The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-16
Many Measures Passed and Appointments Made
in 1851 Session of Legislature Mow Ended

House at the end of sessions time out
Of mind, Aud. Lang Syne.' was sung,
and the Legislature was through
Governor Absent.
1t was an unheard-of thing for the
Legislature to close its session with the
Governor absent from the State House.
Just as if they didn't know that he
had gone away and to bed at 2:S0,
hours before. the House and Senate
sent committees to tell him that they
were about to adjourn without day.
For the Senate. Minch, of Cumber-
land; Osborne. of Essex, and Hand. of
Cape May. waited on the executive.
while from the House went Majority
Leader Lewis, of Burlington; Minority
Leader Sullivan. of Hudson. and Mar
tin, of Essex. They received notes that
had been left in anticipation of their
call with the Governors son and sec
rotary. Leslie r.. Fort,
Forts Wishes.
These set forth that the Governor
had nothing more to communicate "at
this time, and wished the members
success and long life. There was no
word of commentator for the sessions
record.
Last shOt nj Fort.
one of the last acts of the House
was to beat a Fort bill, but as soon as
that HAD been disposed of, as a sort of
poetic justice, the members refused to
pass the bin of Assemblyman James,
of Hudson, to permit lawyers to sue
for recovery of fees, over the executive
veto by a vote of IA to a. The Bill
that was beaten was recommended in
the annual message of the Governor,
sent in at the beginning of the SEES
sion.
1t provided for Investigations, or
Isxowing work, under the supervision
of the Supreme Court by Supreme
Court commissioners appointed for the
purpose, instead of having such work
done by special legislative committees.
As a sort of resentment for the treat
ment they had received at the hands
Of the Governor the House .ieered this
measure and pounded it numerically.
1t was sponsored by Senator FIRE.
hnghuysen and was passed by the Sen
ate without much excitement. 1t. re-
ceived just nine votes in the House
and there were forty-six against it.
The Regulars cheered, stamped and
clapped for glee at the downfall of the
measure.
starts Killing bee.
That seemed to start a killing bee
and the Senate bills were slaughtered
merrlly for a time. Then when Speaker
Prince pounded his shattered gave and
announced. This is the last BILL the
members cheered up and passed it,
just to show there was no hard feel
ing, Assemblyman Matthews. of Hun
terdon. Democrat, called the roll by
way of diversion and he refused to re-
cord any noes The bill was Sena-
tor Waltelee's measure, making it UNI
lawful to kill or have in ones possess
sion any rabbit between November Is
and December 81.
Somehow it was sort of fitting that
Legislature should pass as the last
measure of the session a harmless little
ra bbit- protecting bill. The rabbit
might be adopted as the emblem of the
Legislature.
Fort Fails Down.
Governor Fort made absolutely no
attempt to get through any of the
Statewide reforms which he had ad-
vocated In written messages. The only
thing he appeared to want actually
WAS the Wakelee bin. which win shake
up the whole party and possibly give
him a chance to get hold.
He had prepared a special message
on public utilities. which he displayed
to the friends of such legislation, but
which never left his desk.