The Penn's Grove record., 1919-04-11

gress has provided the funds for actuaI
construction work. The position did
not prove satisfactory to the advocates
OF the huge project, and when the an.
preparation bill appears in the house
Assemblyman Young is expected 70 Of.
Ter an amendment to include the $500.
uoO canal item. Young is d Republican
and, in the usual course of things
the bill would go through without Cd.
position, the custom being TO sfand.
by the conclusions of the Appropria.
ZION Committee, especially by the
party having a majority in the com.
mittee. In this instance, Democratic
members, 1T is said, will support AS.
semblyman Young and the fight prom.
ises to grow warm, indeed.
Gets Referendum Bill Through.
In this connection Assemblyman.
Young put through the house his bill
providing for a referendum on a Dre.
posed $1,000,0OO bond issued for the
purpose. In urging the passage of the
Dill he said the Appropriation Com
mlttee. Notwithstanding the
cations of several governors In their
messages, had not included an item
In this years bill. Assemblyman De.
voc, of Middlesex, supported the meas.
ure, asserting that it was one of the
most important moves Of the session
He declared that, when the appropria.
ton bill appears, he will offer the
amendment providing a $500, 900 item
for the land purchases. Assembly.
man Warner of Union, also warmly al.
yoeated the bill, putting forth the
claim that the proposed canal WI he
n of the greatest Improvements ever
projected in this state. The bin was
passed without a dissenting vote.
The senat for the third time this
session defeated Senator Hammends
bin which had for its object the sale
of certain lands in Trenton. TIE.
measure had become one Of The old
~stand-bys of the session, and every
time it was reached on the ea.eular
the senators enjoyed a little. laugh.
The bill would have allowed The Tren-
ton commissioners to sell certain laads
adjacent to parks and with the pro.
ceeds purchase other park lanls IN
the more congested districts.
There has been a vigorous lobby
against the bill by residents in the
western section of the city. Senator
Conrad led the fight on the bill, as
he had done on the two other &C.
c~asions. Each previous time Senator
Hammond averted defeat by asking
that the bill be laid over before the
result of the vote could be announced.
Senate to Pacify House.
President Runyon told the senators
that there had been some adverse coin.
ment on the part of the ~assemblymen
o. the senate's failure to pass enough
house measures. There even had been
threats of retaliation. and the presi.
den said he would deplore any feeling
that the senate was not treating the
assembly fairly. Up to this time. he
said. the enate had passed 45 house
bills and the house had passed IS sen.
ate measures. He said especial con.
sideration would De given house bills
at the night session.
The senate passed Senator Sturges
bill to allow certain townships iu
Gloucester county to abolish FIRE dis.
tricts in their limits. - %
Teachers Pension Bill Passes.
The signature of Governor Edge Is
all that is needed to add the teachers
pension law to the statute books. The
senate without opposition passed the
bill as it came from the house. and.
In the opinion Of Speaker Pferson. the
retirement fund. which now Is virtual
" bankrupt. will be placed upon a.
sound financial basis. the annuities of
for years will be cared for and the
pension will operate for all teachers
who become disabled after they have
reached the age of G. years.
Although The measure passed with
out opposition finally. there was a Wig
orous debate OF amendments brought
up by Senator Conrad of Ocean coun-
ty. Last week Senator Smith of Pas
sale offered an amendment providing
that the pension should operate after
So years service. This amendment
was adopted. Senator Conrad moved
the reconsideration of this amend
ment, and there followed n debate in
which nearly every member of the en-
ate took part. The result vas recon-
sideration and another vote OF the
Smith amendment. This time it was
beaten and the bill passed In the form
in which 1t came from the house.
Children Given Dogs Rights.
"The purpose of this bill Is to ex-
tend to children equal rights of dogs"
declared Assemblyman Snow, of Hud-
son, speaking for his bill making 1t
a misdemeanor for landlords or prop
erty owners TO refuse tenants who
may have children. He declared ar
rogapt and p~rodteering landlords had
driven the people to race suicide by
the policy Of excluding children, and
he appealed to all the members Il sup
port the bill.
"As the father of seven children"