Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-31
WILSON BILLS ARE
NOT AMONG THE
223 INTRODUCED
Administration Measures Are
Kept in Background at
Trenton.
REPUBLICANS STEAL
DEMOCRATS THUNDER
Resolution Offered in Senate to
Do Away with Night
Sessions.
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TRENTON, Jan. S1.-There have
heen 2a8 bills introduced so far In the
Legislature. One-hundred and ffty-
six of these have piled up in the House
and sixty-seven in the Senate. Withal
Governor Wilson's administration
measures have not made their appear
ance, but the first batch is looked for
at today's session.
The opening of the fourth week, like
the three preceding weeks OF the pres
ent session, have been devoid of in
terest, except for the fact that the
Republican majority in the Senate has.
sas might be expected. been able to steal
the possible Democratic thunder that
might have been acquired.
Political Bills In Both Houses.
All of the more important bills of a
political nature that have appeared in
the Assembly ave been duplicated in
the Senate. That, of course, does not
mean they will pass in either or both
houses. The action on these bills will
demonstrate, however, hat Governor
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may be overcome by a majority vote
of the Legislature.
Even the reform work was started
by the Republicans without consulting
the Governor, The Senate adopted.
without debate, a resolution which, II
c%opcurred in by the House, will abolish
all night sessions at h closing of the
Legislature.
Prince introduced Resolution.
The resolution, which was introduced
in the Senate by Majority Leader
Prince as a substitute for the silzer
resolution Of January 16, which fixes a
specific our for adjournment, was Sec
onded by Senator Frelinghuysen, and
adopted without a dissenting vote. The
resolution in full reads as follows:
Whereas, The present methods of
closing the Legislature at the final ad-
journment are unsatisfactory owing to
the great mass of legislation rushed
through on the last day, compelling the
session to extend beyond the specified
hour in the daytime and through the
night until the following morning,
causing disorder and confusion In the
enactment of law, and
Whereas, All attempts to bring i'm
provement have failed owing to the
congestion of the calendar undo sus-
pension of rules, and
Whereas, The right to introduce
and consider legislation Is legal and
constitutional up to the hour of ad-
tournment, therefore the only solution
of the problem would seem to be mu-
tual understanding between the two
branches of the Legislature; therefore,
be It
Resolved, That the Senate Of New
Jersey, the House of Assembly concur
ring, appoint as q committee h presi-
dent of the Senate, the leader of the
Senate majority and the leader of the
Senate minority, who, together with the
speaker of the House and the leader of
the House majority and the leader of
the House minority, shall constitute a
committee, and that this committee be
and hereby is empowered to confer to-
gether to devise q plan whereby the
Introduction of bills may cease a sum-
Gent time before Ana adjournment by
mutual understanding between the two
branches of the Legislature in order
that all measures before the Legis-
lature may be considered in an orderly
manner and that a sine die adjourn
naent may be had promptly on the day
and at the hour axed for adjourn
ment."
Senate Bills Presented.
The Senate bills introduced were as
follows:
No. 49-To establish a uniform
standard of weights and measures in
this State, to establish a department
Of weights and measures and provide
penalties for use of other than stand
ard weights and measures. State
superintendent. aalary $500; county
superintendent, salary 1880; municipal
superintendent, salary 1900, all hav-
ing power to appoint two assistants
each at $4,000 salary. Secretary OF
state to name State superintendent and