New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
PASSES POLLUTION BILL.
SENATE STANDS 10 TO
Session of Legislature to End at
Noon TO-daU.

Trenton. April 1 (SpecaD.-With the sine die
adjournment only few hours away agreement
ha wing been reached TO terminate the session at
noon Tomorrow the legislature followed old
but by time honored custom of passing
important bills. putting them through under the
spur, IL not the whip since only few. and they
few too many. of them had been made caucus
measures.
When the Passafc Pollution bill as
special order this morning Senator Mckee asked
if the bill had been reported Tht president said
that it had not but the bill had been made
special order and the Senate could not wait for IT
TO be reported.
Senator Hines then reported the bill. and Mr.
BachelIer explained it's contents.
Senator Mckee began exhaustive discussion
of the BILL his argument lasting about an hour. He
said that Mr.. Bachelor in explaining the bill had
occupied less than two minutes IT remarkable
that a bill of such momentous Importance should
be briefly discussed by the champion and the
advocate of IL.
Mr. Bachelor said: II can take an hour If the
Senator wants to-
II will be delighted to yield to the Senator from
Essex said MFR. Mckee. taking his seat
Mr.. Bacheller declined to take advantage or Mr.
McKee's complacency. and Mr. Mckee resumed MS
argument.
No defence of the measure was made in the Sen
ate to-day and the bill was passed by the following
vote:
Cross Gebhardt. Haines. Hand Hutchinson MAI MAI
tin Minch. Strimpie, Strong, Wakeiee anu "oi7"
-l6
Noes-McKee and Shinn-2
Hudspeth and Lee absent: Ferreil did not
vote Later. by unanimous consent, Mr. Hudspeth
recorded in the affirmative
HUDSON COUNTY EXCISE ACT PASSED.
The Hudson County Excise act. which cut such
a large figure in the alleged deal IN connection
with the pollution bill, passed by the House
Tonight The vote % to % This is the Dill
which was introduced by an Essex Assemblyman
early in the session. who afterward witndre" II 70
effect as was said. the passage OF the Passaic
Pollution bill Secretary of State Dickinson then
had the Excise bill TeintrOduced IN tfe StLSle ~
Bradley. of Camden. where IL was FiSOfousS
opposed by Mr.. Hudspeth but was passe9. ~ ~ H .Hs
then made a Republican caucus measure IN @ .ls
House, and caused q bolt The vote to-ihghI 9ho'
that Mr.. Boyd. the Republican leader OF the io.s ;j
nd Assemblyman Colby and CInlchtel REMAIN
faithful to their compact with the Hudson county
members who voted for the pollution Dill ..,
All of the above named nomination "eiO N0ii
frmed under suspension OF the ruleS.
Senator Hands attempt TO extend the DilI hhOW W
as the Five County act, and Whlch IncIua'e9 ,id
counties of Bergen, Essex HUDSON Passals @ d. dc
Union. to all counties Of the state Vas g
in the Senate tonight This ACT pto 49,
that a mOrtgageor cannot claim e&eHlptloii i'A
taxation account Of mortgage - xo.,
The bill which prohibits trust companies on. AIOn
acting as assignees until fixed sum IS SET dpei1
to secure liza bilties passed by the senate. A.
sociation laws, which for years. because or tI,a ~
compIica tions and failure properly 10 Prot P. III
investors passed by the senate to-nISner thar nf
ma ssed the House some days ago "A nuInoet VI
delegations from different parts or the StaIe ia
been here all the week. advocating the pdSsdse oi
the measure, although there was SoIile eJ
opposition to its passage, urlti II hSiu Do0"
10 meet their views. .11,+-
IN the Hudson County Excise bill half an hour aIteI
ID had been passed by the HOUSE. anu 'ii0 i'm W."
the Governor.