Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-01
Legislature Doings

lowed by the bill were: Evans. Pas
sale; Speaker Rowland. Coles and
Gibbs, Camden: Pascoe and Pierson.
Union; Stiles, Salem; and Stratton.
Gloucester.
Besides settling what the vote
should be upon the compensation
bills today. the House yesterday
ground out q large number of bills.
a few of some Importance. Among
the latter were bills raising the col
lateral inheritance tax, appropriat-
ing money for forest-fire protection
and Democratic Leader Gaede's now
famous Emancipation of Man act.
Other Bills Passed
Assembly bill 800. by the Repub-
lican whip. which raises the collater-
al Inheritance tax from 5 to s per
cent, eliminates exemptions, passed
the House without a dissenting vote.
The bill, said the Passaic leader, is
designed TO rive the state much
needed revenue. 1t is a companion
bill tc Assembly 299. which applies
to nonresident deceoents.
The age of consent in carnal abuse
cases Will be raised from 16 to is
years, il the senate and the governor
approx Mr.. Hobart's bill which
pdSSSu tue fipuSt ScsttiudS NiiiiooS
much trouble. The vote was Al to Z.
Tie & of consent fer marriage was
raised the same amount by the legis-
lature last year and this measure is
designed to roun out and complete
thc law tor protection of minor wo-
men.
TIE House rave It's approval to AS
seliblyman Poegner's bill authoriz-
ing the construction CT a home for
feeble minded in the northern part
of Inc state.
The forest-firc fighting service of
the state gets S56,40G under the bill
by Mr.. Powell, of Burlington, which
passed the HOUSE yesterday. AS
semblyman Geede's bill relieving
husbands of liability for actions of
their wives was passed $40, neither
of the women Misunderstanding a dis
sentihg voice. This is the bill which
procured for the Hudson man a reso-
luton calling for Z monument to his
memory Us the Emancipation OF
Man"
Otaer bills which passed the
House yesterday included the fol-
lowing: BY Mr.. Gaede, Hudson
Democrat, permits municipalities to
spend money for waterway improve
mcnta: by Mr.. Pascoe, Union
Republican, allows cities to postpone
tax sales for street assessments, TO
aid taxpayers during the industrial
depression; by Mr.. Franklin. Repub-
lican, of Essex, permits judge of the
district courts in cities over 100000
population to fix salaries of clerks at
from 81 600 tc $2,400: by Mrs. Laird,
allows wCmcl. masters in chancery to
retaif certificate IN single name,
after marriage.
The House failed to pass at least
one Regulatory bill" This was n
by Mr.. Moore, of Mercer, designed
to give the State Highway Depart
ment jurisdiction of gasoline filling
stations along the state highways.
The bill was defeated by a vote of
40 against and only 6 for the meas
ure.
Despite the enormous amount of
work now pending before the legis-
lature Republican leaders of both
houses today stated that the law
makers would be through and ready
to adt\lrn on the date of March 16,
as provided in the resolution passed
House Leader Evans said that
the legislators We're ready to rush
through the work that remains to
ne dollt anu iboiAotSo NIiob IN W."
of the lower house would be COM
pleted within the two remaining
weeks.
Senator White. of Atlantic. Re
publican leader in the upper house.
when asked concerning the adjourn
ment, said that just as soon as the
assembly vas ready to quit" the
senate would follow suit.
Governor Signs Bills
Governor Edwards has just at
tached his signature to the bill in
troduced by Senator Allen, of Salem,
providing for the repeal of the 1913
supplement to the New Jersey fish
and g. me laws. The law, which has
been repealed as a result of the gov
ernor's action, vas passed for the
purpose of protecting certain kinds
of birds, game and fish, by defining
open and closed seasons for their
capture.
The governor also signed a meas
ure introduced by Senator FODDER,
of Gloucester, providing for the
remedying of certain defects i'll
paving contracts of National Park
Borough, Gloucester county.