The Penn's Grove record., 1913-02-07
The PENIS Grove Record
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1918.
GOVERNOR MAKES APPOINTMENTS
Antitrust Bills Get Knocks

Sent III several appointments IoI tne Up
per part of the state. The most i'm
portant was that of former Senator
Henry S. 'Terhuue, of Monmouth coun-
Nv to be Judge of the Court of Errors
and Appeals to succeed Judge ID. w.
Vroom, of Trenton, who resigned last
week because of failing health.
The House passed d resolution favor
ING Home Rule in Ireland, also The bill
opening up the National Guard armor-
les OF the State Tor the use OF oranges,
horticultural societies, educational Ill
situations, elc.
Under a resolution by Assemblyman
Martin, of Hudson, a committee OF five
Assemblymen will make a thorough i'll
vestigation of the file Insurance. COM
bine. which fixes and maintains rates
in this State.
A State boulevard 10 skirt the Della
ware River from Trenton to Cape May
is contemplated in d bill. l. is 70 be
known as tie Delaware River drive,
and is designed to continue the high
way planned from Trenton %northWard
to the New York State line following
the Upper Delaware. Under h Dill
the State Road Commissioner is authO-
rized TO expend $4,000 in making sur
yeys and preparing a map tor the pro
posed drive, which is designed to fol
low as nearly as may be possible the
roads already constructed under State
aid.
The antitrust bills, known as tie
''Seven Sisters,' were the subject OF
attack Oh Monday %afternoon when a
hearing was had before the Senate Jul
dietary Committee.
The principal Argument was made by
MI. II. Y. LiudaOury who asked that
The bill prohibiting agreements as TO
prices be amended because as it stood
1t would prohibii partners III a concern
agreeing OIL What TO charge for their
products; would prohibits employers
from telling employees what TO charge;
would prohibit agreements as for their
products; would prohibit parent
companies fixing prices to be charged
by subsidiary companies.
MI. Lindabury also asked that the
tiIl prohibiting the formation OF mono
poly by merging Of corporations lie
changed to mean ''lhdependcnt" cor
p%orations, ana that the bill declaring
1t TO be a criminal ufftnse for an officer
or director to violate The corp )ratlOn
laws be changed TO cad ''Willuily and
knowingly" violate the laws.
On Tuesday the Senate ratified the
income tax amendment to the U. S.
constitution by a vote Of Y to 3. All
The Democrats voted for 1t but MI.
Fielder; all the Republicans against
except l. 7. Nichols.
Senator White, of Burlington, intro
duced in the Senate a bill providing all
appropriation of SIG, 600 for the survey
OF Il river boulevard along The Della
ware rlver fiOm Trenton 10 Cape May.
This worked is planned aS Il continual
ton of the river boulevard work along
the Delaware 10 the New York state
line.
The Assembly passed bills to increase
the pay of election officers TO IS Il day,
the same as in towns 5000 aud more
population; raising age of consent i'll
caTnal abuse cases from 16 to Is;
years; aImOrv for Red Bank.
Senator Davis introduced bi Is to
make the game season open between
Nov. 10th and December 10Th; piovid-
ing that members Of play ground COM
mission and recreation centres III munl-
cipalities shall. not be members of the
governing bodies of the municipality;
providing that when persons Ineligible
TO marry IN this stale are married III
other states, the marriage shall not lie
legal i'll New jersey.
The Senate committee ON b~oroughs
and townships has arranged fora pub
lie hearing on the Ocean Grove Dor
oughs bill for next Monday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock. Tue bill has been favor
ably reported in the House and is cer-
tain of passage there. Speaker Taylor
is the father Of The measure.
Among a number of bills presented
in the Senate Today 10y Senator LeaYltt,
OF Mercer county, is ole, suggested 10y
Inter-chuIch Federation OF Trenton,
providing for The appointment OF cen
sOrs by boards of education for moving
picture shows and theatrical perform
ances. Another bill provides that chill
dren under l6 years of age shall not be
admitted to picture shows or theatrical
performances unless accompanied by
one OF Tie parents OF a legal guardian.
The Mercer Senator also introduced,
upon request, ii bill providing for tie
abolition of the 81 head tax III New
Jersey, commonly called poll tax" A
ike bill is now pending III the House.
North Jersey Legislators want a pop
ular convention 10 make an entirely
new state constitution, something the
state has not had siuce 1245, and also
to have Senators elec Ell 10y districts i'll
stead OF 10y counties. Their idea re
ceiyed a setback Oh Wednesday when
Attorney General Wilson gave a wit
ten opinion III which he declared the
present constitution provides onIy for
amendments which must be passed by
two succt eding legislatures and then 10y
a direct vote OF the people. But Mr..
Hennessey, The leader OF Ghe conslItu-
tIonal convention movement is not dis
mayed. He says q states have had
constitutional conventions without any
authority IL the old constitutions.