Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-07
RECIPROCITY
BILL IS KILLED
IN THE SENATE
One of Many Measures Pend
ing; Governors AppOintees
Are All Confirmed.
IFrom a stan Correspondence

TRENTON, Feb. THE Senate after
a brief morning session, at which only
three bills were introduced. went into
executive session and, under a suspen-
sion of the rules which was unanimous
ly agreed to, confirmed the appoint
ments sent to the Senate by Governor
Wilson last night. They are as fol-
lows: Court of Errors n Appeals,
| Mark A. Sullivan. Circuit Court. At
lantic, Cumberland. Cape May. Camden.
Clarence l.. Cole. District Court, At
lantic City, Frank Smathers.
After the joint meeting. which was
held at noon to elect a State director
of railroads and canals. comptroller
and commissioners OF deeds, no action
being taken on the former, the Senate
In a long drawn out session took up
and discussed Senate %, the Edge
automobile reciprocity measure.
The Edge bill, on final passage, was
lost by a vote of II to 8. Senators
Cornish and Brown were not present.
The vote vas as follows:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Edge, Filder,
E1tzherbert, Johnson, Low Osborne and
Princes.
Negative Bradley, Frelinghuysen,
Gaunt, Gebhardt, Hand, Leavitt, Lewis
Nichols Plummer Price-11.
Absent-Brown and Cornish.
Senator Edgae as customary changed
his vote in order to have an oppor-
tunity to have the vote reconsidered at
a future meeting. He has, however,
little hope of ultimate success as a
clear majority was recorded against
the bill.
The debate YVES prolonged and at
times rather acrimonious. and spread
over two and a half hours, keeping the
senators from the comptroller lunch
con, which had peer set for 2 O'Clock.
OF the bills introduced one amends
the civil service law by providing that
such officers as health board employees,
game wardens and others shall be Sc
lected according to the locality In
which they reside.
Bill for Transporting Pupils.
Senator Leavitt introduced a bill pro-
viding that rs per cent. of the cost of
Transporting pupils from one school
district to another shall be paid from
the general school tax fund. Senator
Nichols fathered a bill authorizing sec
ond- class cities to use for public pur-
poses potable waters found In park
lands or other recreation places.
A bill designed to enable mutual fire
existing under special char
tiers to extend their corporate existence
a period of not more than 80 years
was temporarily laid over after Sem
Silzer claimed 1t might perhaps
contain some special privileges.
Senator Edge. chairman of the cor
poration committee, announced a pub
lie hearing on all the employers liabili-
ties now pending in the Senate cham
Der at 2 o'clock next Tuesday. Febru-
AIRY II. Senator Bradley, chairman of
the railroad and canals committee, an
nounced a public hearing IN the several
public utility bills now pending In the
Senate for 8 o'clock Wednesday. Feb
ruary Is.
There will be no session of the Legis-
Monday night because of the
observance of Lincoln's Birthday. which
falls on Sunday.
A sample of the duplication of bills IS
in two "corrupt-practise-act"
bills amending the election law which
were introduced last night, one by Sena-
tor Silzer, the other by Assemblyman
Simpson. Both are referred to by those
who claim to be close to the Governor
as Wilson bills" They are similar in
terms, and the principal purpose seems
to be to limit the amount a candidate
may spend at a primary and general
Peculiarly enough, he is al
lowed to expend not moro than Is per
cent. Of his anticipated salary to secure
the nomination and 10 per e to
bring about his election. Why the dis
tinotion is made may be explained later
on. Neither bill, however, is likely to
reach the Governor, although they are
as Wilson bills"
The House had cleaned up everything
available today, when some of the
members wanted to know why they
couldn't consider the bills introduced
last night. 1t then developed these
bills had not gone to the printer till
this morning. The clerk of the House
explained that he had them ready last
night. but that the supervisor OF bills,