Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-04-16

lie asserted thet many inhabitants do
not inscrihe to any religion and that a
Dill such as this is the only means
which can be taken TO make them con
tribute part of their share. Other sen
ators maintained that there should be
a complete separation of church and
state.
Another bill that was defeated would
have permitted the mayors of towns
instead of common COUNCILS to name
police commissioners. She vote on tie
measure WIS , to I. Secretary Davis
OF the state reported that he ha5 car
ried to the attorney general a copy of
the report on the alleged coal combine
The bill by Senator Hutchinson. pro
viding for the abolition of capital pun
ishment. was defeate&f I'm the house by
a vote of 20 to -. The debating on the
measure consumed several hours and
was begun in 4 spirit of ~friyotity until
Majority Leikler Runyon called atten.
uon to the fact that the deliberations
OF the body meant death or life to hun
dredS of men. One of the features of
the discussion was the plea made by
the Rev. Henry ]. Iobst. the minister,
assemblyman from Hunterdon, that the
Dill be defeated. He maintained that
the death punishment was needed to
prevent crime. An impassioned plea
was made by A"ssemblyman Barbour of
Passaic to substitute life Imprisonment
Tor electrocution. He maintained thai
men bad no right to take life and that
orten those who sat on the jury were
worse h the man they were con
demning. Assemblyman Wolverton Of
Camden. who has been the assistant
prosecutor of that county for seven
years and has had experience with
about forty capital punishment cases.
was In favor OF the bill. He asserted
that the fault for crime did not always
lie wholly with the one who committed
1t and maintained that the act came
with poor grace from a legislature
hlc permitted the sale of LIQUOR.
OFTEN Il contributing cause TO murder
anu then wanted to put to death the
man VINO committed such n crime.
In spite of the attack made against
uSut VI (hiP1 Justice
Gummere of the supreme court by Mi
nority Leader Hennessy and leaders of
the labor unions, the overn has sent
his name to the senate for a new fern
The disappointment has been the sub.
ject of discussion around the state
house for several weeks.
Assembly Bills Passed.
Bills that have been passed by the
hoilse include the following:
House 756. O. II. Hammond = Per.
mlfs the fish and game commissioners
C allow the training and exercising of
hunting dogs.
House 04. De zoe increases the
salaries of the district court Judges in
bergen county to $1,000 a year.
81 ste 1865. Mathis = Amends tbe
medical practice act by providing thai
any Person who went to a medical
school prior to March %. 1912. and
who had the equivalent of a high
school education. shall be admitted 10
the examination for a license to prac-
tice medicine.
House 260. Henry-Requires a flag
pole and an American flag in front of
each polling place on election day.
House 339, Randall-Permits the use
of arsenicin embalming.
House 557. Whitman - Extends TO
mechanics and contractors employed
In the construction of docks, wharves
and piers the benefit of the mechanics
lien law.
House SO. Kates-Enables cities to
appropriate money for the maintenance
of hospitals.
House sos. Herrick Requires the
proper lighting of motor cycles with
side car or other attachment in order
to prevent accidents.
House 7f5, Observation-Disclosures the
issuance of bonds for additions and re-
pairs to country a~lmshouses.
House 521. Berry-Permits the retire.
ment Of public school janitors and
fixes $1,000 as the highest amount that
may be paid for a pension.
Senate $50. Neutrality-suspicious. the
state board of health to regulate the
pasteurization of milk and other milk
products.
House 81. Pilgrim-Releases to own
ers public rights in roads which they
have offered the public as a gift. but
which the latter has not accepted with.
in twenty years.
Bills that have been passed by the
senate include:
House 131. Dalrymple-Provides serv-
ing notices in lands sold for unpaid
taxes.
House COG. Godfrey-Reorgsnizes1bu -
reau of labor.
Senate c. S. 102. Smalley-Revises
taxation system.
House 442. Martin-Gives Hoboken
city commissioners salary of $1,000.
the mayor to receive $4,000.
House $40. J. Hammond = Permits
municipalities to fix weights and meas
ures salaries.
Senate 379. Smalley-Allows transfer