Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-06
LABOR BILLS ARE
Up FOR DEBATE
At STATE HOUSE
Business Men and Legislators
Discuss Proposed Measures.
Manufacturers Side Heard.
Especial to the Newark star.l

TRENTON, Feb. 6.-The fifth week
of the legislative session bids fair to
be a productive one, judging by the
early morning arrivals of senators and
assemblymen from various sections OF
the State.
This was due in a measure TO the
fact that no less han seven committee
meetings are scheduled for this after
soon, one in the Senate and six in the
Assembly. The former is that of the
Senate judiciary committee, which will
give q hearing on the Leavitt bill regu-
lating the age Of children who may
attend theatres unaccompanied by par
ents or guardians.
Senate Reduces Age Limit.
AS introduced the bill provided that
no child under the age of 16 should be
permitted to enter a theatre unless ac-
companied by an older person. The
Senate last week reduced the age limit
to IA years, and today friends and
enemies of the bill will appear. the
former to restore the 16-year limit and
the latter to show that no valid rea-
son exists for the enactment of any
new law.
One Of the more important Assembly
COIilinltNSC I1GtlltlSS lllo alter lppi vas
that of labor and industries, which met
to consider the eight-hour day bill for
all public work, the bill for licensing
stationary engineers and firemen and
the employers liability bill.
Manufacturer Are Heard.
Prior to the meeting representative
manufacturers and members of boards
of trade from several cities had a con-
ference In the chamber of commerce
in this city. Later the delegation had
81 long ak with Governor Wilson on
the relative employers liability bills
o pending.
Newark was represented by the fol-
lowing Board of Trade members:
George r. Howe, chairman; Eugene
Merz, Franklin Philips. Richard C.
Jenkinson, John l.. O'Toole, Joseph NJ
Riker. l.. r. Mergott, William Borne
man and Charles hobbs, 1r., and Sec
Rotary of the Board James NJ. Reilly.
Seem In Combative Mood.
Many of the Democratic Assembly
men who arrived early appeared in a
more OF less c~ombative mood, owing
10 the published report that a confer
ence was to be held attended by Gov
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ators and the speaker and majority
leader OF the Assembly. at which the
plan of action of the Democrats for
the balance of the session should be-
determined.
That the nine senators, who are in a
minority, and the Governor, %hose only
weapon-the veto power according to
the Constitution-may be set aside by
a mere majority of both houses, which
is alone necessary to pass a bill, and
two of the forty-two Democratic mem
bers of the Assembly should dictate to
the other forty members was not rel
ished by the latter.
"If the intention is to ignore forty
A~ssemblymen, who can do something
and permit nine senators. who are pow
erless, alone to dictate our policy l, for
one, viii not stand for It," was the
way Assemblyman Meyer, OF Sussex.
put 1t, and he voiced the sentiment of
most of his colleagues.
It is expected that Governor Wilson
may send one or more appointments, in
Guiding that Of State road commits
sioner, to the Senate tonight. Another
may be thai OF Clarence l.. Cole to uc-
coed Circuit Court Judge Allan L
Endicott, whose term expired Febru-
airy 2.