Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-13

Steuerwald, Taylor: total SO, Nays
/ Ackley. A. NJ. Agnew, Beekman,
Coles. Conrad, Hennessy, Holcombe,
Hates. Kays. kirkpatrick, Leonard
Matthews, J. A.. McDermott, Moore,
Mount, Neighbour, Peacock, salus
and Zisgen; total, 10.
Mr.. Egan Declares it Best of Kind.
Entering into an explanation of the
details of the bill and its Statewide
referendum, Leader Egan declared 1t
to be "one of the best kinds of jury
reform that could be submitted to
the people,"
An answer to this declaration was
made by Mr.. Fisch, of Essex, who
said: 81 am not in sympathy with
the kind of jury reform suggested in
this bill, and | am going to vote for
it only because there is a referendum
in it."
While Matthews, of Essex. took the
chair Nuttlng, of the same county,
and his bitter enemy, took the floor.
MIR. Nutting called the bill -four
! flushing proposition" He told how
three men in his town who belonged
| to the Wilson and Marshall Club had
got together and Clipped in enough
money to send him telegram telling
him his constituents wanted him to
vote for a bill without referendum.
| Minority Leader Hates called at
! tention to the fact that those of the
majority who had spoken for the bill
! had spoken in an apologize vein. i
] am surprised beyond measure" said
he. "at the complete surrender Of the
| majority. 1t must be said to the
credit of the gentleman from Hud-
! son MARTINI, who has been fighting
against jury reform, that he has won
a notable victory, for he said long
ago that no bill would be passed in
the House without a referendumy This
! bill is worse than nothing"
! Mr.. Martin called Leader Hates to
account for having said that Martin
| had been fighting jury reform. and
Hates said he had not meant TO say
| just that
Think of the absurdity of driv-
ing the chancellor into this matter"
Hates went on. You are asking the
! chancellor to come into a county and
ask the politicians there who is fit
| man for him to name as a jury COM
missioner
Taking the floor, Speaker Taylor
asked Mr.. Hates If the chancellor had
any connection with politics. Mr..
Hates replied that he had not, but
that he would have if this bill went
| through. Referring to the possibility
of the Read bill going through, Bred
enbek asked Leader Hates If the Cir
cult Court judges were in politics.
Mr.. Hates said that that was diff
ferent proposition, for the Circuit
Court judges were familiar with men
and conditions in the counties IN
which they sat.
Refers to Action of Wittpennites.
MIR. Leonard, in referring to the
action of the Wittpenn Assemblymen
in supporting the referendum on the
bill. said no one could tell from day
to day which side of the fence he
was going to be on.
Beekman brought up the point that
the chancellor bill was mo good any
way" and that there was no use in
voting on it whether it contained a
referendum on 1t or not Mr.. Fisch
asked him if he would have voted
for it without a referendum, and he
replied that possibly he might have
done so, although he didn't want to.
81 share with the gentleman from
Camden (Kates) in my admiration
for the gentleman from Hudson
CMartin), who has won his point
said Mr.. Hennessy. Il don't say that
he is opposed to jury reform, for he
is too clever to put himself In that
position, but all the forces in the
State which are opposed to jury re-
form are behind him, and this is their
victory today. The Senate will not
pass this bill and it will come back
to us"
1t was at this point that Speaker
Taylor explained his visit to former
United States Senator James Smith,
/ at President Wilson's request.
Although Speaker Taylor did moi
attempt to make it plain, it is under
stood that he had practically con-
veyed a tender from President Wilson
| to Senator Smith of the President
relinquishment of his opposition to 6
referendum and of his willingness tC
see jury bill go through with ref.
| erendum clause. 1t is understood
that Senator Smith replied to thu
speaker that he favored any good bill
as long as it had referendum fol
the people to vote upon and that, az
far as he was able. he would give Il
his support
! Following the speakers remarks
MIR. Hennessy replied to them.
1.-THE gentleman from Monmouth,
said Mr.. Hennessy. with the un-
fairness which he has on more thar
one occasion manifested toward mem
bers of this House. has taken advan
tage of his prestige to put me in thu
unenviable position of having vic
lated a party pledge.
1.-The gentleman either knew or diC
not know that he was not telling tn,
truth when he said this. IF he knew
he ought to be left to the decen
Judgment of the men of this House
IL he did not know it was an out
rageous assumption of his privilege
1 tried to amend the full-crew bin b.
offering an amendment which wa
handed to me by the then Governo
of thn State. That amendment dix
not prevail. and then ! voted for TIL
bill without any amendment, just a
he did, and therefore I cannot b
honestly charged with having broker
a platform pledge.
ST want it distinctly understood
! that / cannot be intimidated from do
ing my duty by gentleman who !
dressed in little brief authority VIII
consorts with the discredited leader
of the Democratic party"
Replying to Hennessy, Speaker Tay
lor said:
81 say that he offered an amend
ment to the full-crew bill and vote
| FOR ~ which would place the publ