Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-22
MORE BILLS
INTRODUCED
Measure Pushed Through to Al
low Deputy SheTi& to ExeCu-
tive a Man in Essex Co.


Gratis obligingly delayed the House
session last night and cut out their
own caucus to accommodate the un-
happy republicans and only a short
legislative session was held.
Under suspension of the rules both
houses passed bill designed to meet
a peculiar condition in Essex county.
There Frank Bonsin is under eonvic-
tion of murder and the highest court
has sustained his conviction. He
could not be sentenced because the
sheriff of the county was the only
legally constituted authority who
could execute him. Sheriff Sommers
is so i'll in Florida that he cannot at
tend to his official duties.
In this contingency Senator Colby
last night introduced a bill giving
the under-sheriff authority to execute
the man. The bill was rushed
through, hurried over to the house,
then passed without dissent and at
once sent to the governor, by whom
1t was made a law, all in the space of
about twenty minutes.
Another feature of the quick pass
age of this bill is the fact that Sheriff
Sommers' illness is really due to the
effects of a previous execution upon
his nerves. He hanged John Marino,
wife-slayer, couple of months ago,
and the grewsome scene so preyed
upon his mind that he was unable to
sleep and he has been in wretched
physical condition ever since.
Senator Colby introduced bill
providing for the establishment of
civil service regulations in the de-
partment of state government. AS
semblyman Wright introduced SER
les of bills providing for the creation
of a state railroad commission, which
is to have full supervision of the rail-
roads of the state, to regulate rates,
prevent discrimination and consider
complaints of shippers. The bills are
practically in line with provisions of
the new interstate commerce law.
Stokes Names Four Judges.
Governor Stokes sent to the senate
last night these nominations:
Judge of Court of Errors and APP
peals-G. D. w. Vroom.
County Judge, Union county-Ed-
ward s. Atwater
District court Elizabeth,
G. Addison Swift; Plainfield, William
Newcorn.
In the house Assemblyman Hol-
combe's bill repeating the voting ma
chine law was reported favorably by
the Judiciary committee. 1t also re-
ported favorably the bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for battle monument at
Princeton.
Mr. dwell introduced a bill maxi
ling eight hours days work on pub
lie works, and another bill making
railroads responsible for damages for
injuries to- employees where the en-
oloyes have exercised proper caution
in the performance of their duties.
Senator Gebhardt, democrat, Hun
rerdon, offered two important resolu-
tons One provides for an amend
nent to the state constitution provid-
ing for the election of senators and
by counties. The prop0siti0n lis Ito
amend Article A, Section 8, as fol-
lows:
Insert after the word counties"
the words by districts, as such dis
ricts shall be fixed within said coun-
ties by the legislature"
The other makes application, un-
der Article of the Constitution of
the United States, for constitutional
convention to be called by congress
for the purpose of submittinggto the
states for ratification an amendment
to the federal constitution providing
for the election of United States SEN
ators by direct vote of the people.
The same senator introduced bill
providing for two-cent passenger
fares on all railroads.