The Penn's Grove record., 1912-02-16
LEGISLATIVE DOINGs At TRENTON
The Local Option Bills Introduced

amend the constitution was made b,
the resolution introduced ly Senate
Gebhardt which allows the people pow
er to propose laws and amendments t.
the constitution, and enabling them tt
enact or reject the same at the polls, in
dependent of the Senate and Genera
Assembly. The resolution recites tina
not more than s per cent. Of the lega
voters of New Jersey will be required
to propose any measure by an initiative
petition; the power of the referendum
may be exercised by petition signed by
5 per cent. Of the legal voters. The
veGo power of the Governor shall noI
extend to measures referred to the
people. 1t was introduced at the Te
quest of the Equal Franchise Socl-
iety."
In the Senate Senator Leavitt intro
duced a bill for the addition of the east
wing to the front of the State House,
appropriation $4,000.
The local option bill advocated by
the Anti-Saloon League was introduced
simultaneously in both houses. Sena.
tor Gebhardt, of Hunterdon, and AS.
semblyman Smick, of Salem, fathered
the bnl. Both are Democrats. On
Tuesday the bill was reported from the
Senate committee by MI. Leavitt, to
the surprise of the temperance folks
who expected to have a big bearing Oh
the bill, with noted speakers present.
AS it is OF the calendar to be voted on
next Monday night no such hearing
will be given. His excuse was that
former Legislatures had been criticised
for holding similar bills and he believed
every Senator had decided how he
would vote.
The House passed the anti recipro-
city bill by 43 to ID after a hot debate.
1t was fathered by A,semblyman
Stickel, of Essex, declaring that it was
intended to aid the owners of autos in
this State by winning for them the
courtesies of the tourists in other
States. Mr.. Geran, Of election law
fame, opposed the bill because it made
no proper provision for reaching the
IascalS who break the speed laws and
laugh in derision at the efforts TO stop
them.
The House also adopted Senator's
Nichols resolution providing for the
erection of a monument 10 General
Phil. Kearney, at his resting place in
the National cemetery at Arlington,
Va. The body of the jersey civil war
hero was removed thence last year I'M
der a resolution Of the Legislature, and
the Commission which took care If that
wolk is 10 erect the monument. the
cost of which is 10 be not more than
$1,000.
Senator Fielder, Of Hudson, intro
duced a bill providing for increases in
the salaries of The Chancellor and Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court from
500 to $4,000 a year, and those of
the Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court from $4,000 to $12, 900.
Senator Gaunt introduced one of the
most important measures of the session.
1t provides for the grants of franchises
by municipalities for terms of so years.
The present limit is 20 years under a
law passed N 1906, after long, hard
lighting and rep esenting the limited
franchise advocates ideas of such
grants. Several efforts have since been
made to repeal this law, but they have
met with failure. The argument is
made that utility Companies will not
invest capital for extensions OF new
plants under franchises SO limited, and
that the longer term is really necessary.
On Wednesday after considerable
patriotic oratory the Sena.e passed a
bill providing for the erection of a
monument to The memory of the New
jersey revolution Try troops at Valley
Forge, Pa, also another for The acqui-
sltlon OF land at Washinglon's crossing
for a park and monument where WASH
ington crossed the Delaware above
Trenton. A Bill passed the Senate re
curing the display oil the flag OH Court
Houses and City Halls curing business
hours.
In executive session, tie Senate re
ceived the nominal ion of William L.
Ha' field, ST., OF Plainfeld; Harry W.
Lange, district judge of Hoboken;
Alexander McAllister, M. D., state
board OF medical examiners, he comes
from Camdtn; George Mason La
Monte, Somerset, and Joseph O'Lone.
members Of the prison labor commits
sion. MI. O'Lone comes from Hudson
county.
In executive session the Senate has
confirmed the following nominations
made recently by the Governor:
John j.. Whre, Atlanta, and Johu j.
Treacy, Hudson, as Judges OF tile Court
of Errors and Appeals; Wi liam A.
Faunce, Atlantic, fish and g. me com
missioner; AlgeImon L. Sweeney, Es
sex; Mrs Allan Marquand, Mercer.
members OF the board of managers OF
the State Woman's Reformaiory.
The Senate passed a bill to prohibit
the utilities commission from preventing
railroad companies from transporting
cler gymen at reduced rates.
The Democratic Assemblymen, ex-
cept those from Monmouth county who
favor David S. Crater, Surrogate of
that County, called OH Gov. Wilson and
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