Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-13


Public Printing-McGinnis. Smick,
Hutchinson.
Public Grounds and Buildings
Munson, Smick, Rathbun.
Sanatorium for tuberculosis Dis
eases-Barber. Martens, Pierce
School for Deaf Mutes--Ackley,
Munson, Rathbun.
Sinking Fund-Egan. Wheaton,
Gaunt.
Soldiers Home-smick, Ramsay,
Pierce.
State Home for Boys-McGinnis,
Martens, White.
State Home for Girls-Martens,
Munson, Edge.
State Hospitals-Ramsay, Barber,
Hutchinson.
State Library-Hennessy, McGin-
mis-, Colgate.
State Prison-Wheaton, Martens
Rathbun.
State Village for Epileptics-Egan,
Barber, Smalley.
Treasurer's Accounts - Wheaton,
Martens, Hutchinson.
President Slocum was precented
with an elk's tooth watch charm IN
laid with diamonds and a ruby In the
presidents room before the session
convened. The token was from the
Long Branch Lodge of Elks No. 142.
Charles e. Rosencrans, exalted ruler
of the order, made the presentation
speech.
Limit Introduction of Bills.
Senator McGinnis submitted two
amendments to the rules of the Sen
ate One provided that no bill be in
troduced after the first Tuesday in
March, except by unanimous consent,
and that ten days elapse between the
second and third reading of bill.
Senator Read, of Camden, the Repub-
lican leader, offered substitute that
all bills be introduced at least two
weeks before final adjournment. The
Read substitute was defeated by a
party vote and the rule amendments
| offered by Mr.. McGinnis were adopt
| ed. A resolution by Mr.. Read that
| the appropriation bills be not acted
upon until they had been printed al
least one week was supported by Mr.
McGinnis and adopted without oppo-
sition. Heretofore appropriation bills
almost invariably have been intro
] duced on the last day of the session
| A flood of bills were brought to
Trenton by the senators. Senator
Peter ]. McGinnis, the Democratic
leader, thas a bill to provide for the
selection of United States senators by
popular. vote in accordance with the
recently adopted amendment to the
Federal Constitution. Another by
the same senator provides for the
dividing of counties in the assembly
districts for nomination purposes
only, in order to insure sections of q
county outside of the large cities
representation on official ballots.
| HannnCcu ha q TDrafarpn-
| tial primary bill similar to the one in
troduced by him in the last assembly
last year, in which the voter may ex.
press his first, second and third
| choice. Senator Colgate also has
preferential primary bill limiting
voters to expressing their first and
second choice and permitting voting
for candidates in groups where more
than one nomination is to be made
Another bill by Senator Hennessy
provides for constitutional amend
ment creating assembly districts.
Pierce Has Same Bill.
! Senator Carlton B. Pierce has a
batch of the tax bills and also a bill
for compulsory grade crossing elimi-
nation. 1t is the same bill presented
by him a year ago. Senator Edge
also has a grade crossing bill.
A rumor about the State House. cor
ridors this morning that the Demo-
cratic State senators would contest
the seating of Senator-elect Thomas
A. Mathis, of Ocean county, was
Alenced by Senator McGinnis. Mr.
McGinnis said that nothing of the
kind was contemplated. Mr.. Moths
three years ago was first declared
elected to the Senate, and on re-
count the certificate of election was
given to George c. Low, Democrat
This time there was talk of another
count on the senatorsbip in Ocean
but a recourting of some ballots in q
local contest operated to Senator
Mathis's advantage, and the plan to
contest his election was abandoned.