Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-04
oFrom n stan correspondent1

TRENTON, n. j., April 4.-Sine die
adjournment of the 1918 Legislature
occurred at 3 p. m. Yesterday accord
ing to clocks in both houses, which
had been stopped, actually adjourn
ment was at 1:10 o'clock this morn
ing, One matter only of large i'm
portance, the two appropriation bills,
was held up until the last moment.
Then these bills went. through with
scarcely a murmur Assemblymen
marched into the Senate chamber,
and the 137th session was formally
declared at an end.
The partys two most important
pledges-a constitutional convention
made up of popularity elected dele
gates, and jury reform-were left un-
redeemed However, there is to be
special session. beginning May l,
pE6bably for the settlement Of these
questions. Between now and then it
IS hoped that it will be possible to
erea teS enough sentiment in the small
counties to insure the holding of a
democra tically- conven-
ton. and also to secure enough votes
in the Senate to enact the MeDermott
jury bill, or one equally fair which
will give the people the right to select
lust what4hey want in the matter of
changes in the present jury law
The past two weeks had been
strenuous enough for anyone, with
more night sessions than ever had
been held before. During the last few
days bills were rushed through both
.;4l. iaf n
explanation by their introducers.
Completely fagged, it was relieved
group of legislators who, after shak-
ing hands with one another, passed
out of the State House. Most of them
will return within month for the
special session.
Legislators at Shore.
Today many of the members OF
both houses are in Atlantic city,
enjoying the hospitality of City
Commissioner Thompson. They left
Trenton shortly before noon today.
Until the last moment of the ses-
sion in the House Speaker Taylor
was insistent that order be kept He
was fairly successful In his eiforts,
and the scenes of disorder which have
characterized the closing hours OF
some of the previous sessions were
lacking. Several times the assem-
men INDUCED in the song, Row,
Row. Row." which has become the
most popular of the session because
of the fact that there are two as
semblymen whose names sound like
the songs title-Herbert j. Rowe.
of Newark. and Robert A. Roe, of
Paterson.
II was the desire Of the House not
to adjourn sine die until some time
this afternoon, in order that the cal
endar might be cleared of Senate
bills and that whatever House bills
were passed by the House might re-
ceive final action in the Senate. The
Senate, however, would not agree to
any such proposal, and preferred TO
spend it's time in kidding pages
and having a good time generally in
it's own chamber. This action was
the subject of a good many caustic
remarks from asemblymen. both in
public and private.
The 1913 session was the shortest
since 1904. consisting only of eleven
weeks. The elapsed time was twelve
weeks but one of these was spent
bv legislators in attendance at the
Inauguration of President Wilson.
For the past two years the sessions
have been of fifteen weeks each.
FieIder's Request Refused.
The executive request that the SEN
ate appoint a committee to confer
with the House committee. to stay in
session on Friday was turned down
Fielder had luncheon with the SEN
ators yesterday afternoon and told
them the he would like to see the
Senate act on several House bills that
were before the Senate for action.
He said he was particularly anxious
TO see a conference committee Of the
two houses make some uroyision for
a constitutional convention. A mo-
tion to this effect has been in the
senate. but was tabled by the rene
gade Senators. Fielder was also dis
appointed because of the failure Of
the Legislature to settle the 7maller
board of freeholders wrangle.
Another proposition which Fielder
had hoped to see carried out was the
recommendations of the Efficiency
md Economy Commission of the con-
eolidauon Of several State depart
ments. He also expressed disapproval
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