The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-09
HILLERY TAX
ACT TO STAND

maximum and thereby lowering the
average rate of the State.
First-class railroad property is taxed
at an average annual rate. Local rate
ables had jumped 81 per cent since
1906, while railroad values had not in
creased.
This Hillery law was conceived in
iniquity, born in sin and has lived in
infamy," said Martin.
AssaiI HiIIcry Tax.
Minority Leader Sullivan, of Hud-
son, spoke for the repeater, While Nc
Keag, of Middlesex, opposed. Blau-
welt, of Passaic, was sarcastic in as
sailing the Hillery law. There had
been two reasons for passing the act,
an ostensible and a real reason.
The ostensible reason was to decrease
local taxation" he went on. This act
was passed simply to reduce railroad
taxation, 1t had no other purpose"
Pierce, of Union. tool up the defense
of the Hillery act by critieising "as-
PERSONS on the motives of those who
conceived the act.
This law represents the modern way
of preventing municipal extravaganza
said Pierce. 1T fixes a debt limit. /
have heard no assault On the principle,
simply criticism of railroad assess
ments. Let's raise these railroad as
sessments. I'll go the limit on that
question
Repeater Beaten.
Pierce said he would not accept the
belief that the great Republican party
would lend itself to an improper
,.a4i,.-ff 800 -u-l+1l tia a-narofnnc
again. Martin repeated his charge hat
the law was passed for railroads by the
1906 Legislature.
Kenny, of Hudson, supported the re-
pealer, claiming the Legislature had no
right to say how much his tax bill
should be. 1t was the p~rerogative OF
local taxpayers to say what should be
expended for municipal purposes.
The repeater was beaten.
Martin changed his vote to no to per
NIT a motion to reconsider. Ford's
motion to table the reconsideration
proposition was lost on roll-call. The
Martin motion to reconsider was ther
taken up, but Martin withdrew it tt
save defeat.
There were ~ votes for the bill orig
inally and SO against.
Colgate, Martin, Ford. Hines am
Smith, of Essex, were for the bill
Clark was u of the chamber. Tn
other Essex men voted no.
To change Names.
Tumultye of Hudson, introduced
bill today to change the name Q
Samuel L. Dale, of Jersey City, t
Samuel Dale Metz. Recently he ha
the name of William Dale changed t
Metz. The two individuals are boy
whose mother recently married a ma
named Metz, who so likes his step-chil
| dren he wants them to bear h is name
Eppinger, Of Hudson, introduced
bill to prevent display of n brew
5 cry or liquor distillery or wrolesal
: dealevs' - In sa'n"-a
( ~ ...~-u--~
I y Martins bill, to change the la
known as the body-snatching act, $
: that pauper lead might not be so easil
procured by anatomical n ~pathologlc;
: associations, organized under that ac
was beaten. DR.. Ginnelly, OF Merce
county, led the fight against MARTIN
t The vote was 10 for to 30 against IL
Martin bill.
The House passed these measures
Senate Joint resolution 4, provides ft
e medals for New Jersey veterans OF II
Spanish American war;; Senate q, ?
Senator wakelee, amends the villas
act concerning pavements; Senate .
by Senator Alderman, makes the nsc'
!. year in counties other tina first-cla'
begin January /: Senate 14S, annexin
, a part of Mlddletown township, MOI
i mouth county, to Atlantic Highland
: Senate 81, by Senator Minch, II
Bridgeton water bond bill.
= The House adjourned at 2;ls o'cloe
until tomorrow morning to give con
mittees opportunity for work.