawn up by the fishermen
themselves or at their suggestion, and l
shall try to pass it through the ieglsla-
ture with as little amendment as possible.
There are some features in it however
to which the fish and Game Commission
object. Assemblyman Smick introduced a
bill a week or two ago and had passed
through the Senate this week a bill
regulating the hunting and killing of
minks, raccoons, offers and muskrats,
which is Of interest to certain huntsmen,
and trappers, which l feel will be passed
without amendment through the Senate.
The Bill proposing to incorporate Ocean
Grove into a Borough has created a lively
interest at the State House this weeks
week. 1t looked a short time ago as
though this bill might pass and that
Ocean Grove would become q Borough.
but the sentiment seems to be gradually
changing and doubt that the Bill will
pass. 1t is commended by many that the
passage of the Bill will not result in Sec
ularizing Ocean Grove. Others think it
may do so and if there is any doubt as to
its effect the majority of the legislators
feel that it is best not to pass the bill,
since every citizen of the State and es-
peciaIly the Methodists ought to feel
proud of the distinctive features OF Ocean
Grove. There is probably no resort like
it in the land, and l for one should feel
very sorry to see the character OF that
delightful place changed.
A Bill has been introduced in the
Assembly to repeal the teachers tenure
Office act. l have received q number Of
letters and resolution from school Boards
on the side and from teachers on the
other side asking me to use what little
influence l have in the matter. 1t is
urged on the one side that the effect of
Act is detrimental to the best interest
of our schools and causes the Boards of
mere dHu tneTo Il great uodl VI unuecesSdTy
annoyance and trouble. 1t urged OH the
other hand by the teachers that no trouble
is necessarily caused by this act and it
is a great protection to those who have
given and are giving their lsves to a most
fundamental work against the whims and
caprices Of such Boards. 1t may be i'm
possible to determine what the net result
of the act is. | should like however, to
know what the majority OF the people OF
our County, whose children and homes
and whole profession are affected by this
act think OF the proposed measure to re-
peal it.
l introduced a bill sometime ago allow
ing the State Board OF Education to
spend $500, 900 or so much thereof as is
necessary to erect a Normal School in any
county within the state whenever the
committee Of appropriation having
chafge OF the finances of the state, feels
that the state cal afford to erect another
Normal school. A bill was passed last
year with the same provisions, with the
exception that the bill OF last year made
it necessary to erect the school in a
county of the first class, but that did not
seem fair and consequently l introduced