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

a special session OF the leSlsidluie loi
such legislation as this. The leglsia-
ture should not usurp the powers OF
the judicial branch of the State, he
declared The legislature should not
be drawn into any fractional hight, MI
Moore said in conclusion.
Mr.. Bredenbek, one of the Will
penn Assemblymen from Hudson. said
| he agreed with the views of Mr.. Moore
that 1t was vicious legislation and
aimed to help one of the two political
| factions In Hudson out of the ire.
| Mr. Egan declared the bill was one
of the most audacious attempts TO
| obtain selfish legislation" that he had
| ever seen. The State of New Jersey
| should not interpose in a pending legal
| action, Mr.. Egan asserted, and he
quoted from an opinion of the late
Chief Justice Beasley. The right OF
quo warranto is an inherent right or
the Supreme Court and cannot be
destroyed, he declared.
| Mr. Egan was interrupted several
times in the course of his remarks by
Mr.. Martin. Assemblyman John A.
| Matthews also opposed the bill, taking
the same stand as Mr. Egan. that the
bill was unconstitutional. Mr.. Martin
then entered into an explanation of
| the election and the subsequent tangle
which led up to the calling of the
special session.
TOO Many Lawyers"
| Mr.. Kuhlke, of Hudson, declared the
| trouble was that there we're too many
| lawyers in the Legislature and that
all the arguments were needless. The
court should decide the matter, he
said.
Assemblyman Agnew, of Hudson,
suggested that the chair communicate
at once with the encouragement to
get his opinion as to whether the bill
is constitutional or not.
This was objected to by Mr.. Mar
| tin. Mr.. Richards informed the mem
bers that it was impossible. as the
encouragement was now in Europe.
Mr.. Hates. of Camden. also opposed
| the measure. He referred to tho
statements made by Mr.. Martin trat
the ballots had been destroyed and
said there was no evidence shown by
any of the speakers to prove this.
Mr.. Quinn, of Middlesex. declared
that the lawyers. with their technical
opinions, were losing sight of the
matter at issue. The commissioners
in Jersey City had been elected in
good faith by the people of that city
and thov should be secured in their
position. he averred.
At this iuncture Mr.. Martin moved
for a recess of ten minutes. The mo-
ton was objected by Messrs. Egan
Richards and Moore The motion was
carried by a vote of 80 to 10.
Following the recess Mr.. Beekman
Of Somerset, took the floor and made
fling at the Unnecessary argu-
ment," pro and con, in the matter
decide upon the constitutionality OF
the act he declared They were here
merely to vote as reasonable men or
J the measure The bill would tend tc
shorten the controversy, he declared
and that was an essential quality.
At this point Mr.. Richards inter.
rupted to say that a recess had beer
called, that ksthe hackers of the
measure knew 1t was beaten and thai
they reported out certain bills. Mr.
Martin took exception to the re.
marks of the gentleman from Allan
tic and denied the charges made by
the latter.
motion at this point to submit
the. bill for vote was lost by a vote
of 20 to 25 The entire delegation
from Essex, with the exception Of
Mr.. Matthews, voted against the mo-
} ton.
other Bills.
Other bills introduced besides thu
two commission government measure
amendments of Mr.. Richards. in
cluded another bill by that gentle
man which might be construed as {
, slap at President Wilson in view O.
his recent action in asking H. Ottt
Wittpenn. of Jersey City. to withdraw
from the Gubernatorial race in favol
of Governor Fielier. The measur,
provided that no person holding an,
Office or trust under the government
of the United States shall write an,
letter, publish or cause to be pub
lished any statement seeking to In
fluence any person to vote for any
candidate in preference to any othel
candidate.
Other bills introduced were man
datorv small board of freeholder bill.
by Mr.. Zisgen, of Bergen, and Mr.
Griffin of Union. and one by Mr.
Agnew, of Bergen, validating the re-
cent vote in Bergen readopting tht
small board of freeholders' act.
Mr.. Bracken's bills included one Il
exempt the new cathedral from taxa
tion temporary loan bill and one
removing any prohibition from tn,
public utility act against issuing rail
road passes to nuns and clergymen.