Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-12
1874 LEGISLATURE
SLOGAN WILL Be
4EARLY ACTION
Senate and House Will Convene
Tomorrow and Work for
Short Session.
IMPORTANT BILLS WILL
BE INTRODUCED FRS I
They viii Include Jury, Prefer
entail Primary and Free
holder Measures.
Especial to the Newark star. !

TRENTON, Jan. 12.-At high noon
tomorrow the 13Sth Legislature of
New Jersey will enter into life, pre-
pared for a long period of law
making, law-repairing and perhaps
some law repeating. Everything has
been practically arranged for the
opening except the placing of flowers
on the desks of senators and assem-
blymen who are to be pleasantly re-
membered by their friends in this
time honored manner.
Senator John W. Slocum, of Mon
mouth, will be inducted into Office as
president of the Senate, and Assem-
blyman Azariah M. Beekman, of
Somerset county, as speaker of the
House The rest of the official plan
as arranged by both Democrats and
Republicans will be carried out, and
each presiding officer will name the
committees of his respective branch,
Message from Taylor.
Acting Governor Leon r. Taylor will
deliver a brief message to the Legis-
lature, and it will then be left to the
solons to work out their own saliva
ton and to fight with each other or
love each other, as circumstances
may direct.
So far as party feeling is to figure.
Democrats and Republicans have
both decreed for harmony The only
differences looked for are such as
may arise as to views on legislation
projected.
A number of Republican senators
and assemblymen arrived at the Cap
itol early today for finishing up con-
ference on work outlined at previous
conferences.
Some Early Bills.
Among bills that will put in an
early appearance will be a new chan
cellor- sheriff jury measure, small
Board of Freeholder bill for counties
of the second class, a preferential
primary bill, Morris Canal abandon
ment proposition, legislation refer
ence act, woman's suffrage bill, an
act providing for the election of as
semblymen by districts, and various
matters concerning corporation regu-
y lation.
Most of the important subjects have
been discussed in Democratic and Re-
publican caucus and conference, and
each side is ready for. legislation of
progressive nature. The Seven
Sisters" will come in for attention
and the Geran election law will be
bumped about more or less.
The Efficiency and Economy Com
mission has measure providing for
the consolidating of various State
boards
Fielder's Message a Mystery.
There is considerable speculation as
to the intentions of Governor Fielder
and the probable contents of his
message, which will be presented to
the Legislature Immediately after his
Inauguration on January 20. Mr.
Fielder says the document will not
be a long one, as it is his purpose to
meet conditions as they arise in
messages from time to time dealing
with special subjects.
That he will consult Washington
as to the chancellor sheriff jury bill
he has again denied substantially, as
he did several days ago, the denial
appearing in the Evening Star
81 think the first duty of the Legis-
ature is to pass the jury reform bill
in substantially the same form 1t is
in today, without the referendum,
said Mr.. Fielder in conversation with
an Evening Star representative this
morning "It is matter in which
the Legislature has no choice. rms
measure has received the approval of
the people of the State, and the
Legislature is in honor bound to pass
it. with the unconstitutional feature
eliminated.
II shall strongly urge the necessity
of retrenchment and economy IN state
expenditures. he continued. "and L
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