Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-29

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James r. MyIod.
and the railroad lobby on the other. Much
to 1t.
first one committee and then another of
one or more of these bills. On February
q. as the records show, Mr.. Lewis and
thirty-three other Republicans voted in
the negative. Albeit renewed his fight on
March ]. and again Mr.: Lewis and the
other friends of the railroads stood to-
March 6 and Z. None OF the bills ever
escaped from committee. They We're al
lowed TO die there when the Legislature
adjourned.
Franchise Tax Proposed.
One of these bills related to the taxa
by a resolution offered by Mr.. Albeit on
March z. saying that: Whereas, The
franchises of street railway and other
thousands and thousands OF dollars; and
whereas, at the present time no tax for
municipal purposes is levied. on said fran
will remedy this injustice" etc.
MIR. Abbott asked that the committee.
which had been holding the bill since
January 80, be relieved from its further
consideration. Mr.. Lewis voted with the
other loyal servants OF the overlords to
lay this motion on the table.
OdAli6 Ale SNSoAOi NiC ~. &c.
fifty r~ollcalls on test motions relative to
these measures. Mr.. Lewis was always In
his seat, and always he voted In a man.
ner designed to kill or smother each OF
tho measures.
Assemblyman Marks, ,eader of the
minority. again attempted. on March e,
ties commission. His particular object
was to regulate telephone charges.
on the day mentioned he offered si,, res 30
this subject "have evidently proven diff
cult of solution by the committee in
ered5 a special committee Of Ave be ap-
pointed to investigate these charges" Mr..
Lewis was one OF the thirty-six who voted
Experience In 1890 a taught the Pro-
gressives something, They had learned
that the first thing to fight was the prac-
William p. Martin, New Idea leader, made
the same discovery six years later; ,.r-
gen, majority leader IN the session OF lsU.
adoption Benny, of Hudson, moved an
amendment that all bills be reported with
in fourteen days, unless by unanimous
twice against this reform, once when u
was proposed. and again on January 10.
1t was defeated by overwhelming votes.
One of the proposals of that year was
to select United States Senators by pop
ular vote. The measure on this subject
WINS buried in the judiciary committee.
Vii Al wv "oo
Assemblyman Abbett's motion to drag the
measure out of committee. Lewis was one
Of those who voted to kill the reform,
On February 20 Asscmblyman Tenant,
OF Hudson. introduced an employers liabii-
lily bill. 1t was House No. 143. This
measure was held by the Judiciary com.
for It's release. Mr.. Lewis is recorded as
voting in the negative, and, as the ma
jority voted with Mr.. Lewis, the bill died
In committee.
Allows Bill to Die.
Lewis succeeded wakelee as majority
leader of the House in 1901. During this
an employers liability bill. 1t was House
No. 70. This measure was smothered In
the committee on corporations. Mr.. Lewis
made no attempt to bring it to a vote.
which, as a lender, he could easily nave
done.
introduced Assembly bills 10 to %. In
| elusive, providing for the local taxation OF
corporation franchises. None was ever re-
judiciary committee, Of Which Mr.. Lewis
was chairman.
Assembiyman Albeit during this session
again offered his measure demanding the
amendment OF the Federal constitution so
thai United States Senators might be
elected by tho people. The resolution was
held by the revision of laws committee.
On March .. Albeit moved to drag 1t out
Of committee. On motion of Lewis, Abb
belts motion was laid on the table and
| IL bIlJC Gu tlpIC W Liz Ciio VI INC StF6AoD.
Throughout his Legislative career Mr..
Lewis was especially the friend of the
committee system, which the party over
which they did not like. This system has
been the bulwark of the power of the
bosses in legislative affairs. Our New
the fight against IL was begun by the
Hudson Democrats in 1900. Martins plan.
six years later. was to compel II commit
tee to disgorge a bill on petition OF fifteen
reprnharq AQSamhlYman RannU'a eCnpma
was to prohibit committees from holding
bills more than fourteen days.
Each was aimed at the same ~evil-legis-
lation hv five members who were previ-
ously selected because Of their friendship
for certain special interests in which the
overlords were we're IN inte ths e NO e man ,.I mas
to defeat the reform Of this system as
| Vivian NJ. Lewis.
Mayor HaussIing Speaks.
Mayor Haussling spoke at the city
meetings which we're held at the fol-
| lowing places: Bites Hall, Bowery and
| Market streets; Schraft's Hail, Maya
| zine and Komorn streets; he Sixteenth
ward meetings we're held at Vain
wright street and Nye avenue and at
Eighteenth and Winans avenues; the
Thirteenth ward meeting at 5S4 Spring
| field avenue and the Seventh ward
| meeting at 205 Warren street. The
Mayor was enthusiastically received at
all the meetings. He was accompanied
by Judge Simon Hahn, Tax Commits
sioner DIR. William Dimond n DIR.
Charles F. Kraemer, who also made
brief addresses.
again, one of the friends Of my
opponent said that / wasn't high class
enough to be the Mayor of the city"
said the Mayor. land although I don't
think that the man who made that
remark has any reason or right to do
so l am willing to let ii go at that"
This was greeted by wild cheers.
once Open to All.
zone thing I know, however. and
that is that no mar or woman, rich or
poor, have ever come to my office for
advice, since I have been Mayor, whom
/ didn't give it cheerfully. That may
not be high class, but it is my way.