The Jersey City news., 1906-04-06
President Bradley Urges the
City's Right to Provide It's
Own Supply Of Electricity
and Water
TWO COMMISSIONS PROPOSED
ONE TO INVESTIGATE MUNICH
PAL OWNERSHIP AND THE
OTHER CIVIL SERVICE RE-
FORM-B1LLs PASSED
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TRENTON, April 6. 1908-There was
very animated discussion in the Senate
yesterday afternoon on bills granting the
right of cities of the third class to own
Isand operata their own electric light and
water plants, and the bill granting s.mi-
lar permission to Camden.
President Bradley, who took the floor
in advocacy Of the Camden bill, created
decided sensation when he minated
that there were strong outside influences
at work against the bill which the people
of Camden des red and he vigorously urg
ed its passage.
The entire question of municipal own
Eership was gone over and the sentiment
seemed to be that it was one of the great
problems to be solved by the State.
Senator Hillery offered joint resolu-
ton providing for the appointment by
the Governor of commission to investi-
gate the subject of municipal ownership
and report to the next Legislature. Sen
ator Colby followed with resolution for
the appointment Of similar commission
to investigate the subject Of Civil Ser
vice reform, This resolution was adopt
led.
When Senator Avis's bill limiting the
number of licensed saloons to one for ey-
cry hundred inhabitants came up or sec
ond reading, Senator Shinn, of Ocean,
offered an amendment so that boroughs
and townships bordering on the Atlantic
Ocean be excluded from its provisions.
It was adopted.
When the bill prohibiting the use of
automatic shot guns holding more than
two cartridges was taken up for final
passage, Senators Hillery and Mckee
opposed it on the ground that it was un-
constitutional.
Senators Frelinghuysen and Minturn
vigorously supported it as protection to
game, claiming that no true sportsman
would make use of such firearms. Mr..
Mckee tried to have the measure refer
red to the Attorney General for his opin-
ion, but he was not successful. The bill
was not successful The bill was adopt
ed by vote of u to 5.
The Senate passed the Jackson bills to
prevent corrupt practices in campaigns
and elections and another which shortens
the time between primaries and elections
to three weeks.
Senator Minturn said he, could wish
| the bills contained the penalty of removal
from office when the candidate or incum-
| bent was found guilty of an attempt to
bribe, CT Of a like crime. Objecting to
No. 294, bringing the primaries within
| three weeks of elections, he said it was
all right for the statesman with the auto
mobile who could spin around and make
| himself known in week. but it placed
at disadvantage the candidate who had
| to foot it. Mr. Hillery replied that whep
they left the Senate the present members
in all likelihood would not want to be
known.
1 Browns amendment to the Election
act OF 1898 enabling a candidate to apply
| to a Supreme Court Justice for recount
on error made by beard Of elections or
/ a board of canvassers came up for con-
sideration. This is the bill which aims to
help Francis, who recently, by Judge
| Hendrickson's decision on the recount,
| lest battle in the war he is carrying On
| in Monmouth for the Office of Sheriff.
/ After Senators Minturn and Colby had
| spoken at length against rushing through
! a bill to benefit one person in one county
and thus changing the whole election
law, the calendar clerk discovered that
| he had made mistake, and that the bill
was taking a liberty in being on third
reading. 1t was then laid over.