Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-01
SENATORS KEEP
BUSY IN RUSH TO
CLEAR CALENDAR
Many Measures Hurried Along.
Only Bill That Passes Both
Houses Is Vetoed.
IRON a stan Correspondent.

1hEN ION, MATCH 1.-The Rciiots
last night passed eleven bills; received
twelve new measures. one of them to
discourage strikes; held a hearing or
the semi-monthly pay bill for railroad
employees, and received a veto from
Governor Fort of the only bill passed
this year. The vetoed easu was
fathered by Senator Hand, and its
aim was to increase Cape Mays county
clerks salary to $4,000. The Governor
denounced the bill as wrong in prin-
ciple declared it had not received
sufficient consideration.
In the absence of President Joseph S.
Frelinghuysen, Senator Wakelee pre-
sided. Fluctuations were wired to the
president because of the arrival of a
baby daughter.
Senator Price introduced the bill to
discourage strikes.
The bill Authorizes the Governor, in
the case of any strike or labor dis
turbance, to appoint three arbitrator,
provided said appointment is agreeable
to employer and employees.
Should the employees indicate a will
ingness to accept thes determination of
the arbitrator and the employers fall
to respond to or agree to arbitrate, the
Governor shall issue a proclamation to
the effect that the city or county where
strike exists shall not be liable for any
damages resulting therefrom.
The following bills were passed:
House 231-Cedes t government land
in Gloucester on which to erect the emf
grafton station.
Senate 41-Creates new township OF
Berlin, in Camden County.
Senate 61-Amends general corpora
ton acts.
Senate 136-Amends health board act.
I House 157-Authorizing cities, etc, to
open and keep open inlets, streams, etc.
Senate 155-Authorizes cities to APP
propriate 50, 500 to celebrate the found
ing of city.
Senate 95-Supplements act for pro-
lection of certain kinds of birds. game
and fish.
Senate 14S-Permits certain State
boards and Institutions to use receipts
of same for what is known as a petty
cash account.
Senate 134-Supplements general
school law.
Senate 121-Provides new method OF
selecting jurors by District Court
judges.
House 24-validates all proceedings
by which bonds were ordered issued in
school districts.
The Senate defeated. by a vote of s
to 3, Senator Hands bill experimenting
the general road act. This meaSur
provided for the elevation of any public
road connecting with an island, which
may be subject to inundation from
water or storm tides. The opposition to
the bill was based upon the ground
that it was special legislation seeking
to benefit only one road in the State.
New Bill. Presented.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Prince-Enables any munich
pality in this State by its governing
body to acquire by purchase or CON
demnation a site for a public park.
Authorizes the issuance of bonds. certi-
ficates of Indebtedness or promissory
notes for the same, with a proviso that
the tax levy shall annually contain an
amount sufficient to provide for inter-
est, sinking fund or other prescribed
method Of retiring said evidence of in
debtedness.
BY Mr.. Fielder-Authorizes an APP
preparation of $4,000. or as much there
of as may be necessary, to pay for the
publication and distribution of 500
copies Of the history of Kearny's First
Brigade New Jersey Volunteers.
BY Mr.. Fielder-Annends the act of
April IL, 1908, enabling municipalities
other than cities to consolidate by
remedying the defects in that act,
which was intended to permit the con-
%solidation of the North Hudson towns
into one general city.
By Mr.. Embellishments the act OF
June %, 1906, which amends the title of
the general water act. of April Il. 1876,
so that the said title shall read, Sup
plying cities, etc, in this State with
water and otherwise amend said act
| Amends section 2 in part as follows:
ANY number Of persons not less thar
seven, a majority of whom shall reside
in this State, may form a company for
the purpose of constructing and operat-
ing w~aterworks in any municipality of
this State, and for the purpose of sup
plying any municipality thereof with
water"
BY Mr.. Mathis-Supplement to act OF
March 80. 1906, abolishing fees for
county officers by providing that in ad-
dition to the salary provided by law,
sheriffs of counties of second, third and
fourth class shall be entitled to and re-
ceive actual expenses incurred by them
In performing the duties of their office,