New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-18

SENATOR M'DERMOTT PROPOSES AN IN.
vEsTIGATION IN HUDSON

HE ALSO OFFERS RESOLUTION FOR con-.
srrrUTIoNAL CONVENTION AssExBLIxAN
QUAD REVIEWS HIS FIGHT AGAINST
THE sToRE-oRpER SYSTEM.
Trenton Jan. II (speciaD.-Both houses Of the
Legislature held brief sessions this morning. ana
adjourned early TO participate in the ceremonies 81
tending the Inauguration Of Governor Voorhees,.
Senator McDermott. In the upper house intre-
duced his much-talked-of resolution providing for
an Investigation of alleged fraudulent election
methods In Hudson County No comments were
made upon the resolution. which President Reed
promptly referred to the Committee on Elections.
consisting Of Senators Miller. OF Salem: Cross, OF
Union and Braun. OF Passaic. The resolution vas
follows
Resolved. That the Committee on Elections Of the
Senate be authorized and directed TO investigate the
IN . ss ana
report whether there were any violations OF law
holding OF the same, said committee being hereby
empowered to send for persons and papers to EN-
ploy counsel and 10 take all necessary steps 10
thorough investigation Of such election.
Senator McDermott also introduced q resolution
providing that a committee Of four Senators ana
six Assemblymen. equally divided as to parties, %
appointed to prepare bill providing for the e'se-
ton of delegates to State Constitutional Conven'
n A. his 1s Ss tss Mr.
adding that in view OF the importance OF the sud
ject, he would Ike to DEFER ACTON until = mo.S
opportune time when he would have chance 10
speak on the needs for revision OF the s'A'es
Constitution. -.
Among the bills introduced In the Senate were
the following:
BY Mr. Packer. providing that in school districts
when there liz an unexpended cash balance At the
end Of the year the trustees. with view TO eetao-
fishing a school excursion system. shall expend the
balance for transportation at rate NOT exceeoink
81 80 pupil The bill Is TO apply TO pupils NOT over
BY Mr.. Martin. repeating the Delaware dam iess-
latio Of W
BY Mr.. Martin. fixing per cent as the iesai fsas
OF interest :.
By Mr. Cross, Incorporating the township OF
By Mr. Cross regulating the election OF Township
Committees and fixing the term Of members ~ ave
By Mr.. Cross providing for a clerk for each
Board of Freehoiders whose compensation In coun,
ties OF than seventy thousand inhabitants sna1i
nv MT Pitney validating certain ordinances for
the extension OF the territorial boundaries OF Dor
oughs. sls.
A resolution BY Mr.. McDermott was adopted pro-
viding for the printing Of one hundred copies OF
Justice Gummere's opinion in the Court OF Errors
and Appeals In the Trenton High School case Tbs
decision set aside the act unaer wnen 80 yppder
which one is now being built In Newark MI NC
Dermott thought the members should nave inc
opinion in accessible form as GUIDE ior iu'u'e
legislation the same subject. -, A.
a petition was offered by Mr.. Pitney relative 10
the partition of Chatham Township. Morre County.
,ha business transacted being the introduce
ton of a single bill by Mr.: QUAD 10 make insset
the "store-order system" which continues IN 'okuS
in the glass manufacturing regions OF South Ter
sev Under this system employees OF the glass
manufacturers receive store orders IN lieu on cass
in payment Of their wages ana are enpsc,eu an III
Of necessity must patronlze those sto'es iot INV
both houses adjourned until next Monday night