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

Nomination of Former State Treasurer
Sent to Observation-Disclosures Form
of Bible Bill Passed-Measure Pro-
viding Military Training In High
Schools Defeated After Fiery Debate.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton, March 22.-Boxing contests
of four rounds are now permitted by
law in New Jersey. Governor Fielder
has signed the bill by A~ssemblyman
Dugan of Hudson county permitting
the bouts. Under the law the rounds
may not be longer than three minutes
each. The gloves are required to be at
least eight ounce In weight, and the
contests must be under the regulations
sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic
union or the Intercollegiate Athletic
association. Only Incorporated organi-
cations of at least three years stand
ing are allowed to conduct matches.
The Roberts seed bill, by Assembly
nan Roberts of Burlington, has also
been signed by the governor. 1t regu-
lates the sale of agricultural seeds and
requires the manufacturer to place a
label on each package, with the amount
Of the goods contained stated on the
label. A state seed analyst is also au-
thorized by the measure, to be appoint
ed by the managers of the New Jersey
agricultural and experiment station.
with an appropriation of $4,000 for
work to be done. Under q bill by As
s%emblyman Herrick of Warren county
the state for the first time In It's his
tory will give state aid to township
back roads, Governor Fielder having
also given his approval to this meas
ure. 1t provides that the state shall
contribute a dollar for every dollar ex-
pended by townships in the prelimi-
nary work of road improvement. 1t is
claimed that money expended up to
this time in such work has been vast
ed for lack of sufficient state and coun-
ty aid. The governor has failed to sign
Senator Wells bill exempting farm
and domestic laborers from the provi-
sions of the workmen's compensation
act. In giving his reasons for not
signing the measure Governor Fielder
contends that the workmen's compen-
sation law was designed to place the
hazards of employment on the bust
ness rather than on the employees. 1t
was the intention, the governor contin-
ues In his message on the bill, that the
business should provide compensation
for the injured employee in case of in
jury or for his dependents in case of
death rather than put the support of
the workman and his family upon the
community. He does not understand,
he asserts, why this theory should not
apply to all classes of employees and
why the workman employed on the
farm or in stock or poultry raising or
the woman engaged In domestic service
are not as much in need of this kind of
protection as those engaged in other
work.
Grosscup as Purchasing Agent.
Governor Fielder has sent the last
appointment of the session to the leg
islature in naming former State Treas
urer Edward e. Grosscup of Wenonah
as the state purchasing agent under
the Edge bill, which the governor sign
ed recently. Mr.. Grosscup, who is
chairman of the Democratic state
committee, completed his term as
state treasurer on the first of the pres
ent month, and the legislature elect
ed Senator William t. Read of Cam
den, president of the senate, to sue
coed him. Mr.. Grosscup's salary as
purchasing agent will be $4,000, and
his term will be for five years.
Tr~- ma ~
ing commission, which has just been
signed by the governor, provides that
all state supplies amounting to more
than $2,0 600 a year shall be pur-
chased by the agent under the super
vision of a purchasing board consist
ing of the governor, state treasurer
and state comptroller. Since Governor
Fielder's term does not expire until
next January, and Comptroller Ed
wards remains in Office under his pres
ent term until next year, the board
will be in Democratic control for a
year at least.
One of the bills signed by the COVER
nor which aroused a great deal of in
terst during the session is the jitney
0AAs - SoooCu III VI thC LlOot O1ltCl
fights of the session over the passage
Of the bill. The ~jitneurs maintained
the move against them was made by
the Public Service railway and other
trolley corporations. 1t was only after
a very much modified substitute was
introduced in place of the original
bill that it was passed by both houses.
No opposition was made to the sign
ing of the measure by the governor
except by the Atlantic City drivers,
who sent a postcard shower to the
governor c~ondemning it. 1t takes eff
feet Immediately as a law, and strin-
gent regulations are imposed on the
Jitney owners by it. Many of them
will be driven out Of business by 1t, it
Is declared. Before & jitney may be