The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-04-25

| That bill went through the house, but
very refreshing, too, to know that the
principal argument put forth against
this measure was that it would tend
to destroy Independent voting, which
the people of New Jersey have learned
In eight years means so much in de-
cent government.
The Outstanding Feature.
The outstanding feature of The SEES
sion was, of course, the enormous total
of the annual appropriations. more
than $13,500,000, the largest by sew
eral millions the state ever has made,
but il will be difficult for either side 10
use this as campaign material The
bill was made up by five Republicans
and four Democrats of the two houses,
and not one of them opposed its pas
sage. Nor was there any semblance of
a fight on it in either senate or assem-
bly, after the advocates of the propos-
ed ship canal failed to get in an item
of S500,000 for the purchase of land
for right of way of that project.
There was some criticism of the. in
creased cost of maintaining state in
situations and the great rise in the
outlay for the multiplicity of boards
and commissions, but the great total
applied to the construction of much
needed buildings at charitable and cor
rectional institutions flattens about all
such criticism. For years there has
been insistent demand for just such inn
provements The State Hospital at
Morris Plains is so overcrowtled as 10
cause scandal and disgrace 10 the
state, and that has been cared for
along with similar additions 10 other
institutions, where the need was as
pressing
The S1,500000 allowed for begin
ming work upon the Hudson river tun-
mel between New York and Jersey
City and the proposed Delaware river
bridge between Camden and lhiladel
phia, projects to which the state has
sents the largest single item ever APP
propriated to constructive project by
the state, and the tremendous and
widespread benefit for all the people
from these enterprises will remove
them from political discussion.
The settlement of the controversy
over public school teachers pensions.
which has kept the whole state in up
roar for some years, came through a
complete and satisfactory agreement
between both sides in senate and
house, which takes that issue also ouf
of politics, so at this time it is difficult
to take the legislative program-if
there was such thing anywhere
around at any time-as Indicative of
what might happen in the coming cam
paign.
Can Now House World League.
Among the bills signed by the gov
ernor was the Cochran measure allow
ing Atlantic City to offer lands and
buildings for thu home for the League
of Nations 1t provides for the issu-
ance of go year bonds to raise funds
with Which the city may acquire the
lands and erect the buildings in which
TO house the organization incident to
the "capital of the world" The gov
ernOr also signed the accompanying
Joint resolution providing for the dedi-
cation of the property TO the state in
the event of the home of the League of
Nations coming to America and New
Jersey.
The governor also approved the Bar
rett bill permitting the retirement of
judges at seventy years instead of
seventy-three, as has been the law.
Justice Garrison will reach seventy
next August During several recent
terms of the supreme and court o. err
rors he has been absent because of i'll
ness. He was appointed i'll 1888 by
the then Governor Joel Parker.
The house bills were approved by
the governor:
Gill-Requiring courses in commu-
nifty civics and problems in American
democracy in high schools.
COchran-Allows Atlantic City Ia
erect IA Victory Pier" to extend not
more than 5000 feet bceanward
Rowland-Creates a commission to
mark the site of settlement of the
Dutch at Fort Nassau, Timber Creek.
Old Gloucester count, in 1872, and
appropriates $500 for the commission.
Morgan-Enables New Jersey com
panies to cover the assured under the
liability law TO meet the obligations of
the New York companies
Biair-Makes a person guilty of ar
son who maliciously burns property,
whether in his possession or not
Warner-Joint resolution creating n
commission to urge upon Congress the
importance ,appropriating money for
the construction of the ship canal
McAteer-Provides constitution
for the ExecuA~a Committee of the
State Firemen's Association
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the provisions of
fire insurance laws to all kinds of in
surance, except life.
Siegler-Makes any person obtain
ing food, lodging or other acconlmoda-
ton with intent to defraud IA disorder
Iy person.
Kellam-Makes the state librarian
an ex officio member OF the Public Ii
brary Commission.
Cochran-Allows Atlantic City to
raise 100000 by bonds to improve and
repair its boardwalk
These senate bills also became laws
on the governors approval:
Ackerson-Permits the state chart 3.