Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-03-10
Especial Correspondence

measures by Senator McGran of Pas
sale for the conserving of the water
supply of the state We're passed by the
senate. The first divides the state into
two districts, one comprising Sussex,
Warren, Hunterdon, Passaic, Morris,
Somerset, Bergen, Hudson, Essex, I'm
ion and Middlesex and the othcs the
remaining counties of the state. A
commission for each district is author
lied to purchase by condemnation or
otherwise water supplies In the hands
of private owners. The commissions
will not come into being except on Pc
titiOn of one or more municipalities,
and all the work it does will be sub
ject to the authority and supervision
of the state conservation commission.
The object of the bills is to allow cities
to obtain water supplies under their
own control and ownership.
Senator Pierce's measure compelling
all motor vehicles to come to a full
stop within 200 feet of every grade
crossing was defeated by the senate.
There was a flood of objection to it ON
the ground that it was impractical and
could not be enforced.
A resolution by Senator Edge of At
lantic provides for a commission to be
appointed by the governor and to con-
fer with similar commissions from
New York and Pennsylvania on the
question of celebrating all holidays at
the end or beginning of the week in
stead of when the date of the event
celebrated actually falls. 1t is argued
that this would be beneficial to bust
ness men in that 1t would not break
into the middle of a business week.
Primary Bill Vetoed.
Governor Fielder has vetoed the
Schoen primary bill fixing the date for
the election of delegates to the ma
tional conventions of the Republican
and Democratic parties for April 25.
The measure advanced the date for
holding the election one month be-
cause the Republican convention comes
at an early date this year. Governor
Fielder in his message to the house of
assembly said that he does not oppose
the advanced date. but he objected to
a provision in the bill which would al
low a person nominated for president
by a petition filed with the secretary of
state before April | only until April 6
to decline. The governor thinks that
this time is entirely too short, as a can
didate named might be out of the
country or live in a distant part of the
country and would not be able to get
his ~declination to the secretary of state
in such a short time. He thinks that
tho finn chnlIld ha Ion tho Tho
Republicans will hold a conference INT
decide whether or not to pass the bill
over the veto.
A bill by Senator Ackerson of Mon
mouth authorizing an appropriation of
$750,OO0 to be expended over a period
OF ten years on the construction of an
ocean boulevard running along the
ocean front and extending across the
state received only one vote in the
senate, that of the introducer. SEN
ator Ackerson afterward changed his
vote in order that he may be in a posi-
ton to move for a consideration of the
bill at a later date. The money for
the construction was to come from the
motor vehicle fund and the general
state fund equally.
Monmouth Road Bill Passed.
Another bill by the same senator
was passed authorizing the road com
missioner to expend $1,000 on the same
boulevard in Monmouth county. Sen
ator Wells bill exempting farm and
domestic laborers from the provisions
of the workmen's compensation act
was passed by the senate without op-
position. The senate passed Senator
Mathis resolution providing for a com
mission to investigate the acquisition
of toll roads and bridges In the state.
Two measures by Senator Gaunt of
Gloucester, one appropriating 100000
for state aided vocational schools and
the other authorizing the appropria-
ton of an additional 100000, were
passed by the senate.
A bill by Senator Colgate authorizing
the establishment of colonies for fee
BILE minded persons was passed. An
appropriation of 100000 for the es-
t~ablishment of a tuberculosis SAM
tarium for advanced cases of tubercu-
losis was introduced by a bill by Sen
ator Egan of Hudson and passed by
the senate.
The attempt to allow women to vote
at the next presidential election was
defeated for this session when the bill
by Senator Hennessy of Bergen, Civ
ing women this right, was defeated by
the senate by a vote of 8 to 10. The
senate committee on judiciary, after
holding a hearing on the bill, reported
it adversely, but Senator Hennessy at
tempted to have it considered in spite
Of this adverse report. In this attempt
he was supported by Senators Pierce
Of Union and Colgate of Essex, who
were the only senators voting with
him. Senator Rathbun of Morris con-
tended that the measure should not be