Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
Wittpenn Faction in Assembly
Fails TO Overthrow Jersey
City Government.
ESSEX DELEGATION HELPS
TO DEFEAT THE MEASURE
Smith Introduces Bill to Regu-
late the Loan Sharks
Activities.

Especial so the Newark star.1
TRENTON, Feb. 1O.-The Essex
delegation In the Assembly last night
used its combined strength to defeat
George J. Brackner's quo warranto
bill. which had for it's object the
overthrow of the commission form OF
government in Jersey City. The Witt
penn interests were behind the meas
ure. and 1t was looked upon as a test
of strength OF the rival Jersey City
forces. The House passed SIX other
measures on final reading.
It was said that Governor Fielder
was opposed to the Brackner bill and
James r. Nugent, city counsel of
Newark, did not favor the measure.
Owing to these peculiar conditions
che progress of the bill was watched
with great interest, especially by
many who expected that Wittpenn' 8
followers would put up a hard fight.
Spite Bin. Says Agnew.
Assemblyman Arthur NJ. AgneW
asked leave to ask a question, and,
having received it. demanded of Mr.
Brackner, WHO drew this bill?n
Mr.. Brackner appealed to the chair
asking if 1t We're necessary he should
answer the question.
After that answer I withdraw the
question" said Assemblyman Agnew,
who spoke against the bill, which he
characterized as a spite" bill, saying
its drawing was animated by feeling
endowered over the defeat of a Ger
tain faction in Hudson County.
The first labor bill to pass the
House of Assembly was passed last
night when bill No. 16 by Assembly
man Arthur A. Quinn. Of AIiddlesex.
went through with a fair margin of
votes. This bill regulates advertise
ments and solicitations to be used in
advertisements for employees during
strikes, locl5outs or other labor
trouble disputes.
The bill of Assemblyman Godfrey,
Of Atlantic County, was passed by
unanimous vote of the full House,
with sixty affirmative votes. It au-
fhorizes trust companies and State
banks to become members of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank, organized in the
Federal reserve district in which such
companies or banks are located.
Godfrey Aims at Labor Scare.
Assemblyman Godfrey also intro
duced an interesting measure de-
signed to alleviate labor conditions
IN New Jersey. He believes that the
reports about the number of unem-
ployed men in the State are exagger-
ated, and his resolution proposes that
q committee compile a record of the
employed and unemployed. He be-
lieves that the results will show more
people at work this year and bust
ness conditions generally better than
at any time for years back.
His resolution was that a special
committee of six members of the
present House be appointed, three of
whom shall be members of the Re-
publican party. The committee shall
be appointed by the chair within one
day after the passage of this resolu-
fion and the committee shall within
five days after their appointment
mail to each known employer of labor
engaged in any manufacturing or
producing industry in this state, as
well as employers whose places of
business are located out of this State
but any of whose employees reside IN
this State, a letter requesting the
following information;
Information to Be Sought.
Character of business; number OF
persons employed December, 1913,
December, 1912, February, 1914, and
February 1913; whether the present
tariff bill affected the industry in
which they are engaged faVorably or
unfavorably, and If the business of
each is not as yet affected is the bill
likely to affect it favorably or I'M
Tavorably.
The committee shall also mail to
fhe presiding officer of each labor
union and such other organizations
having members who reside In TINS
State. whether the factory OF place
of employment of such members Shall
be located IN this State or not, let
ter asking the name of organization,
number of mem bers actually working
on the same dates as the other
letter.
This question VIII also be asked:
.ssTEas the number of unemployed per-
sons in your vicinity increased or
decreased during the past year, and
kindly give the reasons for such IN
crease or decrease The commit
tee is to cause the replies to the let
tiers to be tabulated and the results
to be reported to the Legislature at
Ats present session. All the replies
are to be public documents, except
REPLIES of such persons as shall re
quest that their replies shall not be
made SO.
All replies as soon as received are
to be filed in the Department of
Labor.
Mr.. Godfrey's resolution was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Railroad Relief Funds.
Assemblyman Magnus Bredenbek,
eff Hudson, introduced a resolution
proposing that a committee inyesti-
gate all voluntary relief funds Of
railroad employees, especially those
les .aass r