The Penn's Grove record., 1919-03-14

curse.
In order that no injustice may he
done, either to individuals or 10 The
state. and that the legislative and
executive branches of the Government
have Il fair opportunity in~telliEently
to study the economic problems OF
making public salaries conform VIII
work and living costs, might il not
be possible for representative con-.
mittees of the enate and assembly to
consider all salary bills i'll relation TO
each other So that the final action of
tire legislature-as to offices Of the
major grade-may be in conformity
with the states policy as to the OF
ticeS in the minor grade under civil
service?
House Gets Bill on Merits.
When the governors message was
received in the house Republican Lead
er Kallam had it referred to the Judi
ciary Committee with power 10 act.
Soon afterward Democratic Leader
Barrett invoked the rule by which the
committee was obliged to report his
ill providing for the increases in the
salaries of the Judiciary. This places
The measure before tie house upon its
merits.
Without discussion and with ne
votes in opposition, the house passed
.Assemblyman Morgan's series of bills
revising the laws controlling building
and loan associations. One of them
prohibits a greater charge than %
rents Il share by any association. An
other requires the approval of the
state builking department for the es-
adjustment of an association. The
others concern technical rules and reg
ulationS TO better safeguard the inter
esrs of tie shareholders. The assem-
bly, also passed the senate bill making
the average tax rate for 1918 the bass
for assessment of railroad property for
1919.
A&semblyman Morgan of Union put
in Il bill providing an appropriation of
$4,000 for the purchase of Il site for
he proposed state normal School al
Elizabeth. The act providing for sucll
1 school was put through by him two
years & but pending the establish
mpnt of the school at Glassb0ro TO;
South Jersey no appropriation has
1pen made.
ASSemblyman Rowland of Camden is
.Xprting his best efforts TO assure the
ass:tge of his.bili making 2,240 pounds
III avoirdupois ION liz New Jersey. The
resent ton is 1000 pounds, but coal
lealerS fail to recognize the difference
II their transactions. The dealers get
2.2t0 pounds in the tons they buy and
hey exact the same prices from con
Sumers as Are obtained in other
states, where 2.240 pounds are sold in
the ton. Hence Jersey people lose the
extra 240 pounds while actually paying
for it. and ~Assembfylman Rowland
hopes to get his bill through.
Mere Conference Kills Bill.
In conference preceding the session
tonight the 80 Republicans agreed to
: md as II unit against the proposed
repeater of the injunction and abate-
ment law applying to disOrderly re-
sorts. The repeater was introduced by
.AssemblymaM Whalen of Essex. The
law was passed N 1916 in response to
demands of numerous sociological or
g~anizations: When the action of the
Republicans, became known Assembly
man Whalem obtained consent to with
draw his bill.
The senate laid over to next Mon
day night the Edwards bill providing
for a bond issue for financing the Della
ware. river bridge and Hudson river
tunnel.
BY the approval of Governor Edge
tonight the first act to go OF the books
for this; session is Senator Cases bill
requiring that public school budgets
shall be. made annually between Feb
uary l tS -. This is the measure
about which there was such a sharp
fight last week, as it will require mu-
inequalities to include in their annual
budgets for his year funds to run the
schools Is months. re objection pre-
sented most vigorously was that it
would cause a tremendous rise in this
years tax rates in a large number of
municipalities.
Evidently voicing the sentiments of
the Democrats with respect to the bill
designed to establish %pre-primary state
conventions, Senator Edwards of Hud-
son tonight issued a statement defining
his opposition to the measure. The
feature of the statement was the ex-
preston of a fear thai the plan is an
ticipatory of return to the old time
boss controlled convention for the NOM
inatiOn of candidates, which the Re-
publican sponsors distinctly dfSclaim.
Oppose Americanization Bill.
Vigorous opposition developed at the
hearing or the house bill which pIo-
poses TO Americanize the foreign
speaking peoples of New Jersey by
compelling them to attend evening
schools. The measure was presented
in the house by ~Assemblyman Gill and
the hearing was before the Education
al Committee. The consensus of those
opposed to the measure was that it
was unreasonable to compel men who