Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
COMMISSION RULE
IS STILL SUPREME

/ insurance funds and should come I'M
| der the supervision of the State COM
/ missioner Of banking and insurance.
/ Mr.. Bredenbek said in support OF
| his resolution that there is reason to
believe that subscription to the fund
Is obligatory and not voluntary
II am informed that only a small
number of the employees of the
Pennsylvania Railroad desire this
fund to continue" he said. They do
not want to contribute to the fund
but feel themselves obliged to do so,
[ have been told. From the fund they
receive insurance for death. sickness
and disability. Their contributions
to the fund are held in a such a way
that their leaving the employment of
that railroad company forfeits them
all rights to the benefits of the fund
or to the sums they have con-
trbuted."
The resolution was supported by
Assemblyman Burton, of Middlesex,
and was adopted.
Mr.. Richards, of Atlantic county,
later introduced n resolution calling
for the appointment OF a committee
of three assemblymen by the speaker
to investigate the financial affairs of
the West Jersey and Seashore Rail
road Company to discover whether ii
can afford TO erect new railroad
terminal at Atlantic City.
Says Railroad Is Paying.
Mr. Richards's resolution declared
that the railroad company is earning
more than per cent. on its physical
property; that the terminal facilities
at Atlantic City are grossly in
adequate and Anticipated, and that the
main business of the line is that be-
tween Camden to Atlantic City If
the Public Utilities Commission has
not the power to order the building
Of a new station at Atlantic City, the
committee is instructed to report back
TO the Assembly and the Assembly
is to pass a law empowering that
commission to do SO. The resolution
was passed.
Both Assemblyman Bredenbeks
and Assemblyman Richards's resolu-
tions, while they represent views hello
by both men, might not have been
SO quickly introduced and passed It
s said, II the recent action of the
Pennsylvania Railroad in discrediting
state employees passes had not been
taken.
Sex Hygiene Bill.
Assemblyman Bennett H. Fischer.
of Essex, put in his bill which would
forbid the teaching of sex hygiene In
the schools. The only change he made
in his original draft of the measure
was to change the clause referring
to penalty for a violation He
does not provide a penalty in the re-
vised bill.
The bill stipulates that:
THE teaching of sex hygiene or
sociology and the distribution of any
books or pamphlets in which such |
ar f7fg111egad In
any school receiving any portion of |
the moneys appropriated for the sup |
port of public schools Is hereby pro- ,
This act shall take effect imme-
diately."
Mr.. FISHER, who lives in Montclair,
where the Board of Education and |
most of the citizens are fatty opposed |
to sex hygiene teachings to young |
sters says he has sounded public |
feeling in many places during the |
past week.
Il find the strongest feeling pre-
vailing against sex hygiene as a part |
of the public school curriculum and |
have been assured in all quarters that |
the bill is directed along the right |
lines" he said last night.
Temporary Police Justices.
Despite opposition, Majority Leader |
Joseph NJ. Branegans bill providing |
for a means of filling police benches |
temporarily vacant passed the House |
last night by a vote of 36 TO %.
This bill, Assembly No. "a, provides
that police justices may sit as judges
of other police courts In first class
cities, and also that any justice of the
clerk of such police court may sit in |
the place and instead of the regu-
lar police judge.
Assemblyman Bredenbek opposed |
the bill and showed his hand by re-
verting to conditions In Jersey City,
where both police judges are ap-
Of the anti Wittpenn fac
ton of Democracy. He said: We
have two police judges in Jersey City
and the work is not SO hard that one
cannot sit in both courts when
necessitated by the others absence. "
Assemblymen Mulligan and Fisk, of |
Hudson. also opposed the bill in |
speeches.
To Restrict Loan Agencies.
Assemblyman Thomas J. Smith. OF |
Essex, introduced a bill to regulate /
the conduct of collection agencies, |
bureaus and Offices
1t provides that no person, partner /
ship, association OF corporation, ex-
cept banks, trust companies and at |
torneys -at-law of the State shall |
conduct a collection agency or en-
gage in any way in the business of |
without filing with the |
Secretary of State q bond of $4,000.
The term CT the bond is to be at
least one year. The Secretary of |
State Is to keep a record of bonds /
and all agents and agencies, with !
their addresses, etc, to be open at
all times to the public.
The penalty for non-observance is |
to be a fine of $500 or three months
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