New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-20
SESSION ADJ0URNS.
THREE BILLS P1SSED.
Governor to Sign Tzco-Not Sure
Yet 1bOut Miller Bin.

Assembly appeared here to-day TO eoinpIe'e' -
the aid Of the Democrats. the WORK VI III e6ed
session which was begun last THURSDAY ana 80
inst before noon to-day The Democrats OF 49,"
there are twenty-five members OF the -,
did not manifest by their attendance tou"y 80
greater interest than the Republicans IN the III
nortant educational legislation which was Ps"'i.s
Irbis incident was a matter Of more general thah
complimentary remark However the AsSei st
which was called to meet at IL a. m. was 49,
after Speaker Horner and Clerk Parher A"
neatedlv counted noses. to get down 10 'he Ou'ii
=, hand The three Education bills which had Deeh
previously passed by the House being nos l.
and s. were received from the Senate "heIe IN
had been passed at early hour on AVsSu'y
morning and forthwith sent to the Governor y
few minutes later the members OF the house -
ceeded to the Senate chamber in "A body ana 7 rs
ident Hutchinson for the third time TINS year. -
cIared that the legislature OF New-Jersey was az
iourned sine die. The three bills sent 20 ths 20
ernor are No. l. which is known as the Co'OS
bill" and is the main education measure. No .
the bond validating BILL and No. s. known as tii7
Miller bill The general provisions OK these Oi'i'
already have been forth i'm The Tribune
Assemblyman Williams. OF Essex CouhtI. toVN
occasion this morning to correct the faulthndln3
and criticism to which the House supervisor OF
bills had been Unfortunately ana tnOusIlIlsy
subjected" he said The fact was MI NlilaIlS
declared that the present House supervisor OF oiIs
never had made single blunder" which IS
more than can be SAID OF the other side OF the cap
itol.'' one who "a rank outsider. as was salu'
declared loud enough 10 be heard beyond the ran
ing which separates the members from the tnlee
entrances to the chamber.
ANXIETY CAUSED
Some confusion as well as some anxiety was tetn-
porariIy caused among the members and the Sena-
tors after Frederick Nissan, the representative at
the Capitol of Robert Davis. the Hudson County
Democrat tic leader had stated after the session was
closed that the Education bill had wiped out
the teachers training schools \ number OF Sena-
tors and members who were asked If this declara-
ton was true frankly, the spur OF the moment
admitted that they didn't know anything about
it," and that if it true Mr. Colby ought TO
have known all about it, Assemblyman Colby
was quickly hunted up. lie, in turn, hurried away
to the office of the State Board of Education.
presently returning with the statement that the
teachers training schools were provided for IN
an act of the Legislature which was passed in
1881 and that no provision in relation these
schools had been included in the regular edu-
cation bills. Nevertheless. of the leading Sena-
tors said that he thought Mr.. Colby was mistaken,
but that good way treat the matter for the
present not to say anything more about it"
One of the interesting comments upon the extra
session made by Of the most prominent
Republicans in the State mot necessarily for pub
lication' he said a number of his auditors
This comment that if the head of the State
educational system and the secretary of the
could collect their salaries under the old law there
ought to have been way to appOTtiOn the
school moneys without calling extra session
its meaning without further comment. doubt
intended. This only Of the adverse
comments the Education bills just passed. In
fact. the opinion several times expressed that
all or one of them would almost beyond doubt be
taken to the courts their consttutiOnality
as their predecessors had been
At the end Of the session and Immediately follow
ing his brief interview with United States Senator
kean. Governor Murphy said that he would sign
education bills numbered one and two.
NOT SURE ABOUT MILLER BILL"
OF what was known as the Miller biIT' he was
not prepared to speak definitely. He had not he
said. read the bill. and not sufficiently IA
milar with its provisions to say yet whether he
would would not sign IT, but if il raised no
new school matters issues. and did conflict
with the provisions OF the other education bills. he
doubtless would sign II. The Governor said that
he regretted very much that the legislature had
not passed the tuberculosis bill The omission
to do so, he thought was error of Judgment.
but the legislature had thought otherwise. we
disagreed" he said. "and the legislature
ter of the situation But that often happened he
continued. and then told the story Of how one
member Of jury had declared that the eleven
other members were So STUBBORN mat they
Governor Murphy also said that he had not Yet
given his attention to the concurrent resolutions
which had been passed by the legislature II they
why ne should not sign them
a delegation. consisting OF the Mayor and several
accompanied by MI Shields. Of Pittsburg. called
upon Governor Murphy to invite him TO visit
May on next Saturday Mr. Shields is member
of the Pittsburg syndicate Of capitalists who
about to reclaim several thousand acres Of marsh
and unimproved land at Cape May, and the work
is 10 begin with some practical ceremonies. in
which dinner is included Saturday \
Der Of the members OF the legislature and some
of the State officials expected among those
who are 70 attend the ceremonies Governor Muir
ply doubted II he could make one of the number
of guests Although he assured the Mayor Of Cape
MAY that he would be greatly pleased TO do he
said that he had an engagement for Saturday
| which he feared could not be broken. This is
the second or third invitation 20 visit Cape Nav
which the Governor has felt compelled 10 decline
| within the last three months.
| SENATOR KEAN AT TRENTON
United States Senator Kean spent some time
| about tho Capitol to-day and was warmly greeted
sation with The Tribune correspondent he ex-
/ pressed the opinion that AssembIymau Lewis NJ
| Crosse would be the next Senator from Cape MAY
| County Il have Just seen Crosse" Mr.. Kean
| said and have told him that he has got b..
| elected This declaration means beneath
| than II does upon the surface and will beyond
! question be literally taken that Congress
| man I,ouderslager and Mr.. Hand. the present SEN
| atOr from that county. will disregard the wishes
and forfeit the regard of Senator Kean il they DO
not Immediately get fully and aggressively in lin"
| for Mr.. Crosse. Mr.. Keaus word is considered a
| strong incentive many cape May Republicans
| to do their duty and not 10 shirk it, Mr. kean
said that he had been accused Of interfering with
politics i'm several counties Of the State. This
| Cusaton. he said. untrue. He felt a great in
terest. Of course. in Republican success in every
part Of the State. and ne hoped to be reelected
as United States Senator. but he had gone
| beyond where any Republican might with pro-
priety in his relations to politics in the state.
| When his advice had been asked he had given il
| to the best of his ability. but he had never
| meddled with the inClinatiOns Of the Republicans
| or the dOings OF their conventions. He had gone