Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12

the state motor vehicle commissioners Is
given power to regulate all traffic In
public streets or highways, whether 1t
be motor vehicle or horse drawn. -Four
other measures to govern automobiles
were introduced by the same assem-
blyman. One provides that IN addition
to the return of the fines a justice of
the peace shall write out a brief state
ment of the nature of the case, so that
II necessary the commissioner of motor
vehicles may revoke the license of vio-
lators of the law. Another provides
that t~railers may be used and estab-
fishes a fee for them. All licenses
would have to be renewed by Jan. |
under the provisions of one act, and
the present thirty days of grace in jan
uary would be abolished. Glaring head.
lights would be made unlawful, the use
of the muller cutout on anything but
a 5 per cent grade would be prohibited,
and the adoption of an Illuminated rear
number plate by the commissioner
would be allowed by other provisions.
A fee of 30 cents may be required from
applicants for drivers licenses, and
more inspectors would be permitted by
other clauses. The Rev. Mr.. Iobst, as
semblyman from Hunterdon, has a bill
to repeal the automobile reciprocity act
and would require nonresident auto
drivers to pay a fee of So a year. The
same representative would allow per
sons over fourteen years of age to fish
without a license and would permit
owners of lands to fish and hunt on
their property without the permission
of the fish and game commission.
In the counties of between 100000
and 100000 inhabitants boards of free
holders would be permitted to name a
custodian of the courthouse for a term
of three years at a salary not to ex-
coed $4,000 If a bill by Senator Read
receives approval. Senator White
would require of trolley companies to
equip their passenger cars with SAM
tary toilet conyeniences. and Senator
Allen would amend the Geran election
law so that instead of 400 voters there
shall be 500 in an election district.
BY a bill in the house a standard
would be provided for moving picture
machine booths in theaters, churches
and schools, and cities would be per-
mitted to regulate the size and loca-
ton of billboards under another pro-
posed statute. Assemblyman Ostrom
has a resolution for the appointment
of a commission to investigate the
dealings of insurance companies do
ing an Industrial business. He would
also prohibit the companies from re-
curing the agents to reimburse them
for lapsed policies. 1t was by a party
vote that the blu of Senator Mathis to
abolish the Ocean county district court
was passed. The Democrats main
tanned that the measure was designed
to oust members of their party from
office, but Mr.. Mathis asserted that
the court required.a needless expendi-
ture of money by the county.
When Senator White of Burlington
county voted with the Democrats and
prevented the passage Of a bill to GUST
a Democrat from the office of the
Newark auditor he caused somewhat
of a sensation. One rumor was that
he was to receive some favor at the
hands of the Democratic governor, and
as the Republicans need his vote for
partisan legislation there was much
questioning. Mr.. White formerly adj
yocated Democratic principles, and
some said that he had gone back to
'his old love-" The senator, however.
denied in an interview later that he
meant to cut away from the Repub-
licans and said that he vas opposed
to peanut politics." He asserted that
was his only reason for his action.
Senators Now at Outs.
Senators Hennessy (Democrat) and
Gaunt Republican) are expected to be
at swords points the rest of the SEES
sion following their tiff over the bill to
reimburse the commission on tubercu-
losis in animals for money expended in
fighting the hoof and mouth disease.
Each charged the other with an at
tempt to play politics with the farmers.
Like an avalanche, the opposition to
the economy and efficiency bills grows
stronger as it progresses, and the prom
ises of reform" now have every indi-
cation of laundering on the rocks of
party poilticS. IL mas been ma1nta1ned
by leaders on both sides that the bills
would be sent through regardless of
the ones that were affected. The labor
unions, however, took a hand against a
proposed commission to govern the
state labor department. and the manu-
facturers did the same. The Repub-
leans then decided to stand back of
Colonel Bryant and keep him head of
the department. Governor Fielder.
however, says if they make the excep
ton in that case he will veto the bill
Thus an opening wedge is formed.
and the whole scheme of proposed econ
omy and efficiency seems doomed to
failure.
Assemblyman Hammond has present
ed in the house a bill which will per-