Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-03-24
LEGISLATURE
WILL ADJOURN
ON APRIL 8
Senator Prince interpreter
for Italian Woman-.T Trans
Iates Iiddish and Celtic.
COLD STORAGE BILL PUT
mother MATTERS

ATehlonf March 24:-Before the
senate morning session Yesterday.
Senator Prince, of Passaic. whose
speaking Of so many languages has
led him to be called here The Sem
ator from Babel" was called pnon
TO interpret Italian Of poor woman
with five children, who made her an
pearance before Governor Fort ask
ing about her husband, who is serr-
ing an eight years sentence in state
prison for manslaughter. The wo-
man could not speak English.
and the senator readily left his seat
and an immense crowd gathered
around the group while he talked
with the woman. She wanted news
OF her husband, Giro Belito, who
Killed Benjamin Carinenitti in Cliff
TON and was sentenced to eight years
in state prison in 1907. He was a
petitioner before the last court of
pardons, but his petition was dis
missed. The woman pleaded that
sne was destitute, with five little
children, none of whom were more
IMAM nine years old, and Senator
Prince told her that he would ask
Judge Joseph w. Congdon to get the
petition of her husband reinstated ON
the calendar of the pardons court for
this term
Senator Prince In Demand.
Then Senator Prince wandered in
10 the house to be Immediately
called upon to read a communication
sent to the clerks desk. He did SO.
II was written in Yiddish, and he
tnen read communication written
in Celtic.
The senator received the thanks
OF the house for his services. Mr..
B?ker, the introducer of the resolu-
ton, calling attention ITO the fact
that Senator Prince is the only -
complished linguist in the Iegisiafnra
who can speak to his whole constitu-
ency."
After Majority Leader Alderman.
OF the senate, had heart to heart
ialK with Majority Leader Edge, of
the house, during the morning, the
mousse took on fresh energy to the
passing of bills which the senate
wants to get hold of. The senate Is
complaining of the inactivity Of the
mouse and wants to get through
March 81, as the house has planned.
but talk of the senator's in execu-
&c tis'-c sessiiees;s- developed the fact that
the senators do not fnas.a, hey can
get through until April s, Judging ~
the inaction of the house II is like
ly that April s will be the final date.
When the bill OF Mr.. Housed came
up in the house on second reading.
it was amended by Mr.. Huegel. OF
Essex, TO lower the amount OF
money a municipality must pay into
the police pension fund This meas
ure is the police pension fund meas
ure and is being backed by the Do-
lice all over the state. AS intro
duced 1t required municipality to
pay in four per cent. of the amount
psid out each year in police sal
ar.~s. AS amended It requires but
the payment of one per cent of this
amount
Governor Silent on Utility.
Senator Minch, as chairman of the
senate committee on passed bills.
yesterday delivered to Governor Fort
the Wakelee public utility commits
sion bill passed last week. The
chief executive refuses to say what
he intends doing with the measure
except to say that he will dispose of
it before the session ends
The Whyte. Camden, bill house
1876, which provides for the incor-
poratton of companies to deal In salt
water, was recommitted TO commit
tee during the morning after stren-
uous objections had been entered TO
its present provisions by Atlantic
City men. A substitute will be re-
quired soon to cover the objections
now expressed that under the pres
ent bill ocean front property could
be condemned. The new bill will al
low only of the incorporation of
companies TO deal IN salt water as
far as a high pressure fire service is
concerned for Atlantic City. II Will
not provide, as the other bill did, for
private grants or condemnation Of
properties. The grants shall not run
more than seven years
Cold Storage Bill.
Before the house adjourned for
luncheon Mr. Pierce, Union, put in
another cold storage bill, providing
that all meats must first be tagged
with date when food is received for
cold storage and the date when Il
was taken out OF such storage. No
time limit is placed on the storage
but penalties are provided for prod
ucts which have been in cold stor-
age not having such tags on when
exposed for sale finally to the re-
taller.
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