Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-02-20
huttlng Gets Cold Reception
From Mrs. Colby.
PROPOSE INHERITANCE TAX
Bill Providing For Refund of Car Fare,
If Vehicles Are Stalled More Than
Five Minutes, Is lntroduced-To Le-
salize Lawn Tennis on sundays
Especial Correspondence

lSpeclal correspondence
Trenton, N. j.. Feb. 1S.-Ire of the
suffragists has again been aroused by
the delay in advancing their resolution
for the amendment to the constitution
to give them the ballot. A delegation
OF them arrived at the senate expect
ing action to be taken on the measure.
but We're chagrined that it had not
been sent from the house. This will
mean it will now have to go over until
next week, as the senate rule requires
the elapsing of five days between the
second and third reading. As there
was a fiuke last year in not advertis-
ing the proposed amendment properly.
the action of the legislature on the res
Olution was nullided, and the suffra-
gists are now determined to follow it
step by step to guard against the mis-
take again.
Among the leaders in the movement
at the statehouse meeting the senators
to make sure that everything would
be all right were Mrs. Everett Colby.
wife of the Progressive candidate for
governor last yea and chairman of
the legislative committees of the four
suffragist organizations of the state;
Mrs. e. f. Feickert. president of the
New Jersey Woman Suffrage associa.
ton; Miss Esther Ogden of Elizabeth,
Mrs. Francis Hyde of Plainfield, Mrs.
Philip McKim Garrison of Llewellyn
Park and Champion Riley of Plain
field, president of the Mems League
For Woman Suffrage.
Senator Egan met them and assured
them he would see that their resolution
got through.
Nutting Apologies.
There was a furry in the ~statehouse
corridor when A~ssemblyman Nutting
of Essex approached Mrs. Colby and
offered to apologize for the attack he
made in the house by a%ttributing the
failure of her husbands g~ubernatorial
candidacy to her activity. He was
given a chilly reception and told that
if he wished to make AMENDS he should
do so in the public manner in which
he a drawn her name into his de-
bate against the s~uffragist resolution.
Evidently confused. the assemblyman
got away as quickly as he could.
The resolution by Assemblyman
Richards complaining that no prosecu-
tons had been made under the "seven
sisters" antitrust bills, advocated by
Governor Wilson. caused some sur
prise. He asked hat the attorney
general be directed to take action I'M
der the statutes to demonstrate their
efficacy to the people. If no funds
were available for the purpose he
moved that a special appropriation be
made. The resolution was referred to
the judiciary committee and is ex
pected to stay there.
Bills prepared by the attorney gen
eral to straighte1 the jury muddle
have been passed, and The validating
acts are now thought to be without
error.
With the support of the New Jersey
Anti-saloon league a local option bill
has beer introduced by Senator Smick.
It is the same as the measure last year
which failed to pass. 1t provides for
a vote for or against liquor licenses at
a special election in any municipality
in the state whenever 80 per cent of
the voters at the last preceding gen
eral election shall join in a petition
asking for such a vote.
For Refund of Fares.
Assemblyman Nutting has introduc-
ed a bill providing that when street
cars of any line in any city are blocked
for more than five minutes any pas
senger making the demand shall be
entitled to a refund of the fare he has
paid. Another street car bill by AS
semblyman Barbour fixes a maximum
rate of fare at not exceeding 3 cents.
with transfers as at present, between
$50 and 1880 both p. m. and a. m. ex
cepting Sundays and legal holidays,
A lengthy hearing was held on the
bills to legalize Sun lay sports by the
house. Many ministers were present
and spoke against tie measures, which
were supported by I cir introducers.
Senator Hcnnessy's bill providing for
preferential primaries was passed
without a dissenting vote.
Inheritance Tax.
Governor Fielder this week an
nounced a proposed Inheritance tax to
add to the state treasury. This assess
ment plan would be followed to IRE
vent a possible state tax and would
also do away with a very large bond
issue. The bonding scheme will not be
abandoned entirely, however, unless
some better method IS devised. To re
lieve the crowded condition of the state
institutions money will be needed i'm
mediately. and the bonds seem to offer
the easiest way to get it.
At present New Jersey has nc in
heritance tax, with the exception of
the tax on collateral inheritance. Such
a law is in operation in New York, and
through it a good amount Of money
has been raised for state expenses.
1.-The scheme so far" the executive