The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
COY. PIELDER'S BANK
TAX BILL Is PASSED
Nugent Defeated in Effort to
Defeat Administration
Measure.
REPORT HITS RAILROADS
House Committee Alleges Com
bination to Fix Price of
Coal in Jersey.
REPORT HITS RAILROADS

TRENTON N. j.. March 3l.--The Legis-
lature worked under extreme pressure to-
day. anticipating that some time during
the night recess would be taken which
would be equivalent to final adjournment
except for consideration Of the appropria-
ton bills. These according to present
plans. are to be introduced next Monday.
Expectation OF completing the work a,
the session was abandoned late tonight.
Leaders argued that sessions next week
would be unavoidable.
Gov Fielder appears to be tho controll-
Ing influence In legislation. notwithstand-
Ing the bitter onslaughts which had been
made upon the Administration measures
by James r. Nugent. political enemy Of
President Wilson and the declared foe
OF the Governor.
Gov. Fielder's supremacy was demon
strated last night BY the passage Of the
bank stock tax bill in the House. This
measure. amended 80 as to Ak the rate
at three-Quarters OF per cent. instead
OF l per cent, was passed In the Senate
this afternoon. The Governor imm.di-
ately signed IT,
with practically all OF the other adj
ministration measures at stake, Gov.
Fielder pursued an unusual course to-
day by directing "A personal appeal TO
the Democratic members of the Lcgisla-
ture." urging them to support the var
ious measures which Gov. Fielder has
backed during the session.
The Governor asked the Legislature to
pass law providing for preferential vot-
Ing Mt primaries laws consolidating vati-
Gus State boards and departments Ia ac-
hH tx,.
Efficiency and Economy Commission q
change In the management Of the State
prison and improved systems for tn.
employment OF convicts a more liberal
or ready method OF amending the State
Constitution; the creation of Assembly
districts TO supplant county representa-
ton In the House. and mandatory leg,s-
lat!on for small boards of freeholders in
counties which have not already adopted
by referendum the small board act.
After II had been defeated earlier
In the session the Senate concurrent
resolution, providing an amendment TO the
Constitution establishing Assembly dis
tricts was reconsidered in the House and
passed to-day by vote OF 80 to 49,
Assemblyman Nutting of Essex. who
broke away from James X Nugent last
night and voted for the bank stock tax
I'LL pr dicted that two years hence. when
Assembly districts had been created he
would be returned to the legislature from
the Verona district OF Essex county. Mr.
Nutting told his fellow members that he
kn.w his vote for the bank stock bin
meant his political finish under Nugent
rule.
The House committee appointed last
year to investigate the alleged existence
OF coal trust pres, nted report TO the
House to-day In which /, declared that at
least 81 per cent of the outpu; Of anthra-
cite coal Is controlled by combination Of
ra!lroa's ana sales con panies T. viola
tion OF the laws OF the State The com
mitte' said that Undoubtedly there was
a general combination between tn. rnr-
roads to Fix the price OF coal ard that the
prices or one are the prices OF all.