CAPE MAY HERALD. THURSDAY. APRIL >3, 1905

JEM LEBUlff

Hundred and Twenty-ninth Session Now s Matter of History. HO PARTISAN LAWS ENACTED. ■I Mil l*r«baMr *>■» «• t BHlMry. UaflivM K«M> mil •!«»- rd—\rw KqaallsaflM

(Spactol I'oi Trfuton. Oi^rtl 5.—Hie one hundred and uvonty ninth acaalon of the New ]. »; -Uiture is now a matter of hl»t»r> It l* dlUlcult at thl* time to aim- up the full reaolu of the aeaalon. It may tw mated however, without biaa that In the term Juat cloaed there waa u total absence of offenalve i>artlaauahlp In the legislation enacted, and. whatever of good there waa left undone, there waa no really vlcloua law paaaed. One of the most bitterly • crltlciaed bills of the term waa the Morris canal . abandonment measure. It failed of passage at the laat moment. Just when those most interested were confident of success. It Is not at all Improbable that the bill would have passed the senate were it not for the newspaper charges that there had beenHiribery In connection with the stasaage of .the measure through the bonne. Only In a general way were the provisions of the bill understood by moat people. The activity of the contra te Interests In the measure heightened the suspicion that there were million* In the project for some syndicate or other that would buy up the canal and convert the “ditch" Into other use*. The Interest of the state lay In the fact that the canal and all It* property would revert to the state In 1«74. when the existing charter would expire by llmltaUon. So far as It concerned the state the proposition embodied in the abandonment measure was that the state should celve one-sixteenth of the net proceeds from the sgle of the canal property. The deferring of the whole matter to another session has met with general approval. Wild Hamora Afloat. Ever since the close of the legislative session last Friday morning there hare been wild rumors about the Cillery maximum tax rate bill becoming a law without having been passed by the ten ate and the consequent necessity of extra session of the legislature to cor rec* the trouble and property pas blm How It could be possible for to [iiss the senate, then be amended In the boose, aa waa done with this ure. and reach the governor and receive bis signature without the senate having adopted the be use amendment was a problem that puzzled the oldest clerk. Senator Mlnturn of Hudson was the first to call attention to the was opposed to it In any form and soon after leaving Trenton wired tc Governor Stokes to.withhold bis sig nature from the bill becat not been passed In the senate with th« bouse amendment others held thaj it had l*een passed In the regular way Governor Stokes had already signed the hill when Senator Mlutorn's dis patch was received, but an Investlga tion w&s commenced, and then rumor* of an extra aesslon arose. The loves tlgati< developed nothing definite an til Al"uday, when Senate Journal Clerk S Merchant Meeker of ITnioD county •ume here and went over tin senate minutes. A brief search dis closed the fact that the bill with !ht houw amendment had reached the sen ate Tbunwhiy evening and had been passed by tlie senate This set all tht rumor., of Irregularity at rest and proved coneiusireljr that the bill had been properly It is nurmls.-d that Senator Mlnturn was busy with other matters when In 1 rush of the closing boars the bill ’given 0 harried reading to tht senate and put through without hit baring been aware of it Atwltew* R.-eoBaeadatt, One very gratifying feature of tht legislature to Governor Stokes wat that every project be urged was made effective by enactment of lawe on the •object All the bill* embodying bis

the following: The creation of a department of charities and corrections to bare aupervlaion over the state to■tltntions with a view of abolishing any extra rsganee there might exist: the establishment of a state board of equalixation of taxes to settle and adjust all disputed tax questions; the taxation of second dasa railroad property at local rates; the fixing of a maximum tax rate for all mwftcipalltles of the state; the creation of a commission to reriae the corporation laws and recommend such changes as maj*be necessary for the better aflfefftmrdtog of public and prHmte interests, sad the creation of a forestry counts si on 1 with • view of be ring prmsried the forest lands of the state. . « r ertoccd the

any municipality of more tban'fiRlloo population. Municipal taxation has for years been a bobby with the executive,, who has frequently said that the taxpayers are being burdened with taxes. There was considerable opposition to this bill from the larger cities, whose tax rates to most Instances now exceed |2JS per *100, and a compromise •was effected by an amendment so as to provide that the maximum tax rajq might be exceeded to cases where rtbe common council or other governing body decided that a higher tax rate was necessary, provided, however, that the question of the high rate should be submitted to the voters of the municipality and adopted by them. This puts the whole question up to the taxpayers. If they want public Improvements and the valuation* kept under the true figures they will accept the high rate. If they are willing to curtail Improvements and Increase valnatlona to their true value they will adopt the maximum rate fixed tty law. AMeaSsaeaf Mease* the U*vera When Governor Btokes was asked If the amendment wa* satisfactory to him be replied: “I think the measure is much Improved by the amendment In cases where an attempt Is made to make the rate higher than that fixed by lew the taxpayers will have ample time and opportunity to Investlgab and find what Is the necessity for the higher rate, and if they disapprove of the objects for which the Increase Is msde they can defeat the Increase at the polls. In my judgment, this will make the taxpayer take a very lively Interest In the financial affairs of the municipality and will serve aa a check on public extravagance. The governing bodies will feel that they bare to render an accounting to the taxpayers, and they will go slow about any increase In the rate. When they are required to give reason* for projected Increase they will hesitate about doing reckless things with the public fund*. The amendment l* a moat excellent one. and I think the law will become very popular with taxr>«yera.” The session Juat closed was one of nnnsual length and activity. It characterized by very little acrimony in debate, but It wa* none the lea* strenuous session, and no matter what may be aaid to convey the Idea that It considered only trivial matter* the fact remains that the term waa In most respects one of the most Important In recent years. The twelve weoka of the legislature were filled with Interest, and all tiona of the state were concerned from the ueglrming until the end of the slon. There were perhaps a hundred or more bills that were |«aased by both bouses of the legislature that are still subject to the approval ot the governor before they can become laws, ft has been nude plain by Governor Stokes that be intends to follow in the footsteps of former Governor Murphy and consider every bill carefully before approving It. This will no doubt mean that two or even three month# will elapse Itefore the bills that have been passed by tbe legislature win be approved or disapproved by the executive. I'util all of these hills are finally passed n|ion by the governor It U probable that each Tuesday will bring forth a good attendance at the statebouae of mewlM-rs of the legislature who will come to Trenton primarily for tbe purpoee of Importuning tbe governor to approve of their several bills.

A large delegation of teachers from the State Teachers' association waited upon the governor early to the week to eee what bad become of tbe bill allowing an appropriation tpr the ad ministering of the teacher* retirement fund. The original bill; allowing a state appropriation of |2£00 for the administration of this fund by the state, met with many objections, and a coy 1 promise was effected through a, committee of the teachers by which

the state waa to appropriate *1^00 for the purpose. Now It

developed that the State Teachers' association gave no power to this committee to sanction a compromise, and In consequence there has been trouble to tbe air ever since tbe subetltnte bill waa passed. When the teachers saw Governor Stokes this week he inform ed them that they could not have erav - the *L0OO provided for to the subeti tote bill because no provision had been made for tbe appropriation to the ap propria tion bilL Tbe teachers were very indignant at this, but they soon came to realize that the fault was with tbe committee which had accepted tbe substitute MIL This committee. It waa contended, should have seen that the necessary appropriation waa Included

to tbe usual ap propria tioc

teachers' fond will new have to wait

another year for Its appeapriattofl.

FINANCIAL .AND COMMffftCIAL. Cteelsfl Btoek Qwetatlsaa. Uon*y on rail nominally at t% p*r rent. Prim* mercnntlW paper IVIMW per rent. Kschaages. p7S.Rt.00i; haimnrea. RLIORUS. CloStas prices: Amal. Copper... IP, K. T. Central...UR* Alrhlaon INk Nort. 4 Wsat... Ml* B. A O M01* Benn H. B Itt* Brooklyn R T.. TP* RreSIng tr g C. .C..C * Bt.L. 1(«H Heck Island. .. M Cbse. A Ohio.... ITli flt Paul YW* Chi 4 Northw, .S4? Southern Pac... 671* D. AH 1*14 Bout hen Ry... Ml* Erie South Ry. pf... *g Osn. Elsctric—UB14 Sugar 1014 1U. Oentr<g IC1* Tessa Pacter...** Lackawanna—*0 fnlpn Pacinc.. IMV Louis. A Nash.. 1U* U. B. Steel *7 Manhattan UK* C. B. Btesl pf .10!% Metropolitan....1 m* West. Union.... *% Missouri Par 107 Sew York Markets. WHEAT—Dull; April. 0-0701.071,. CORN- Steady; April. lOVtfillc. * whits, natural, c.: no. x rnppea. - • 1 riw — Dull • rltv Quiet; etUppInx. choice. TWIICHc. POTATOES-Qulet: LongUland. fl MO 1; state and western. 001.10: Jersey sweets. CAOtri-W. BTRAW-bolt: lon B rye. «0O*Tc BEANS-Weak: marrow. $: DV.S; medium. K.20; pea. fJ.Tt; r.d kidney. teTtltO WOOI^—Firm: domestic fleece. OCt34c. HOPS—Bteody; state, common to choice. 1»0I. »*I9e.; 1*0* *»*c.-. olds. UOUc.; Pacific coast. ISM. SttrtSo ; IKS. OfiMc ; olds. 1Hj1*o. Bl'ITEH—Firm; creamery, romroon to eatra. a**t0c.; held, common to extra. X’Q Or ; *t*!e dairy, common to extra, too ttc.. renovated, common to extra. IMjttc. CHEE8R - Steady, elate, full cream, amull. colored -and white, fancy 1114c.: fine l*!,c ; la** mads, colored and white, choice. U14C-: fair to good. l!14«H»c ; poor. 10%fil!%c.; large, colored and white, fancy, lie.; fine. lil*AUl*c.; late mads, colored and white, choice. He.; hair to good. 11146U%c. . poor. 10l4firUc.; aklma. full to Uteit. «l4«10Hc. EOGB-FIrm; state. Penn* y| can la and n« xrby. fancy, selected, white. ShfiSc.; choice. Ite.: mixed fancy, the. LIVE POULTRY —Steady; fowls. IWf ISHc ; ducks. ItffMe.; old roosters. 10# 1014c.; winter chickens 16#Sc. DRESSED POULTRY- Firm fresh kHled fowls, choice. MWe.; fair to good. Utlfllic.; old roosters. iOHffUc.; western chickens, choice. ICCITc.; do., fair to rood. IMTOc.: froaen fowls. No. 1. U%c : ducks, fancy. 1*017; do., good to choice. MfiUc.; western broiling chickens. UffSo.: turkeys. fancy, toque.; do., fair to good. 1* Live Stock Markets. CATTLE—Supply fair: market active; choice. aUfAB. prims. K HOGS—Receipts light; market active: primr. heavy, R.BC6.W: medium* and 1 ►caperate Attempt Fee Freedom. PATERSON. N. J., April 1L-Ar-thur Laater, who is under sentence to be hanged on Friday next, shot tbe two deputy idler Iff a on the death watch last night In trying to escape, but waa finally clubbed Into nncousclouanea* by policemen. Neither of tbe injured deputies trill die. One was shot in tbe abdomen. The other was not seriously hurt, and it was this fact that frustrated the escape, for Loster had ap.Mirently planned to stun or kill both. They were able to flee from tbe corridor and lock It

Loot aa Aren From Caoror. ROME, April 11. -Father Martin, general of tbe Society of Jesus, sustained tbe amputattoo of bis right arm. Tbe limb bad been affected with a cancer. Father Martin withstood well tbe shock of the ojieratlon.

Admiral Goodrich Dcalss Star LOS ANGELK8. Cal, April 1LRear Admiral Goodrich, commanding the Pacific squadron, now at Long Beach, denim the published story of an alleged attempt by Richard Starr, a sailor on the cruiser Chicago, to assault him. The sailor, it la said, wa* arrested for orerindulgence to Ilqnor.

PeimsDlvonio Roilrood West Jersey & Seashore Railroad. Pullman Parlor Car BETWEEN Cape May ^ Philadelphia. / BEGINNING APRIL 8th. Weekdays Sundays Leave Cape May - - - 7 . 3 o A . m. 4.45 p. m. Arrive Philadelphia, (Market Street Wharf.) 9.31 A . m. 6 f 55 p. m. # BEGINNING APRIL 7th. Weekdays Sundays Leaye Philadelphia, (Market Street Whart.) 4.08 p. m. 9.00 a, m. Arrive Cape May 6.08 p„m. 11.00 a. m. D. H- Lovell, J. R. Wood, Geo. W. Boyd. Superintendent. Passenger Traffic Mgr. General Pass. Agent

Tonrtsta Bother secrets,/ Max. NERVL Italy, April 11.—Secretary of State Hay l* llricg a very quiet life b.T*. Ho drive* out dally, the weather being fine. Mr. Hay is annoyed by carious tourist*^coming from Genoa to see blm and Bos refused interviews

to all such.

Ira. RMsevdt sad Cklldrca Home. WASHINGTON. April 10. - Mre. Roosevelt and three of her children, hare been away on a short cruise In Florida waters, have returned to

Kww Yorker Dead at Tsormls TAORMINA, Sidly, April 11^-F. ACoustable of New York died suddenly here at tbe Hotel Sen Domenico.

Wednesday, April X.

While Prince and Princess Brogil were riding to a motor car near N at tbe gpeed of forty-five miles An their cat ran over and killed a wo

Tbe prince was arrested.

Mr. Harry Kendal T^aw And Miss Evelyn Florence NeoWt were quietly married last evening at tbe borne ot Her. William L. McEwan, pastor of tbe Thted Presbyterian church at Pitta

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A fast eagthound passenger'treln oa tbe river dlrlalon of tbe Cleveland and Pittsburg road, knows as tbe Pittsburg filer, collided with a westbound freight at CostoniA, O.. resulting to tba death

of two m

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Queei) Jewelry Store, Jewelry IWatcbes anb Clocks. Repairing Neatly Done by a Skilled Workman. sl£C. F. KUHN.^ / SOS Washington St. Cope SKa'l.

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Jos. Laveuthol,

819 Washington St

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NEW YORK, April II — Recorder | ra.NTO DOMINGO. April 1L—Tbe

Goff, ok motion of Aagtatant District Attorney Rand, granted an adjtrarnit of tbe trial of Nan Patterson until Monday next. Mr. Rand said tbe

not ready to go on.

Attemoy Abraham Levy, counsel fee Non Patterson, protested strongly

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arrived here, with Jacob H. Hollander an beard. Mr. Hollander, who is charged to make an tavestigatian tote and to report upon tbe financial conditio* of Santo Domingo, | credentials to tbe g Ferenvri* Wire 66*< UOOS1CK FALLS, hi. Y, April 1L— er Bring two aoUes west of this plnee. waa fotukd fiend la bar room, bar body mpended by • rope. No caaee ti eev-