Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-03-03
HOUSE PASSES
BONUS MEASURE
Provides for Financial Aid for
State Soldiers
$40 A MONTH--AT MOST $100
other Measures Passed by Both
Branches of Legislature,
Including Salary Rails
ing Bill
By specia, Correspondent.

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TRENTON. March 3-Without a
dissenting vote. the House of assem-
bly, passed Wal1worth soldier bonus
bill making first legislative step to-
ward financial recognition of New Jer-
seyis financial recognitiony-,Ipsh
sey's fighters In the world war.
Five members OF the House who
under the provisions Of the measure
were excused from voting They were !:
Asxemblyman Lyons Middlesex;
Moore, Mercer Heinsbann. Passaic,
Republicans Stanton Hudson and
Forlenzo. Essex, Democrats.
The bill provides "a state bonus
board consisting of the state comp
troller, the state treasurer and the
adjutant general to pass upon appli-
cations for funds under its provi-
sions. The rate OF the bonus is to be
$40 month for each month of SER
vice. with 800 the maximum. A
bond issue will be provided to meet
the expense, as there are approxi-
nately 10000 men in the state who
saw service and will be eligible for
the bonus. The people will be called
upon to ratify the measure at the next
general election by referendum.
Swivel chair patriots who held
down fat jobs In ship yards and NUM-
tion plants" were scored by Assem-
blyman HeinZmann in speech. He
saw service abroad and declared that
If these whom he mentioned could re-
ceive $240 from the government, the
great state of New Jersey could well
afford to give her service men more
than 500 bonus.
Pass Other Bills.
The House also passed the chiro-
pacific bill cerating state board to IL
cense these practitioners. The meas
ure has been opposed by the medical
men In the state and A6semblyman
FODDER, of Gloucester q physician. at
tempted to have the bill amended in
the House before its final passage, but
without success. He wanted the
standards for examination and license
to practice the chiropactice calling in
this state raised. The amendments
We're beaten twenty eight to nineteen.
and then the bill was passed forty-fiye
to four. It9now goes to the governor.
The assembly also approved the bill
of Senator White, of Atlantic. In
creasing the salary Of the county SUI
perintendents Of schools from $4,000
to $4,000 year. Another bill passed
by the House follows:
Mr.. Guthrie makes 1t n1isde-
meanor for landlord to refuse to
rent a house or apartment to family
with children.
In the senate, Republican Floor
Leader Allen, of Salem introduced
Republican compaign measure in the
form of bill to provide for a inde-
pendent appraisal OF the properties
of the utility corporations of the state.
This was advocated by State Comptrol-
ler Bugbee In his campaign for COVER
nor. The appraisal commission is to
consist of the governor. comptroller
and state treasurer and they may en-
gage an electrical or mechanical en-
gineering firm to do the work.
The books of the companies may be
examined in the work and $100,0 900 is
to be appropriated for the work.
The plan to boost the salaries Of
the high judicial officers was approved
by the senate. The Simpson bill to
increase the chancellor and chief jus
tice to $4,000 a year each and the
associates justices and the vice chan
cellors to $4,000 was passed. Their
respective salaries now are $12 900 and
$4,000. Another bill Of the Hudson
senator to increase the pay of the cir
cult court judges from $4,000 to $15,-
900 was also approved by the upper
house.