The Penn's Grove record., 1920-03-12

legislators. m III IHls CaSS ~
was their duty to see that faithful, ell
icient employees are retained. n
bill was defeated. as two Republicans
Joined the Democrats in opposing IL
Mr.. Rowland, however, took steps 10
recover the measure on reconsidera-
tion hoping to gather enough votes
later.
Senator Heath, of Mercer, got
the Senate his bill providing
a commission Of three to cooperate
with a commission from Pennsylvania
in operating iceboats between n
and Philadelphia to keep the Delaware
open to navigation during the
year.
Assemblyman Shields Of Warren,
was unable to be in his seat because
he ran afoul of a vicious bull on his
farm. For a time his life was in peril.
He was rescued badly injured, but Is
to recover. The House adopt
a resolution of sympathy.
Bull in a Salary Bill.
II was discovered that the Senate in
passing the salary boosting bill for the
Supreme and Chancery Courts had
also boosted the salaries of the Circuit
Judges from $4,000 to $4,000. 1t
was intended to limit this increase to
$4,000, but the bill as passed carries 4
the larger item and it will be necessary
TO recall the measure and amend it.
The salaries of the Supreme Courts
Justices and Vice Chancellors are rails
ed from $4,000 to $4,000 under the
bill.
Former Speaker Pierson made a
futile drive against ASSemblyman
David Young's bill allowing counties
to increase their bonding power from
2 to 4 per cent of their taXables, and
it was passed. Mr.. Young made a
valiant fight for his measure, claiming
that the counties very greatly needed
the added bonding facilities to make
improvements. especially ON pubic
roads. Mr.. Person charged that sew
eral counties have gone the iml or
their credit and face a serious imam
cial situation as a result, n he sald
the tax burden of the people is already
so heavy as to cause thoughtful men
to pause in wonderment as to when
the crash is to come. 1t vas time, he
declared with emphasis, to call a halt
upon the debt load of the m~unicipali-
ties.
The Senate passed Senator b. H.
Whites bill allowing travelling men
and others obliged to be away from
home to register by mail for the cleo
ton. 1t also passed Senator Reeves
bill increasing the salary of the di-
rector of shell fisheries from $1,000 to
$4,000 a year.
Governor Edwards approved Senator
Sturgess' bill Incorporating the bor-
oUgh of Glassboro. AS it carries a ref
ereadUm, a special election will now be
called to take the vote of the people
in the affected part of the township.
The assembly got down to the real
grind and passed a large number of
bills, including these: BY Mr.. Rowland,
placing employees of water depart
ments under enure of office; by Mr..
Shields, requiring the removal from
rOduSlueS VI DIuSll. MctuS III tiiS
harmful growth under direction of the
road supervisor; by Mr.. Roberts, per-
hitting counties to establish free pub
lie libraries.
Movie Bill Herring.
Picturing the evils that would result
from passage of Senator Smiths bill
legalizing Sunday movies, former Sena-
tor James Hammond of Trenton told
the judiciary Committee of the senate
at a public hearing that the children
would see 'Theda clothed in a pleasant
smile and a few beads of perSpiration,
and then all the religion taught the
child at Sunday school would be knock
ed into a cooked hat"
The hearing on the bill brought out
the same vigorous arguments that have
marked the hearings on bills for lib
eralizing the Sabbath for these many
years. The advocates of the measure
were representatives of the labor or
CARNATIONS and of the moving picture
industry. Those opposed were the min
listers and representatives of the
churches.
Senator Hammond charged that
passage of the bill would mean 49,
100000 yearly for the movie men and
was purely a mercenary measure.
Mayor Gillen of Newark was an ado
cate of the measure and told what it
would mean for the labOring classes.
The mayors city received a terrible
assault at the hands of Rev. F. w.
Johnson of Newark, who charged that
Newark is a city of thieves and rob-
bers. A man is not safe in walking
the streets with a So bill in his pocket.
The policemen escort their friends
home when they are out at night
The minister represented the Lords
Day Alliance and was led to make the
attack because of the fact that tie
mayor allows Sunday movies and en-
t~ertainments at the present time.
This charge was soundly condemned
by former Assemblyman John A. Mat