Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-25
3ENATE TO DECIDE
CONTESTED OCEAN
COUNTYS SEAT
Bill introduced to Investigate
Election Contest Between
Mathis and Low.
lFrom a San correspondent.

TRENTON, Jan. 25.--The Senate and
House, before going into joint session,
held business meetings.
In the Senate Mr.. Bradley presented
a resolution authorizing the Senate
committee on elections to proceed as
soon as convenient to investigate the
election contest of Thomas A. Mathis
against George c. Low for the Ocean
county seat in the Senate.
Mr.. Fielder objected to the clause i'll
the resolution empowering the employ
ment of counsel to aid the Senate COM
mittee in its inquiry. He contended
that such expense was unnecessary,
and argued that If legal advice were
really necessary the encouragement
should be appealed to.
After considerable discussion Mr..
Silzer submitted an amendment to the
effect that the attorney-general adj
wise the committee whenever necessary
and requested to do so.'
The resolution, with the amendment.
was then adopted.
The following bills were introduced:
No. 40, by Mr.. Leavitt-To grant to
religious, educational or charitable cor
porations the power to sell or other
wise dispose of real estate previously
conveyed to them in trust for specific
purposes, upon order Of the chancellor,
whenever such purposes can best be
served by such disposition of the prop
erty.
No. 46, by Mr.. Bradley-To change
the name OF Coopers creek, Camden
county, TO Cooper river.
No. AZ, by Mr.. Edge-To authorize the
Commissioner of Public Roads to erect
signs on highways, giving warning OF
dangerous crossings. steep declines or
other perils of the roadway, as we'll as
guide-signs wherever necessary or ad-
vantageous.
Expense for danger signs limited to
s $1,000 per year and for guide-signs $4,000
a year for three years and any required
amount thereafter.
No. 4s, by Mr.. Fielder-To enable any
mutual fire insurance company, incor-
porated by special act Of Legislature. to
extend its corporate existence, not eX-
ceeding ni~nety-nine years. by unani-
mous consent of its board of directors
within six months prior to or after the
expiration of the time limited by such
act or amendatory act or supplement-,
subject TO the approval of the attorney
general.
ABti-TreatiDg Bill.
An anti-treating bill was introduced
In the House by Assemblyman Bum,
of Morris county. 1t amends section I
Of the Werts liquor law by making the
treating OF Intoxicating liquors in sa-
looms a cause for FORGETTING the license
of h proprietor.
other bills introduced today were as
follows:
Mr.. Boettner-Gives George W
Stevens. who was injured at an en-
campment January %, 1908, a pension
of $50 per month.
Mr.. Meyer-Repeals the act of April
81, 1909. requiring the issuance of per-
sonal licenses to hunt game.
MI. Thompson - Authorizes town
councils by ordinance to establish the
Office of comptroller therein, who shall
be elected by the voters of the town
for a ~three-years' term.
Mr.. Thompson-Gives mayors o.
towns veto powers to be exercised over
ordinances when in five days after pas
sage; a two-thirds vote to be eces-
sary to pass over veto.
Mr.. Lafferty-Forbids net fishing ir
the Delaware river below Trenton
Falls between sunset Saturday might
and midnight Sunday night.
Mr.. B. II. White-Amends the ac'
relative to attachment proceedings and
the effect as surersedeas of writs issue
out of the Supreme and Circuit courts
over District and justices courts.