Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-06

and report to the next legislature sucn
bill or resolution as may be proper
and necessary for the appointment by
fine legislature of the necessary coun-
sellors at law to advise the legisla-
tors upon all matters coming before
them for consideration.
Martin Successful.
tFrom n staff Correspondence
TRENTON, N. j., Aug. 6.--After
discussion of more than four hours,
in which he met with decided oppo-
sition from not only the republican
minority. but from the Wittpenn rae
ton of the Democrats as we'll, Assem-
blyman Thomas F. Martin. of HUDSON,
succeeded in having one of his bills &c
straighten out the recent tangle ovel
the Commission government election
in Jersey City passed by the House
late yesterday. The bill which
passed the House was known as AS
sembly bill No. 2 passed by the scant
majority of one vote. The bill vail
dates an election the ballots of which
cast for the members of the General
Assembly at the preceding election
have been lost or destroyed.
The bill was Immediately sent to the
Senate for action, after which a mo-
ton by Assemblyman Charles M
Egan, majority leader of the House,
that the House adjourn to meet again
next Tuesday prevailed.
Assembly bill No. was introduced
by Mr. Martin only after the most
strenuous opposition on the part OF
Mr.. Richards, minority leader of the
House, and after Assembly Bill NO. l.
also introduced by Mr.. Martin, con-
corning the burden of proof in quo
warranto proceedings and aimed at
| the action taken by Warren Dixon,
corporation counsel under Wlttpenn,
| had been beaten by a vote of ~ to ~
Mr.. Martin afterward changing his
| vote in order to be in position to
reconsider the measure, making the
| the final vote on the bill rs to Il.
: Mr.. Richards had moved that ms
bill. No. 8, designed to amend the
Walsh commission government act
and which would have defeate7
purpose for which the special session
was called, be taken up and substi-
| tuted for Mr. Martins bill, NO. 2. III
| this he was supported by Mr.. Egaf
and several of the Democratic mem
bers. besides the Republicans. MT
| Martin, however, succeeded In having
a recess of ten minutes declared, aItei
| which his bill was passed.
Mr. Richards made the charge thai
| Mr. Martin had obtained enough votes
for his bill on the promise of lettine
ont other bills which have been In
| troduced. but Mr.. Martin denied tns
allegation and moved that the com
nittee on procedure, which had peer
eppointed earlier in the day, report
Several bills were reported OUT. Mr.
Martin then moved that his bill, NO
2, be taken up.
Objects to Richards's BIZ.
This was followed by a motion by
Mr.. Richards to have his bill, AS
senbly No. 8, considered as SUB
stitute for Assembly bill No. 2. Mr.
Martin took exception to Mr. Rich
ards's motion on the ground that hi.
bill had not been printed and hae
only been seen by few of the mem
bers and that 1t would defeat th'
very purpose for which the session
was called.
The Richards bill was put to {
vote the vote being thirty-four t.
eleven against the measure. AS
semblymen Bredenbek, Egan, ]. A
Matthews and Murray voted with thu
Republicans to consider the Richards
bill.
Mr.. Martin moved Assembly bill
No. 2. This second bill, he said
would solve the problem and he ex
pected favorable consideration ever
from the Republicans. He had conn
armed with double-b arrelled gur
he said and was now prepared to pu
one across on his Democratic friends
who were playing politics with tn,
Republican minority.
Mr. Bredenbek arose to speal
against the bill and was interrupted
by Mr.. Moore, of Mercer, who mad,
was ruled out of order and the Hous,
then went into a vote on the Martin
bill.
The bill was passed by a vote of 8,
to IA and Mr.. Martin moved that L
bel sent to the Senate at once TIL,
final vote on the bill was as fol
lows:
Ayes-Agnew, A. NJ; Agnew, j. C.
Beekman, Bloom, Bracken, Brane
gan, Buckley, Burton. Fisch, FISHER
Foley, Griffin, Holcombe. Kerwin
Leonard, Lewis, Lyons, Martin, Mat
thews, j.. McCabe, McDermott, Nc
Loughlin. Moser. Mulligan. Papscoe
Quinn, Roe, R. A.; Rowe, H. j.
Steuerwald, Taylor and Zisgen.
Nays-Adams, Bredenbek, Carrow
Coles, Conrad. Egan. Hates, Kuhlke
Matthews. J. A; Moore, Murray
Peacock Richards and Sauls.
"vicious Legislation"
Opposition to the first bill of Mr.
Martins asserted itself soon after the
House had reconvened at o'clock
Mr.. Richards made a bitter attach
upon the bill, which, he said, was
unconstitutional, and he was followed
by Mr.. Moore, of Mercer, who called
1t vicious legislation?
The bill was rushed through second
reading and Mr.. Martin moved fol
third reading and final passage Mr.
Martin, in speaking for the bill, de.
clared it was familiar to every one II
the House and that it was intended
to keep in office in Jersey City regu.
larly elected officials who, because Of
technicality, were not secure II
their positions. 1t merited attention
and he hoped would be favorably con.
sidered, he said in conclusion.
Mr.. Richards opposed the bill, no
he said, as the minority leader of tn,
House. but as lawyer and entered
into a technical explanation of quo
warranto proceedings. He was williny
to do something for the people of Jer
sey City, provided the entire Stat,
did not suffer by It.
Mr. Moore, of Mercer, declared b.
naf1ld Gao No ssomsae..a <rw A. IA :. !.