The Penn's Grove record., 1919-03-28
characterized it As -Bolshevik An is


characterized 1t ~ ~Bolshevik m in
tendencies"
haiph ingalls,. astho<, and said to
Rave been the writer Of the bML. was
the nrst speaker In its favor. He hss
traveled and studied IN foreign coun-
tries and is held to be an expert upon
such banking. He conteaded that the
only OBJECT of the measure was to as
Sst farmers In financing productive
enterprises In which profits would he
limited to members and in which there
would be individual responsibility.
The Dali also was advocated by HarrI-
son Z. ~Lindabury. a lawyer, who also
SAID ne appeared as a farmer DIR.
Jacob 6. Lipman, Of the State Agrt-
cultural Experiment Station, and l.
willard Minch. of the State Board
Of Agriculture.
1t was the opinion Of j. Fisher An
derson. counsel for the State Bankers
Association, that the author Of the Bit
had examined the banking and trrlSl
company acts, had taken out portions
that suited his purpose and emasculat
ed all safeguards. Elwood S. Bartlett
president of the association, ant;
Charles Fl. Van Marter, president Of
the Monmouth County Bankers Asso.
citation, were other speakers agains;
the bill.
Expert Endorses School Bills.
In committee of the whole the As
SpfOb1v baor d a n affoo+i-o oI5r,e. ~
DR.. Thomas L. F%innegan, Assistant
Commissioner of Education of New
York, in favor of several bills pre-
sented by A~ssemblyman Gill. of NIer-
GER, on behalf of the Educational Com
mission, for progressive changes and
extensions of the school laws. DIR.
Finnegan especially favored The meas
ure creating an Attendance Bureau,
declaring that wonderfully cffec;ive
results had been attained in his S'Rte
from such a bureau. He also urged
the bill providing FOR night schools
for Americanizing of f~oreign-b@rn,
showing that such schools in New
York are now caring for 100000 men
an women, who are happy in the
chance to learn. The proposed l;urcau
Of Hygiene for the schools also WAS
advocated by DIR. Finnegan.
The Assembly also had tie privilege
Of hearing Michael ]. Dowiins. Of
Olivia, Mimi, who came at the invita-
ton of Speaker Pierson to explain by
telling the story of his life how little
a physical disability really count il
the handicapped person has .ls prnlec
spirit to overcome it. DowIirgs legs.
m arm and the fingers OF Tie Other
hand were frozen off iii a blizzard
in Minnesota when he was Ii years
old, yet, despite that handicap, he has
succeeded in becoming president Of
the Olivia State Bank. while fo- three
years he was Speaker of the Minne-
sofa House of Representatives.
He spoke in support Of Senator
Whitney's bill, pending in the ASSEM-
bly,. which provides hat tie State
shall rehabiIitate physically handi-
capped persons and retit them 20 re-
enter remunerative employment. The
administration of the measure would
be under a Commission that would co.
ordinate the facilities of the Depart
ments of Education, Labor and Chpri-
ties and Correction, and include reprA-
sentatives of the employer, the elu-
ployee and the public.
Big Wal Indemnity Asked.
A resolution presented in the senate
by Senator Bright of Cape May, if
adopted, will petition President VIII
son and the American delegates ~ the
peace conference to demand the inclu-
sion in the peace treaty of provision
for the payment of al indemnity by
Germany to America that will ON
pletely liquidate the public debt Of Tie
United States incurred by its particle
| patton in the war. The resolution also
insists upon the proper punishment of
German officials responsible for the
war and guilty of atrocities in the field.
1t declares that the sentiment of the
people demands these things. 1t was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The senate once more passed Sena-
tor Mackay's bill to increase the sal
airy of Judges of the Circuit Court from
$4,000 TO $4,000. This measure pass
ed both houses and reached theN gov
ernor before a defect was found in its
title. This defect having been rene
died, it again is on its way to the gov
ernor's desk.
Hereafter boroughs and cities will
be allowed to destroy ragweed, poison
ivy and other noXious plants if the
house passes the bill presented by
Senator Bright. The senate offered
no opposition to it.
Senator Mackay had a hard time
getting the senate to approve his bill
to allow the attorney general to have
control of all counsel hired by various
state boards and officials. After about
a dozen roll calls he corraled the nee
essary II votes. Senator Whitney
thought the board, or state agency,
should have some say in the selection
of such counsel.
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