The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-03
GOVERNOR is RAPED
BY HOUSE DEMOCRATS.
Latter Say They Are Ready to Adjourn
When Senate Passes Utilities Bill and
Call Stokes Message Buncombe.

From a staff Correspondent
TRENTON, Oct. Ex-Governor Edward
C. Stokes, who yesterday sent a message
to both houses of the Legislature
rging them to arrive at final adjourn
ment as soon as possible, was notified by
the lower house last night that it would
be ready to adjourn sine die as soon as
the direct primary bill had been passed
by the Senate.
The reception of the message which
was printed in the EVENING STAR yes
terday caused much Indignation in Demo-
cratic circles. Immediately upon its re-
ceipt in the House Assemblyman Archi-
BALD Alexander drew up a resolution stat
ing the position of the House majority.
The Democrats went on record by adopt
ing the resolution providing that a COM
mitteo be sent to the Governor and the
Senate 10 tell the former that all his re-
form measures had been passed by the
House majority except the civil service
bill-ki' ed by a non-partisan vote-and
that the House majority had done all in
its power to pass a direct primary bill,
and that it was ready for final adjourn
ment as soon as the upper branch had
acted upon this direct primary bill.
The introduction and passage of the
resolution precipitated a tilt between Mr..
Alexander and Minority Leader Alfred N.
Barber, who styled the Alexander resolu-
tion as so much political buncombe."
AS soon as Leader Klener had moved
for the spreading of the Governors mes
sage upon the minutes, Mr.. Alexander
arose with his resolution which was as
follows:
..Whereas. the House of Assembly has
nassed the following bills recommended
nv he Governor in his annual message:
1tBills restricting child labor:
"Corrupt practises act, regulating COM
P@ Popular election of united States Sen
ators.
elections.
"Uniform divorce law.
"Insurance laws.
Nigh school for foreign-born citizens
"Potable Water and State Sewerage
And whereas, the first five of the above
bills are now in the hands oil the Senate;
land whereas, the House of Assembly
mas today passed a public utilities bill,
demanded by both parties In their plat
forms; -
done nil In its power to enact a direct pri-
mary bill as demanded by the platforms of
And whereas, the civil service bill,
which was killed in the House by a non
III 7 l-HH AIlI.- l. 1A ~
leans voting for said bill, Is the only
measure remaining Enacted upon that botn
parties demand in their platforms; there
fore, be 1t
Resolved. that the speaker appoint a
committee of three members to notify the
Senate and the Governor that the House
is ready to adjourn as SC on as the said
direct primary bill shall be acted upon
by It,"
Mr.. Alexander urged the passage of the
resolution on the Democrats in view Of
the Governors statement about unpassed
bills and final adjournment. He urges that
the resolution be spread in full upon the
minutes, alongside of the Governors mes
sage.
Minority Leader Barber assumed his OBJ
jecting role once more, this time telling
Alexander that the Senate had a right
to act upon whatever bills it deemed
proper. 1T is absurd to be constantly
calling the attention of the Senate to the
fact that some of the House bills had not
been acted upon, there" he said. He
styled the Alexander resolution as so mucn
''politicA buncombe.' Mr.. Alexander re-
torted by saying that Mr.. Barber's state
ment about buncombe ought to be applied
to the Governors message.
fWell." fired back Mr.. Barber, I'm