New-York tribune., 1901-02-26
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
lIE'EKEH BILL PASSES HOUSE.
TwENTY-ONE VOTES AGAINST ANTI
SPRING ELECTIONS MEASURE

Trenton. Feb. % (SpeciaD-The Senate Judiciary
Committee gave a hearing tonight on Senator
Wakeee's bill authorizing the purchase by the
Palisades Park Commission of the land lying along
the river front on the New-Jersey side and for
which no provision is now made in the act provid-
ing for park \ letter read from ex-Mayor
5. Hewitt. of NewYork, urging the passage of the
bill He referred to the large received by the
State from corporations for which the only return
given is the protection afforded by the wise laws or
the State and said that no better could be
made of this money than to expend some of it on
project in which the whole country has an interest
Among the others who urge the passage of The bill
are other members of the Palisades Commission
Flavel McGee and Joseph D. Bedle. of Jersey City
representing property and P. Sanford Ross,
himself property owner argued against the bill
as a pernicous measure which would initiate
against owners had had spent large sums IN I'M
proving their property. Senators Reed and McCar-
ter. OF the commissioners suggested that If the Dill
amended to apply only TO the district north OF
Fort Lee it might be less Objectionable
The assembly tonight passed Mr.. Meekers Dill
which abOlishes spring elections in all OF the cies
of the State. The consideration Of the bill was
preceded by a conference Of the Republican AS
semblymen. Mr. Meeker briefly advocated the pas
sage of the bill. At the request of Mr. Marks the
bill laid for ten minutes. and when II
up again Mr. Tillotson was the only member
to speak against it's passage. The bill then passed
by vote of "a to 81 those voting in the negative
being Messrs. Leon Albeit. Blackwell. Brock. Carr.
Connolly DENIM. Fallon. Hogan. Howe Landen-
berger. Lutz Marks Moore. Rice Steelman. Still
Well Tenant, Tillotson Vollers, White and
Wright.
Senator McCarter tonight withdrew his Newark
School BILL and later introduced substitute cover
ing the same ground. which was advanced to third
reading and passed.
The, The bin enables Newark to borrow money for or
school purposes In anticipation of the payment OF
taxes, and Mr.. McCarter explained the unusual
haste by saying that should the bill fail to become
law the schools of Newark would be compelled
to close March l.
The other business of the evening in both houses
consisted chiefly in the Introduction Of bills and,
after adjournment, the Republican Sena tors held a
conference on the new Congress districts and the
ant-sprng elections bill. The anti-sprng elections
Dill was made a caucus measure and at IL O'Clock
II was announced that the majority had decided
that the measure should pass the Senate. 1t
also learned tonight on excellent authority that
the Governor will permit the measure 10 become
a law by filing il without his signature.
The joint AppropTia tions Committee decided TO
cut the amount asked for by the New-JerSey Com
mssiOncrs to the Pan-AmeriCan Exposition in two
The commission asked $4,000. but will only get
$4,000. The only other matters disposed of was
the fixing of the amounts for the National Guard
and Naval Reserve. These remain the
last year.