Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-09
Lower House Is Nosg
Ready to axe Up
McDermott's S New
Plan as Substitute.
REPUBLICANS IN SENATE
STICK TO READ MEASURE
Matthews Causes Surprise
When He Switches to G. O.
P. Bill, Together with Three
Other WiIsonifes.
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TRENTON, N. J., May e-0na
thing seemed certain to close poiit-
ical observers when the Assembly
took recess at 1.15 this afternoon.
and that Is that the chancelIor-
sheriff jury reform bill, the pet ss,ea =
ure Of the Wilsonites, is doomed to
defeat
Two reasons are advanced for the
view. One is that the sentiment n
the lower house just before RECESS
seemed TO be in favor Of the bill In
troduced today by Assembly ynzr
McDermott, of Hudson county. as ;
substitute for the Egan measure.
The other is that the Republicans
majority in the Senate in confer
ence today confirmed the decision
to stick fast 10 the Read bill
That the Wilson men realize their
bin is doomed is evident, its opl3f a.
ents say, from the action of AsseIsi-
blyman Matthews. II Essex. ana
three other Wilsonifss in switching
their votes to the Read bill
II the ten Democratic senator's
would act with Leavitt, Republican,.
the McDermott bill could get
through
The Republican senators had cotl-
ference before the Senate session LAS
morning and confrnd their decisiasa
Of last Tuesday to stand by the Read
jury bill. which is the bill providing
for the selection Of jury commissions
ers by the Circuit Court judges
This would seem to de&niteIy punc-
ture the claim Of the Wilson forces
that they can count on Repubiicap
votes in the Senate to put through
the chancellor -sheriff bill which the
Wilsan men are urging. also coise5
compromise
The House got under way for ~
part Of the battle in which the fate
of the Jury bill is 10 be decid67
shortly after II o'clock Irnnediafe1r
there ensued scrimmage ovsr fi1s
consideration of Senate bills which
the Upper House might pass and send
to the Assembly.
In view of the House resolution
barring out all billssother than those
dealing with the three subjects n
the call for the session, except BY
unanimous consent. If was held by
some House members that Senafe
bills should not receive any better
consideration than those from HOUSE
members. II was finally decided thar
Senate bills before considera ton must
have unanimous consent of House
members. This means virtually thar
extraneous Senate bills viii die in the
House.
SIT Hard on Matthews.
Again Mr.. McDermotf tried. for the
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his amendments to the Walsh act, but
Matthews. of Essex. objected and il
was kept out McDermott said Mat
thews was well aware that his course
needed explanation and would need It
as long as he lasted in politics
Majority Leader Egan also sat hard
on Matthews for keeping the Jersey
City bill out. He said he had tried
unsuccessfully to get Matthews 70
quit obiecting.
Peacock. Republican. introduced
a jury bill calling for the drawing
of juries by the sheriff, county clerk
and Common Pleas court judges.
Then Mr.. McDerrnott got in his new
jury bill. which provides that thu
sheriff. under safeguards, shall con-
finue drawing juries until November.
when, by referendum, the people shall
decide If they want judge-mada
juries.
Severely taking the Democrats e
task for their tactics. and zx.ne
their actions We're an indictment of
| the party. Nh. Kates offered the
Read Circuit Court jury comH aesfon
| bill. the Repp blican measure, and
there was great surprise when four
Democratic voters were recordes ia
| favor of its being introduced az 3
substitute for the Egan chancelSsr
| sheriff bill. The four Democrats
votes were cast by Hennessy. Leone
ard, ] A. Matthews, of Essex. and
Porter
Matthews switches Vote.
To see Matthews. who has been 30
| strong for the chancellor bill. voting
10 have substituted for it the Repuh-
lfcan measure looks as though thH
Wilson forces had recognized that
they were beaten in the House.
The question of substituting the
Read Republican bill for the EKan
mea sure. received only. eleven afirma-
! tive votes.
There were forty-one cast IN the
negative and it was dropped.
Mr.. Martin then offered the origi-
nal McDermott dual bill which the
House passed at the regular session
by a vote of 80 to is. as substt-
/ tute for the Egan chancellor bill
/ When the McDermott bill vas intro-
duced Tuesday it had minor changes
from its original form.
Aezan,tlVrnan Martin smoke for the