The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-03

party primaries, including delegates tc
national conventions and Presidential
electors.
1t does not include Governor OF
Congressman, conforming to the Re
publican State platform in this. A pro.
hibition of the use of ballots outside
! voting booths is among its other pro-
visions. There viii be several changes
in 1t as a result of it's consideration
later in the day in majority caucus.
The Senator from Essex. then intro
duced a corrected localized copy of the
Hughes public utilities law of New
York State. This he urged on the
ground that the bill passed last week
was apparently defective. It was re-
lferred to the committee on corpora
tions.
The Senate received a communica-
ton from the House early in its ses-
sion setting forth the desire of the
Assemblymen that action be taken on
bills that had been passed by the
House since June Is and sent to the
Senate. Some of the bills listed were
Immediately called up.
The first was the Wakelee voting ma
chine bill with House amendment,
WHICH. DIS lDlQy was SOAAthliNu HI AiC
came the House substitute for the Hill
lery bill for popular expression for
United States Senators, with the result
noted.
Recess was taken with the under
standing that the Senators should be
back in their seats by 3;45, but it was
APO o'clock when the Republican ma
iority caucus was over.
O-.z-.--1- ranuCn no xrrnc 1~aa6 nc
the first order and then the appropri-
atoms committee reported an amend
ment to the appropriations act setting
aside $4,000 for the Senate investigat-
ing committee expenses.
The Senate concurred in House
| amendments to Senate bill 1896. giving
/ the Flood Commissioners compensa-
ton after May 1 to the time the act
abolishing that body goes into effect.
Senator Alderman. of Union, as
| chairman Of the committee named last
week to prepare a civil service bill, an
nounced that he would send copies OF
his proposed measure to every Senator
before October IL, when it would be
introduced.
Nine House bills on which the Assembly
men had wanted action were then reported
favorably without amendments by the sew
eraI committees that had them in charge
They are Nos. 523, 521, $40, 539, $50, 52S, $50
SO and 516.
In Republican caucus the concensus oil
opinion was that there could be a COM
promise effected in the matter Of a bill fol-
the selection of United States Senator's.
1t is probable that the measure to be
introduced next week will provide that
when Legislative candidates file their petit
tons of nomination they must pledge
themselves to vote for the man for Sena-
tor who has the highest number of votes
in their respective districts, and that fail
ing to have a majority for the man to
whom they may nave been pledged, theiI
votes must be cast for the candidate with
a plurality in the State.
The bill suggested for civil service re-
form didn't meet with the approval OF
Senator Colby. 1t provided for referendum
when the Common Councils of munich
palities willed to provide for it. 1t is
probable when introduced the bill will
provide for State. municipal and county
civil service reform, with an immediate
referendum.
Senator Colby said last night that he wa:
confident of the passage of three bills t
bring about the direct primaries, civil
service and popular expression for United
States Senators.
He added that while the day had no
shown definite results in formal session
of the Senate, the conference of the Re
publican majority had resulted in decisions
that would bear fruit next week.
Senator Lee, of Atlantic, left the caucus
early, saying there was nothing but Tho
air in there He went home.