The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-11

lust awful from The viewpoint OF the
Republican bosses. They were driven
from theifoor of the House again and
again. Every little while they Would
get back and try to reach their mem
bers, only to be driven cut by Sergeant
alarms Swan and his assistants on
motion of Democratic or New Idea Re-
publican Assemblymen.
Result Surprise to Baird.
Dayy Baird, OF Camden, heard the
news Of the passage of the civil service
bill by the House, through the assist
ance of FIVE Democrats. who had gone
to the rescue of the bill soamuch desired
by the Governor, from his fellow boss.
Dory Strong. of Middlesex.
whats the result 2" asked Davy.
Passed 80 to 2S,' said Dory, with
some adjectiyes intermingled.
THE HI you say!",
An effort to have the bill recalled
froinethe Senate was defeated and the
measure with the House amendments
of last week.. when ii was killed, was
rushed to the Governor without even
waiting for 1t to be printed.
1t is SAID that there were promises
of support for measures desired by the
five Democrats, who went to the Gov
ernor's aid, and that there will be
consideration given their wishes in the
appointments soon to be made.
Changes in Terms of Sheriffs.
Civil service TO the chagrin of the
bosses was made possible still farther
than the Alderman bill would allow by
the. passage his morning OF Senator
Leayitt's hastily prepared bills, one pro-
viding that the sheriffs of counties of
tho State shall hold office from January
l after election for three years instead
OF taking office the ddy after election,
and the other affecting county clerks
and ~ssurrogates in the same way. II
civil service is adopted by counties or
municipalities on referendum, 1t would
go into effect forty-five. days after cleo
ton. The Leavitt bills extend terms
fifty days. The constitution provides
that sheriffs shall hold office for three
years, and so it is believed the bill
aimed to cover that point will not hold
water, as it is impossible TO extend by
statute a constitutional officers term
more thar the period Xed by the con-
stitution, and tho Leavitt bill provides
that the measure shall keep present
sheriffs In office until January 1, 1903.
The House and senate adopted a
concurrent resolution Wednesday for
sine die adjournment at 3 p. m. Friday.
Official clocks were stopped at 2:55, and
Their tse Legislature worked on for
fourteen hours.
1t had been planned to spring a final
adjournment resolution at 8 O'Clock
last night, but that was blocked by
Majority Leader Martin, who put
throughNa motion for recess of lone
minute" the understanding being that
the, members were to take an hour and a
half for dinner and get back at s
o'clock. The House was the important
branch because the Senate didn't have
anything to do except as bills were
passed in the House and sent across.
True, some of the Senators found their
desks overcrowded with bills that had
been tucked away to be smothered,
but that didn't figure.
There were 443 bills introduced In the
House and 342 In the Senate, a total of
7S5. There we're fifty and
joint resolutions introduced in the two
branches, so that the total number Of
measures considered in the thirteen
weeks they have been in session was
S35. 7
u Bitter Partisan.
b0 0V0Stoil WIS ilat . H0i PAttSt
partisan fights. by Internal Republican
battles, and by boiling of Republican
majority caucuses by Senator Cslby
and fourteen New Idea Assemblynien
There have been some great speeches
big bugaboos disposed of and severa
Statewide important laws enacted.
~. Sullivan Killed Avis Bill.
Minority Leader Sullivan succeeded
in killing the Avis bill to take $500, 00C
from the railroad taxes that under the
present laws would go to the schools
and to that extent would relieve locai
taxation throughout the State.
1.-THE Governor advocates the pas,
sage Of this BILL" said Mr.. Sullivan
because the expenditures of the State
have caused a deficit and the State
must now get money somewhere
so THE proposal is made to take il
away from the public schools
Mr.. Sullivan went on to show tina
the actual increase of appropriation.
this year over last year was SITS, 1856. 40
ut is the Governors privilege MI
Sullivan continued, ito strike out from
theF appropriation bills any items Il
wishes to-. and If he does not want t
have a deficit in the State Treasure
let him strike out of the bills enoug
TO make up the total he expected t
take way from the schools" NJ,
Kenny, of West Hudson. also spok
against the bill, and told how none
was needed by the municipalities I
support the schools. The bill was the
beaten by the vote of SIS to 2. The tw
were Colgate. of Essex, and Ridgwa!
of Salem County. Leader Martin an
Mr. Cattell of Gloucester also voted f.
the bill. but changed their votes.
City Clerk on Senate Floor.
City Clerk Connolly, of Newark iva
the. unique experience of being Gale
to the floor of the Senate to exp!ai
two House bills. Nos. II and %. 1he
provide, respectively, for the organic
ton of district election boards sevc
days before the first registry day, all
for the filing of return sheets, VIII
ballot boxes, within twenty-four houi
after polls close. ~ $50 "
They were introduced by Hines,
Essex. Mr. Connelly'sf explanatir
was satisfactory and the bills wei
through. He saw the bills back to Il
House and then tosthe Foyernor, WI
signed them. v.2
The Senate substitute for Assen1bl!
man Hoicombe's: bill.t abolish votir
machines was signed, by the Goveru'
last night. The substitute Is really
bill introduced by Senator Robbins, al
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