Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-07
WORK IN THE
ASSE BLY,

ldctlcS IN legislation We're
by j. w. Broderick, of Newark, in a
communication to the assembly yes
terday, asking the house to pass SEN
ate bill No. 1856, the high license
measure. The letter follows:
Gentlemen of the Assembly of New
Jersey-In the name of the stars and
stripes and our fellow citizens, push
through bill No. 1876, even though you
have to put it in a gatling gun and
fire it through. 1t must not be said by
outside nations that ours is the rum
cursed land. Please push it through,
and oblige j. w. Broderick.
The house met at 11:30 am.
Mr.. Joerg made an Intellectual at
tempt to have the committee on NUM-
cipal corporations relieved of the fur
Their consideration of house No. 33,
which enables Jersey City to sell wat
er to Harrison, Kearny and other
west Hudson towns. The motion was
supported by Messrs. Berg, Bierck
and Morgan and opposed by Messrs.
Barber and Scovel.
1 ~ idlbCIs tidll q VI liz Ncii
mittee in question, said the bill was
not reported because it was an UNI
just measure, on a par with house No.
"a, the bond sweetener' bill.
Pending the debate, Leader Per
kins said he was tired of the contin-
ual efforts to relieve committees of
bills, and designated such attempts as
gallery plays" He then removed
the previous question.
Mr.. Martin arose to a question OF
personal privilege and asked Mr.. Per
kins to withdraw his motion for the
previous question for a moment. The
request was refused and the previous
question ordered. The Joerg motion
to relieve vas then put and lost-17
to 50. The motion to reconsider the
vote was tabled. Immediately a mo-
ton was made to take from the table
the motion to reconsider, when Mr..
Perkins moved that it be postponed
indefinitely and Mr.. Barber moved
the previous question, which vas
ordered. The Perkins motion was
then carried by a rising vote.
Bills Passed.
The house passed the following
bills:
H. No. Sc, forbids the catching of
diamond-back terrapin with traps,
net or seine and makes the open sea-
son from November l to April /.
H. No, 234, the Harrison ward line
bill.
H. No, 1913, amends the public park
bill.
H. No. 90, amends the act relative
to the health of boys or girls.
H. No. 1896 confirms certain ac-
acknowledgements heretofore made.
II. No. 1873, amends the convey
ance act respecting foreign acknow-
Judgments.
H. No. POS, fixes salary of the state
commissioner OF roads at 5000 per
year and of the supervisor of roads al
$4,000 per year.
H. No. 272, provides for the con
domination by boards of chosen free
holders of improved toll roads.
Afternoon Session.
A concurrent resolution by Mr..
Prince was adopted, authorizing the
governor TO appoint a commission of
three residents of this state to inquire
into and report upon the general con
dition of the immigrants coming into
or residents within this state. The
commission shall consider and report
to the governor upon the best method
for the communication to the immi-
grant coming into or resident within
Ibis state of the form and principles
of government Of the United States
and the several states, with a view to
The education and enlightenment of
the immigrant upon the principles
and policy of republican government
as exemplifed by our free institu-
lions.
Bills Passed.
S. No. 80, amends the act for the
establishment of forest park reserva-
tons and for the apportionment of a
state board of forest park reservation
commissioners.
S. No. 81, supplement to the forest
park reservation act.
S. No. SO, creates the Office of a
state fire warden, who shall have su-
pervision yer forest fires.
Lehigh's Boilers Leaking.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Mar.
thug Lehigh, from Perth Amboy
for Boston, returned here yesterday
from Hyannis for water, with boiler
leaking. She procnred water and