Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-04-04
GOVERNOR vETOEs
THREE MEASURES
Mandatory Appropriation, Ward
Lines and Liquor Bills Meet
with DisapprOval.

The Board of Works mandatory ap-
Precipitation bill, the bill preventing the
changing OF ward lines more often
than every seven years, and the
wholesale liquor dealers BILL" which
would permit New Jersey dealers to
deliver liquors in municipalities other
than those In which they have licenses.
with the exception of dry" cities, were
vetoed by the Governor yesterday, ac-
cording to an unofficial announcement
at the State. House last night In ad-
dition to these, 1t Is said that parts of
the incidental appropriation bill met
with the disapproval OF the governor
The measure backed by the Repub-
lean majority of the Board of Works,
which would compel the Common
Council to appropriate any sum asked
by the Works Board, was attacked by
the members of the finance committee
of the Common Council at a hearing
before the Governor Tuesday. Both the
Democratic and Republican members
of the committee objected to the
measure.
The Governor went yesterday after :.
noon to Washington, whence he will
EIATJ lot lIl6 WGSL ItudN Ills PlchiA1
do not contemplate a return TO New
Jersey, before the Legislature recon-
venes, on April 10. He left behind him
several veto messages, none of which
were made public, but which will be
given out today. 1t is said subject TO
release when the Legislature recon-
yenes.
May Pass Bills Over Veto.
1t is not difficult to verify the infor-
nation that the Governor has vetoed
the bills designated A list was given
out of the measures signed, and it did
not include the two Newark bills that
stirred up such opposition, nor the
wholesale liquor and incidental bills.
It was said at the executive office that
the Governor had acted either afflrma-
lively or negatively on all measures,
which means that there Is no possibil-
ity of any one of these bills having
become a law by virtue OF the Consti'
tutional provision which would make
lit a statute If the Governor had taken
no action on it within five days.
If there is any chance of the move
ment succeeding an attempt will be
made to pass the mandatory appropri-
,ation and the ward redistricting meas
lures over the Governors veto. Some
of the Republican Senators are opposed
to this course. and it will be difficult
to get them to consent to the plan
especially as the measure is one which
if passed, will surely be repealed by
subsequent Legislature.
The wholesale liquor bill was the sub
ject of hearing in the Governors Of
flee last Tuesday. 1t was pointed out
to the Governor that the big depart
ment stores in New York could deliver
liquor in any part of New Jersey with
out violating any law and without pay
ing any license in this State, while the
Jersey wholesale dealers could not do
business beyond the municipality in
(which they We're licensed. The Anti
saloon League led the fight on the
measure, which had passed both houses
with practically no opposition.
The incidental appropriation bill
which contains the expenses of run
ming the Legislature during the session
is about $4,000 greater this year than
last. The bill contains little but pro-
visions for salaries OF the employees
9of the session