Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-24

the plan. Those opposing the bill
charged that nsury would be permitted
under the system. They pointed out
that the Russell Sage foundation in
charge of the Remedial Loan associa
ton had condemned the plan. The
proponents of tie measure said il
would save small borrowers from loan
sharks.
A delegation of farmers has waited
on Governor Fielder asking that he
sign Senator Wells bill exemptine
farm and domestic help from the pro
visions of the workmen's compensation
law.
In the assembly a resolution has been
introduced looking toward the pur-
chase of the home Of Walt Whitman
the poet. by the state. 1t provides fol
a commission of three senators and
three assemblymen to inquire into the
subject. Assemblyman Morgan's bill
providing for the establishment of u
normal school at Elizabeth has beer
passed by the house. Favorable &C
ton was also taken by the house on
Senator Mathis resolution for the APP
pointment of a commission to investi
gate the acquisition of toll roads and
bridges in the state. The bill of Sena
tor Colgate creating a commission t.
observe the working of the compensa-
ton laws passed the house, as did ais
Senator Wells bill exempting farm
and domestic laborers from the opera
ton of the compensation laws. 1t is
said that the governor has declared
that he will not sign the latter bill or
the ground that these classes of labo,
should not be exempt from the provi
sions of the law. The house has also
passed Senator Colgate's bill providine
for the establishment of colonies fol
the care of feebleminded males.
Road Bill Out of Committee.
Despite the determination of Senator
Gaunt of Gloucester not to have Sena
tor Egan's bill providing, for a sever
million dollar bond issue for road cor
struction reported by the senate con
mittee on highways the other tw,
members of the committee, Senators
Martens and Colgate, who desired t.
have it come out of committee, report
ed. So determined was Senator Gaun'
that the bill should not come befor.
the senate that he refused to allow th'
other two members of the COMMITTEE
to have the bill. which was locked il
his desk. Senator Colgate and Senator
Martens then took a blank piece of pa
per. wrote the number of the bill on i
and reported it as Senator Egan's bill
Senator Egan then moved that the bill
which he had originally introduced be
adopted in place of the one reported
This was done, and in this manner his
bill was brought before the senate for
second reading. Under the rules of the
senate it will take its place on the
calendar for final passage next week.
1t is said that Senator Gaunt is OPP
posed to the consideration of the meas
ure until his two bills recognizing the
road department have been disposed
of and for this reason did not wish to
report 1t.
Two bills have been passed by the
house owe the governors veto, and it
is probable that the senate will take
the same action on the measures BY
a vote of 80 to IS the bill of Assembly
man Godfrey of Atlantic, which was
vetoed by the governor ON the ground
that it was a term eXtender pure and
simple, was passed by the house. The
measure %reorganizes the department of
labor and extends the term of Com
missioner Bryant, the present head of
the department, for five years. His
term expires this year, and it is said
that Governor Fielder declared that he
would not reappoint him.
Persons Bills Through.
Assemblyman Persons bill regulat-
ing municipal finances was passed by
the senate. The bills are the result of
Investigations of a commission ap-
pointed at the last legislature to inves-
tigate the subject. Much opposition to
them has come from the larger cities
of the state, on the ground that the
measures made sweeping changes in
municipal financing and should be al
lowed to rest for another year, until
their provisions were better under
stood. The measures provide for a uni
form fiscal year beginning on Jan. 1.
regulate sinking funds and their retire
ment, provide for sinking fund com
missioners. provide for issuing of notes
in anticipation of unpaid taxes and
penalize municipalities who do not pay
the taxes owing to the counties on
time. Another important provision of
the measure is that requiring a county
and municipal budget to be made up
showing the proposed expenditures fol
the ensuing year and the sources of
revenue Senator Pierce of Union
strongly urged that the measure be
adopted on the floor of the senate
chamber. and he was seconded by Sen
ator Hennessy of Bergen and Senator
Rathbun of Morris. Senator Hutchin-
son of Mercer was opposed to the bills
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