Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-18
MANY BILLS ARE
PLACED IN HANDS
OF LEGISLATORS
First Nights Rush Nearly
Swamps 0fficers-Six by Sem
ator Osborne, of Essex.
IErom . star correspondent.

From i staff Correspondent
TRENTON, Jan. 1S.-The first nights
s rush of bills in the 1910 Legislature in
Guided the customary measures. There
were thirty-eight bills introduced in
the Senate, for six of which Senator
Harry V. Osborne, of Essex. stood
4 sponsor. The Essex man also had the
z honor of being the father of bill No. l,
am employers liability act. Fifty-three
bills found their way to the speakers
] desk in the House, Joseph *. seharff,
I OF Bergen, beating everyone to Captain
J James }Parker's desk with No. l.
Aside from the bills introduced in
the Senate by Senator Osborne and in
the Assembly by members of the Essex
{ delegation, and those which Mark Sui
s livan offered in behalf of William Par
& menter Martin. the following ran the
Z total to ninety-one:
! senate RiiIs.
BY Mr.. Gebhardt-Makes questions
of negligence and eontributory negli-
gence a question of fact hat shall be
/. determined by the Jury in trials for
: damages by railroad or trolley ac-
r cidents.
q by MT. GeDndfut-E IOIlbils any
further sale in fee of any of the ri
: parian lands in the State.
B BY Mr.. Gebhardt-The blanket ballot
bill, modelled on the Wisconsin ballot,
j with the names of all candidates eX-
N.cept those of Presidential electors in
+ alphabetical order.
BY Mr.. Gcbhardt-The Oklahoma
bank deposit bill, requiring local banks
to pay into the State treasury a sum
to take care of insolvent banks.
BY Mr.. Gebhardt-An employers LA
bility bill similar to the Osborne bill
referred to above.
h BY Mr.. Gebhardt-Requires officers
of fire insurance companies doing bust
ness in this state to certify that they
/. have not entered into any agreement to
fix or maintain rates.
BY Mr.. Gebhardt-Confcrs on Circuit
+ Courts. Supreme Court power in the
matter of issuing a
BY Mr.. Brown-Authorizing boroughs
e bordering on the Atlantic Ocean and
adjacent thereto, to issue temporary
loan certificates for constructing recre-
alton pavilions.
BY Mr.. Mathis-Repeals the law of
April q, 1909, requiring citizens of this
State to secure a license to unit and
pursue wild animals and fowl.
by Mr.. Mathis-Repeals the act Gre
ating the county boards for the eduall-
zation of taxes.
By Mr.. Silzer--Provides that vacan-
cies in any elective municipal office
I occurring for a cause other thar ex-
plration of term shal be filled by
special election. provided the same &C.
ours three months prior to the general
election. s4t
BY Mr.. Silzer-Requires railroad COM
panies to pay wages bi-weekly.
BY Mi. Silzer-Repeals the act Great,
ing the County Board for the Equaliza-
tlon of Taxes.
BY. Mr.. Silzer-Ballot reform bill sim
liar to that introduced by the Sem
ator from Middlesex last year.
By Mr.. entertainments the mechan-
4 les lien law by permitting a certified
4 docket of judgments in the District
Court tn he accented as evidence In the
(: Circuit Court.
Nv Mr.. 81 ,zer-Amends Section 30 of
Tho District Court act nv making cases
now pending in r~epleyin and attach
ment copnizable under the act.
Nv Mr.. misunderstanding the Dis
4 trict Court Jurisdiction and mechanics
lien cases to amounts not exceeding
sEoo
nv Mr. Wilson-Adds to the list OF
those state officers who are not al
reedy receiving railroad passes the
,b,ef of The R,reau Of She'll Fisheries
and MANNERS of the Public Utilities
rommission its secretary and inspec-
4nrsNtbe latter offices NOT vet created.
o.. Mr. Wilson nnronr;ates q, non