Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-17

by any public utilities commission or
any other regulating board. or be-
tween such points on said street rail-
ways or street railroads as the maxi
mum fare is now fixed at the rate of
five cents per single fare, and subject
during said hours to the same right
of transfer as they now exist or may
hereafter exist"
The resolution presented by Assem-
man John II. Johnson, Of Bergen,
asking for the appointment of a joint
committee to investigate the work.
ings of the various firemen's relief
associations, was referred to the ju-
dietary committee.
McDermOtt and johnson In Tilt.
There was lively tilt between AS
semblyman Walter L. McDermott, of
Hudson, and Assemblyman John l..
johnson, of Bergen, over the formers
proposal that the 1atter's bill, No. IT,,
be amended. This is the bin which
moves to legitimatize children born
out of wedlock If the parents of such
child subsequently marry. Mr.. john
son has called on all the elergymen
in the State in a letter to help him
with support by themselves and con-
gregations for the bill. He resented
Mr.. McDermott's proposition that the
committee or advanced to a second
reading for amendment.
'It is all right for the member from
Hudson to consider a client of his,
but the bill should not be amended"
| said Mr. Johnson. Mr.. McDermott
denied that he was considering any
client and said his motion was quite
| in order.
Assembfyman Lewis T. Stevens, of
Cape May County, withdrew his
House bill, No. 304, amending the
poor act so as to give the overseer
of the poor of counties $25 instead of
$40 for the burial of paupers.
Newark Celebration.
Providing for the expenses of OBJ
serving the 250th anniversary OF the
| founding of Newark. Assemblyman
Joseph B. Blooms bill. No. 90, passed
the house of Assembly.
Other bills passed were:
House No. As, Assemblyman Harry
| s. ScoviI, of Camden, creating the
Township of Magnolia, Camden
| County.
House No. 101, Assemblyman Harry
Kuhlke, of Hudson, fixing the price
of water in first class counties.
| House No. ia, Assemblyman Joseph
P. Mulligan, increasing the salaries of
court attendants in first class
counties.
| Water Rates Bill Passes.
Assemblyman Kuhlke's bill fixing
the price of water in first class coun-
| ties was passed by the Assembly last
night. The schedule is $1.25 per 1000
cubic feet where less than 5000 cubic
| feet is used, and 81 per 1000 where
more than that amount Is used.
| no 90 h4 xnyfll hrfrR er
rejoicing to North Hudson County
municipalities. where the citizens
now pay as high as $1.75 a thousand
cubic foot to the Hackensack Water
Company. In his speech, Assembly
man Kuhlke poured hot shot into the
water company. The bill fixes the
price of water furnished for domes-
tic or other use in flrst-class coun-
ties by private water companies or
persons having the right to lay mains
and pipes in the public streets at
SLIPS per thousand cubic feet, up to
5000 cubic feet, and 81 per thousand
cubic feet for over 5000 cubic feet
sold and delivered to one person.
Object to Home Rule Bills.
Yesterday afternoon the judiciary
committee of the Assembly heard
objections to three bills. They were
Assemblyman Blooms bill for the
home rule of cities on Sunday BUSH
ness and recreations; Assemblyman
Mulligan's bill legalizing indoor and
outdoor recreation after p. m. on
Sunday. and Mr.. Quigley's bill giving
home rule to municipal governments
on excise matters
The principal speaker against the
bills was Rev. Dr. Johnson. of the
State Federation of Churches, consist
| ing of 1900 churches in the State,
who also represents the Christian
Endeavor Societies of the State.
IF you members of the Judiciary
committee report out these bills" he
said, you are setting yourselves up
as better than God. for in His Fourth
Commandment He has said: Six days
only shalt thou labor No man or
body of men should attempt to legis-
late the commandments, they are
Oh lanfSIo tiov,