New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-30
EXTRA JERSEY SESSION.
MURPHY ISSUES CALL.
Legislature Mast Act on Pigeon
Bill and Norris Canal.
Irv TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRIBUNE.

Trenton. y. J.. March 29-Governor Murphy Is
sued n proclamation this afternoon calling a
Fpecial session OF the legislature to be convened
on April l. 10 consider the bill TO prohibit live
pigeon shooting. which stranEled hy the
Senate Committee on Miscellaneous Business OF
which Senator Jackson is chairman, and Of the
Morris Canal abandonment proposition. 1t is no
secret here that the real cause was the express
sion OF public disapprovaI at the manner in
which the pigeon bill was held up
Governor Nurphy's views are briefly
dressed iu his proclamation which follows:
Whereas. the Norris Canal Committee appoint
ed by me pursuant TO 5oint resolution of the
General Assembly ana Senate OF the State OF
New-Jersey presented their report 10 me on the
14th day of March. 1904. and the same was in
due course laid before the legislature too late
for consideration al the regular session which
has Just ended.
And whereas The importance Of the question
Involved in such report, and OF the recommended
/ tons therein made. ia my Judgment require
their immediate and prompt consideration:
And whereas. also. the bin designed 10 prevent
the shooting Of pigeons from traps did not re-
ceive. I believe, its due and proper consider
atlOn and, in my opinion, public necessity
Quires fhe couvening or The legislature TO con-
Therefore. J. Franklin Murphy. Governor Of
the State Of Ne0-Jersey, ny virtue Of the power
vested in me by the constitution, do convene
the legislature Of this state. hereby requiring
the Senators and members OF the House OF
Assembly 10 meet I'm their respective chambers
| at the State House IN the city Of Trenton on
Tuesday. the 18th day OF April next. at l.
O'clock. noon.
While the agitation in favor Of an extra ses-
sion going on in the corridors Of the
State House. Governor Murphy and ex-senator
Stokes. the vice-chairman OF the State Repubh-
can Committee were holding a consultation on
the subject at the temporary home OF the Gov
/ ernor .n this city. Later In the day the Gov
ernor held a long conference with President
/ Wakelee ond Senators Cross. Bachelor. Nc
Kee, MHch, Hutchinson and Jackson in the
Executive Chamber.
/ The immediate cause for holding an extra
! sion Is the tremendous pressure brought by the
4 press in favor OF IL. and the compelling oppo-
/ Eition not only Of the press. but OF tUO-thirds
OF the citizens ~ the State TO the treatment OF
the bin 20 prevent the shooting OF tame pigeons.
As ex-senator stokes said. the question OF
passing the Pigeon bill had gone beyond the
/ 0rgumentatve stage. il had been decided by
4 the people, ard. for himself he recognized that
/ the popular will must not be further opposed
/ or defed. The primary object therefore, OF
/ calling an extra session is the passage OF this
/ bin. The Morris Canal Abandonment bin. which
! was submitted late I'm the session by the COM
! mission composed Of ex-Governors Werts.
/ Grggs and Voorhees,, viii also he taken up for
! consideration. Il IS not improbable that the
/ nominations Of the five unconhrned state prison
] inspectors viii be renewed.
JACKSON SEEMS GRATTFIED.
Senator jackson. after the conference Of the
/ Senators with the Governor seemed to have re-
] gained MS FORMER good SplflLs ana ne appeared
/ to be gratihed 10y the probable opportunity to
relustate himself in the good graces Of the in
/ dignant public whose opinion threatened 10 end
/ his political future. lie said 10 The Tribune
/ correspondent that he had kept his word In re-
/ fusing TO release the Pigeon bill from his com
] mittea and that he had never broken pledge
J IN his life. but he did not think ne ever would
/ BE- caught in a similar position on any matter
] Of legislation again.
/ X said on what appeared 10 be good
\ thor1ty that David Baird had declared that he
! had kept ns faith with the opponents OF the
/ them. and that he would offer no further op-
4 position 20 the bill; that, i'm a word. legislative
action the matter would not be blocked by
any further opposition from him. The same
marks were made IS 10 the opposition Of State
Controller Morgan. and Il was said that he was
1 now in accord with Governor Murphy and the
/ ether members OF his official family in the opn
4 ion that il would be dangerous 10 the success OF
the Republican party in The next election not to
pass the bill.
/ As an indication that the opponents Of the
! Pigeon hill had seen the handwriting on the
] wall, and could plainly discern what they might
! expect next wear. il related that Counsellor
! Rutan as counsel for the Riverside Cunning
/ Club. who has for several years appeared Tor
| the club before legislative committees in defence
/ OF tran shooting. said TO eX-member OF the
/ Assembly a few days ago
/ Nov we have again beaten the Pigeon bill. l
! hope that we may be able to agree on com
/ promise measure next year with the friends or
( the bill"
/ II was said that Immediately after the defeat
/ Of the bill last week the members OF the Car
l teret Gun Club began 10 rebuild and enlarge
/ the club accommodations.