Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-03-19

Measures Passed by Senate Include
Provision For Pension Commission
Permits Married Women TO Sell Prop.
erty as if Single.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton. N. J.. March 17.-With the
Democrats voting solidly with him
Senator Hutchinson had passed IN the
senate the resolution which will permit
of n amendment to the constitution tc
permit of home rule for municipalities
All of the Republicans. with the ex
ception of Mr.. Hutchinson. branded the
resolution as drastic and liable to per.
NIT of excuses to arise in different mu
inequalities and would make possible
the restoration of race trucks and lot
feries. Mr.. Rathbun tried to have adopt.
ed a bill by him which he maintained
would permit Of real home rule. but be
was voted down on the ground that his
bill was unconstitutional. It was as
serted that the bill would delegate to
the people greater power by statute
than the constitution would allow.
In the house ext Monday night the
Issue of local option Is to be fought
out. After an ~oratorical furry the ad
verse report of the judiciary commit
tee was moi concurred In. and the bill
was placed on the calendar. BY a vote
of 8 to 35 an amendment offered by the
Hudson delegation to permit of the
option of selling Sundays was defeated
Reports have been circulated that the
Hudson delegation will favor the pas.
sage Of the option bill. and the indica-
tons are TINT the vote will be a close
one.
After a debate of several hours the
Morris canal Abandonment bill spon-
sored by Speaker Godfrey was defeat
ed by the house. The vote was 81 to %.
Mr.. Godfrey still asserts that the meas.
IRE will be passed. but does not give
any explanation on tn manner IN
which the ballots will be obtained. The
bills were defeated In spite of the In
sertion of nm amendment by which the
Lehigh Valley Railroad company would
be required to pay to the state $780,
600 in addition t. giving Jersey City a
preferential right to purchase the canal
right of way within the city and also
the Little basin.
Bills Passed In Senate.
Bills passed by the senate include
the following:
Senate 272. Edee.-Makes definite
two days sitting By Judge for election
transfers.
Joint Resolution. No. 5.-Provides for
commission to codify the election laws.
Senate 2S8. Marhis.-Permits of town
ship building ordinances.
Senate 265. Mathis.-Permits of coun-
ty bonds for debts not in regular ap-
preparations.
Senate 275. Rathbun.-Permits mar
fied women to dispose Of property as
II they were single.
Senate PIT. Mathis.-Exempts licens-
ed pilots from Jury duty.
Joint Resolution. 4. Hutchinson
Rathbun.-Provides commission of four
to consider pensioning of state and mu-
nicipal employees.
Among the bills presented in the sen
ate are:
BY Mr. Egan-Provides that after
the FIRST election In cities governed by
the Walsh commission act the subse-
quent elections shall be held on the
general election day.
By Mr.. Egan-Enables married wo-
men to execute deeds without their
husbands joining them
By Mr.. Hutchinscn-Changes the
name of Arbor day to Conservation
day and provides for its observance.
BY Mr.. Hennessy-Proyides for pref
erential voting at the primaries.
By Mr.. Ackley-Appropriates $4,000
for the opening of a branch agricul-
tural experiment station.
By Mr.. Rathbun-Provides for the
direct primary nomination of candi-
dates for the United States senate.
BY Mr.. White-Amends the act for
the preservation of sheep by providing
that the money raised by taxes may be
used to pay the reasonable cost Of
medical treatment of any person bitten
by a dog suffering from the rabies.
BY Mr.. M'Ginnis-Repeals the indie
terminate sentence act of 1911.
BY Mr.. ACCOMPLISHMENTS the act to
regulate the practice of dentistry by
providing that any one who entered a
dental college prior to Jan. /. 1914.
without having more than a common
school education shall be admitted to
the examination.
BY Mr.. White-Amends the school
act of 1908 by providing a method of
election of district boards of educa.
tion.
BY Mr.. Hutchinson-Permits of spe
cial rates for children IN trolley cars.
BY Mr.. Ackley-Provides that the
qualifications necessary for admission
to the examination for a license to
practice dentistry shall be the equiva-
lent Of a common school education. An
other bill makes this the standard for
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