Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-20
Jury BILL is BANE OF
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
CONTINUED from rIr.t PaEe.l


duties of the two departments might
be desirable. 1t was also held that
the present recall feature of the act
was good enough for small cities at
any rate.
Senator Leavitt carried his objec-
lions to the limit when he said that
should Paterson adopt the Walsh act
shortly and the Mayor desire TO have
the fire department hose turned on
the strikers by police 1t couldn't be
done il the McDermott bill was
passed.
It was suggested that the bill might
be so changed that its provisions
would affect only first-class cities
Jersey City and Newark-and this
will be-considered before it comes up
again.
Three freeholder bills were passed
in the House. One of these, by Sem
ator Davis, which has already passed
the Senate. provides that second
class counties must elect small
boards of freeholders at the next gen
eral election. The bill was first
amended by Mr.. Neighbour so that
the freeholders will be elected from
districts. Another was by Mr.. Griffin
and provides for the payment of sal
aries of the members of the small
boards UP to the time they were
ousted by court order. The third, by
Mr. Hennessy, provides that small
boards may be elected in any special
election. This would permit Bergen
County to elect at the coming cleo
ton, which is to be held for a sue
cessor to the late Congressman
Martin.
Other bills passed in the House
were Mr.. Steuerwald's, providing that
Hoboken may increase its police
force; Mr.. .Bredenbek's S, providing that
second-class cities may increase the
pay of their policemen, and the bill
of Mr.. Lyons, annexing portion of
Morris Township to Morristown.
Among the bills which made their
temperance in the House, unani-
nous consent for their introduction
having been secured, was that by Mr..
Kerwin, providing for boxing COM
mission, Ca boiler inspector bill by
Mr.. Quinn, bill affecting the pay of
court interpreters by Mr.. Fisch, a
lead poisoning bill by J. Matthews,
and a tax assessment act by Mr..
| Papscoe.
The Senate bills passed in the Sem
ate included one by Mr.. Slocum Civ
ing $4,000 to the commission which is
to preserve State archives, and an
other by him making change In the
division of the appropriation for the
State Home for Boys.
Several bills were introduced in the
Senate among them being one by
Sen&tor Slocum appropriating $1,000
| for a field hospital and medical corps
for the National Guard of New Jer-
sey; another carrying the several ap-
preparations of $1,000 for the field
hospital for the National Guard, $500
for the State hospital, $1,000 for the
Supreme Court clerk, $1,000 for the
Manual Training and Industrial
School and Sc, 200 for prison deputies
pay.
| A bill designed to cover the situa-
ton in the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict was introduced by Governor
Fielder in his capacity as the Senator
| from Hudson 1t provides that there
| shall be primary election for candi-
dates to fill the vacancy which exists
in that district. Senator Ramsey put
| in a bill authorizing the board of
! managers of the Morris Plains asy-
| lum to build two rectories for moral
instructors and appropriates $4,000
for them