The Jersey City news., 1906-12-05

| based upon fair system of assessment
power in elections by passing a corrupt
practices act, which will Jail briber and
bribed, and nullify the election of the
successful candidate found guilty, after
! the practice of England and Masachu-
| sets. I favor at the earliest opportun-
! ity, the passage of a joint resolution
for the appointment of a committee to
sit during recess, to investigate in every
county, the extent of corruption and to
report at the next legislative session.
"(D.-We must assist by legislation
the people to voice their choice for
United States Senators, until the Fed
eral and State constitutions can be
amended SO as to provide for direct
elections.
"6)-We must pass bill for con
stitutionaI convention which will en-
able the people to elect Assenblymen
by districts.
! "6)-A bill for the appointment of
commission to regulate steam rail-
road and trolley service in the interest
of the people, sluch as now exists in
New York. Massachusetts and a num-
Der of the Western States, should be
taken up for passage.
"GD-A bill for the appointment of
commission to regulate the equality and
price of electric light and gas. The
price of the latter has nominally re-
ceded, but so has the quality, and the
| result is the same to the consumer in
the last analysis. The question of pub
lie ownership of such plants in all
cities and counties after referendum
to the people should be also considered
"e)-A bill should be ineroduced to
deal with monopolies and corporations
organized like the Standard Oil Com
pany, under the laws of this State,
which prey upon interstate commerce
and by their subsidiary companies and
ratifications practically nullify the anti
trust acts of Congress and the rules of
the interstate Commerce Commission.
''(9)-An eight hour labor law and
law dealing with child labor should re-
ceive early consideration as well as a
law providing for an elective board Of
arbitration to settle strikes on the
model of New Zealand, where the sys-
tenn gives universal satisfaction
"QW-Three legislative commissions
will report at the next session the re-
suit of their labors. The first of these
commission is known as the Incurance
Investigating Co,,,,,ittaa ooneis+i,,or ~
theree members of the Senate The sec
ond is the Riparian Investigating Com
mission, consisting of three members of
the Senate and five of the House. And
the third is known as the Interstate
Bridge Commission, consisting of three
members appointed by the Governor, I
being the only member of the Legisla-
ture upon the commission. This COM
mission has been meeting frequently
with a similar commission appointed by
the Governor of New York to devise
ways and means to bridge the Hudson
River between this county and Man
haitian Island.
There IS no difference of opinion as
to the need of this bridge, indeed 1 may
say SO great dangerous and difficult to
managerial convey is the traffic Of
foot passengers and wagons over our
ferries now that sentiment Is universal
Immediate action. This question will re-
solve itself finally not as to the pro-
priaty or necessity of bridge, but as
legal and fiscal question which, like
other pressing questions may have to
await the calling of constitutional con-
vention"
Senator Minturn's views met with ap-
proval, and it is probable that all the
subjects of legislation he discussed will
/ be made caucus measures The excise
question was informally discussed but
nothing in the way of legislation was
decided on
There was no caucus OF the Assembly,
men on the Speakership and otherHouse
Offices Hudson was ready to take
vote, but Essex protested that it was
too early to decide those questions and
rather than cause any friction the Hud-
son Assemhiymen did not press their
point
AssegnhIyman Riordan, the choice of
tile Hudson delegation Tor the Speaker, is
said to be certain of seventeen votes,
even should the Essex members oppose
his selection. His supporters said last
night that in addition to Hudsons
twelve votes he would have four from
Passaic and the one from Sussex. This
would be one more than the necessary
majority.