The Monmouth inquirer., 1913-04-10

cOm1iittee which investigated the way
he conducted the institution He de-
clares that he Till not resign. how
eyer. aud will cling to the position he
a0w fills. The committee reported that
Though the board Of managers of the
Institution may have been somewhat
negligent in not discovering sooner
and remedying the complaints about
cxtravagarce on the part of General
Grub. 1t was not demonstrated that
the board was incapable of properly
managing the home. The committee
recommended that the bill legislating
the board out Of Office be not passed,
but that law he enacted to prevent
General Grubb from serving as a mem
ber of the board and superintendent
at the same time The hill which was
Intended to oust the present manager
resulted in the investigation being
made
Overtures Of the house for the ap-
pointment of a committee by the sen
ate to confer with = delegation from
the lower branch on constitutional
convention measure received scaut
consideration The representatives
from the rural districts declined TO
place themselves in a position Of being
eliminated in talked of change in the
method of choosing senator's. Senator
Wheaton. who represents Cape May,
asserts that he will not stand by even
a splinter in a platform that calls for
the convention because he knows what
his people want Republicans and
Democrats from the smaller counties
again Joined forces in voting down the
scheme
The name of Senator Fitzherbert Of
Morris county was brought forward
once more by the report of the commit
tee which investigated his alleged un-
becoming conduct year ago in asking
the Lehigh Valley railroad for a re-
tainer in connection with his vote for
the abandonment of the Morris canal
The complaint was made following the
alleged attempt at bribery through the
acetyIene gas bills. The report, which
closes the unpleasant incident so far
as the senate is officially concerned,
was made by Senator Gaunt, Repub-
liean, and states that the charges were
not substantiated.
nti-injunction Fails.
The anti-injunction bill, which was
championed by the laboring men of the
state, failed to get through the senate.
1t was a house bill and received APP
proval there, but only five affirmative
votes were obtained for it in the upper
body Senator McGinnis urged that 1t
be passed because he alleged that the
workers were unduly hampered now
by injunctions and could not even urge
others from taking their places in the
shops. Senator Read thought the
measure contained class legislation and
opposed it. and Mr. Pierce thought 1t
was too drastic. The bill would have
prevented stays by the court excepting
in cases of violence.
Senator Pierce made persistent eff
fort to have his bills for the taxing of
bank stock placed on the floor, and his
Of committee smothering
riled President Johnson, who was for
merly chairman of the committee on
the revision of laws. Mr.. Pierce made
a motion that the committee be reliey-
ed of the measure, and Mr.. Johnson
then made an address in which he said
it was understood that they were not
to be reported until legislation which
would be more fair to the bankers WAS
drawn up. Mr.. Pierce said that was
not his opinion. He wanted to make a
public record of his attitude and would
publish list of the banks that are now
escaping taxation. Neither Republic
ans nor Democrats supported him in
his attempt to have the bills forced
from the committee.
Amendments which were made to
the compulsory small freeholder board
act for second class counties weaken
its application. The changes which
were effected except from its provi-
sions Camden and Atlantic counties
and those counties of less than $4,000
population. After a years trial the peo-
pie are also allowed to vote for re-
turn of the old plan under another
amendment Mr. Johnson objected to
eliminating Atlantic and Camden coun-
ties. as he held such course would
render unconstitutional the entire
measure. The house concurred in the
amendments.
Senator Gaunt's bill to deprive the
retired judges of their pensions had
the opposition of Senators Colgate and
McGinnis and was defeated.
Representatives Of the teachers who
receive high salaries and who Were lob
bying tc get a pension bill through to
give them greater protection were as
sailed by Senator Leayitt, and he sue
ceeded in having the bill amended so
that it did not apply to them. The
measure was then laid over and failed
TO go through.
Continue Prison Contracts.
Under a bill by Mr. Egan which re-
eeived the approval Of both houses, the
board of prison inspectors is empow
cred to continue the contracts now in
force there until some other means of
employment for the convicts can be