The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-23
OCEAN HIGHWAY
BILL NOW READY
FOR FORT TO SIGN
Measure Passes in HOuse-Sen=
ate Approves of LA
bility Bill.
BLAUVELT'S FRANCHISE &.
RESOLUTION KILLED
What the Legislature Did at
Trenton in Its Delibera-
lions Last Night.
From a stan Correspondent.


ture came out of its comatose state last
night and really accomplished some
thing in the way of passing some bills
aud killing others. Owing to the fact
that it was the last day on which the
introduction of bills was allowed a per-
eject swarm was introduced.
Among the acts of Importance We're
the killing of the measure for the
abolition of the county tax boards, the
passage of the Ackermani liability bill
Ia the upper house. the defeat of the
Blauvelt resolution providing for the
employment of experts to revalue cor
poration franchises and the organiza-
ton of the committee to consider cleo
ton reforms.
New Jersey will now get its ocean
boulevard, for which the residents Of
The eastern shore counties have been
fighting. The House passed the Brown
bill, authorizing counties through which
the highway will pass to construct the
roads at their own expense. The bill
now goes to the Governor, who has said
he viii sign it.
Professor John D.. Prince, Speaker of
the House. entertained at dinner last
night Governor Fort, Miss Harriet
Wadsworth, sister of Speaker Wads-
worth. of the New York House Of As
sembly: Miss Adelaide Spofford, WILL
ianl r. Hamilton and Major Wilbur Il.
Sadler. jr. :
Assemblyman Nichols. of Cumber-
land, brought up his bill abolishing
county tax boards, but 1t was impos-
sible to get it through. Mr.. Martin, Of
Essex, made a strong plea for the pas
sage of the Nichols bin. The county
lax boards, he maintained, were Gre
ated in the interest of the railroads
and entailed an unnecessary expense of
nearly 800, 900 on the State. mr.. Sui
Ivan, the minority leader, urged the
Democrats to vote for the measure.
Measure Defeated.
Mr.. Smalley, of Somerset, spoke
against the bill. SO far as he knew, he
said, the people of his county had no.
objections to the boards, and he would
therefore vote against the Nichols bill.
The bill was defeated by a vote of 81
10 %.
The House also defeated tile Blauvelt
resolution appropriating $40, 900 for the
payment of three experts to revalue
franchises in the State.
senator Alderman succeeded In get
ting his employers liability bill through
the upper House.
The special committee appointed TO
consider the bill of the commission on
the revision of primary and election
laws organized by electing Senator Ed
lpund W. Wakelee as chairman and
Assemblynan James Baker as secre-
tafy. The committee will meet again
on Wednesday morning.
Armory Bill Vetoed.
Governor Fort Welded the veto AK
again, melting out his condemnation
10 the measure designed to give the
state Military Board the right to des-
ignate where armories shall be coated.
The House unanimously passed the
resolution of Mr.. Lewis requesting New
Jerseys congressional delegation to
vote against the Federal act which will
take away New Jerseys inheritance
tax, thereby causing a loss of about
$3.50, 600 a year to New Jersey.
Assemblyman Amos H. Radcliffe, of
Passaic, introduced a bill that IL passed
lis counted upon TO remedy all the diff
ficulties OF Jersey sportslnen. The
Measure was prepared by Joseph Craw-
ford, of Newark, Here Is what the
Radcliffe measure provides for in eff
feet:
New Hunting Bill.
Repeal of hunting district law; fixes
seaso for upland game throughout the
State from November 10 to December
81. upland game to include rabbit,
sauail, partridge, pheasant and squirrel;
makes the duck season in Northern
New Jersey from October / to January
i and in the southern part of the state
from November 1 to March %, both
being the same as at present except
shat an additional provision permits
North Jerseymen to go to South Jersey
and shoot in the southern season and
take the duck home and vice versa;
hXes the season for woodcock for the
months of October and November: pro-
vldes that game may not be displayed
for sale or sold until five days after
the seasons open n may be lawfully
sold for five days after the seasons
close.
Assemblyman Moore, of Passaic. in
PRODUCED q bin to amend the Orphans