Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-17
RECORD.
SESSION IS HELD
BY LEGISLATURE
Senatorial Meeting Brief, Only
Four Bills Being Pre-
sented.
SIXTY-SIX MEASURES ARE
PRESENTED IN ASSEMBL Y
Practically Half Are Prepared
Under Direction of Chair
man Nugent.
rFrom a staff Correspondent ]


TRENTON. Jan 17.-Last nights
session of the Legislature was a record
breaker In both the Senate and House
| OF Assembly. The session of the for
mer was brief and resulted in the in
PRODUCTION Of only four bills. while in
the Assembly the total reached sixty
six, the largest number for a single
session since 1874, when special lesisla-
ton was prohibited.
Practically half of the total number
Of bills introduced in the Assembly
were prepared under the direction Of
James r. Nugent, chairman of the
State Democratic Committee, after
consultation with Governor Woodrow
Wilson.
Provides for subsvays.
Others embody the necessary legisla-
ton to permit the city of Newark to
construct subways to relieve the con-
! gestion of traffic and carry out other
reforms which Mayor Jacob Haussling
has been advocating for the last FIVE
years.
Majority Leader Matthews was sc-
|
first of the series of bills. which pro-
vide for a more methodical system of
levying, collecting and distributing the
main stem" tax on railroad property
which is apportioned to the various
municipalities for school purposes.
Under existing law the distribution of
this source of municipal revenue has
laIa
has cost cities like Newark many
thousands Of dollars IN interest on
temporary loans in anticipation of It's
receipt.
Minority Leader McCran fathered a
series of bills to prevent Passaic county
officials from receiving the same sal
) aries as similar officers In Dssex and
Hudson counties, because the census Of
1910 gives Passaic a population which
includes It in the first class. A synop
sis of the Senate and Assembly bills
introduced follows:
Senate bills introduced January t6,
1911:
No 20, by Mr. Bradley-To ratify,
confirm and continue the incorpora-
tion of the borough OF Collingswood,
in the county Of Camden, and to fix
the boundaries and corporate name
thereof; necessary because statement
OF the results Of an election for the
purpose of incorporation under the bor-
ough act of 1882, held May %, 1883, can
not be- found in the Camden county
clerks office.
No 27. by Mr.. Edge-Prescribing the
liability of an employer to make COM
pensation for injuries received by an
employee in the course of employment,
establishing an elective schedule of
compensation and regulating procedure
for the determination of liability and
COMPENSATION: abolishes negligence Of
q fellow employee and the assuming
of risk by the injured employee as
grounds Of defense for the employer in
suit for damages.
No %, by Mr.. Low-To repeal the
act of April, 1909. to license hunters
and gunners
No 2s. by Mr. Low-To abolish
county boards for the equalization OF
| taxes.
Assembly Bills introduced.
Assembly bills introduced January 10.
1911:
No /, by Mr.. Matthews-Provides
! that the taxes assessed on railroad and
canal property shall be reported to the
comptroller of the State on or before
December !, and must be paid into the
State treasury on any day prior TO Feb
ruary l Of the year following.
! No 2, by Mr.. Matthews-The time for
! the distribution of the State school tax
J Is made June 15 of each year, so as to
! be in use at least year prior to the
| time when II can be used under the
present law.
No. 3, by Mr. Matthews-Repeais the
act Of 1909 authorizing the issue of gun
ners' licenses.
| No. 4, by Mr. Matthews--Abolishes
1 voting machines
! No. 8, by Mr.. James--Provides regu-
| lations under which food shall be re-
ceived for storage or refrigerator. Same
! must be branded, stamped or marked
the day, month and year when the same
was received for such storage, and no
| food shall be stored for longer period
than six calendar months, without the
consent OF the State Board of Health
| Quarterly reports must be made by
| each cold-storage warehouse. giving
tenized particulars Of the quantity OF
food, etc, in such storage. Violation OF
| the act a misdemeanor.
| No 6. by Mr. James-Authorlzes any
| company of the National Guard TO ac-
auire from any city lands to construct
and erect an armory building thereon,
and provides that the company may
mortgage the property.
No. 7, by Mr. James-Authorizes the
placing upon the retired list any mem
Der of the National Guard who has
served for more than twenty years or
who shall l'>be incapacitated by military
| service.
No. s, by Mr.. Donnelly-Requires the
public park commissioners in first-class
counties to submit to the board of
chosen freeholders in the county in
which they have been appointed a full
detailed account Of their expenses, to be
verified under oath, and that hereafter
all purchases made OF money paid
amounting to over $500 must only be