Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-07-04
The LEGISLATURE.

Gloucester ard Cornish, of Warren. The
latter is Democrat.
Among the new bills introduced is one
by Senator Lee, of Atlantic, providing for
part-open Sunday for the sale of liquors
in any city which by vote to accepted the
provisions of the measure. This was al
most replica OF the Blohm bill of the win
ter, which caused so many fits. It's purpose
was to give to Atlantic City the right to
open its thirst-allaying establishments,
which are now so seriously threatened with
Sunday ,dryness.
Senator Silzer, Democrat, of Middlesex,
caused lot of trouble among the Republi-
cans by presenting resolution providing
that all of the business which the Senate
had failed to act upon at the regular ses-
sion be taken up and acted upon at once.
Through fear of God or the voters, y he
said, the majority in this body seems to
have seen a light and is ready to enact
laws which the people have demanded.
The people are coming into their own.
Let us take from the hands Of committee
all those bills which failed of passage and
put them through at once.u
So many Republicans arose at once to
protest that the Senators face broke forth
forth into smile, but he insisted that his
resolution was good one. Leader Hell
lery was dreadfully sorry, of course, but
all the bills which had not been reported
from committee at the time of the taking
of the the recess had, by resolution of the
Senate, been turned into the secretary, and
by this time were moldy and decayed in
the "morgue." By the time all the bills
were introduced the Senate was ready to
take recess, and it was in no hurry to
get back from the lunch1ng places, where
6zzing things aided somewhat to ease the
day IS arduous labors.
Under suspension of the rules, the bills
introduced as party measures were put
through, with scarcely show of debate,
at the afternoon session. These were:
The Civil Service bill passed by the SEN
ate at the regular session.
Providing for Senatorial investigation
of the lobby, the committee to have power
to subpoena witnesses and employ steno-
graphers and counsel
Providing that County Judges shall have
the right to travel free on railroads.
Consolidating the Department. of Labor
and the Bureau of Labor Statistics into one
new bureau, with chief at So, 500 year
and an assistant chief at So, 500.
Making the National Guard law conform
to the Dick Federal law.
Providing for the appointment of a COM
mission by the Courts once in five years to
investigate State departments.
Continuing the present Hudson River
Bridge Commission.
Abolishing the present Fish and Game
Commission and providing for the appoint
ment by the Governor of new Com
mission.
Crying Judges of the Court supervision
over the selection of Grand Juries.
Providing that all moneys paid out by
the State shall be paid by orders of the
Comptroller on the State Treasurer, doing
away with the present system Of institu-
tions receiving appropriations in bulk and
paying their own bills.
A resolution providing for a Senate In
yestigating Committee as an offset of the
Assembly Committee, but vested with
power to go into counties or municipalities.
1t was under the latter resolution that
the investigating committee noted above
was appointed.
On Friday last the Senate met again, and
without dissenting vote passed the bill
abolishing the state board of arbitration, the
$40, 600 beauty which has been carried on
the pay rolls of the state for the past twelve
years of Republican administration.
No later than at the regular session of
the legislature, the Democratic majority in
the house passed similar bill, but the
senate at that time smothered it in COM
mittee and sent out in its stead measure
which gave the board more extensive pow
ers. This bill was, of course, defeated in
the house.
During the regular session, also, Senator
Silzer presented bill abolishing the board.
but the senate never considered it. Since
the report Of the Hahn investigating com
mittee, however, the Republicans haye had
change of heart.
The measure was introduced last Tues
day, and when it came up for final passage,
Senator Silzer took occasion to remark that
he had waited for several months to vote
for the bill, and that it was with great
pleasure that he took advantage of the OPP
portunity.
The House met and after authorizing the
Investigating Committee to go right ahead
with the good work so we'll heoun adj