The Penn's Grove record., 1919-03-21

hy ctnsllc 10 dHOr0 improve
ments much desired.
The senate also passed Senator
Whitney's bill creating a commission
to take up the work Of rehabIlitating
physically incapacitated individuals.
1t also passed Senator Hammond's
bill permitting authorized health Of
ncers to make search of premises
where 1t is suspected the sanitary
code Is being violated. Soon after It's
passage, however, Senator Brown, Of
Middlesex, declared that 1t was some
what violatiye Of the spirit of the
constitution, and he had the vote re-
considered 50 that he might put in an
amendment.
The bill drafted by Attorney General
McCran and introduced by Senator
Case To meet proposed legislation in
Pennsylvania for the construction Of
the Delaware river bridge passed sec
ond reading in the senate.
Decision on Bridge Measures.
AT a conference between Attorney
General McCran of New Jersey and
Attorney General Schaffer of Penn
sylvania in Philadelphia an agree
ment was reached as to the form Of
legislation to be introduced in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania providing
for construction of the bridge to span
the Delaware river between Camden
and Philadelphia.
Attorney General Schaffer approved
of bills that heve been introduced in
the New Jersey legislature and dupli-
Gates of them will be introduced ia
Pennsylvania. These measures Will
provide for a joint commission to ac-
quire property and to secure surveys
and plans incident to the bridge im-
proyement, which will cost about $751;
100000, half of which sum will be
paid by each of the states Involved.
The most important among the bills
to pass the sena was the workman's
compensation bill as amended and
agreed to by representatives of labor,
by representatives of employers and
by representatives of the insurance
companies. 1t provides for u mini
mum of Sc a week and a maximum of
ST. per week and 81 2-3 of the salary
as compensation for disability.
For Moving Picture Reviewers.
Creation of a Board of Moving Pic
ture Reviewers is provided for in a
bill introduced in the senate by Sen
alto Pilgrim of Essex. 1t is proposed
that the board consist of three menl-
bers, one a woman. to De appointed by
the governor for terms of three years.
The salary is fixed at $500. The bill
was referred to the Committee on Re-
vision of Laws.
A bill introduced by Senator Ham,
mond of Mercer prohibits corporations
furnishing gas and electricity from
charging for the use of any meter If
they charge for the use of gas or cleo
tricity. Senator Case of Somerset in
troduced a bill increasing the ire
volving and supplement fund" of the
state from S250,O0o to $500.000-
On motion of Senator Case a bill by
Senator Smith fixing the salary Of
Common Pleas judges in counties hav-
ing a population in excess of 10000
at $500 per annum was referred to
the special named by President Run
Won to consider salary raising meas
ures.
Check on Auto Thefts.
Automobile thefts which have be-
come alarmingly frequent and annoy
ing will be materially checked If not
wholly stopped il a bill introduced by
/ Assemblyman Reeves of Cumberland
gets by the legislature. The measure
provides that no car from which the
manufacturers numbers have been
obliterated or altered may be sold ;
that the original manufacturers bill
of sale shall be transferred to the pur-
chaser In every transaction n that
sales of used airs must be acknowl-
edged before a notary public. Viola
tion of the proposed law is made a
misdemeanor punishable by $1,000 fine
or two years Imprisonment, or both.
AT the discretion of the cOurt.
Assemblyman Devoe of Middlesex
introduced a bill making the minimum
| salary TOT puDllC SCllotl ltdtIitiS TiVo
a year. The measure has the indorse-
ment of State Commissioner of Educa-
ton Kendall and other prominent state
educators as a result of widespread
agitation in favor of better pay for
the teachers. Mr.. DevOe cited the case
of a South Jersey teacher regularly
employed at the munificent salary OF
$3.50 a year. 1t is considered very like
ly that the bill will pass without much
opposition in view of the prevalent
sentiment in favor of increased pay
for the teachers.
Another bill ny Mr.. Devoe provides
that children must be fourteen years
old and have passed the seventh grade
in school before a certificate permit
ting employment may be issued. The
present law allows a fifth grade stage
for the applicant for such certificates
and the educators of the state believe
that the two years added SchooIa1s
will very materially benefit the taa.l-