The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12

to carry out the provision of the law
enacted last year making death by cleo
t~rocution instead of death by hanging
the penalty for murder, Senator Gebhardt
wanted the amount cut to $1,000. but was
told that it would cost more than that
to AXE care of he murderers who were
awaiting attention now.
Senator Robbins secured the passage of
the bill, Senate All, making it a misde-
meanor for any official of the State or a
State Board to buy supplies or expend
State money for specific work at n cost
of $500 or over without contract. The
next matter considered was House 81,
the supplement to the appropriation bill.
1t had been amended in committee to
clean up $637.S0 in bills due from the
riparian and insurance investigation Of
the Senate last year. 1t was passed I'M
der suspended rules as amended. Senator
Hutchinson didn't vote on the measure
because he said he didn't believe the COM
mittees were constitutional. Despite the
fact that they had done good work, he
was forced. he said, to state that in his
opinion neither House had a right to in
vestigate through committee without the
consent of the other.
The ripper bill, which is intended to
put out OF office all of the men serving
under Mayor Mark NJ. Pagan, as his APP
pointees, when the executives term ex-
pires. was presented by Senator Jacob
Pric' He said hat 1t was a Hudson bill
ana, as Senator James w. Minturn, of that
county, had resigned, he would present it.
The bill was introduced in the House by
M. A. Sullivan of Hudson, and passed that
body as No. 533. 1t went down to defeat
in the Senate, man. of the Republicans
leaving the chamber or falling to hear
when their names were called. Senator
Hutchinson said that he took tho stand
that ruhan a man uyae in dOuhf hfs pOuFga
was to do nothing. There were eight votes
for the bill In the upper branch and two
against it. Eleven are required to pass it.
There seems to be some doubt as to the
status of the first ripper" bill presented
and passed by both houses. 1t provided
that all municipal officials holding posi-
lions by direct executive appointment
should come within Its provisions. The
Governor did not sign that bill because
he believed the financial officials should be
exempted. The records do not show that
he vetoed it. AS introduced yesterday, the
bill provides that the comptroller and
treasurer should not be affected. The bill
applies to first-class cities only.
Assemblyman Bakers bill, House 59S,
providing fof increases in the salaries OF
fire department chiefs, deputy chiefs and
department veterinaries, passed the Sen
ate under suspended rules and was sent
10 the Governor 8 OnlCe. II dppneS ouly
to first-class cities and fixes the salaries
specifically at $4,000, $500 and $1,000, re-
spectively. for the members of the &C.
partment mentioned. It has a referendum
clause.
A%ssemblyman Sullivan was in the Sem
ate when his bill for the punishment of
those spending State money to an amount
in excess of $500 without contract was
called UP. Through Senator Silzer, of
AFt15Iaeox- Ia ztata5 that hn was Safiq-
fled with Senate Bill All, passed on the
initiative of Senator Robbins, and so no
vote was taken.
House Bill $50 was passed in quick time.
1t provides for the fixing of fire and
water districts in small municipalities for
the purpose of taxation.
The Senate machinery was running
smoothly and there was an evident desire
on the part of the members to get to-
gether and end the long session, and the
talk of final adjournment was growing
more and more persistent In the corridors.
In the morning the Senate had considered
at some length House $40, which contained
Simon Hahn's amendments to the Potable
Water Commission law. The amendments
had been asked for by Newark several
months ago and copies placed in the hands
of the committee that gave hearings on
I the law. After long debate. In which the
amendments were opposed by Senator
Hinchliffe. the bill was laid over to the
afternoon, when 1t was called up by SEN
ator Colby, Of Essex. He offered amend
ments to the House bill, cutting out nine
lines, from line rs to IS in the first section.
and cutting out section three. In that
way, he averred, he had met the objec-
tions of the Passaic County Senator and
vet kept some of the provisions that New
ark demanded for the protection OF ner
water rights.
Senator ROhhing at once secured the
support of the Senate for Senate Bill 426,
appropriating $500 to build new stables
at the State Camp at Sea Girt. The
stables have already been built.
The next bin was 426. setting aside
$500 for a refrigerating plant for
the State Home for Predetermined Women,
House 525, the Montclair light act, was
passed without comment.
In executive session there was general
expression of sentiment in favor of finish
ing up and getting away for good to-
night. Senator Bradley prepared a resolu-
ton for House concurrence providing that
the Senate and House investigating COM
mittees should be empowered to continue
their work after sine die adjournment of
the Legislature. This was discussed in
the secret session and passed unanimously
through all readings and under suspension
Of rules. as soon as the open session was
resumed, as Joint Resolution No. IA. The
bone of contention in the discussion Of
final adjournment has been the argument
that the inquisitors would be put put I
commission.
That settled. the sine die adjournment
waited only on the disposal of business
that the leaders figured should be taken
up this year. In accordance with action
earlier in the day, President Minch named
the following committees to meet similar
House committees and prepare bills that
could be accepted by both political parties,
the Democratic controlling the House and
the Republican holding the Senate.
To prepare a bill to provide for popular
expression for United States Senator
Colby, of Essex; Alderman, of Union, and
Cornish. of Warren.
To consider State OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Of Bergen; Hand, of Cape May, and
Hinchliffe, of Passaic.
To prepare a compromise Public Utilities
bIIl-Hilery, of Morris; Robbins, of Bur
~lington, and Price. of Sussex.
II was voted to take a recess for
an hour to permit the committees to
get to work and let the Senaors get din
ner. Senator Hillery. the Republican
leader, said that he believed adjournment
tonight assured. He favored taking up
the bills to be reported by the confer
ence committees. clearing the calenda SO