The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-19
LAHMAKING At TRENTON.
BienniaI Sessions Proposed. but "Ins" to
Hold Over

BienniaI Sessions Proposed. but "Ins" TO
Hold Over.
TRENTON, March Ex-senator johnson offered
this morning an amendment to the Constitution
providing for biennial sessions. which will be
considered by the Senate tomorrow, or on Fri
day. with tho other amendments. 1t makes the
term of tho Governor four years after the ex-
piration OF the term OF the present governor.
The terms Of the Senators are extended to four
years, and Of the Assemblymen to two years.
The Senators in office when the amendment
goes into effect are to serve out their terms.
The amendment adopted last year ended the
terms OF all Senators In office In January follow
ing the ratification of the amendment, and as
nearly all are Republicans they were unwilling
to take chances on regaining control.
This afternoon Senator Voorhees, reported
from the Judiciary Committee the amendments
forbidding legislation legalizing lotteries, book
making. pool selling, or other gambling; forbid
ding the appointment to Office during the recess
Of the Legislature Of persons whom the Senate
refused TO confirm. and providing for dividing
the larger counties into Assembly districts.
Ex-Mayor Hewitt Of New York appeared be-
fore the House Committee on Railroads to-day
and made a brief argument in favor of the
Greenwood Lake lease bill. The committee de-
cided to report the bill favorably and Chairman
Lower promised to make the report at 4 O'Clock.
Before that time he had left his seat in the
House and was said to be out of the city. Mr..
Tiece. a member OF the committee. reported the
facts to the House and offered a resolution that
Lowers desk be opened. so that tho bill could be
adopted, and Custodian Bonneli. with a dupli-
cate key, opened the desk. got the bill, and 1t
was reported favorably and placed upon the
calendar.
There is a GOODNESS existing between the Sem
s to n ana n0 shs cir BIZ r sns iinSSs the o. w Ses sSe%sr
Game Society charter and requiring non-rosi-
dents to procure a license to hunt game N the
Senate; This morning MIR. Robe!t:on Of Passeio
s ssssss; s saas y re2 % Y he e 'af Esocss-s li's ss.. f ( h tSE
For Il, back lst 's the la ssn 1t s Sc ssIsFs Sd q u% 1s:slns5S.
vote refused fuse to honor the !, request: Senator
SStSnss,w ShS sn' of Psssas the oo Sn,; sf Z .f tsas the se
kin the bill. which has been before the Legisla-
iuEe for the he pact ten years, and has always been
tion so far as to defeat for reelection members
who voted for it. The bill will 20 TO tho Gov
ernor. and the opposition will try to head 1t on
The Senate passed a bill which is said to be
police force. senator .aerbsrt explained that
goods men. Whom he is shielding, and that he
refuses to testify against them and produce In
eliminating papers, The bill T. designed to
Mayor @anser and tho Jersey ely police au.
thoritles are trying to get rid of Kelly because
he is a Democrat and they want his place for a
Republican.
The Senate passed bills making It a misde.
meanor to steal electricity from the wires of
electric light and power companies; making q
general revision of the corporation laws. and
requiring thread manufacturers TO label or
stamp upon spools or packages tho quantity of
thread they contain. and imposing . penalty of
IS for each spool or package without such
label or stamp. and n like penalty on dealers
who sell unstamped or falsely marked spools or
packages. The House, passed bills fixing the
second Tuesday in April as the date for mnnici-
pal election. in Jersey City and Newark; the
Jersey City Park bill; compelling trolley roads
TO maintain waiting rooms and transfer sta
tions; fixing at two cents the toll on all ferries
between Jersey City and New York.
AT the evening session Speaker De Rouse an
nounced that mistakes had been discovered in
the vote In the Two Cent Ferriage bill. the as
sistant clerk having failed to correctly record
the members. He ordered another roll call.
when the bill was defeated by q vote of 81 to
25. A motion to reconsider was defeated. The
vote announced this afternoon WAS 30 to 20,
and friends of the bill intimate that the
Speakers action this evening was unfair.
The Coddington bill. imposing a penalty of
$50 fine on any one who gives or sells cigarettes
TO any person under the age OF 81 years, passed
the House tonight.