Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-06

Abolishmg the State Board of Ar
bitratiOn--Senator Wakelee Imtro-
duccs Measure Establishing the
Death House at the State Prison
South PlainfieId Borough Bill Up.
TRENTON, Mar. 6:-The demo-
Gratis of the House of Assembly. as
sisted by an active lobby composed
of brewery agents, spent the greater
part of yesterday trying to muster
sufficient votes to pass the Blohm bill.
which, in effect, would repeal the
Bishops act of last winter and permit
the sale of liquor on Sunday when
sanctioned by a municipality The
house was put under call at the af-
ternoon session and the bill passed to
a second reading after the republic
ans had exhausted every effort to
kill 1t by amendment
After the wrangle it was decided to
hold night session, the intention be-
ing to force the bill to final passage
at once. During the recess, the house
being still under call, report be-
came current In the corridor that the
lobby was offering $1,000 each for
votes for the bill. 1t had the effect
of causing the wearisome session OF
the house to adjourn for week with
out bringing up. the bill on third
reading.
AS near as can be learned there are
three or four democrats who intend
to vote against the Blohm bill and
about as many republicans who are
inclined to favor it. With the ex-
ception of these prospective defec-
tions the vote is likely to be on party
lines with the result in doubt.
House Against Voting Machines.
Spirited debates marked the con-
sideration of Assemblyman Hol-
combe's bill to abolish voting ma
chimes at elections when that measure
came up or final reading in the
house yesterday afternoon. In the
discussion, the house took sides, the
democrats arguing that the machines
had been proven unsatisfactory, while
the republicans contended that the
machines provided the best method
of voting yet devised. When the vote
was taken, however, several of the
republicans voted with the democrats
and the bill passed by vote OF thir-
ty-eight to twenty.
State Board of Arbitration.
The democrats in the assembly
stole march ON the republican SEM
''e last night by passing Assembly,
.A9n Klenerts bill to abolish the state
oard of arbitration. The only other
bill to pass the house last night was
No. 15O, providing for the opening of
Bamford place, Newark.
House 10, incorporating the bor-
ough of South Plainfield, was recon-
mitted and house 274, an employers
liability act, was withdrawn, as was
house 223, amending the act to regu-
late elections of the revision of 1898
The house then adjourned until
next Monday night.
Afternoon Session in House.
The bills passed at the afternoon
session were:
H. 1s1-The Jersey City armory
improvement bill.
H. 109-Authorizes town coun-
ellis to vacate streets that have not
been properly dedicated.
H. 204--Limits the employment
of children under 16 years old In
mercantile houses to SIS hours a
week.
H. 203--Provides that seats must
be provided for females employed in
factories where practicable.
H. 195--Makes 1t a high misde-
meanor for burglar to use nitro
glycerine or dynamite in the pursuit
of his calling"
H 190--Annexes a portion OF Nep-
tpune City, Monmouth county, to the
borough of Bradley Beach.
II. 1S5-Provides that in estates
of less than $500 there shall be no
fees for administration thereof, ex
cept for advertising.
II. 114--Regulates special cleo
tons in boroughs on proposed bond
issues.
H. 90-Forbids the working OF
children under 16 years old for more
than So hours week in factories.
For Electrocutions in Prison.
Believing that sentiment has abat-
ed in this city against placing the
death house for the electrocution Of
murderers at the state prison, Sena-
tor Wakelee, OF Bergen, who piloted
the electrocution bill through the
legislature last year, introduced in
the senate late yesterday afternoon
bill providing for the infiiction Of the
death penalty by this means at the
prison. 1t also directs the board OF