Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1911-03-16
TO PURIFY
THE ELECTIONS
House Passes Act Yester-
day.
NO CHANGES IN BILL
Assembly Republicans Support 1t
in Hope of Changes in
Nt
the Senate.

Trenton, aMrch IA There were but
three negative votes in the House to-
day on the passage of the Simpson
corrupt practices act. The Republi-
cans supported it, according to Mr..
McCran, the party whip, in the hope
that it would be moulded into better
shape in the Senate
The House passed by a party vote
he James bill, making a reapportion-
ment of Assemblyman to The various
counties under the new census.
The Senate spent the entire morn
ing session discussing the Edge en-
ployers liability bill. The bill was
on second reading, and Mr. Gebhardt
offered a number of amendments, all
of which were defeated. More amend
ments were offered in the afternoon
but the only one accepted was one by
Mr.. Silzer, which provides that the
employe or his representative can
serYe notice of death or injury upon
0ANhSh IhS VAhplOySt VI IuS u6du OI
a department in which the employe
worked. The bill itself was laid over
|sSQr third reading tomorrow morn
ing.
Partisan tits occurred in both the
Senate and the Assembly, over legis-
lation that affects both parties, and
bitter controversy ragged among the
Democrats over the continued failure
to report the Geran election reform
bill, in spite of the steering commit
tees promise to the Governor.
Tae principal tilt in the House was
between Speaker Kenny and Republi-
can Whip McCran, a result of an eff
fort on the part of the latter to secure
vote on the direct primary bills
passed by the Senate. Mr.. McCran
insisted on being recognized, and in
sisted on having roll calls even when
threatened with the sergeant at arms,
but was outvoted each tina the Dem
ocrats laying the Senate measures on
the table.
1t was expected that the Geran bill
would be reported according to the
Steering Committees promise, but it
was announced that it would go over
until tomorrow because of some de-
lay in printing. There is a suspicion
that delay with the bill is being sought
by the machine Democrats, but the
Governor is confident that Assembly
mems promises to him will be kept,
and that the bill will be passed.
Speaker Kenny also had a tilt with
James r. Nugent, Democratic State
chairman, over his reference to the
Judiciary Committee instead of to the
Committee on Elections of an election
reform bill introduced by MCGOWAN,
a Democratic machine man from Es-
sex Mr.. Nugent told the Speaker that
his political future would be endang-
cred by such tactics as the Judiciary
Committee was regarded as friendly
to the Governor, while the Election
Committee was known to be loyal to
the organization. The Speaker retort-
ed that the MCGOWAN bill was merely
a trouble maker TO the Administra-
ton, and on that account was referred
to the Judiciary Committee, which al
so has the Geran bill At any rate,
he said, he was not concerned about
his political future, as he did not in
tend to seek a denomination.
The Simpson corrupt practices bill
passed by the House, is generally
known as the Administration measure.
1t prohibits bribery and limits the
that may be spent for cam
palgn purposes, requiring candidates
to file deiailed statements of their ex-
penditures. The Republicans opposed
the measure, on the ground that it
contained Inconsistencies, but later
voted for it on general principles.
Only three votes were cast against it
Adams, of Mercer. Republican, and
Bum and Burke, of Morris, Demo-
Gratis, the latter branding it as un-
and inefficient.
Republican Leader Price introduced
a series of commission government
bills for President Alderman
Senator Gebhardt introduced bill
providing that tubercular patients of
any county not having a hospital may
be treated at the county's expense in