Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-10
Especial to the Evening stnr.I

TRENTON, April 10.-Following the
,ine die adjournment of the 1SSth ses-
sion of the Legislature at o'clock
last night, there are a multitude of
statements being issued concerning
the why and wherefore Of the failure
of certain important bills.
Governor Fielder blnmes the fac
tional fights in the Assembly for the
failure of his program. Senator Wal
ter E. Edge, the Republican member
from Atlantic. declares the Demo-
Gratis and not the Republicans are to
blame for the death of the economy
bills, although the minority is blamed.
Minority Leader Emerson L. Rich
ards, also from Atlantic, declares the
Democrats In the House had no leader,
and charges that every platform
Dledge was scorned. He says the
Legislature was not constructive, and
forecasts the overthrow of the Demo-
cratic ma ajority in both houses and
the return next year of the Republi-
can party to control
All in all, the only big legislation
enacted has been to increase the
state treasury's accounts through the
passage of the bank stock and the in
heritance tax acts. Governor Fielder
expressed his satisfaction, however,
with the added comment that this had
been the hardest of all his nine years
of legislative experience.
The Assembly was the earlier house
to conclude its business yesterday. 1t
finished at o'clock. and marked
time until the Senate ended two hours
later.
Cane for Phillips.
The pieasantest feature of the wait
was the presentation of a silver
handled cane to Clerk of the House
Mark r Phillips by the members,
Speaker Beekman making speech
in which he complimented Clerk
Phillips highly on his work. Ser
geant-at-Arms James p. Doody re-
ceived as a present from the members
an um mbrella. In his case Speaker
Beekman also made a speech, saying
that Mr.. Doody had proved patient,
efficient and faithful officer. always
on the lob.
Page Takes the Chair.
Meanwhile a time-worn function Of
good humor was observed In the
Senate One of the Senators offered
a resolution that contributions be
collected for the pages, four in num-
ber. Another Senator proposed that
the pages take control of the Senate,
and Master James H. Treloar, jr., of
Franklin, was elevated to the chair.
He presided with great aplomb and
self confidence.
,-g
berland objected to paying four
pages when two of them were bank
pages, they not having attended all
of the sessions. The chairman grave
~ ruled him out of order and said
that IL he could he permitted TO an
swer the gentleman's question he
would say that the sergeant alarms
record showed that all of the pages
hG attended all Of the sessions. Sem
ator White replied that unfortunate
ly for the investigation he had
learned that all the pages of the re-
port had not come from the printer.
Senator Read suggested that the
fund ought to be designated as for
three pages and a paragraph, TO
which William TreWin, of Fleming
ton, the smallest page in the Senate.
arose and gravely bowed Chairman
Treloar put the resolution TO vote,
and though there was a roar Of noes,
declared ii passed, amid applause.
The loudest applause was from Ron
aid Sheehy, of Jersey City, and Ed
ward j Hart. of Haworth, the other
two pages.
SOlOns Break Into Song.
AT this time President Slocum
again resumed the gavel, for the
sound of the larger House coming
through the state House corridors
singing was heard. Advancing TO the
foot of the Presidents desk, conveyed
by Speaker Beekman and Sergeant
Doody, they stood at attention while
the Senate committees reported the
fact that the Assembly and the Gov
ernor were agreeable to the adjourn
ment of the Legislature without de-
lay. Theyeupon President SIocum