Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-24
r s. RAILWAY GETS
SETBACK IN FIGHT
ON TRANSFER BILL
Enemies Force Laying Over OF
Measure Making Offense to
A Give Them Away.


TRENTON. March 24-When Mr..
DeUnger's. bill, making it a mis-
demeanor 90 give away or sell trolley
transfers. was taken up in the House
today. Mlrprity Leader sullivan at
tackled 1t on the ground that it was
outrageous legislation in aTo of cor
porations.
Under this BILL said he. "any per-
son who hands his transfer. innocently
enough. 10 another person would be
braided for life as a criminal"
Air. Mnard. of Essex, insisted the
bNf should Pass. Mr.. Miller. of Essex,
declared the bill to be vicious lcgisla-
ton,
Mr.. Terhune. of Essex, exposed a
.jolzers in the bill in these words:
AFTER the limited use shall have OK
pred"
The present law gives trolley COM
ranIes no right to fix a time limit dur
ing which transfers shall be ssood. The
pet;nrer baIf would establish the prin-
cipIe in law that a trolley company
would be justified in rejecting a trans
fer offered after the time punched on
its face, Mr.. rumulty, too, attacked
the bill and Mr. DeUnger, to save it,
had it laid over
Through the efforts of Minority Lead
or Sullivan. Senator A~ckerman's bill to
amend the crimes act (revision Of 1899,
by making the minimum limit for COM
mitments to State prison one year, in
stead of six months as now provided
by section IS of, the act, was defeated,
The measure alsp provided that where
= person is sentenced in any county
having a p~eniten tiary for a term of
not exceeding two years he shall be
imprisoned in that county's peniten-
fiarv. instead of being sent to the State
prison. unless the person so convicted
has served a previous prison term. 1t
also made it mandatory on custodians
of jails. warehouses; or ~penftentiaries
To allow one day off sentence for good
behavior.
The argument against the bill was
on the ground that county peniten-
tiafies are now crowded and that Essex
and Hudson counties would suffer.
Two bills by Mr.. DeUngnr were
passed, respectively, exemptins Cam
den and Trenton from operation of the
Paterson Board of Works act and the
police and fire beard act.
Other bills passed by the House in
cluded:
Senate 1874, by Mr.. Lewis-Supplement
10 the general school law trevision OF
1e03). authorizing any district school
board to arrange fpr the payment of
the education Of any child of that dis
trict who may have completed the ordi-
mary course of study in that district in
Farnum Preparatory School.
Senate So. by Mr.. Leavtt-Prohibits
tho withdrawal of any funds deposited
BY a minor in any savings bank or
trust eompany without the consent of
the depositor.
senate 135. by Mr.. Minch-Provides
TINT in third-class cities a board or
tax assessors to be elected by the Conf
mon Council or other governing body
may be chosen for a term of three
years, except that the first chosen
shall be for one, two and three years.
salary to be- fixed by the governing
body.
Senate rs, by Mr.. Silzer-Extends dis
triet court jurisdiction in mechanics
lien cases to $500 amounts.
Senate 177-Makes Wildwood Creek a
borough.
Senate l61, by Mr.. Brown-Will give
every prisoner discharged at the State
prison $50 instead of 50. provided the
prisoner lives up to certain conditions.
Senate 1Ss. by Mr.. Wakelee-Permits
purchaser at tax sales TO file bill fore
eItsing the right of redemption within
two years after sale, whether notice to
redeem has been given or not.
Senate 16i. by Mr.. Silzer-Nalidates
certain municipal bonds in Middlesex
county.
Senate 1873. by Mr.. Lewis-Gives the
fish game commission and protec-
tor free railroad passes.
day by unanimous consent. They were:
By Mr.. Housel-Gives consent to the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company 20
lease and operate the Pennsylvania
Tunnel and Terminal Railroad Com
parry, which runs from East Harrison
through the TUNED under the Hudson
rive to the Thirty-fourth street station.
New York city.
- Mr.. Terhune-Provides that 1t
snail be lawful in suits now pending in
any court in this State. in which a
judgment of non-suit may be ordered
entered, to bring a new action for the
same cause within six months from the
date Of entering such judgement or its
sfnr1nance by the Supreme Court, or the
C6urt of Errors and Appeals. Upon pay
fdknt Of costs to the prevailing party.