The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-09
DR. MOORE WINS
FIGHT FOR RAISE
IN LEGISLATURE
House Agrees to Pay $4,000
and Maintenance to New
R%ef0rmat0ry Head.
MARTIN FIGHTS FOR
THE HILLERY REPEALER
Both Houses Spend Busy Ses-
sion and Much Actual
Work Is Done.

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night Increased the salary of the super
intendent of the Railway Reformatory
from $4,000 10 SO, 500 and maintenance.
The new superintendent Is the Rev.
Or. Frank Moore. former president of
Pennington Seminary.
A sharp clash occurred In the House
when Assemhlyman Moore. of Passaic,
tried have taken from the table the
bills extending the direct primary laws
to nominations for governor and con
! gressmen. The bills were reported adj
versely. but after a warm fight the
New Idea members pushed through
Moore's motion.
Assemblyman Blauvelt, of Passaic,
presented a resolution providing for
the r~esaluation of street franchises,
including wires. pipes and SO forth,
with a view of increasing tax reve-
nues.
One of the hearings yesterday was
ON the Poole measure to make Ocean
Grove, the famous Methodist resort,
a borough, so that it can no longer be
controlled by the Ocean Grove Camp
Meeting Association. DR.. Aaron e.
Ballard, president. and Representative
John E. Andrus, of Yonkers, N. Y,
vice-president and treasurer of the as
ISOLATION, and former Governor Stokes
opposed the measure. A large number
of Ocean Grove residents came here in
a special train to support it. The
argument lasted fou hour n was
adjourned until Monday.
The Senate passed the Wilson bill
appropriating SIS, 1000 to aid Atlantic
City in entertaining the National G..
A. r. during the encampment in 1910.
Assemblyman Martin, of Essex,
made a stand in the House last night
for an enforcement of rule - Of the
House, which requires the taking up of
bills for third reading in the order in
which they were passed on second
reading.
House bill 30, a repeater of the Hill
lery maximum tax rate act, was re-
ported adversely by committee, but
was passed to third reading after a
hard fight. Martin was ruled out of
order and lost on an appeal.
House bill 1876, to permit Essex to
issue temporary loan bonds to cover
deficiencies, was passed in the House,
as was Senator Fielder's bill to permit
savings banks to make loans without
appraisement.
Hearing on Utility Bill.
The House committee on judiciary
gave a public hearing to friends and
opponents of the Martin and Pierce
bills, each of which provides for the
creation of a public utilities commits
sion.
Arguments in favor of the bills were
made by George L.. Record, of Jersey
City, and j.. H. Depue, of plainfeld.
About 100 teachers from all parts of
the State attended a hearing before
the House committee on education on
the substitute for the teachers tenure
of office bill. The teachers who spoke
unanimously opposed the substitute,
which they thought would interfere
with the provisions they desire in the
original bill.
officers of philanthropic societies IN
northern Jersey appeared before tie
House committee IN municipal corpo-
ratio and urged the passage of the
Smith bill to prevent children under
16 attending theatres and other places
of amusement unless accompanied by
parents or guardians.
The Senate. in accordance with the
recommendation of Governor Fort, con
ferred the rank of major general or
Adjutant Genera Breintnall, resigned
The annual hearing on whether o.
not the Prudential shall put a bridge
across Bank street, Newark, to connec'
the main building with the northeas
building. took place yesterday with th'
usual speakers or hand.
Equal Tax Bill.
An. equal taxation bill vas introduced
by Senator Hinchliffe. 1t provides tina
all real and personal railroad propert.
shall be taxed where found in any tax
ing district by local assessors at tn
local rate and the tax collected tn
same as on any other real or persona
property.
Assemblyman Martin, of Essex, las
night gave notice that within twenty
four hours he would introduce a reso
luton to amend the House rules S
that only members and officers Of tn
House m Senate may be allowed o.
the floor of the Assembly chamber dur
ing sittings. This resolution is a direc
slap at the States officials who lobby
Assemblyman Roberts, of Essex, in
troduced a bill to repeal the act of 19O
under which Newark established 1t
municipal fire insurance fund.
, urauiord Place Bill.
' The Senate passed the Newark Boar
/ of Works street extension bill, whic
!. has had a checkered caree in severe
r Legislatures. 1t permits All expendl
ture of not more than $780, 900 to extern
e and widen thoroughfares in first-clas
cities. The measure is famlnari
known as the Branford place bill
r Assemblyman Smith, Of Essex, put !
Q a new East Orange playground bi
v drawn to overcome the features of tt
E act passed last year n recently ad
judged unconstitutional.
! Other bills included:
Young, of Essex-New city condu
s bill for Newark. permitting expend
ture of 81. 900, 900.
+: Moore, Passaic-Provides for retire
a ment of h%onorably discharged war vel
Grams holding public office after twer
k ty-fve years service on their own RI
quest.
Ward, Bergen-Amends railroad CON
mission act giving board general super
vision over all railroads and station
and changes Of station
Martin, Essex-Provides that in mrs
class counties when the general pan
o Of Jurors shall consist of 100 or mo