Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-04-17
new MEASURES
PLEASE FIELDER
Governor Satisfied With Work
of the Legislature.
SESSION A TEDIOUS ONE.

Executive Expected to Veto Some Of
the Bills Before Him-Praiss From
Democrats, While Republicans Assert
That Little Was Aocomplished-Two
Views of Economy.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton, N. j., April 15.-Uncertain
at all times what action would be
taken by the legislature on the bills
which he was anxious to have passed,
Governor Fielder was greatly pleased
when adjournment finally anne. For
thirteen weeks the session lasted, and
the executive said the term was the
hardest in his nine years of legislative
experience. Even in the last few min
utes be had to leave his offices to con
fer with President Slocum of the SEN
ate to make sure the bills designed to
bring about changes in the manage
ment of the state prison would get
through.
Presiding officers and leaders of both
parties are just as happy as the gov
ernor that the gavel has finally fallen.
Factionalism rent the ranks of both
Democrats and Republicans, and mel
Their could feel certain of united action
on any proposition. This was espe-
cially true of the assembly. In the
calm that followed the tense situa-
lions. however, both parties claimed
the advantage.
A Difficult Session.
"Of all my nine years of legislative
experience" said Governor Fielder,
this has been the hardest, and l am
glad the session has adjourned, and
we can now sit down and take an ac-
count of stock. The passage of bills
advocated in our party platform and
In my message has been exceedingly
difficult by reason of the many fac
tons existing in the assembly particu-
larry. But a hurried survey would in
dictate that much has been accom-
plished.
"We have passed bills covering the
following subjects: Preferential cleo
ton for commission governed munich
palities, home rule for commission gov
erned municipalities. Legislative refer
ence bureau, legislative legal adviser,
prison reform, liberal method of
amending the constitution, assembly
district constitutional amendment, Hill
lery maximum tax act repealed and
taxation on bank stock.
81 regret that one of the economy
and efficiency bills were passed and
that the legislature did not dispose OF
the subjects of tax reform and small
boards of f~reeholders. ! also regret
that legislation taking care of the state
revenues was not enacted, other than
the Inheritance tax bill. There were
several other measures In this connec.
ton. which in my judgment should
have been passed. but we shall en-
deavor to conduct the state government
with the added revenues from the tax
aided by the success of the appropria'
lions committee In keeping down ap.
preparations. notably the amount al
lowed in the supplemental appropria-
ton bill, which was nearly S 100000
less than requests for that purpose
| 0V ldI as L hAOW oO Da0 ntAOl
has been enacted, for l have been as
careful as possible in atfixing my sig
nature to bills presented to me-"
Majority Leader Tells of Work.
Senate Majority Leader McGinnis
believes that the session was produc
tive of a good record for the Demo
cratic party and one on which it car
confidently face the people next fall.
ION the whole it was a successful
session. he said. "There were no is
sues of a sensational nature to attract
the attention of the public, and fol
that reason the really good record the
legislature has made may have escap
ed the public notice. We labored un.
der the handicap of a divided Demo
cratic majority in the house, where a
handful of our own party persisted In
voting with the Republican minority,
but even that opposition did not pre-
vent us from accomplishing splendid
results"
House Majority Leader Branegan
has similar views. The Republicans
do not agree with them. Possibly
declared Assemblyman Richards, mi
nority leader of the house, mo session
Of the legislature eve began with
more promise and ended with more
disappointment than the present ses-
sion. The lack of Democratic leader
ship and cohesion has resulted in nc
legislation of a constructive character
having been passed. Practically every
important pledge of the Democratic
party has been scorned, and the only
time the majority was able to get to-
gether was when the purpose was to
Impose some new form of taxes on
the people, while. on the other hand.
every Measure looking to economy has
been lost.
1.-THE defeat of the economy and eff
cheney measures was due to the desire
Of the Democratic members to save