Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-09

motion of Senator Edge was ordere
printed. .
The Senate adopted a resolution tina
employees of the Senate be locked pr
rata for every days absence from duty
Senator Fielder opposed the adoption
of a new rule similar to the Hous
rule requiring that bills changing ex
listing laws contain in brackets matte
of old law proposed to be eliminated
n with new matter underscored
Senator Fielder said the rule woult
only complicate instead of simplifying
matters. The new rule was adopted.
Senator Fielder then proposed a rul'
requiring the chairman of a COMMITTEES
to report a bill upon the written re
| ques of seven senators. Senator Edg'
opposed the new rule as being directed
: against majority control. Senator F1el
! der said the rule was proposed to pre-
vent a committee OF the chairman o.
the committee depriving the remainder
of the senator's of the chance to vott
on a bill. Senators Gebhardt and Lea.
Witt also took part in the debate.
Senator Fielder's seven-member ruiz
was defeated by a party vote.
Senator Edge introduced a concur
rent resolution providing for final ad.
journment of the Legislature Friday
March %. He said the resolution was
introduced at this time to give every
body fair warning of an early ending OF
the legislative session.
Senator Fielder opposed the resolu-
ton. saying the Legislature should not
adjourn until it had performed its duty,
and he did not think the time within
which this would be done could be an
ticipated at this early date. The reso-
luton was adopted by a party vote
About twenty-five bills were intro
duced in the Senate this afternoon
Senator Pierce introduced his grade
crossing bill, the provisions Of whicf
were given to the press few days
ago: also his bill to reorganize the tas
machinery of the State, providing tina
assessments IN all communities undel
10000 population be made by county
boards of taxation who are required Il
give all their time to the duties o
their office.
Mr.. Leavitt offered a jury reform bill
placing the selection of grand juries IL
a Supreme Court justice. the count!
judges n the sheriff. Mr.. Gaunt OF
fered a bill for the formation by EN-
ployers of mutual insurance associa
tons.
Mr.. Pierce and Mr.. Johnson Offered
joint resolutions for the appointment
of attorneys to consider bills as t
their constitutionality, etc. These reso
buttons were referred TO the iudiciar.
committee, and are expected to be con
sidered next Monday night.
The House was called to order b,
Judge Daniel ~. Dugan, of Orange
who was clerk of the Assembly las
year. The roll-call showed all tn,
sixty assemplymen present, excep
Emerson l.. Richards. of Atlantic, wh'
is III. Assemblyman James M. e. Hill
dreth, of Cape May. was the first mem
Der sworn in, and he in turn admins
tered the oath to the others.
1t was Assemnlyman Charles NJ
Egan, of Hudson. as a master in chan
Gerry, who gave the oath to Mr.. Hill
dreth. The proceedings in the Hous'
began shortly after II. The Democra
tic members were to have had a con
ference with Governor Wilson before
the session opened, but the chief execu
tive had not returned from Washing
ton, so the confab was delayed til
after organization.
Speaker McCTan has been vowint
that there would be a business-lils'
performance of the Legislature, ant
was not disposed to make a bad star
by having the irst session ope al
hour or so behind time. Mr.. McCral
laid emphasis on his purpose to trave
OH schedule in a short speech delivered
just after being elected.
Speaker McCran announced the ap
pointment of William w. Evans, o
Paterson, as his secretary and Johl
Pompet, of Paterson, as assistant sec
rotary.
John r. Flavell, of Essex, as ser
geant-at-arms; Thomas Gillen, of Els
sex, as assistant clerk, and other hous
employees chosen by the Republica'
caucus, were elected. Democrat
Leader Thomas NJ. Martin put in nom
caucus for the same places. The di
vision was a strictly party one.
Mr.. Martin objected strenuously t
the appointment of a dozen or so fiji
clerks. Majority Leader Whyte re
Piled to the effect that h routin
business Of the House last cal wa
neglected, and that though h Demo
Gratis cut down the appointive lis
last year they were forced to enlarg
1t before the session ended and pro
vide for the extra payments in the in
cidental bill.
There was some persifiage when tn
House adopted the Fifteen Rule" al
lowing a petition from any fiftee
members to take a bill from an un
| willing committee.
A bush fight developed in the Hous
| this afternoon over the resolution pro
| viding for sine die adjournment Marc
20. The resolution had previously passe
the Senate. When 1t was offered TO
| concurrent adoption in he House b
Majority Leader whyte. the Democrat
jumped on 1t with both feet. Assem-
blyman Donnelly, Of Hudson, quote
from Speaker McCran's opening ad
dress, in which he described the AS
sembly as a deliberative body. rs it,
he said, "if you decide now to go HON
when you don't know what is befor
your
Assemblyman James took a shot q
the resolution. He said 1t was a piet
of ''railroading." Assemblyman M
Allister defended the proposal. Thu
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