The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-02
THE SENATE
DOES BUSINESS
A Lot Of New and Important
Bills Awaits the Conven-
ing Of the Assembly.
POTABLE WATER COMMISSION

IIVlADLE w A1EN NON1N11OClOlN
The upper branch of the legislature
adjourned Friday night with the un-
derstanding that, while there are to
be day-to-day sessions to keep the ses-
sion alive and legally continuous,
there will be quorum here for Dusi-
ness when the Assembly is to meet in
adjourned session next Friday. 1t is
planned to adjourn then to some date
late in the summer, or in September,
when the legislators can get back to
Trenton, hear from the two investi-
eating committees and other commit
tees that have been named, and take
account of things past and things to
come.
The first bill passed Friday was Sen
ate NO. 394, introduced by Senator
Hillery on Tuesday, providing for the
abolition of the State Board of Arbi-
tration. After that and few other
measures had gone through, Secretary
Tyler, of the Senate, was sent across
to the House with a batch of passed
measures for the lower body to con-
slider. He returned to report, amid a
laugh, that the Assemblyman were
not in session.
Among other bills passed was one
appropriating $1,000 to the State
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limiting the amount of money free
holders may spend each year for road
repairs, and one requiring all fish and
game law fines to be paid to the State
Treasurer.
The most far-reaching action of the
day came when the bill proposing the
abolition of the Board of Arbitration
came up for discussion.
The committee on municipal cor
porations okthe Senate was designated
to consider the matter of consolidat-
ing several groups of State boards and
bureaus and abolishing others, and to
report with such bills for enactment
as the members think should be
passed. Tine designation was made
by resolution introduced by Senator
Hillery, and unanimously adopted.
The committee on municipal corpor-
ations consists of Senators Hutchin-
son, Alderman and Bradley.
Senator Silzer, Democrat, went into
the lists when Senator Hillery offered
a bill, No. 400, and that it be placed
on the calander without going to a
committee. The bill was intended to
make all State moneys come under
the provisions of the State Treasurer
law of 1846, SO that no funds could be
deposited where they would draw not
more than two per cent. interest. An
attempt was made to bring up bill
to increase the amount of interest,
but it was laid upon the table.
Governor Stokes Friday afternoon
completed the creation of the State
Potable Water Commission under the
new Hillery law, by sending to the
Senate the nomination for the other
four commissions. Former Governor
Foster M. Voorhees, was nominated
and confirmed two weeks ago to the
commission with a five year term.
Those nominated were Richard Nor
rell, of Passaic, four years; former AS
semblyman George f. Wright, of Pat
erson, two years; Harry r. Humph-
reys, of Camden, three years, and for
mer Senator j. Henry Bacheller, of
Newark, one year,
1t is understood that the commits
sion will organize next Friday, when
former Governor Voorhees, will likely
be chosen president.
President Minch, OF the Senate, Fri
day afternoon appointed the Republi-
can probe committee under the Hill
lery resolution adopted last Tuesday.
Those named were Senators William
j. Bradley, of Camden, and John Boyd
Avis, of Gloucester, Republicans and
johnson Corniah, Of Warren, Demo-
crat. 1t is understood that the COM
mittee will organize next Friday, when
the Senate will re-convene. 1t is likely
that Senator Bradley will be made
chairman.