Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-04-14
Ispeelal correspondenee.l


City May Issue sewer bonds.
Especial correspondence.l
Trenton. ~ j., April IA The state
1 legislature, which was called to meet
by the governor on Tuesday in extra
/ session to consider the Morris canal
abandonment bill and the anti pigeon
shooting measure. put in a very busy
day and reached final adjournment
Tuesday night The Morris canal bill,
however, WAS not considered action
on this being deferred for the present.
The anti pigeon shooting bill was
passed by both houses after it had been
amended in the senate, making it oper-
alive July 4 Three other bills were
passed by the special session. One
was the measure appropriating $780,
600 for the Improvement of roads
throughout the state The regular SEES
sion passed similar bill, but appro-
priating $275 900 instead Of $250,000,
and the governor vetoed it because he
considered the amount too great.
Another bill passed by the special
session was reconstructed one to
take the place of the measure aiming
to prevent the repetition of floods in
the Passaic valley. The fourth and
last bill fayorably acted upon was a
measure allowing Jersey City to issue
$4,000 worth of bonds for the re
construction of its sewers. A similar
bill was recently vetoed by the govern
or because of its improper form.
Nineteen bills were introduced in the
house and three in the senate, but all
save the four mentioned were buried
in the legislative graveyard. Among
the bills introduced and not acted upon
were two equal taxation measures, one
by Mr. Hamill of Hudson and the 9th
er by Mr. Fielder of the same county;
bills by Mr.. sSwackhamer providing
for the administration by the state of
the teachers retirement fund and pro-
viding for the return to the fund Of
money paid in previous years for adj
ministering it; Fielder's quo warranto
proceedings bill and Duff's elective
board of works act for first class cities.
A bill introduced by Mr.. HamKi. but
not acted on, appropriated 100000 for
the Railway reformatory
Legislation Moves Smoothly.
After several caucuses fine majority
party mapped out a line of work. and
legislation moved smSothiy after that
The majority assamblymen tried at
first to gettt4tIie senator's to agree to a
: Joint caucus, but the latter thinking
perhaps that they would be outvoted
on caucus action, decided to keep to
themselves. The senate caucus deter
mined to take up only the pigeon bill
and the good roads bill, and the house
agreed to this, but it was later de
cided to extend consideration to the
four bills noted above as passed.
The senate, in accordance with the
governors call for special session.
met at II o'clock noon, and the roll
showed only two senators absent, Nc
Kee of the majority and Barber Of the
minority. Senators Minch. Crosse and
Terrell were appointed to wait on the
governor and notify him that the sen
ate was in session. The governor sent
word that he would communicate with
the senate.
The house of assembly convened fol
the special session early in the after
noon The proclamation of the gov
ernor reassembling the legislature in
special session was read by Clerk
| James Parker, and the document was
ordered to be spread in full upon the
minutes. Majority Leader Colby of
Essex presented a resolution which
| was adopted directing the clerk to in
| form the senate that the house had
assembled in pursuance to the govern
Or's proclamation and was ready for
business committee of three
Messrs. ScoveI, Johnston and Kelly
was appointed by Speaker Avis to
wait on Governor Murphy and inform
| him that the house had assembled and
was ready to transact business. The
committee in a few minutes reported
to the effect that the governor would
communicate with the house in writ
| ing. The governor then sent the house
special message. a duplicate OF
which was also transmitted to the sen
ate.
Governors Special Message
In the special message the governor
said he had called the legislature to-
gether in special session to consider
the subject of the Morris canal aban-
donment and the anti pigeon shooting
bill. He said he did not mean by
naming these to suggest that they
were the only ones entitled to consid
Grafton by the special session, and il
in its wisdom it should deem it advis-
able to consider other matters of in
terest to the state such course would
have his approval Concerning the two
matters mentioned, he said that public
sentiment about them had become so
outspoken that he believed he had
simply discharged a duty calling the
special session of the legislature to
so0ucidars {hoY,1 T3o oon&snrnd.