The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12

tutional. Under suspended rules the
bill was passed without reference 10
committee.
When Majority Leader Klenert intro
duced the incidental expense bill for the
present session Mr.. Alexander objected
to it on the score that some of the
officers of the House who were granted
% per cent. increase because OF the
long session this year had not been
present.
81 do not intend to vote for extra
compensation for those who have not
attended the session." he said. Mr.
Hahn suggested that in view of the
talk of the expense incurred by the
Legislature the bill should be looked
into very carefully. II think it should
be referred to a committee" he added
Mr.. Barber agreed that this plan was
the proper one, and, on the solicitation
of Speaker Lethbridge, Mr.. Klenert
moved that the bill be referred to the
committee on.incidental expenses.
M Speaker" said Mr.. Barber.
would it be in order now to take from
the table House bill 53b?"
The Speaker was agreeable, and Mr..
Barber moved for a reconsideration of
the vote by which the direct primary
bill was lost last week. There was
not a dissenting voice. The bill was
then placed on SECOND reading for the
purpose of amendment, and Mr.. Barber
proceeded to do the amending.
''These amendments are simply made
to the machinery of the primary cleo
tion,' said Mr.. Barber. my amend
ments propose no particular change ex-
cept one near the end of the list"
The amendments were quickly passed,
except a few which were laid over for
a time.
Some discussion arose rel an amend
ment which Mr.. Barber offered. The
bill, as originally drawn, provided that
a county committee in case of a tie
should select by vote a candidate for
the place. Mr.. Barber desired the man
datory clause abolished, leaving it op-
tional with the county committee to
make the selection. He said that the
reason for his change was that it would
put the county committee in an un-
reasonable position. He declared that
the provision to allow the County Clerk
to make choice in case the county COM
mittee does not make the choice was
ridiculous. He suggested another cleo
ton in case of a tie, when the W cam
didates having an equal vote and n
other should be voted on. The vote IN
the amendment was laid over for a time
and the Speaker went on with other
minor amendments. The amendment
later was carried unanimously.
Mr.. Barber offered an amendment to
that section of the bill which provides
that county committees may be elected
at the primary election, and provided
a way for the continuance of commit
tees which are not now elected. The
amendment provided that county COM
mitteemen thus chosen should remain
in office for three years Mr.. Alexander
wanted State committeeman included,
but later he withdrew his scheme.
The amendments having then been
approved, the bill was placed on third
reading and final passage.
Mr.. Barber said that he was going to
vote for the bill, but he hoped that il
the Senate sent over a better bill on the
subject that the House would not
stand on it's dignity and reject that
measure because it was a Senate bill.
An almost unanimous affirmative vote
was the lot of the measure on final pas
sage. The vote was "a to 4.
A message from the Senate asking
for the appointment of conference COM
mittees ON the public utilities bill, the
measure providing for the payment of
State bills only on warrant by the
Comptroller. and popular election of
United States Senators was received
and c%oncurred in, and Speaker Letfa-
bridge made up the committees as fol-
lows:
Public Utilities-Alexander. Wright
and Barber.
Payment of State Expenses by War
rant-Sullivan. Lane and Jess.
United States Senators by Popular
Election-Hahn, Tumulty and Thomp-
son.
The House was placed under CALL,
and the House committeeman went to
confer with the Senate committees on
these three propositions.
House bill No. 5S7, providing that
cities of the first class, Newark partic-
ularly, may issue temporary loan bonds
for the payment of paving costs for
streets, was passed. Assemblyman
Hahn assumed the chair and was ap-
plauded.
A concurrent resolution providing for
the appointment of two additional
members to the commission appointed
to investigate the advisability of CON
structing a bridge over the Hudson
River was then passed and $1,000 was
appropriated by the resolution which
also provided that the commission re-
port to the ext Legislature.
After some delay a message from the
Senate was read.
Senate amendments to House bill No.
529. which allows Paterson to construct a
sewage disposal plant of its own. were
concurred In by the House. The bill was
amended so that Paterson must seek the
permission of any municipality in whose
confines the plant is to be constructed.
The original House bill, providing FOR
the expenses of the Hahn committee oa1ne
back from the Senate with an amendment
including the expenses of the Bradley in
vestisating committee and additional ex-
penses of the riparian and insurance in
xestigating committees of last year.
There was no objection to the latter. hut
the former met with opposition.
Mr.. Sullivan took objection to the 5000
: appropriation for the expenses of the
Senate Investigating Committee. Assem-
blyman Potter. a Republican. said he was
surprised to hear Mr.. Sullivan object.
i think that the committee has done
! the work. and even II it did not. thinl
t the roasting they got from the news.
! papers ought to amount to that sum ir
wounded feelings"
Mr.. Barber thought that the 5000 was
meant for future as wnlI A. 49, ~~..-