Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-03-23
LOCAL OPTION
AGAIN DELAYED
Made Special Order for Mon
day Night.
MUCH BUSINESS
Both Senate and House Passes
Many Bills at Yester-
days Sessi0


hardt the Hunterdon County member
of the upper branch of the New Jer-
sey Legislature, turned another trick
'on the Republican majority today,
when he once more delayed action on
his local option bill, securing the
adoption of motion making it a
special order of business for next
Monday night.
Senator Leavitt, of Mercer, Repub-
l1can, tried in vain to change the time
to next Wednesday morning, charging
Gebhardt was merely aiming to bring
the measure up at an hour when the
galleries were well filled, thus giving
opportunity to play politics.
The Gebhardt motion will give the
preachers of the State another Sun
day in which to preach local option
sermons
Senator Frelinghuysen withdrew his
amendment to the pending public
utilities bill, giving it the right to
inforce its orders by mandamus or
injunction proceedings, it having been
ascertained such an amendment would
1nvalidate the bill Senator Osborne
then introduced a bill covering this
point. The Osborne bill carries pen
atty of $1O0 per day to be imposed on
all corporations refusing to comply
with the orders of the utilities COM
mission
la addition 20 working this evening
both houses of the Legislature worked
all day, pausing only for little re-
Taxation when James E. MARITIME, of
Plainfield, the new United States
Senator, was introduced Both houses
voted him the privilege of the floor
and each invited him to make an ad-
dress.seHe responded in each instance
with patriotic remarks, promising to
try to represent all the people in the
office to which he has just been elect
ed through the instrumentality of
OO'NAOi "ilooA, WuO IuWdIUeu IH6
senatorial ambitions of former Sena-
tor James Smith
In the Senate Mr.. MARITIME conclud-
ed his speech by grasping the United
States flag behind the presidents desk
and eXclaiming "the people shall rule"
He paid a glowing tribute to the Ger
an election reform bill passed yester-
day in the Assembly and expressed
the hope that it might receive the
Senate.
1t is now generally believed that the
Republican Senate will pass the Geran
bill practically without amendment,
not because the majority is in favor
OF the measure, but because it is felt
that there is public demand for the
measure. Some of the Republican
leaders are inclined to think that it
will be a good thing to give the meas
ure to the people in its entirety, add
ing that the public will get enough
of the scheme after one years trial
and will be eager to have it repealed
or radically amended
The Senate today passed numerous
important bills, including the follow
ing:
House bill allowing Vineland to
spend $4,000 for a golden jubilee.
House bill allowing any magistrate
to take complaint against a father
who deserts his children.
Senate bills Incorporating Port Nor
ris, Salem County, and Mantolohng,
Ocean County; House bill forbidding
the taking of Holsters less than nine
inches in length; Senate bill provid-
ing for a three-year closed season for
deer; House bill establishing free
dental clinics in cities.
The House passed the bill making
the salary Of the County Judge of
Atlantic County $45OO.
The bills authorizing the city of
Newark to construct a subway in
Market street and the bill authorizing
the extension of the McAdoo tunnel
across Military Park, Newark, were
up on second reading and sharp
debate arose over amendments pro-
viding for the submission of the adop-
tion OF these laws to the people of
Newark at special election. These
amendments were finally adopted.