Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-03
SPECIAL SESSION NECESSARY

Everybody is tired now. and there
Is other legislation to consider, so that
jury reform cannot receive the con-
sideration 1t deserves
The Governor was asked his views
concerning the value of the present
session. He said he thought much
good legislation had been accom-
plished, mentioning among the im-
portant laws that have been enacted
the seven sisters corporation regu-
latlon laws, the grade -crossing ahoI-
ishment measure. the prison tabor and
full-crew bills, direct election of Uni
ted States senators and the ratifica-
tion of the proposed federal income
tax. 1T used to be thought said he.
that we had done well If we had put
through one good law
Senate wout's rass Bill.
That the governor will not have an
opportunity of vetoing the bin was
indicated by poll of the members
of the upper house by the Evening
Star correspondent today Only three
of the members of the Senate declared
their Intention of voting for the
measure. They are Senators Johnson
Leavitt and Fitzherbert Opposed to
the bill are Senators Wheaton, Edge,
Nichols, Gaunt. Low, Smalley Pierce.
Read, Davis, White. Martens. Mum
son, McGinnis and Slocum. Senator
Colgate said he had not yet made up
his mind, Senator Barber is absent
through illness and Senator Ramsey
had not made his appearance at the
time the poll was taken.
The Senate defeated the Reed bill
as substitute to the Davis Slocum
conference bill on jury reform by a
party vote, and then passed the
Davis -STocum bill, Is to o. This
makes deadlock between the Senate
and House as it is tantamount to al
rejection Of the McDermott majority
conference committee bill that passed
the House last night.
The bill went through the House
last night after a three hour debate
The provisions of the act put the
question of the methods of drawing
juries squarely up TO the Senate and
Governor Fielder
Previous to passing the bill the
Republican scheme of Circuit Court
appointed commissions, as provided
in Senator Reads bill and submitted
by Mr.. Hates. was defeated is for
and 80 against.
The vote on the McDermott bill was
80 for and IS against, and the SANS
members voted against it as voted
for the Republican BILL except that
Speaker Taylor voted aye on the Me-
Dermott bill and nay on the Repub-
lican measure. and J. C. Agnew voted
against both bills.
The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Ackley, j. c. Agnew Bloom.
Bracken. Branegan. Bredenbek,
Buckley. Burton, Carhart. Egan,
Fisch, FISHER, Foley, Griffin, Kays,
Kerwin, kirkpatrick, Kuhlke. Lewis.
Lyons, Mcguire, Marshall. Martin, ].
Matthews, McCabe, McDermott, Nc
Grath. McLoughlin, Moser, Mulligsn,
Murray, Neighbor, Nutting, Papseea.
Quinn, Roe, Rowe, steuerwald, Tss~
lor Total, 80.
Nays-Adams, A. M, Agnew. BeeA
man. Carrow. Coles, Conrad, Hex
messy, Holcombe, Kates, Leonaro
j. A. Matthews, Moore, Mount. Pea
cock, Porter, Salus, Smick and Zisgen.
Total, Is.
OF the negative votes seven were
Republicans and eleven Democrats.
The two members not recorded We're
| Delaney, who cannot vote because he
| has been appointed a District Court
judge. and Richards, who is ill at his
home.
Ensc.ced AttessASaes-
Speaker Taylor in the afternoon
had warned members that unless they
! were present at night the sergeant-at-
arms would be sent after them. Com
sideraton of the McDermott bill had
been put off until night by those
favoring it in order to be absolutely
| fair to those against it.
AS soon as the bill was taken up
| Acting Minority Leader kates Of
fered as an amendment to Il the en-
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