Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-26
JURY
BILL EXPECTED TO
Be PASSED TODAY
Senate, at Tonight's Session,
May Also Put Fielder
Bill Through.
DECISION TO BAR NEW
BILLS PI0UES HOUSE
Legislature Will Probably Ad-
journ After Vote on Special
Session Measures.
LFrom ) staff Correspondent.I }

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TRENTON, ~. J.. May a6.-With
the reconvening of the Legislature
today it is generally believed that the
last lap of the long drawn out jury
reform fight will be finished. It is
confidently expected when the SEN
ate gets together tonight that 1t will
first pass the chancellor-sheriff refer
endnm bill
The Democratic senator's. II is un-
derstood, are more agreeable to Gov
ernor Fielder's new bin than to the
chancellor sheriff bill. What most of
the senators want is some measure
that will give immediate jury relief.
and in case the hancellor-sherif bill
should fail of acceptance by the vot-
ers in the fall they say the people
would still have the advantage of
falling back on the Fielder bill as
being great improvement over pres
ent conditions.
At the opening of the House session
at f.45 p. m. Assemblyman Korwin.
of Passaic, introduced a resolution
calling upon the New Jersey repre-
sentatiyes in Congress to introduce
and work for the passage of bill
making a laboring day for all man.
eight hours. After Matthews, of
Eessex, had opposed the resolution, it
was adopted by voice vote.
A valida ting bill for Monmouth
county to correct a defect arising
from neglecting to advertise an ordi-
nance, was introduced by Mr.. Martin
and pushed to final passage under
suspension of the rules.
A supplement to the Incidental ex-
penses BILL calling for the appropria-
ton of thirteen thousand dollars to
cover the expenses of the special ses-
sion of the Legislature was submitted
the States money would have been
unnecessary if the Senate at the last
session had accepted the McDermott
jury bills
/ Assemblyman Thomas f. Martin
has a new loan shark bill. which he
will seek to intvoduce in the House
this afternoon. He said it is similar
to that recently signed by Governor
Sulzer, of New York, and that it Is
regarded as fair by civic and philan-
thropical organizations. 1t provides
that a fiat rate of interest of per
cent, per month may be charged on
all loans, and also provides for the
appointment by the Governor of a
commissioner of small loans at sal
ary of $1,000. and that companies or
persons engoged in the business of
loaning sums of money must pay the
State 500.
Some members of the Assembly do
not take kindly to the Senate COM
mittee on procedures proposition to
smother all new bills in that COM
mittee.
The opinion was expressed by some
of the members that the committee
might, after ALL withdraw its inten-
ton to report no bills that majority
of the committee should agree Upon
as new legislation.
That sine die adjournment of
the special session of the Leg
islature will take place some time
tonight is regarded more than
probable. Called together by Gov
ernor Fielder for the specific pur-
pose of considering legislation
which would provide jury reform, a
constitutional convention and small
boards of freeholders in second-class
counties, the legislators since May 6
have passed freeholder bill DEM
onstrated again that a convention
bill cannot get through the Senate.
and still have the problem of jury
bill to deal with.
Only few minutes in each house.
however. is necessary to finish up
legislation for the selection of juries.
With the eleventh vote provided by
the return from Europe of Senator
Munson the Democrats can pass the
sheriff chancellor commission jury
bill, and no open opposition has de-
veloped in either house toward the
Fielder bill. intended as a supple
mentsfor the chancellor measure and
providing for court supervision over
the sheriff in drawing juries.