New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23

IN
stinu in All Bills Removed by
Amendments.
MOTORISTS PROPOSE LAWS
Will Try to Place Tax OF 81 on
Every Horse Owned
in State.

The motorists of New Jersey believe
they have got State Motor Nehicle COM
missioner Lppincott beaten in the fgnt
on automobile legislation. They say they
have either buried In committee or have
had amended all legislation at Trenton
which is obnoxious to automobile inter-
ests and they assert that this statement
wiz be proven next week. when the test
will be made before the Senate on num-
Der OF the bills.
The death of the anti-reciprocity biils
was announced a week ago. The work on
the others has all been done this week.
The two most vicious bills in the eyes OF
the Automobiles were handled through
amendments which practically nulliii I'd
them. as far as causing annoyance to the
motorists is concerned. They were the
measures which originally empowered the
State Motor Vehicle Commissioner TO u.s.
regard the Association Of Licensed AUTO
mobile Manufacturers horsepower rating
which is "A standard in this country ana
arbitrarily to fix a rating on cars in New
Jersey for licensing purposes. whereby IL
conse fees could be increased This bill
has been so amended in the Senate COM
mittee that the Commits s.oner is empow-
cred only to change the horsepower rat
ing when the manufacturers association,
which has that in charge throughout the
country, changes IL. II the automobile
manufacturers don't change the rating
the Commissioner can't The motorists
are therefore satisfied with that bill.
The other bill amended 10 suit the mo-
torists is that which required all motor
lists TO register upon entering and leaving
garage, compelled the garage man TO
see that L was done, and provided q
severe penalty for failure to observe all
the laws requirements. Under the
anendments. which, according 10 George
Blakcslee. president of the New Jersey
Automobile Association. and member OF
tho board Of directors of the New Jersey
Automobile Club OF Newark nobody car
rvlng a New Jersey tag will be required
TO so register. there will be no penalty
attached TO either garage man or motor
list for falling TO so register. ana ncthihS
which will require garage keeper 10
compel even an out-of-state motorist to
register The book will be provided by
the state and the garage man will pro-
vide a place for il in his garage, but
there his obligations end. Motorists from
other states are to he required To register
To prevent them from overstaying the
fifteen day touring privilege. but none of
the obnoxious questions which were orig
iraly provided for will be kept In the
bill.
\ bill which provided for all these
things passed the New Jersey Assembly
on Thursday. but this. the motorists say.
will be superseded by the amended bill in
the Senate. These bills are expected to
come out OF the committee 10 the floor of
the Senate either tomorrow night or on
Tuesday. Even then there is likelihood
OF the garage measure being defeated. as
a fight will be made against il by many
Senators.
The motorists will have introduced two
bills OF their own tomorrow night. one
OF these is the much discussed measure
fer a tax on all vehicles. IT is volum-
irous document, which President Blakes-
lee of the New Jersey Trade Associa-