Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-05
CONFERENCE
To AGREE upon
PUBLIC UTILITIES
House and Senate Each to APP
point Three Conferees to
Recommend Measure.
rFrom a stan Correspondent.


TRENTON, April 5.-Assemblymau
Egan introduced in the HOUSE oday a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of three members of the House
by the speaker and three members OF
the Senate by the president of that
body to try to reach In conference an
agreement upon the form of public
utilities legislation to be enacted TINS
session.
The Egan bill, which had the back
ing of the governor, passed the House
several days ago. The Bradley bill, q
less drastic measure, passed the Sen
ate yesterday. The conference commit
tee will attempt TO draft a measure
acceptable to botn Houses. The Egan
resolution set forth among other things
that ut is improbable that either the
Egan measure. so called, or the Brad
ley bill will be enacted into law"
Republican Leader McCran seconded
the conference resolution and 1t passed
the House unanimously.
The House today passed the Osborne
bill preventing the employment OF
minors under IA as messengers by tele-
graph or telephone companies before ,
a. III. or after 10 p. m; the Alderman
bill authorizing the civil service board
to admit citizens of other States Tor
places that require technical training.
The Osborne bill requiring male and
female inmates of county jails to be
kept separate. The bill authorizing the
appointment of two women as assistant
probation officers, the bill preventing
the employment of any boy or girl
under Ia in any mercantile establish
ment during school hours, or the en-
ployment of any child under 16 for more
than IS hours a week, or before I a..
M. or after 7 p. m.
The House at once sent the resolu-
ton to the Senate.
Frelinghuysen said the resolution
was entirely out of order, because 1T
was adopted before the Bradley substi-
tute had been considered by the House.
He had no objection to a conference,
but it should be done. under the ac-
cepted rule and in the regular way.
Silzer said it would be a farce TO
delay the adoption of the resolution.
Prince believed Frelinghuysen was
right about the rule upon such matters.
but leaned toward the adoption of the
resolution in order to facilitate the
business of the session.
Ruled Resolution In Order.
President Alderman ruled that the
resolution was in order. Frelinghuysen
again objected to the consideration of
the resolution before the House had in
some way considered the Bradley sub
stitute. Up to this time the position
taken by the House was merely an as
sumption.
Edge said the Egan and Bradley bills
ha6 hean 1iGnrtccpd h. fhp Sonnta ha-
fore the latter was passed. The House
should do likewise before sending d res
o~lution. asking for a conference com
mittee, to the Senate.
The resolution was put to vote.
Pending the arrival of Bradley the
roll-call was suspended. The resolution
was read again. Bradley personally
saw no objection to the resolution and
believed it formed the practical solution
of the public utilities matter. AS a par
liamentary matter it would probably
be incorrect to support the resolution.
Nichols said the proposition might be
practical, but it was not the parlia-
mentary way and senators were sup
posed to be governed by parliamentary
rules.
Prince agreed with the remarks made
by Bradley and said the senate ought
to concur in the resolution.
Fielder said the best possible prece-
dent at this time would be established
by endeavoring tc facilitate the bust
ness of the Legislature.
The roll-call was resumed after FREE
~linghuysen had withdrawn his objection
and the resolution was passed. Brad
ley voted aye and several alto
changed their votes from the negative
to the affirmative. Only five votes were
cast against 1t.