Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-12
qUSY SESSION
.".lEC|SLATURE
Many More Bills Are introduced
and Several Passed Last
Night

BIZ Special C~orre-sondsat
TRENTON, March 12:-Following
out the suggestion Of Governor Edge
that all salary-raising bills be referred
to representative committees of the
Legislature. senate President Runyon.
pursuant to a resolution by Republi-
can Leader Case, has named Senators
Sturgess, of Gloucester; Mackay, OF
Bergen, Republicans; Kays, of Sussex.
and Barber, of Warren, Democrats.
to consider the salary increase bills
which have piled up in the legisla-
ture.
The senate yesterday afternoon
passed Senator Ackerson's bill, which
provides for Investigation by the State
Board Of Charities md Corrections
into Violations OF laws in the care of
prisoners or INMATES of institutions
and fixes penalties. Another Ackers3n
measure which received favorable &C
ton in the upper house was one maxi
Ing 1T q misdemeanor for an author
lied person TO carry information to
prisoners without the consent of tho
official in charge. IL also applies to
weapons, drugs II the like. A third
AckersDn measure along tho mi
lines was also passed. It permits the
Charities Department to direct shcr-
Ifs to deliver for Temporary observa-
ton persons committed TO charitable
o. correctional institutions.
Among tho important bills intro
duccd in the senate yesterday was n
by Senator Case. Of Somerset. which
would provide the means and method
fer the construction Of q bridge across
tic Delaware river. connecting Cam
don and Philadelphia. Senator Mac
kay, of Bergan, presented a bill, which
would provide means and methods
for a tunnel between the city of Jer-
sey City~and the City Of New York.
Pass Salary Raising Bill.
The first salary raising bin to pass
both houses went through the House
OF Assembly yesterday. II fxes the
salary Of Circuit Court judges at
$4,000 a year. II win he interesting
to note if Governor Edge signs this
bill, inssmuch as he declared Monday
night. IN a message to the Legislature,
that he would veto all such bills.
Senate bill SO. by Senator Case, au-
thorizing the State Highway Depart
ment to acquire lands under the
General Condemnation Act, was an
other measure to pass the House.
100 Bills Introduced.
A total of one hundred and twenty
bills were recorded as introduced in
the House of Assembly yesterday,
which marked the time limit for the
Introduction of measures in that body
fer this session of the Legislature.
Among the interesting measures pre-
sentcd was a Joint Resolution by AS
semblyman Andrew Nolan, Democrat
of Hudson, providing for a committee
of three Senators and three Assembly
men to investigate during the recess
OF the Legislature the methods en-
ployed by fire Insurance companies in
h matter Of charging rates in this
state and to report TO the next session
OF tho legislature.
HouVp Taadpr Kal1om
OF Camden. has q resolution creating |
a commission consisting of the COVER |
nor, state comptroller, state treasurer. /
adjutant general and the quartermas- !
ter general and vesting them with au- 4
thority to prepare and present to each
Now Jersey boy who served in either
the army or navy during tn war with /
Germany, a medal. The sum of $780,
600 is appropriated for the medals.
Assemblyman warmer, of Union, a
ts5as:asn. WANTS fr~-at1s of Rut-
gers College. at New Brunswick, i'm
'~ostfgated to determine the rights OF
he state in the state university there. A
commission of one senator and two
Issembiymen is provided for this
work, which is 30 clear up the dis
oute as to the official standing of this
Assemblyman Charles l.. Morgan,
Who retires from the legislature at
inc close of the present session to
a district court Judge in Eliz-
abeth, has begun a nal battle to get
an appropriation for the starting of
-ho Elizabeth Normal school project.
The Union county nan has now in
a bill authorizing the sum
Of $4,000 for a site for the proposed
Formerly the sum of $40. 900
was asked.
lie has also introduced a measure
extending preferences in non-compet-
civil service examinations TO
h~onorably discharged soldiers. sailors
and marines in the present war to all
municipalities of the state.
cnless the House judiciary Com
mittee very quickly reports out his
bill making IL a misdemeanor for a
to refuse to rent an apart
ment to a family because they have
children. Assemblyman George W.
Snow. Jr., of Hudson, intends to in
the rules of the House to force
the bill from committee. Mr.. Snow
has been waiting since the introduce
tion of the measure and it's reference
to the Judiciary Committee to hear
1t reported out for a vote on the floor,
but so far has been disappointed.
the measure relates particularly to
Jersey City. where. during the past
year. landlords refused to rent their
al nrtments TO men n women whose
children would share the use of them.
BY the terms of another bill intro
duced by the same member, rent
is 10 be prevented. IL re-
Quirc3 landlords to file statements
the amount of rent collected
for each month in the year.
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