The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
SENATE
UTILITIES BILL d
TO Be PASSED
Martin Joins with Democrats 10
Oppose Passage OF the
Measure.
CIVIL SERVICE BILL
ALSO RESURRECTED
Conference of Republican Leaa7
ers and Legislators Decides to
Reconsider-Excise Affairs.
tFrom a Staff Correspondent

TFrom a Staff correspondent
TRENTON. April 9.-With both
houses of the Legislature mmitt to
adjourn sine die tomorrow afternoon, 1t
was arranged at a conference of Re-
| publican bosses. Senators and Assem-
blyInen today TO take up the Senate
public utilities bill in the House, and as
soon as 1t had been disposed of to move
! to resurrect the Alderman civil service
reform bill, as it was amended in the
House.
Senator Colby's primary reform OH,
| Senate 234. is also on the list to be
put through. The Colby bill applies
only to first-c' counties.
Excl. bG for Year.
Excise legisl, on for this year was
killed this mor.hng by the agreement
in the conference to allow a commits
sion of seven to investigate the subject
and report next year. The resolution
was offered later in the Senate. The
members are to be appointed by tho
Governor.
Another bill that the conference de-
cided to put through was Senator Avis's
measure reserving three-fourths in
stead of one-half of l per cent. of the
main stem tax for State purposes
Condition of State Treasury.
The decision was the result of a dis
cussion of the condition of the State
treasury am the necessity for retrench-
ment.
The t~reasurer's office and the Govern
or were the moving spirits in having
the Avis school tax bill, killed recently.
rec~onsidered, and the measure is to be
passed with the full majority vote
behind ii.
Fear of the voters, If not of the LORD,
has been put III the hearts OF the lend
ers, and tonight and tomorrow they
may attempt to do something to rec
tify the mistakes of the session
Fight by Opponents,
The House this afternoon received
the public utilities bill passed by the
Senate last night. and voted to ad-
vance it to second reading w|iticut
reference. Majority Leader Martin AMI
a few other Republicans stood with the
Democrats against 1t.
Speaker Jess left the chair to say
that those who voted for stsiator Rob
bins's bill were in favor Of keeping the
party pledges, and those who were op-
posed to it wanted no bill.
Martin offered his bill, PASSED by the
House and rejected by The Scnate, as
n p,.i.e4s&,,to -fnc a. ca,atG t;fJ D.
Stille, of Cape May; Braun. of Essex,
and others held with Martin that the
Robbins bill gave nothing at all.
Martin said no bill would be better
than the Senate measure, for then a
special session might be forced aud
his bill, which was patterned after the
New York law, passed.
Clark, of Essex. who has stood with
Martin until last night, said that he
preferred to take half a loaf than no
bread.
I'VE Democrats will not accept a half
loaf" Tumulty of Hudson. declared.
I'VE demand that you stand finn and
force the Republican Senate to keep It's
pledges"
Has Only the Label.
IT am willing to take half a loaf"
said Mr.. Martin, "but l am not willing
to take 1t combined with a. number of
jokers Which I VIII point out. we
promised to pass a utilities bill This
has the abel on II. but that is all. It
has not any shell and ii has not any
head"
Sullivan. of Hudson. denounced the
Senate and it's bill.
Pierce, of Union, another NeN Idea
supporter, announced that. he would be
forced to accept the Senate bill.
Kenny, of Hudson, said he could not
agree with Pierce.
He is willing. to compromjse with
conscience, party and corporations"
said Mr.. Kenny. II am not"