The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-25
MARTIN BUSHES
|. UTILITY MEASURE
THROUGH HOUSE
Substitute for Pierce Bill Is
Passed by a Vote of
81 to 20.
PLAN TO TAX ROLLING
STOCK ALSO APPROVED
What the House Did at Its De-
liberations in Trenton
Last Night.

TRENTON, March 25.-Assemblyman
Martins public utilities bill, which is
practically a copy of the Hughes law
of New York, passed the House last
night by a vote of 81 to 20, after 1t
had been substituted for the Pierce bill.
The afternoon was taken up in the de-
bate on utilities, Mr.. Pierce supporting
his bill and Mr.. Martin, assisted nv
Messrs. Blauvelt and Sullivan. advo-
eating the Martin measure.
Another important a which
passed the Assembly was the vreden-
burgh bill, taxing the rolling stock of
all foreign railroads doing business in
New Jersey. The Radcliffe bill, which
provides for the immediate distribu-
ton of all school money held by the
state, n the distribution hereafter
at intervals of three months of any
school money which the State may
have, also passed the House.
The Burpo measure, which allows
boards of education to consent to chill
dren over IA years old going to work,
also passed.
Colonel Colgate, after the House had
INDUCED in considerable h%orse-play,
succeeded in getting passed his bill
compelling all vehicles using the public
roads at night to carry lights, under
penalty of a fine of $40.
kidnapping Law.
Assemblyman Clark, of Essex, intro
duced a resolution in the House
which requests that the attorney gen
eral prepare a bill amending the Grim
inal law of this State so that the kid
mapping of children for ransom shall
be punishable by Imprisonment for not
lesssthan ten years nor for more than
life, and that, If the kidnapped child
be not produced and returned alive, the
punishment shall be death.
Bills introduced for the anti-tubercu-
losis Committee of One Hundred, by H..
stacy Smith, of Essex, to make con
sumption officially recognized, as an in
fictitious and communicable disease and
to make 1t a misdemeanor to expec-
torate on sidewalks or in public build
ings or conveyances, were reported out
of committee in the House last night.
vetoes Lawyers Bill.
The Governor sent to the HOUSE a
veto of the bill giving lawyers a right
to sue clients for the non-payment of
fees. The Governor said he thought
the law unnecessary and one calcu-
lated to put clients al the mercy of un-
scrupulous lawyers whom they might
employ.
The following bills were passed in
the House:
BY Young-To have Park avenue.
East Orange, guttered and curbed.
Park avenue is a county ~thoroughfare,
and under present statutes ito nay be
paved but not otherwise improved by
the county.
Roberts's bill to permit Newark to
advance $50, 900 to the Passaic Valley
Sewerage Commission for preliminary
work in connection with plans for the
proposed Passaic Valley intercepting
trunk sewer.
Hamilton Kean's. bill to permit the
Water Company to have more
time for completing its plant. 1t was
explained that the charter r%eyiving
jokers had been cut out.
House 236, by Martin-Provides that
all officers elected by the governing
body of any city shall be separately
nominated and elected by roll Lea
House 175, by Moore-Provides
that information obtained by physi-
clan or clergyman in a professional
capacity shall be considered privileged
communications.