The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-24
GOVERNOR FORT
SPURNS $4,000
FOR INAUGURATION
But Begs $1,000 for Sending of
Essex Troop to Wash
ington.
HOUSE ACCEPTS THE
PLAN OF EXECUTIVE
Resolution Appropriating Funds
Is Passed After Receipt
of Veto.
[speeial q the rveninx star.l

Especial to the Evening starl
TRENTON. Feb. 34----Governor. Fort
today returned without approval As
sembIyman Colsate's bill to appropriate
$4,000 to send the exeeutive and his
was decided upon last week, as told In
THE EVENING STAR. The governor
was not pleased with the idea Of the
veto getting out ahead Of time. In n
tart veto message sent to the House.
where the bill originated. the woyeruor
said in part,
II there is to be no representation
of the State militia at Washington
there is no necessity for special ap-
preparation to cover the expenses of
the Governor and his staff incident 10
such trip. which should be slight and
which can be otherwise provided for.
Il suggest, therefore, that the Legs-
iature pass a concurrent resolution re-
questing the executive to attend upon
the occasion of the inauguration of
the President of the United States on
the fourth of March next, in the city
of Washington, with such members of
his personal staff as he may designate,
and that he be requested to cover any
expense incident to such a trip from
any balance In the emergency fund
subject to his disposition.
$1,000 for Troop.
There is sufficient in this fund at
this 1tifne And / further suggest that
he bs requested to devote $1,000 of this
fund toward the expense of sending
the First Troop Cavalry, National
Guard. to Washington upon the same
occasion. 1t will cost about $500 to
send the troop, and the troop itself has
already raised s1,5oo Of this sum
| "The rich.ssand prosperous state u
New Jersey should be in. some sway
represented upon the occasion Of the
induction into Office of the President
of this republic, and 1t would seem
that nothing less could be done than
to authorize the expenditure of this
sum to assist the troop, which itself
has raised three-fifths of the entire ex-
pense incident to the trip.
1 iV ShiiO SAPciSG 0L tHo dLtSilQ-
ance of the troop and the Governor
and staff should be less than the
amount appropriated by the bill here
with returned without my approval"
When the veto measure had been
read in the. House Majority Leader
Lewis introduced the resolution asked
for. Minority Leader Sullivan immedi-
ately assailed the measure because it
provided Governor Fort might spend
1000 from his emergency fund TO send
the Essex Troop, and "as much more
for himself and staff as might be neces-
sary.
How much more7" demanded Sulli-
van.
Il take exception to the remarks of
the gentleman from Hudson retorted
Colonel Colgate. when Mr.. Sullivan had
completed his address. He's not par
ticularly interested. This is sort of our
feast. and his funeral
Majority Leader Lewis here claimed
an effort was being made to exaggerate
and held the Governors veto message
was assurance the total expense to the
state wouldn't exceed 81, 500 OF s. 500
Although of different political faith, .
interposed Mr.. Sullivan. II do not yield
allegiance to him or any other man.
The President is my President as we'll
as his. ] am as much interested as he
Kenny Insistent.
: Mr.. Kenny urged that: the bill be
passed again over Governor Forts veto.
Blauvelt, of Passaic, and Lewis urged
that the message was comprehensive
and should be followed
IF the message is comprehensive, -
said Baker, of Hudson, TITS great i'm :
provement son the literature that comes
from the governors office as a rule. 2 l
do not. say this IN spirit of disparage-
ment. But to make, clear Just what I
mean let me. refer you to the first an
nual message of the Hon John Frank
lin Fort, to the first page, which bears
this Illuminating statement:
e There have been from time to time
some spasmodic suggestions for a con-
'stitutional convention ;
T, PLEASE note that the spasnodic sug-
gestions were from time to time and
not permanent, II. his excellency will
furnish me with Photographic evidence
Of spa smodic suggestions not made
from time to time he will confer great
favor"
After the ridicule of the Governor,
the vote was taken and showed SS for
the resolution drawn by. Fort and II
against.