Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-04-06
Senate Commission Bill Signed
by Governor Edge.
EXPECT MANY DISCLOSURES
DisapproVal For Six Measures-Offers
States Resources to National Gov
eminent In Event of War Good
Roads Bill Opposition to Come to q
Head In Newark Next Tuesday.
Especial Correspondence.I

tioh Il DlilS sent W nm by the leSlSld-
ture has kept Governor Edge busy. He
has frequently worked until past mid
night in studying out the provisions
of the measures.
The legislature will return Friday,
and the members of the appropriations
committee are whipping their bills into
shape to have them ready by that time.
1t is planned to place them on the
desks Friday morning for sine die adj
journment. The annual gift presenta-
tions will be made in the house Friday
evening.
The executive yesterday affixed his
signature to the senate joint resolu-
ton creating the judiciary committees
of both houses as a special commission
with broad Investigating powers. I'm
der the resolution the commission,
which is controlled by the Republicans,
may 90 into any county or municipality
to conduct its probe.
1t is generally reported that Hudson
county will receive the attention of
ehC Nouil1ioSlOu anu ulSc1OSuTcS There
are being awaited.
Assemblyman Winnie. Republican, of
Bergen, had to seek the assistance of
the governor to get through the legis-
lature in its closing hours his meas
ures requiring the surrogate and regis
ter of deeds in Hudson TO keep the ex-
penditures of their offices within their
incomes. About thirty clerks will lose
their places under the provisions of
the act, and pressure was brought to
kill it. Although it will have a local
application, the governor lent his sup
port. with the explanation that it is in
line with his policy for a business adj
ministration
Signs Ship Canal Bill.
The executive has also signed the
bill by Assemblyman Florence appro-
priating $1,000,000 for the right of way
for the ship canal from B~ordentown to
Morgan when the federal government
takes definite steps for the construc-
ton of the waterway. This money is
to be used in buying the right of way
and the federal authorities are to adj
vance a fund for the actual digging.
Another measure approved is that
by Senator McCran allowing $500 in
the supplemental bill and $4,000 in
the regular for harbor development by
the state board of commerce and navi-
CATION.
Assemblyman Dalrymple's bill pro-
hibiting unauthorized advertising in
streets and highways or upon private
property has been made a statute, as
has that by Mr.. Morgan empowering
the Civil Service Commission to order
re1nstatements in positions when it
has found that an employee has beer
dismissed Illegally.
Two other civil service amendments
by Mr.. Morgan have also been sane
toned. One permits of an extension
to four months the period to be al
lowed for temporary appointments in
various departments, and the other
prohibits dismissals for political or re-
ligious reasons after the adoption of
the law by municipalities.
The assembly joint resolution by Mr..
Pierson providing for a continuation of
a survey of the taxes and expenditures
in municipalities. school districts and
counties received the signature of the
governor, as did that by Senator
Hates allowing municipalities having
a population exceeding 100000 to eX-
pend $125,0 900 for the establishment of
hospitals for contagious diseases.
Under the bill by Senator Richards.
which has been filed with the secre-
tary of state, New Jersey will be able
to participate in the federal fund for
vocational and agricultural training
under the Smith-Hughes act. This
state will receive next year $43.500 for
this educational work, and the maxi
mum will he reached in ten years.
when 100000 will be allowed. A to-
tai of more than 81, 10000 will be
granted the state during the next ten
years by the act.
The bill by Senator Hammond au-
thorizing the state to contribute to the
salaries of teachers in the junior
schools was sanctioned, as was that by
the same senator permitting cities tc
acquire lands for schools for industrial
education. BY the bill of Senator
Hates the bono Of the state treasurer
was reduced from 100000 to 100000.
and one by MIR. Pierson gives voters
the right to determine whether laud
shall be purchased for school purposes
War pleasures Taken.
Governor Edge has transmitted to
congress a copy of the act just passed
by the legislature rendering to the fed
eral government the resources of New
Jersey without limitation in the jm-
pending crisis. The governor also has
at his command the 100000 approprl-
ated in me early part of the legislative
session ~ equip the national guard,
and this money will be available for
any PURPOSES that he may deem neces-
sary.
By filing in the library six bills the