The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10
UTILITIES BILL IS
KILLED IN
HOUSE
Lacked -Four Votes Of Neces.
sary Sl--HOnse AdjOnrns
to September II.
IRON a staft corresnondent.l

particular, a few minutes before 7
o'clock last night took an adjournment
until September, as was predicted in
the EVENING STAR yesterday, after
the public utilities bill failed of passage
by a vote of q to Il. 1t is not known
when the Senate will get back. The
day-to-day adjournment plan was
adopted by the upper House with the
tacit understanding that the members
will return at the call of the president.
1t is presumed that will occur when
the special Senate committee that will
meet in the Newark City Hall next
Tuesday night is ready to present the
draft of the. public utilities bill that 1t
was instructed to draw. The House
meets again September II.
The day was a momentous n for
the Democratic Assemblymen. Speaker
Lethbridge waited until 2:30 o'clock
to get sufficient votes to pass the public
utilities BILL Assemblyman Joseph A.
Riordan. of Hudson, could not be To-
Gated. ~Assemblyman Joseph H. Firth
took umbrage at the jovialities of his
colleagues when he came into the As
sembly chamber shortly after the
house hau peen caleu 10 oruer. ne
departed. When the Dill was nuaiiy
put TO a vote atter a long depate IL
was louno ina II was TOUR votes shorl
OF the necessary thirty-one Tor passage.
Assemblymen william A. Merz, OF
Passalc, and John Baader, OF ESSEX
having made their escape.
AS soon as the vote had been an
hounced Leader Apram hlenert
changed his vote from aye TO nay
for the purpose OF reconsideration. he
then made a motion to reconsider,
which Assemblyman Archibald Alex
ander moved should be tabled. AS
semblyman Randolph e. Perkins, or
Union, tried to amend the motion to
have action postponed indefinitely, but
the motion to lay on the table finally
prevailed.
While h Speaker was trying to dis
pose of other bills the clock showed
that there was but little time Tor the
.6:55 train. The Speaker said that all
business must be ane up, and a
few minutes before Z O'Clock the ad-
Journrhent resolution was
Assemblyman Alfred N. Barber trleu
to amend 1t so that the members should
Fccme back to work Friday finish
up, but that vas lost. Pell-mell went
t4to Ioo{eTotovr fn,- Tho train md for.
.no =, -.
the slow Trenton trolleys cars to make
THE connection.
The following is a summary OF all
the bills disposed of in the House yes
''elu ooo so.u ryu,ou,,,s M, ,or ~
NO ooV-oenatoia 1iiiiy "a y
ting the present Fish and Game Com
mission out of Office and providing for
-.
a commission OF Tour competent per
sons T. be appointed, one Tor ron n year,
ond 1ord ror fo,r vaara tberesfter a
anu one LOT lour 1910, nIea,s g
mem aerer TO oe T TPp9 aot win Ia taIe effect pt
.ussata,, ,nonf ha,ne s,gnad ana tbe
lnIieuiaeeiy upon i 81
within sixty days from that time.
No 4oe-Reouires ALI moneys hereto-
ora na1d IN he Fisb and Came Com
,oisstor IN he maid tn the state Treas
ser
NJ Am-sanator Minturn,s hill TO en-
.hIa tba uudson County BOARD Of Free
hoidars 10 toka eve. and renair the
pstarson t,rnnike of Hudson county.
NJ 400 Aoterman,s hill for n
rtato naro,e agent for prisons.
House bills passed and now to go to the
Senate.
House blo, by MT. ~ a
slaie w v comnhssio"' oa"a "
House 512, by Mr.. Klenert-Repealer of
the law creating the State Board OF Arbi-
tra H ! s "a SH NJ Observation-Disclosures
the State Board of Arbitration. (Judi-
ciary.)
noHsti DO, . c W fa : nrassnting 10 hal
tleship New Jersey the $4,000 silver serv-
ice the gift of this State. Appropria-
tiqns9 k,o hv Mr. Iana-A companion
bill to- 517. IJndiciary.5
House $40, by Mr.. Lane-The freeholders
prlage Dill Suolclary; 70
boroughs. Towns and townships.)
House 523, by Mr.. Sullivan-Regulating
expenditure OF sSa.e run9s. e} rhn
btlt Gun act.
House SIS, by Mr.. Daab-An act to annex
townships. crowns ana townshlps) ).
NO. ozo-Mr' bakers pln 70 pernie
Jersey CIty TO voee on paylns tne ON
cers " niuIeipailty > ~ oepai
bill for Jersey City was vetoed by the
Governor haaarea II had M referen-
~ 0S W ="
DUN.
No B1q-Afr Kleuert's savyag e hill.