New-York tribune., 1909-04-13
VETO DAY AT TRENTON
Gorernor Fort Returns FiCe BHls
Without 4pprOudl.
IBy Telegraph. TO me Tribunt-l

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Trenton April l2-Governor Fort sent hFe reoHo'
veto messages to the House tonight The nrst "t
,,s Senator Gaunt-s trolley freight Dill IN 1t t44e
Governor points out that there is only one section
TO the bin which he says drawn with great
eunninE and which confers general and absolute
powers. Il also grants 10 each trolley company
in the state, says the veto, an unlimited iran
srfse in perpetuty. The Governor says that theFe
is nothing in the bill which gives a municipality
with population less than twelve thousand the
rigbt even in a negative way, to limit the traffic
or regulate the use OF the in any way.
The Governor says he prepared amendments TO
the bin and submitted them to the intToduceT
with the suggestion that he recall the bill for
amendment in accordance herewith. but that no
action was taken. These amendments, he says
could have been adopted without injury 10 the act
The Governor says he is ready TO approve any
liH which meets the Suggestions he has made
The second oI tie Governors veto messages
dealt with General Murray's shade tree commits
sion bill which takes the contfol of public parks
from the park commission. This bin was in
tended rr.acipally 10 affect Trenton. where the
Republican machine wants TO take the control Of
The parks from Democratic park board.
another Of the Governors vetoes Sen
ate bill the purpose Of which IS to confer upon a
carparation created under the general railroad law
the right to purchase tie stock and bonds of any
street railway company created under the general
Law authorizing the creation of such companies
The policy the state, the Governor says. is that
all corporations shall be created By general laws
only All the Objectionable things which corpora
tions have been doing, he SAYS, have been under
the merger and consolidation acts which now cX-
list this power shaI be extended as This act
proposes, the Governor continues, that che class
Of cornuanies may not only purchase controlling
interest in Others of the class but may secure
the stocks and bonds Of aTy other class the COM
baatious heretofore exisJirg viii become insgnif-
cant in comparison with those TO come
The other bills vetoed were House IS. concerning
evidence anG House 1885, which authorizes cities 10
provide penalties To- the collection Of water rents
The APPROPRIATIONS Committee VIII present its
bills on wednesday. That the committee mas done
Its share III preventing threatened dehcit in the
Treasury is shown by tie supplemental bill, which
This wear viii be that Of last year, or al
most $4,000 less The regular appropriation bill IS
about the same as last year
Asserabl,rnan Rlauvelt introduced bill tonight
changing the date for the payment OF railroad
taxes 10 December 20. Under the present laws the
railroads make tax payments quarterly Nj Blau-
zelt said that If the railroads placed on the
same level as The ordinary taxpayers large work
ing balance would be provided for the state
Congressman Eugene kinkead headed a large
Jersey City delegation here tonight to urge the
massage Of the Sunday baseball bill
The Democrats in the Senate took a hand IN the
fght for the Martin utilities bill Tonight when
Senator iiebhart submitted a notice 10 the effect
that tomorrow night he would move 70 have the
Committee on Railroads and Canals relieved Of
furtfe~ consideration Of the Martin bill Assem-
bly1ran Martin. who introduced the bill. i New
Idea Republican and the opinion here is that Dem
ocratic sapport the measure is not sincere, but
simply for the purpose of making much political
ca Iital as possible out Of it.
Senator Osborne, of Essex. got after the Ice
Trust tonight when he introduced a resolution IN
the Senate providing that, there recently has
been large increase IN the price OF ice the Attor-
ney General be directed 70 Investigate Z nonoP-
oily exists and. If proceed against il accord
ing to Law.