Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-04-17

therefore evident that Mr.. Record is
an expensive luxury to the people of
New Jersey. The Democratic party
obtained the votes of the people at the
last election upon false representa-
tons.
THE Republican minority leaves the
legislature confident that next year it
will return to the majority and re-
sumo its policy of constructive and en-
with the coming of the Wilson hyste-
ria"
Senator Edges Views.
Senator Edge. Atlantic county Re
publican. also gave his views on the
session in a statement, which is in
part as follows: THE entire policy of
the legislative session from the stand
point of the Democratic majority has
been along the line of forcing cas-
ures compelling the people to pay more
money for the privilege of living in
New Jersey. The direct inheritance
tax, the bank stock tax. the diverting
of local school money from the schools
to general use. additional automobile
tax. etc, have been included in this
effort. The entire tendency of the
majority has been to tax. tax, tax. and,
on the other hand. sincere efforts IN
the interests of economy and efficiency
and more ~businesslike consolidation of
state departments have been juggled
back and forth with no final enact
ments."
Briefly the record of the session on
live issues has been summed up as fol-
lows:
Measures That Passed.
Making amendment of the constitu-
ton easier, election of assemblymen by
districts, woman's suffrage. home rule
for municipalities, mandatory referen-
dunn on small boards of f~reeholders.
reform of the penal system, taxation
on bank stock. taxation on inheri-
tances, regulation of loan sharks, pref
erential voting in commission rule mu-
inequalities. preventing departments
from exceeding appropriations, more
safeguards for grade crossings.
Measures That Failed.
Economy and efficiency bills, prefer
entail voting at primaries, reform sys-
TEN of taxation, local option, ''open
Sunday and boxing bills, wholesalers
liquor delivery, displacing of Labor
COMMISSIONS Bryant. repeal of Ram
say fire insurance law, repeal of wild
ows' pension act, Morris canal aban-
donment, "home rule taxation plan,
minimum wage, taxation of public util-
ity franchises.
While Governor Fielder's recon-
mendation in his inaugural address,
urging that only important bills be in
troduced, was largely ignored, his plea
that the volume of legislation be re-
duced was needed. There were Lila
bills presented in addition to numerous
resolutions. But of the 341 measures
that originated in the senate only
about one in three passed, while of
the 773 introduced by assemblymen
only a little more than one in five
received favorable consideration. If
the governor should sign every bill
now In his hands there would be only
293 chapters in the session laws of
1914 and that is much below the rec
ord of any other Legislature in five
years. The executive has already We
toed fifteen out of about 100 bills ana
that proportion is expected to prevail
with the remainder.
Executive Will Pass on Bills.
nho owoo,4{r,o V,iiI foIIou tho r..Iioo
that he pass on all measures five days
after they are received from the legis-
lature, but that time will not be effec-
tive until they are sent him by the
officers of the houses. Those passed in
the closing moments of the session
still have to be stamped. and it may be
two weeks before they are sent to the
executive Office.
The only exception the Republicans
took to the appropriation bills when
brought up for final reading was that
they did not contain an account for the
attorney general to begin enforcing the
seven sisters antitrust bills. Minority
Leader Read of Camden offered a reso-
luton that $1,000 be included in the
total for the attorney general, who had
said that his failure to take action
was due to his lack of funds. Senator
Hennessy opposed the resolution on
the ground that it was a political move.
He asserted that the attorney general
already had the power to engage extra
help If needed for his department. Sen
ator Colgate, Republican, then asserted
that the statutes were not intended
for enforcement, but had been present
ed only for the effect they would have
on the Wilson presidential campaign.
He thought they had served their pur.
pose in their introduction.
Majority Leader McGinnis replied
that the measures carried a moral eff
feet at any rate, and the resolution by
Mr.. Read was lost by a partisan vote.
The bills themselves were passed unan-
imously. The annual budget carries
$645, 051.55 and the supplemental $780,
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