The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-24
Few of Them Enacted Are Real
Iy Vital Measures
BIG BILL FOR GOOD ROADS
Bible Reading Authorized, But Public
Libraries Bill Goes In the Discard
Governors Veto of Hutchinson
Resolution Overridden,

Oonnuoh to get through
tue House his bill amending the Geran
law raising from 5000 to 10000 popu-
Latlon limit for personal registration
ana removing the requirement of the
voter giving his exact age for regis
tratlon. Minority Leader Geran op-
posed the bill, claiming it to be one
more of the efforts of the opposition
10 break down the bars against proper
voting, but it passed by 80 to Is.
Three bills amending the tenement
mouse laws were put through by AS
semDiyman Runyan. The measures
had sIUmbered on the calendar. al
though tney had passed second read
ms several weeks ago and Assembly
man Runyan had made Intellectual
eHorts to get them going. Several
members learned of conditions and
Immediately after the opening of the
session, Speaker Pilgrim called them
Up and they were passed by the House
with practically no opposition and
sent across to the Senate at once.
When the Iobst Bible Bill came I'D
In the House for concurrence in the
Senate amendment, combining the read
ing in the public schools to the Old
Testament, Assemblyman Iobst said
he was willing to accept the amend
nent. Il had hoped" he said, that
he bill would go through the Senate
DIS it passed the House, but, as that
appeared impossible, l can make no
objection. | would have been satisfied
If they had left only the Twenty-third
Psalm or even the first verse of the
Holy Book"
Assemblyman Crosby, of Essex, op-
posed the bill In its changed form, as
he had the original. The amendment
had been made, he said, for the pur-
pose of killing the measure. Assembly
man Simpson, of Hudson, declared
that the amendment was a reflection
on the reputation of the Christian re-
llgion, and had not bettered the bill,
but had made 1t wen more obnoxious
than the original. The House con-
CURED in the amendment by a vote
of 38 to 16, and the bill now goes to
the Governor.
Leader Geran jumped upon an AS
sembly committee substitute for Sena-
tor Huchinson's bill intended to mod
lily the requisition law under which
tunds are drawn by departments from
The State Treasury.
For a time 1t looked as though the
House would sustain Governor
Melder's veto of Senator Hutchinson's
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a commission to codify the
election laws. The veto finally wal
ov%er-ridden by a vote of 81 to 20, after
The Republicans had skirmished for
zhe necessary majority.
Senator Egan's $1,000, goo road bill
was passed by the House after a short
but lively debate by a vote of Al to IA.
Assemblyman Simpson. of Hudson,
urged the passage of the L-easure, call
Ing it one of the best of the whole ses-
sion. Leader Geran also spoke for it.
showing that It will be necessary for
The people to decide the question at
he polls under a referendum vote. AS
senblyman Godfrey, of Atlantic, op-
posed it, as did Leader Hates, on the
ground that the State is in no position
to undertake such a burden. Assem-
blyman Geran said the entire expense
would be met by the States income
from motor vehicles, which in 1917 is
likely to be s1,700, 900, as it now is
S1,225, 900. There was no party d.
vision in the vote.
A bill rushed through on fast ex-
press time was one introduced by
Senator Edge, of Atlantic, giving the
Hotel Traymore. at Atlantic City,
power to construct a bridge across
Illinois avenue to connect with a pro-
posed $4,000, 900 annex. The bill was
passed by the Senate in the morning,
hurried over to the House, referred
to the Judiciary Committee, almost
Immediately reported with a slight
amendment and thus passed. The
amendment required that the consent
of three-fourths of the property-own-
-srs between the proposed bridge and
khe ocean shall be obtained to allow
construction. The Senate ~concurred
IN the amendment.
The attempt to exempt 1ibaries in
cities of the first class from the pro-
visions of the Civil Service laws failed
in the Senate when Assemblyman
| Schoen's bill, designed particularly for
the Newark Library, had but four
votes in it's favor. The SNnate also
defeated Assemblyman Herricks bill
making a compulsory for Freeholders
to pay a bounty of So for foxes.
Guard Company in Good Shape.
The annual inspection and muster
Of Company G, Third Regiment, was
held in the Armory, Ocean City, in
charge of Lieutenant Charles B. e.
lott, U. S. A. At the supper which
followed, speeches were made by
Ebenezer Adams, Of West Philadel-
phia; Major Shivers, battalion COM
mander, of Camden; Assemblyman
Mark Lake. Mayor Joseph G.. Cham