Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-10
WILSON vETOEs To
BE CAUCUS TOPICS
Republican Legislators Especial
Il Iy Anxious to Know Why
Crossing Bill Was Killed.
MEASURE WAS ONE TIME
FAVORED BY GOVERNOR
Railroads Lobbyists Worked
Overtime in Effort to De-
feat Its Passage.
IRON a statt Correspondent. ]

AEI
M TRENTON, April IA caucus will
be held by the Republican members of
the Legislature today to consider the
Various vetoes which Governor Wilson
has returned. Many of the vetoes are
complete surprises to the members, who
firmly believed the Governor was in
Ia of the vetoed Pierce grade-cross-
Ing bill, which would eliminate danger
Gus grade crossings. This bill was Bit
terry opposed by the railroads and their
lobbyists worked overtime to defeat the
measure.
Assemblyman Lowry, of Essex, said
Nc had the assurance of the Governor
when the wholesale liquor bill was
passed that he would sign it, providing
I'll did not permit the delivery of
liquor in territories that were dry by
law. The measure was so amended.
and as it passed it provided that whole
saiers might deliver liquor in other ter
ritories than those in which they were
licensed thus giving them the same
privilege as New York and Philadel-
rhia dealers have in New Jersey under
the interstate law.
s Governors Reason for, killing Bill.
is said that the Governors reasons
Tor v%etoing the bill We're that if the
81 r t~erstate bill permitted an
Injustice it is no eason that the State
A3t,f New Jersey should permit a similar
Ninjustice.
N The bill providing for the redistrict-
4iug of the Newark ward lines not
xoftener than once in seven years is
ffisapproved, it is said. because the
present law allowing them to be redis-
a ricted every five years will allow
srch redistricting after each census
whether it be State or Federal census.
The Newark Board of Works man
datory appropriation bill fails because
@pf an unwarranted interference with
home rule, and the bill providing that
5an extra million dollars nay be raised
the Newark ship n plan because
here was no provision in it for con-
N~demnation proceedings.
h Another Newark bill, taking away
from the Mayor the power to fill a
Vacancy in the Board of Works. is
Vetoed. it is said, ON the theory that
If several vacancies occurred the board
would be practically defunct
The trackless trolley bill is vetoed
because. it is said. the franchise grants
are not sufficiently guarded.
Why Morris Canal Bill Was Vetoed.
1t is understood that the reason the
Governor vetoed the resolution provid-
ing for another inquiry into the Nor
ris Canal abandonment plan is hat
it contained an implied reflection on
the work of he commission that
reached an agreement with the Lehigh
Valley on canal abandonment last
year, but which the Legislature re-
4 fused to ratify. The Governor was a
member of the commission.
The veto of the bill permitting the
pension of municipal employees after
thirty years service is said to have
been on the ground that there should
he no pensions in cases where there
was apparent ability to continue work.
Tenure of office act for National
Guardsmen who have served for TWEEN
ty years was ~disapproved, it is de-
clared, as contrary to public policy.
The bill backed by the Essex dele
cation which would prevent a candi-
date defeated at the primaries from
running Independently on election day
is said to have been vetoed for the
same reason. The bill changing the
u dental primary date is known to
have been d~isapproved because the
companion bills fixing the time for the
fling of papers failed to pass, and
the measures extending the time for
the filing of election expense c%ertif-
Gates vas disapproved because that
did not seem necessary.