Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-03-26
Leader Martin in the Assembly
Prevents Snap Adjournment
Of Legislature.
CONSULTED WITH GOVERNOR
Introduced Resolution that the
House Remain I'm Session Until the
Pledges of the Republican Plat
form Last Fall are Carried Out
Passed After Fight-Caused
CONSERVATION Among the Bosses.

TRENTON, Mar. 26:-Majority
Leader William p. Martin, of Essex,
yesterday forced the issue between
the New Idea republicans and the
machine bosses of the party In the
state.
Anticipating the purpose of those
members of the assembly who obey
the nod of those bosses, to put
through the scheme for final adjourn
ment of the legislature April 8, le
offered a resolution calling for a
continued session until last falls
platform pledges are carried out in
some sort of shape. The resolution,
which was carried with the aid of
democratic members by vote of 80
to 20, is as follows:
Whereas, civil service, public
utility nor election reform bills have
yet passed, the Hahn investigating
committee report has not been con-
sidered, and the proposed constitu-
tional amendments have not been
adopted; and,
Whereas, the governor stated in
his inaugural address that every
promise made to the people In the
platform of the party prevailing in
the last election, must be kept and
this is duty which both the legfs-
lative and executive branches of the
government must regard as obliga-
tory now, therefore, be it
Resolved, that this house will not
legislature has fairly considered
these subjects and substantially full
hlled the pledges made to the peo-
ple."
Martin Forestalls Bosses.
The senate Tuesday adopted con-
current resolution providing for the
adjournment of the legislature on
April next, and the resolution, be-
Ing sent to the house, was referred
to the judiciary committee. Yester-
day Martin learned that Moxon, of
Union, was circulating petition to
get fifteen signatures of members, so
.as to bring the concurrent resolution
out of committee. This reused the
ire Of Mr.. Martin, and shortly after
the house convened he offered the
above resolution.
He said that certain men who were
setting themselves up as leaders were
opposed to these measures and were
circulating the petition to get the
concurrent resolution out of COM
mittee to force a vote upon 1t, hoping
that 1t would be pushed through and
that the legislature would adjourn
April 3 without enacting any Of these
reform measures into law.
He said that he had conferred with
Governor Fort and that the governor
agreed with him that the legislature
should not be adjourned until the
measures had been passed upon and
the campaign pledges fulfilled. He
said that Governor Fort told him
that 1t would be better to have the
legislature In session all summer
than to adjourn as planned and leave
these pledges unfulfilled. This Jared
the machine republicans.
Assemblyman Thompson, Of Mer-
Ger. said that II Governor Fort wish
ed to convey messages to the house
that there was regular way of do
ing 1t. 1T all depends upon whose
OK Is gored," he said. This plan of
getting resolution out of committee
was all right when the governors
primary bill was at stake, but the
plan is all wrong in this instance"
Thompson Outwitted.
After the vote was taken Professor
thompson, who voted against 1t, an
nounc ID that he desired to change
his vote. This was done in order that
he might move later to reconsider, it
being his plant to get to work on the
members and endeavor to sidetrack
the new combination. Martin OWNED
his purpose and moved that the vote
be reconsidered. Moxon moved to
lay on the table, but this was lost and
the vote to reconsider was taken, and
lost, 13 to 16.
In the senate Mr.. Colby introduced
a resolution similar to that by Mar
tin. 1t was referred to the commit
tee on judiciary on motion of Sena-
tor Robbins. Mr.. Colby made an
effort to have it put to vote, but
was overruled by President Hillery,
who declared that Senator Robbins's
motion was an amendment to an
and therefore entitled to
first consideration.
Those who voted against the Mar
tin resolution in the house were:
Baker, Buck, Buxton, Catteli,
Gibbs, Ginnelley, Housed, Trick, Jess,
Keffer, Keough, KRISTEN, Lyon, Mil
Ter, Moxon, r. B. Potter, Ridgway,
Voorhees, and Young-2O.
Braun, Holzapfel. Prince. ]. Potter
and Roberts were absent, or not vot-