Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-22
MINORITY CHECKS
G. 0. P. PROGRAM
IN HOUSE SESSION
With Many Seats Empty Leader
Sullivan Forces Opponents
to Hold Up Bills.
rrrom a staff Correspondent

TRENTON, Feb. 22.-Minority Leader
Mark Sullivan last night, In the House.
took the warpath and with the Re-
publican majority attendance depleted
he and his associates forced the With
drawal of bills from consideration on
third reading to prevent their defeat.
Assemblyman Moore's bill to pay Ma
tional Guardsmen fifty cents for each
drill, Assemblynan Wohlfarth's band
concert bill and Assemblyman Minaro's
district court act, were all put back on
second reading.
These bills were passed: House No.
al, by Mr.. Bowden, validates bonds is
sued for constructing sewers to con-
meet with the trunk sewer in Essex
county; House No 70, by Mr.. Moore,
provides that any person who shall
1Wilfully ring a fire alarm in any city
shall be deemed a disorderly person.;
House No. 1913, by Mr.. Edge, amends
the disorderly act by increasing fines
To be inflicted from $50 to SIS; House
NO. 1871, by MIR. Minard, releases title
of the state in real estate in East Or
ange of which Moses Bennett died,
seized; House No. 40, by Mr.. McCran,
the Paterson public market bill; House
No. PA, by Mr.. Minard, amends the
district court act; House No. 144, Mr..
Edge, repeats the law requiring oyster
tongers to pay a license.
A~ssemblymen Terhune and Nissan,
of Essex, voted against Mr.. Minard's
bill, No, 214, which requires that the
defense shall specify it's case in all ac-
lions in he district court involving
more than $500. Mr.. Terhune declared
that the bill was bad throughout, but
Us especially unfair to the poor man,
whose court it affected. This was the
first split in the Essex delegation this
session.
Many Newerkers Attend.
Essex county and Newark were large
ly represented when the House n
Senate convened. The Newark Com
mon Council legislative committee, the
Board of Health legislative commit
tee n representatives of other civic
bodies were here. as were several coun-
ty officials. Assemblyman ]. William
Huegel introduced the following reso-
tuition in the House to extend the
courtesies:
Resolved, That the privilege of the
floor be granted to DIR. Herman G.. II.
Herold, Alderman George w. Taylor,
Health Officer David D. Chandler, AL
dernan Jerome T.. Congleton and other
good fellows from Newark and Essex
county,
Numerous bills were reported In
$ the House last night, among them be-
ing Mr., Bedle's measure making per-
sons splitting on the floor. sides
or platforms of trolley cars dis
= orderly persons under the crimes act.
y Mr.. ~Goldingay's bill to punish as guilty
of a misdemeanor drivers of any motor
vehicle running away after an acct
dent resulting in injury of any person
was also reported.
Mr.. Schwartz managed to get out his
bill to d~isqualify the present police
judge in Elizabeth by making 1t a
requisite that judges in second-cIass
cities shall be lawyers. Another bill
out is that of Mr.. Terhune, permitting
the chancellor to increase the pay O
sergeants-at-arms of chancery cham
bers in Newark and elsewhere from
81, 200 to $1,000 per year. The free pass
bill for the State Board of Health wa:
reported.
Assemblyman Schwartz, OF Union,
introduced a bill that aims to conservs
the hrelnen's pension fund of all munic-
qualities Of the State. 1t provides thai