Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-02-25
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BIBLE READING
BILL IS OPPOSED
Senate to Hold Hearing on
lobSt Measure.
HEARING ON SUNDAY SPORTS
Egan's Measure Would Legalize Base
ball and "Movie" Shows on Sabbath.
Edwards Voices Protest Over Bill
curtailinJ Jurisdiction - Republican
Senators Force Holiday Session.

Edwards voices Protest over Bill
Curtailins Jurisdiction - Republican
Senators Force Holiday Session.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton, Feb. 23~.-Although the bill
requiring the reading of the Bible at
the opening of public school classes
each morning passed the house of as.
sembly, it's opponents nave made prep
a~rations to continue their fight against
it In the senate. The senate committee
on education will conduct a hearing on
the bill next Monday morning, and
large delegations are expected to adj
The objection that has been largely
raised against the bill is that it will
serve to introduce religion in the
schools, and Hebrew organizations
throughout the state have passed reso-
lutions condemning it.
Another interesting hearing in the
senate next Monday will be that of
bills introduced by Senator Egan of
Hudson to permit of public amuse-
ments on Sunday. Baseball, golf, ten
mis- and other forms of recreation
would be sanctioned, with the consent
of the municipal authorities, under the
proposed statute. Moving picture
shows would also be allowed under the
proposed acts.
Effortc bouo haon Tno6a for CQuQrol
years to get similar bills through the
legislature, but opponents to the move
ment to secularize the Sabbath day
have succeeded in defeating them. The
measures this year are broad in their
provisions, and in addition to allowing
the holding of sports, would legalize
the opening of barber shops during GER
tain hours on Sundays, also provision
stores and photograph galleries.
Edwards Attacks Bill.
State Comptroller Edwards issued a
statement in which he characterized as
a vicious piece of legislation the law
passed by the legislature to restrict the
jurisdiction of the comptroller over
acquisitions for state institutions. He
made his comment in connection with
the bulletin of regulations to be fol-
lowed under the new statute.
4 In the future liability for obligations
will fall on the board, official, etc., In
curing it, and the vendor will accept
the risk that the purchase is a proper
charge against the appropriation, Mr..
Edwards declared. The old form Of
requisition. he states, had a twofold
purpose.
The first was to make the requisition
in such form that the character of the
obligation to be incurred might be
plainly indicated, and the one issuing
it might be informed whether it was
legal before the obligation was actual
ly incurred. He looks for an over
drafting of accounts under the check
that has been removed in the comp
t~roller's department.
Trainers of the new act, he declares.
could not have Deer familiar with the
financial operations of the state nor
with the statutes governing the man.
agement of the institutions or their
support. He declared that neither he
nor any one in his department was con-
suited about the proposed modification
of the law.
Governor Fielder followed up his
nomination of Grover c.. Richman as
prosecutor of Gloucester county with
a demand on the senate that the name
be either approved or rejected by that
body. Richman's name was presented
for the Office Jan. IL, to succeed Joseph
j. Summerill, and has not yet been
acted upon favorably. The Democrats
declare hat the Republicans believe
that they will elect the next governor
and would keep the office open to elect
one of their OWL political faith to it.
The object is said to be to force Gov
ernr Fielder to make an ad interim ap-
pointment.
When the message was received
Secretary Davis was instructed to read
it and was partly through the first
paragraph when Senator Edge, who
was presiding, ordered that the further
consideration of it be deferred until
Senator Gaunt of Gloucester was in
his seat. The senator was attending
sessions of the appropriation COM
mittee, and as he did not return to his
seat for the rest of the day no formal
action was taken on the governors
communication. The executive de-
clares that the senate by delaying to
act is not meeting its part of the obli-
cation the constitution imposes upon it.
G. o. p. Forced Holiday Session.
The action of the senate in holding a
session on Washington's birthday aus
ed comment in the statehouse. The
members of the house of assembly adj
Journed over Monday night. The ses-
sion of the senate was the first in
t~wenty-three years which was conduct
ed on Washington's birthday. The
Democratic members of the senate op-
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