Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-09

and, If anything, stronger than either
of the senate bills"
Training In Schools.
Compulsory physical training for all
the pupils of tae public schools | n the
state rather than military instruction
for students in the high schools is the
recommendation given the legislature
by the committee which made a study
of this subject. To carry out the views
of the Investigators Assemblyman A.
Dayton Oliphant presented two bills In
the house. One provides for the train
ing and the other creates a state de-
partment of physical instruction. with
a superintendent in charge.
The report states that military ses-
sions for high schools cannot be made
effective unless supplemented by a sub
sequent course of adult training, and
the former cannot be justified by the
results. 1t is also maintained that New
Jersey is not justified in acting alone
In training men or boys for the ma
tional defense, because such a force
would not be adequate without the CO.
operation of other states.
Under the provisions of a resolution
by Mr.. McCran the presentation of ad-
ditional bills in the legislature will be
prohibited after the week of Monday,
Feb. 10, excepting by special permits
sion.
The joint judiciary committee will
continue Monday morning its hearing
on the home rule bill introduced for
the Fielder Home Rule Commission.
At the session conducted this week
Spaulding Frazer, counsel for Newark,
made an attack on the measure, claim
ing 1t was cumbersome and too long.
The bill covers 14S pages, and Mr.. Fra
ger maintained that by permitting it to
go yer for a year it could be greatly
improved by further study.
Senator McCran, chairman of the
committee, said the Republican party
pledge compelled 1t to give a home
rule statute this year, and he urged
Mr.. Frazer and the legal departments
of other cities to join in improving the
bill. Senator Osborne remarked that If
the majority party goes home without
passing a home rule bill it will stultify
itself.
For Assessors Tenure.
Delegations from the New Jersey AS
ISOLATION of Local Tax Assessors ap-
peared before the assembly committee
ON taxation and urged favorable ac-
ton on the bill to put tax assessors I'M
der a tenure of office. Commissioner.
George f. B~rensinger of Jersey City
led in the argument and asserted that
the assessors would be taken out of
politics by the law. Maintaining that
Hudson county would pay several mil
lions of dollars for the new state high
way system and yet receive practically
none of it's benefits, representatives of
Jersey City and Bayonne offered OBJ
j~ections to the measure.
Another hearing will also be held on
this bill, which is advocated by Cover
nor Edge.
The Hudson county representatives
urged that a provision be inserted call
ing for a bridge over Newark bay con-
Meeting Hudson with Newark. The
cost of such an improvement, it was
would reach about $1,000
600. but it was held it was due the
county.
Counsel for the Public Utility cor
poration was out in force to protest
against theeproposed increase in fran
chise taxes. The bill was presented to
carry III one of the Republican plat
form pledges and increases the fran.
chise tax this year from 2 to 8 per cent,
A per cent in 1918 and 5 per cent In
1919.
Theodore Grayson of the New Jer-
sey Water Service company asserted
that the New Jersey Utilities associa-
ton had made an investigation which
showed that scores of the smaller cor
porations were not eve paying divi-
dends. He maintained they were not
in a position to submit to the tax with
out great loss or confiscation of prop
erty.
C. L. S. Tingley of the Bridgeton
Electric company limited that If the bill
was enacted it would be attacked In
the courts as unconstitutional. He re-
ferred to the proposition as a jump In
the dark, a political play thought to be
popular. 1t was maintained by the
speakers that if the advance were put
into effect many of the companies
would have to ask higher rates for
their services or 90 into bankruptcy.
Bill For Sunday Movies.
Assemblyman Colgan of Hudson has
offered a bill to give first class cities
power to open theaters. moving picture
places and similar establishments on
Sunday. The license fee imposed would
go to the public schools. a reielendum
is attached.
Under the provisions of a bill by AS
semblyman Wolyerton of Camden
which has been passed by the house.
tho co1rt NAV fy thp amOunf a desert