The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-04-22


titled AN Act 10 Great sewerage dis
trict." to be called the Passaic Valley
district, approved March twenty seventh,
one thousand nine hundred and two and
for this purpose establishing therefor
district Board of Commissioners, defining
its powers and duties. and providing for
the appointment. terms Of Office, duties
and compensation of such commissioners,
and further providing for the raising, col
lecting and expenditure of the necessary
moneys, which said act was duly APP
proved by me on the first day of April,
nineteen hundred and three.
'It appears from the journal Of the
Senate that an amendment to said act
was adopted by the Senate while said
act was pending in the body. which
amendment does not seem to have been
concurred in By the House of Assembly.
and is not incorporated in the act as APP
proved by me- What effect, if any, this
omission may have upon the validity of
this legislation, it is not for me TO say.
1t is almost as essential, however, that
the legislation affecting this subject
should be invulnerable and free from
constitutional doubt, as that there should
be such legislation.
81 earnestly recommend that the Legis-
lature give this subject such attention
as win insure the immediate passage of
a workable and practical law for reliev-
ing the Passaic River from pollution.
The reading of the call for the special
session and of the Governors message
was followed quickly by the introduc
tion by Mr.. Boyd of the bill which had
received the endorsement of the Repub-
lican conference. The bill was read by
title and Mr.. Boyd moved that the rules
be suspended and the bill placed on sec
ond reading without reference.
That brought Minority Leader Treacy
to his feet with a protest against hasty
action. Mr.. Treacy wanted the bill laid
over until after the recess, so that the
members might have an opportunity to
compare it and make sure that it was
the same as the bill which passed the
late Senate.
Mr.. Boyd assured Mr.. Treacy that the
bill was as represented.
II would willingly take the word of
my friend from Essex said Mr. Treacy,
smilingly, "were it not for the fact that
on one occasion he gave me his word
that / could introduce amendments to
the railroad revision act and then moved
the previous question in order to prevent
me from dong So / feel it to be my
dnty now to ask that the second read
ing of the bill be laid over until after
recess, SO that we may know what we
are voting on.
Il understand that the bill has been
kept in the custody of the counsel of
the commission, and that no definite in
formation of its provisions has been
given out. If the bill had been publish
ed in any of the newspapers or if there
had been any information given out in
regard to it, so that We could know what
it contemplates, there could be no OBJ
jectien to the course proposed by the gen
tleman from Essex
Mr.. Boyd insisted on his motion. Mr..
Treacy ordered substitute that further
action be suspended until after recess.
That notion was beaten by party vote
and the original Boyd motion was
brought up. Mr.. Hamill, Of Hudson,
moved that the bill be read by the clerk
and as he had constitutional authority
for his request, the majority leader gave
way. after having had the house placed
under call Speaker Horner asked for
TIE attention of the House to the read
ing of the bill, and then left the chair
to Assemblynan jackson, Of Middle
sex. who presided while Clerk Parker
waded through the long document, read
ing slowly and carefully. While the clerk
read, many Of the members. who had
been provided with copies of the old bill,
followed the reading closely.
When the reading was finally conclud-
ed, the bill passed second reading and a
resolution was adopted providing that
no further business should be transacted
BY the House pending the consideration
of the bill on third reading.
A recess followed, during which ssoffi-
cial copy reprints Of the bill were se-
cured and carefully compared, the House
reconvening late in the afternoon
Mr.. Boyd spoke briefly for the bill and
FIFTY DOLLARS TO CALIFORNIA
One way colonists rates to California and