Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-01
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luton seeking to put a time limit
upon the Introduction of bills, was
brought up for action
The senate refused to accept the
counter proposition from the House
with the result of defeating 1t. SEN
ator Frelinghuysen, who introduced
the concurrent resolution, vigorous
1y attacked the House Democratic
majority for altering the proposition
as originally offered by proposing in
place of 1t an agreement not to ad-
journ the legislature sine die until
all the business in hand had been
properly disposed of. Mr.. Freling-
huysen c~ontended that his resolu-
ton providing that the president of
the senate, speaker of the House
and majority and minority leaders
of both bodies form a committee to
devise a plan whereby the introduce
ton of bills would cease a sufficient
time before final adjournment to
make 1t assured that all measures
be considered In an orderly manner,
was the only method by which there
could be a deliberate and satisfac-
tory closing of the law making
bodies. He characterized the House
substitute which provided that the
day and hour for sine die adjourn
ment should not be fixed until all
the measures before the legislature
are properly considered and dis
posed OF. as a political trick and
utterly impracticable.
Osborne Is Aroused.
Senator Osborne, the Democratic
leader, jumped up to declare that
Mr.. Frelinghuysen's remarks were a
reflection on the honor OF the Demo
cratic legislators. He said he reS
sented such a statement and the In
ference 1t conveyed. The Demo
Gratis, he said, were Just as anxious
az the Republicans that the legisla-
ture should come to an end in a de-
cent manner, and void Of the dis
graceful incidents that have marked
the closing session In years gone by.
at Ia a notorious fact that for
many years the legislature has
closed Its annual session In a dis
graceful manner" declared Senator
Gebhardt. at is time that we re-
formed. There Is not a Republican
nor a Democratic member of the
Legislature that has not been utterly
Disguised and ashamed OF the way
In which we have adjourned for the
last ten years"
How about further back than
that-in the days when the Demo-
Gratis were in contro1?" interposed
Mr.. Frelinghuysen.
I'll make my remark i've a
period of TWENTY-FIVE years." an
swered Mr.. Gebhardt. Neither side
make. But 1t is high time that we
rpado q chanpa5
"You will never get an orderly
adjournment unless you devise q
plan to prevent the introduction of
bills after a certain time" said Mr..
F'relinghuysen.
Mr.. Gebhardt replied that he
questioned the right of members to
introduce bills could be abridged in
any manner Anyway" he contin-
ued, 81 am in favor of the Iegisla-
ture continuing here until such a
time as we have cleaned up all the
matters that are presented for our
consideration and are confident that
we have done our full duty by the
people.
ediately following the row over
Iestion Of deyising a method for
- respectful adjournment Of the leg
islature, there was another period of
sharp debate rs a result of Senator
Fielder explaining the purpose of his
bill to abolish the corrupt Hudson
County building committee. Mr.. Edge,
smarting under the aspersions east on
Atlantic county as a result of the cleo
ton frauds, out Of which the democrats
have made a good deal Of political cap
ital, ironically congratulated the Hud-
son Senator for fathering legislation
intended to show up corruption. Mr..
Fielder suggested that as Mr.. Edge was
so anxious to have Hudson county
cleaned up he hoped he would offer a
bill to the same effect for Atlantic
county. Mr.. Edge had hardly said that
he would welcome such an investiga-
ton when Mr.. Gebhardt declared that
Atlantic county was absolutely rot
ten.' The Hunterdon Senator also
spoke of the great expense attached
to building the new city hall in Tren-
ton, and Mr.. Leavitt construed this as
an insinuation that all was>not open
and above board in the erection of this
municipal building.
Auto Bill Finally Passed.
Under the leadership of Assembly
man McCran the Bracken automobile
iceipiociLJ DHA was yosteiudy itScubu
from the beating given it Monday
night, when it failed to- pass by a
vote of 20 to 16. On reconsideration
today, with many Assemblymcn who
were not present at the roll call last
night on the measure, the Bracken bill
was passed with six votes to spare
81 to Is.
Assemblyman Whyte, of Camden, to-
gether with a number of other Assem-
/ blymen, realizing that the bill would
pass on reconsideration, made a vigor-
Gus effort to secure an amendment re
curing drivers Of cars from other
states touring in New Jersey to file
a power of attorney with the Commits
| sioner of Motor Vehicles, in order that
there might be some means of identify
ing and apprehending out of State Of
Tenders against the New Jersey laws.
This move failed, however. Under the
bill as passed by the House non-resi-
dent automobilists are given the privi-
lege of touring in New Jersey Is days
at a stretch without payment OF any
licensing regulation other than that re-
CURED by the State from which they
come. A bill proposing similar priv
leges, introduced by Senator Edge, has
already been beaten in the Upper
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