Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-13
IFrom STAFF Correspondent

TRENTON, N. j., Aug 13.-Witt
three of the Republican senators vot-
ing with the Democratic majority the
quo warranto bill, Assembly No l.
introduced by Thomas F. Martin to
straighten out the tangle over the re-
cent commission government election
In Jersey City, passed the Senate
yesterday afternoon by a vote of II
to 4.
The eight Democratic Senators,
minus the vote of Governor Fielder,
but with the assistance of Senators
White. Colgate and Nichols, Repub-
licans. succeeded in putting the quo
warranto bill through the Senate.
The Senate held but brief ses-
sion in the afternoon. The committee
on procedure received numerous bills
from the House dealing with gem
eral legislation, but none of the
measures was reported favorably
except the quo warranto bill. Sem
ator McGinnis briefly spoke in favor
of the measure. 1t was opposed by
Senators Read. Leavitt. Pierce and
Edge.
Following the passage of the bill
bv the Senate. together with the bill
ratifying the commission govern
ment election. passed by the Senate
earlier in the day, Governor Fielder
affixed his signature to both meas
ures and they are now laws. Gov
ernor Fielder expressed great salts
faction with the work of the special
session.
He said should the courts decide
commission government had not
been legally adopted by Jersey City
a precedent might be established
resulting IN attempts to overthrow
commission government in other
municipalities now operating under
the law.
When the Senate convened at ito
morning session Immediately after
the hearing by the procedure com
mittee, Assemblyman Martins bill
ratifying the adoption of commission
government in Jersey City was re-
ported and was at once the subject of
discussion. Senator Read, Republi-
can, and member of the procedure
committee, opposed the passage of
the bill, saying he did not think the
Legislature should settle a lawsuit
Senator Colgate, of Essex, said he
thought the bill bad one, but the
conditions he thought warranted
passing the measure to give Jersey
CITY relief and the bill could be re-
pealed next year and the Walsh act
revised.
Senator Colgate said he also
thought the quo warranto bill a bad
one so far as general conditions
might be considered.
DUTY to validate Peoples WILL"
Senator Nichols, Republican, of
Cumberland. spoke in favor of the
bill, saying that he believed 1t was
his duty ito help validate the peo-
pies verdict" as expressed by the
voters of Jersey City when commits
sion government was adopted by a
decisive majority.
Former Corporation Counsel War
rem Dixon, after the passage of the
ratifying bill, said that the bill IT.
self was not constitutional and that
he would go on with the litigation
to GUST the present commission gov
eminent of Jersey City.
After passing the Martin bill by a
vote of 81 to 16, the House passed
several other bills before recess was
taken at 1870 yesterday afternoon.
When the House reconvened two
more bills were taken up, one of
which was passed. while the other
was defeated.
The bill that passed was intro
duced by Mr.. Bracken, of Essex, and
allows church societies to incor-
porate.
The other bill was introduced NV
Mr. Matthews, of Essex, at the re-
quest, he said, of the State Board of
Education, and dealt with the plac-
ing and location of auditoriums in
school buildings. The vote on the
bill was 20 for and 90 against.
Following the vote on this bill adj
journment was taken, pending the
action of the Senate on the House
bills.