Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30

. grade crossing elimination bill.
Automobile reciprocity.
A bill permitting the granting OF
franchises to public utilities companies
for terms of fifty years. Vetoed by
Governors; veto oyerridden In Senate,
pending In House.
An to the corrupt prac-
tfses act, providing that volunteer
acting without compensation may con-
vey voters to and from the polls.
A bill providing for the appointment
of mosquito determination commits
siOns In all the counties of the state.
ing marriage ceremonies from the JUS
tees of the peace.
FOrbidding the use of the pump-gun
by hunters.
county Tuberculosis hospitals.
An act limiting the employment of
women to ten hours a day In factories
stores and other business establish
mentr, South jersey eanneries ex-
cepted.
4 bill to forbid candidates who have
been defeated nt he primaries from
election day.
An act to enable ten or more persons
TO organize mutual liability Insurance
Bill to place square where the voter
marks his ballot on the right of candt-
dates name instead of the left
p,e Meas"s emp psp"sin after eeni thirfy i' ye %'
service.
Act to pension schoo teachers after
thfrty-fve years service.
Act providing for the appointment OF
"a prison labor commission of six In
Joint session of the Legislature.
Bili appropriatlng 81 100000 for cre-
Trenton TO the New York state line.
No provision for the expenditure In np-
preparation bill.
A bill to change the Presidential pri-
:. I,tn -nnt Tho fnUxrfh tn the aRN-
ond Tuesday of May.
An acf providing severe penalties
For the carrying of concealed
Hill providing extra m"tliion-dollar
expenditure for Newark ship canal
project.
Bill to permit the city of Newark to
spend s~1,000,000 for the opening
widening and vacating of streets.
Acts reforming the methods OF legal
procedure. wiDfDg out special pleading
and providing for transfer OF cases
from one court to another, where the
wrong tribunal has been chosen, with
out delay.
Important measures defeated in
either or both Houses were as follows:
Norris Canal abandonment bill.
Proposed yyOman's suffrage amend-
n;ent to the State Constitution.
Bill amending the Gernn law by
making personal registration unneces-
sary In all municipalities under 10000.
would have made personal regisfrn.
tion unnecessary In practically all
Bill permitting Atlantic City hotels
Passed House, but was beaten in
Senate.
Local option.
Bill ~Iegalizing sunday baseball.
Legaiizing boxing exhibitions.
sFive crew. bill. Passed Houses
beaten in Senate.
Ocean Grove borough bill.
Bill permitting Newark to tax 41S,-
100000 deferred dividend fund of Pru-
Dental Insurance
The Legislature ~side-tracked some
of the big questions hat were treated
in the political platforms last fall by
referring consideration of them to COM
mission. Reform Of the taxation sys-
tenn was thus disposed of.
A commission Of five. two named by
the speaker, two by the president Of
the Senate, and the president Of the
state Board of Equalization of Taxes.
Frank B. Jess, will deive into the
problem and report to the next Legis-
lature.
A commission of four. two named by
the speaker of the House and two by
the president of the 6enats. Will con-
slider Jury reform between now and
the meeting of the next Legislature.
Further consideration Of Morris
Canal abandonment has also been put
up to n commission.
A bill by Senator Colgate for the
appointment of a commission of three
to investigate laws of this and other
states relative to corporations and to
report at next session vas passed in
the Senate, but died in committee in
the House.
An efficiency commission was pro-
vided for TO make a report on h pos
sibfIity of reOrganizing and cons0if-
dating State departments. still another
commission will Investigate the work.
ing of the civil service and pension
laws of the State.
How does this record square with the
platform Of the Republicans. who r in
control of both branches of the Legis-
lature? That platform declared for
grade crossing elimination "at railroad
expense a pledge which may be re-
garded as kept, IL the municipalities
wait till they can get the benefit of the
mandatory provision which compels the
railroads to abolish one grade crossing
annually for every thirty miles of track
owned. There is another section OF
the measure which permits further
elimination on the application of any
municipality if the Public Utilities
Board shall so order, but in that cas-
tho petitioning municipality must pay
10 per cent. of the cost.
The platform promised automobile
reciprocity, which was lived up to.
The platform declared for the sem
actmeBt of a law to prevent abuses In
the selection of grand juriesj" .such
n revision of the tax laws as may be
necessary to secure a uniform scale
of assessments throughout the taxing
districts of the State" These promises
were not observed.
The pledge for maintenance of the
corrupt practises act" was broken by
passing a bill to permit the "
aDce of voters to and from the polls.
Nothing WAS done to fulfil the pledge
Of "simpliHcation of the election laws"
The employers liability law escaped
emasculation through the refusal Of
the labor and industries committee of
the House to report the bin passed in
the Senate to exempt domestic and
foreign help from the provisions of the
act.
Some measures of a distinctly par
tisan nature were adopted. Of this
kind are the bill to compel the Newark
Common Council to appropriate Whist
ever sum of money the Board of Works