Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-21
RECIPROCITY
BILL KILLED
Senate Defeats the Stiekel
Bill 8 to II.
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Trenton, March 21:wAutomobile
reciprocity, which has been a bone
of contention In the Legislature for
two or three years and which was
made of special Importance this year
because it is embodied in both party
platforms, was defeated in the Senate
yesterday afternoon by the vote of
8 60 IL. "
The vote was on the, bill by Mr..
Stickel, of Essex, which was passed
by the Assembly by a good vote. The
bill permitted nonresident motorists
who had complied with the laws of
their own state to come into this
state for q period of fifteen days in
each rear without being registered in
this state Or without giving the pow
er of attorney now required of non-
residents. The power of attorney
provides an easy way of prosecuting
of the law. The Stickel bill also
provided a SO per cen increase in
automobile fees.
The measure vac advocated by
Senator Colgate, of Essex, and Sena-
tor Edge, of Atlantic, and very bit
ter attacks upon 1t were made by
DSndtoIS AodFlLt Oh AhSICtE, GSDudIul
of Hunterdon, and Gaunt of Glou-
c~ester; Senator Read of Camden,
also opposed it. The vote was as fol-
lows:
How They Voted.
For-Colgate, Edge, Fielder, John
son, Law, Pierce, Prince and Slocum.
Against-Dayis, Gaunt, Gebhadt,
Hand, Leayitt, Lewis, Nichols, Price,
Read, Silzer and Smalley.
Senator Colgate changed his vote
in order to nov reconsideration and
make another attempt to pass the
bill.
Senator Colgate said there was a
large demand for the passage Of the
bill, and that New Jersey should Join
the ranks of the other states which
have passed a reciprocity law. Sena-
tor Leavitt insisted that no law
should be passed without the power
of attorney and without registration.
He stated that he had introduced a
proper reciprocity bill, but it was
sleeping In Committee. Senator
yGebhardt also opposed the non-regis-
traitor and the power of attorney
features on the ground that the law
agafTst- yiolators could not then be
enforced. He--safd the auto fees
should be increased to four times
what they are now because the inn
proved roads were being received
by the motorists.
Opposition In Camden.
The opposition of Senator Read
was due to the sentiment in Camden
county, where last year they spent
$161,000 on road repairs, the bulk
of 1t on the White Horse road, which,
he said was worn out by the Philadei-
phiansl motoring to Atlantic City,
He said that though this road vas
improved 1t was already wearing out
again.
81 hope this Senate will defeat
this ubiquitous legislation" was Sen
ator Gaunt's opening words in a red
hot attack on the bill. He character
lied 1t as class legislation In the in
terest of less than 2 per cent OF the
people @" the state. and which would
saddle a tremendous road repair bill
upon all the people. He also declar-
ed that he had a proper reciprocity
bilf sleeping in the desk OF the Es-
sex Senator, who Is Chairman of the
Highway Committee. Senator Gaunt
showed that the state spent about
$2,000,000 last year for road re-
pairs. He said This bill is foolish
and absolutely without merit. Let
us legislate for New Jersey and not
for the other states
Edge Defends Bill.
Senator Edge claimed the attacks
on the bill were unwarranted. He
claimed the New Jersey roads were
not to look at or to be photographed,
and he claimed that the measure
would save New Jersey motorists
100000 a year, because II 1t were
passed they would not have to pay
license fees in other states. In a
second speech Senator Leavitt de-
clared that in one football game at
Princeton, a road leading to the Uni
versity town was destroyed in two
days by the automobiles which ran
there. sss- ,ae
Senator Colgate in closing the de-
bate said, 81 want to pronounce
the requiem. Do not take a narrow
view of the measure" Then the bill