The Penn's Grove record., 1907-03-22
STATE LEGISLATURE
House Repudiates Charges o.
Rev. j. Frank Burke.
TALK OF FINAL ADJOURNMENT

Session Will Continue Into April a,
Least-Action on Railroad Commission
BiIl-CIosed Season For Quail-Ex-
President Cleveland Congratulated.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton, N. J., March 21.-Tht
charges of Rev. ]. Frank Burke. secre
tary Of New Jerseys Antisaloon
league, against the judiciary commit
tee of the house of assembly to the
effect that there was, a conspiracy
against reporting out the local optiol
bill were unanimously voted as being
without sufficient proof to warrant
them as being seriously considered.
The house sat as a committee OF the
whole Tuesday afternoon to consider
the charges, with Alfred n. Barber,
the minority leader, in the chair. The
resolution adopted bars Mr.. Burke
from the courtesy of the floor of the
house. Attorney General McCartel
cross examined Mr.. Burke, who said
that he had been in New Jersey six
months as secretary of the Antisaloon
league and that he was likely to be
transferred elsewhere at any time at
the behest of the national committee.
Among the bills introduced this week
was one by Senator Avis regulating
beneficial societies by the elimination
of the endowment feature. Another
by Senator Avis requires that bankers
who receive money for transmission
abroad must send such money within
four days; penalty, $1,000 fine or thirty
days Imprisonment.
Sine Die Adjournment.
Adjournment is now being talked of,
but it looks as if the session would
run into April. The wind up may be
in the first week of next month, al
though there are many who feel that
1t will be the middle of April before
the legislators get away.
The senate has passed a bill making
a closed season for quail for three
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actions in injuries that cause death or
damages from fires against railroads
or other corporations at two years aft
er death from injuries or from date Of
the fire. The present act has a year
limit.
The house resolution for the pur-
chase of portraits of early governors
was lost in the senate. Senator Avis
moved for the appointment of a COM
mittee of three senators to act in the
matter and report to the senate. This
was adopted.
A number of county tax boards were
confirmed by the senate, among them
being these: Monmouth, William X.
Deveraux, William 7. Hoffman, John
S. Apologize; Burlington, Joseph G..
Kingdom, Thomas G. Shreve, George N.
Wymer; Hudson, Joseph G. Guisto,
James Allardice, James E. Connolly;
Bergen, P. G. Zabriskie, James H.
Stokes sent to the senate the nominal
ton of Theodore J. r. Brown as pros
ecutor of Ocean county.
President Minch announced that
hereafter bills on second reading
would be advanced to third reading.
ven If the senator who introduced the
measur OIL measures should be absent
from his seat, unless objection should
be raised or the senate should deviate
from this ruling. This announcement
was made for the purpose of expedit-
ing the work of the session and ad-
vancing the calendar.
One of the features of Monday
nights house session was the passing
of a resolution introduced by Assem-
blyman Alexander of Hudson tender
Ing congratulations and good wishes to
ex-President Grover Cleveland on the
occasion of his SEVENTEEN birthday.
Mr.. Barber, the Republican leader,
seconded the resolution. referring to
Mr.. Cleveland as the only living ex-
president and as a distinguished citi-
zen of Mercer county. The senate
passed the resolution unanimously.
Assemblyman Sullivan of Hudson
county made for the Democrats the
first o. for holding a convention for
remodeling the state constitution, the
idea being to accomplish this instead
of adopting the numerous amendments
now pending. He introduced a concur
rent resolution providing for the ap-
pointment of a committee of three SEN
ators and three assemblymen to draft
a bill for presentation to this legisla-
ture for the holding of a constitutional
convention.
The Railroad Commission.
Assemblyman Wright's bill providing
for the creation of a state railroad
commission came up on second reading
and was torn to pieces by amendments
offered by the committee on railroads
n canals. There was a lively fight
on the amendment providing for the
election of a railroad commission by a
vote of the people instead Of it's APP
pointment by the governor. The Re-
publican leader, Mr.. Barber, resisted
this move, declaring that it was doubt
full If the people would take sufficient
interest in such a commission to elect
good The Democratic majority
prevailed, however, and the amend
ment was adopted.
Senator Colby created somewhat Of
a furore in the upper house by charg-
ing fraud and Irregularities in the
state board Of assessors, concerning es-
pecially the listing of properties, the
capabilities of assessments in different
localities, the basis of assessments and
the general methods of the board. He
followed his allegation by introducing
a joint resolution for the appointment
of three senators and FIVE assembly
men to make an investigation Of the
whole affair.
In the senate these appointments
were sent in by the governor: Board of
managers state village of e~pileptics,
Harry A.. Smith, Theodore Foote;
board of managers state tuberculosis
sanitarium, DR.. Elmer Bawis, w. S..