Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-03-21
STATE LEGISLATURE.
House Regulates Charges OF
Rev. ]. Frank Burke.
TALK OF FINAL ADJOURNMENT
Session Will Continue Into April at
Least-ActiOn onRaiIroad Commission
Bill-closed Season For ouail-Ex-
President Cleveland Congratulated.
Especial Correspondence

| Trenton, n j., March u. Inc
charges of Rev. ]. Frank Burke, score.
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 option
bill were unanimously voted as being
without sufficient proof to warrant
them as being seriously considered.
The house sat as 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 McCarter
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 bellest 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. all
though there are many who feel that
it will be the middle of April before
the legislators get away.
The senate has passed a bin making
closed season for quail for three
years; also bill fixing the time for
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 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 We're
confirmed by the senate, among them
| l., II,
Deveraux. William 7. Hoffman. John
S. Applegate; Burlington. Joseph G..
Kingdom, Thomas G. Shreve, George N.
Wyner; Hudson, Joseph G. Guisto,
James Allardice, James D. Connolly;
Bergen, p G. zabriskie. James Fl.
Coe, Henry D. Winton. Governor
Stokes sent to the senate the nominal
tion of Theodore J. r. Brown as pros
ecutor of Ocean county
President AIinch announced that
hereafter bills on second reading
would be advanced to third reading,
even if the senator who introduced the
measure or measures should be absent
from his seat, unless objection should
be raised or the senate should deyiate
from this ruling This announcement
was made for the purpose of expedit-
ing the work of the session and adj
vanciHg the calendar.
One of the features of Monday
nights house session was the passing
of a resolution introduced by Assem-
biyman Alexander of Hudson tender
ing congratulations and good wishes to
ex-P 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
| Assemblynan Sullivan of Hudson
county made for the Democrats the
/ first move for holding a convention for
renodeling the state constitution, the
4 idea being to accomplish this instead
of adopting the numerous amendments
now pending He introduced concur
rent resolution providing for the APP
pertinent of committee of three sem
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 virgins 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
and canals There was lively fight
on the amendment providing for the
election of railroad commission by a
vote of the people instead of its APP
lpoinfment by the governor. The Re
publican leader, Mr.. Barber, resisted
this move, declaring that 1t was doubt
full If the people would take sufficient
interest in such commission to elect
good men. The Democratic majority
L v,rovafIed hfxvaVnr and fhe amend.