New-York tribune., 1912-03-23
SPLIT ON RED|STR|CT|NG
Republicans Can't Agree on Re-
apportionment of State.
TAX BILL GOES THROUGH
Suffragists Get Unexpected Set
back, but Will Push Their
Fight to the Finish.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.

Trenton, n J., March 22.-The eleven
Republican Senator'S had redhot confer
ence tonight on the Edge redistrictlns Dill
and the Gaunt road bill, which ended Dy
Senator Pierce, Of Union. fatty refusing 10
be forced into caucus on the proposed
reapportionment scheme. Senators colgate
and Nichols also kicked over the traces ana
refused to agree TO support the Gaunt Dill,
which takes the control Of the roads from
the State Road Commissioner and places
them in charge of a commission OF three.
The whole redistrictng fight Is over the
county OF Warren, which nobody seems TO
want According to the bill now in the
Senate, it is tackled on to Bergen ana Sus-
sex counties, and made into Congress
district, which ex-senator Edmund w.
Wakelee the Republican leader, has strenu-
ously objected to. An effort was made 10
pacify Mr.. Wakelee by putting half OF war
rem into a district with Mercer and Somer-
set, but Senators Leavitt and Smalley
kicked, so another effort was made to tack
1t on TO the Union Morris district
Senator Pierce did not quite see why his
county of Union should be bound up In
district of this kind, as Morris and Union
have about 215,O00 voters, which is about
g. 900 above what the population for each
district would be If the district were ap-
portioned according to population. Senator
Pierce says he is going to stand pat, and
under no circumstances will he accept any
additions to the Union-Morris district, and
every other OF the Republican Senators is
of the same mind. so far as their districts
are concerned.
rnt N
the bill cannot be passed, as the Republi-
cans have only the eleven votes necessary
for majority. The situation that has
arisen is tense, and may result in no re-
distrIcting being done this year.
Senator Pierces tax bill passed tho SEN
ate by "A strict party vote this afternoon
but 30 amended "a not 10 disturb the local
assessors. The Union County Senator eX-
planned his measure in detail, pointing out
that under the present system fair ana
equal taxation in this state has become
more or less a farce He asserted that his
measure did not 60 as far as he wanted
but said that this was due TO a difference
of opinion among the Senator'S regarding
some OF the provisions OF his Original bill.
Assemblyman Jamos's pump gun bill,
which passed the House yesterday, went
sailing through the Senate to-day, and Is
now on It's way TO the Governor. Under It's
provisions the use OF the automatic gun Is
no longer allowed in hunting in New Jer-
soy Among the bills passed in the House
to-day were Assemblyman Fords full
creu'' on railroad trains bill. and As
semblyman Gills measure providing for the
rayment of teachers pensions from the
money now given by the state for the use
OF schools.
A couple Of dozen sufrragists in the AS
semblv gallery to-day were much chagrined
10 find out that the petition served on Mr..
White. the chairman OF tho judiciary COM
mittee. was faulty. and that consequently
their suffrage resolution would not come
ont of committee Not at all daunted. they
at once prepared new petition which was
served on M White this afternoon. The
resolution IS now due 10 come out on Mon
day.