New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
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iBy Tslegrapn to ms 1Tin11ef
Trenton, ". j., Feb. H.-Both houses %
the Legislature took on an air OF business
tonight and the calendar Of bills ready FOR
final passage was a heavy one. Among the
bills reported In the House and placed On
third reading was Assemblyunsn Scharfys
workmen's compensation act. which pro-
vides that employer and employe may
enter into an agreement TO pay premiums
for indemnity insurance, whereby the en-
ploye. il injured. can receive immedfats
benefit, instead OF waiting for the courts 70
decide as TO whose negligence the injury
was due
The Senate passed a number OF unirn-
portant bills. and in executive session laid
over the confirmation of two or three of
the nominations sent in by Governor Fort
last week, at the request OF the Senators
interested. The Judiciary COMMITTEES he'll
tight to the names OF George L. Record
named for the Revision Of Laws Commits
sion. and ]. Ward Richardson. who was
named for the Riparian Commission.
Governor Fort sent three messages 10 III.
Legislature, one containing the report %
the Hudson River Interstate Bridge Com
mission, which asked for another appro-
priatiou to continue its work. The Governor
asked that the commission be made perr,s
rent OF the other messages one contained
the report of the New Jersey tuberculosis
Commission and the other two Isttsrs ors
from Secretary Knox. the other from for
ner Mayor Mcclellan. pleading for the CO.
operation OF the Governor in the effort thss
Is now being made to supply New jersey
water to Staten Island
Governor Fort, in his message on the
bridge report. favors the building Of tha
bridge on the site suggested by the New
York commission. He SAYS the topography
at l7oth street New York City and oppo-
site that point on the New jersey shore
seems to indicate that nature has provided
the place for the bridge. The cost OF
bridge at this point. according to the Gov
ernor would probably not exceed = eaae eS,
while from two and half to three times
this expenditure would be necessary AT any
of the points further down the river
Two big hearings took I'D most OF ths
time OF the lawmakers in the afternoon.
One was on employers liability bills and
the other on the McCrsn bill to prevent tha
diversion Of subterranean water to Staten
Island Among those who spoke IN favor
of Mr.. McCran's bill was John s. Parsons.
a Staten Island attorney. who said THAT
Richmond Borough did not need water
from the outside. as it had plenty OF its
own.
The much discussed Ocean Grove Eo--
cush bill made its appearance in the HoUss
tonight. but not from a member of Mon
mouth County. in which the camp meet
ing resort is situated James Baker. Of
Hudson. a Democrat. handled the n1easIra
after each one of the three Monmouth AS
semhlymen had declined to touch IT,
AssembIymsn Dwell, Of Hudson. intro
duced three bills. said 10 be favored b.
the hoteikeepers Of the state. one repesIz
the Hillery Jag law. another provides
for the sale OF liquor on Sunday. and TIE
other makes il a misdemes nor for minors
TO misstate their age when sndeavorinx 70
purchase liquor.