Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-26
.GR|FF|N'S BILL
MEETS DEFEAT
N MEASURE Designed to Offset
Carroll's Is Killed in Spec
tacuiar Vote.

which m Hde II m1Sdemeanor Tor
anA- conn Missioner elected under com
nisaIon government to have any
dealings v nth a corporation supply
ing goods TO the city. or holding a
franchise { rom the city. That bill
was oppose d by many citizens of
Jersey. City because it was found it
would put oil 1t of office Works Com
missioner Jai mes j. Ferris. of that
city
,alIsing aAgainst the bill Assemblyman
Grimm Suddenly arose to a point of
order SsveraI Assemblymen were
unietly en,yaged in making lobbying
,isitatious lat desl is Of other members.
Il ask tina the chair order every
member to take Ibis seat" said Mr..
g fa,s5Y and sDsa %eF H'e'@'n so
<the tirns, when Leader Branegan
nas talking to an Essex Assembly
man. Mr.. CIR iffin, " no left his seat
and approached the member, the hill
was defeated. At the last moment
Mr.. Griffin asked for and received
nermission to change his vote to the
negative, so that he could move It's
table the bill, hut this. motion was
voted down.
House Morning Session.
SCI. 100.
Senate 241, Sen ator Heunessy, was
reeommitted.
The House passed these bills:
House 113. Mn Smith--The Essex
County Hospital bill.
House SIS, Mr.. Wheatley-Regulates
election of justices of the peace.
House 449. Mr.. Fisk-Supplement TO
a
record mortgages. -.
House 315, Mr.. Kuhlke-Authorizes
municipalities to condemn and take
for street purposes lands used wholly
OF partially for street railway pur-
poses
House 426, Mr.. Kays-Providing for
law libraries for courts In third-class
counties.
Bills Lost.
House 423. j. ]. Griffin-Creates a
board of assessors in first-class cities,
was lost, 8 to 30.
Recess until n m.
Senate Morning Session,
Called to order at lilo. Prayer
offered by Rev. Gilbert Conover, or
Thoroughfare.
Bills Passed.
Senate 1877, Mr.. Egan-Makes en-
ployers OF child labor disorderly per
sons when they violate the child labor
law The transgressing employers are
crimnally rather than civilly respon-
sible The bill also prohibits the en-
pioying of child labor in places where
the materials used are liable to injure
the child's health.
Senate 1870, Mr. Esan-Makes it un-
lawful to employ q child under the age
Of sixteen years more than eight hours
day or more than forty eight hours
AnI- chill md nFs g-i
teen shall be permitted to work on
Sunday.
Senate 1856, Mr. Smafley--Admits to
> the State village for epileptics any in
dgent person above the age of five
years Permits the discharge of any
inmate when his physical condition is
such that he will not be menace to
the community.
Senate 112, Mr.. Egan-Authorizes
the board of freeholders Of any county
to issue temporary bonds to meet
deficiency in the county treasury
caused by election expenses, court and
widows pensions, Term OF bonds not
to exceed two years.
Senate 201, Mr.. Smalley--Permits the
transfer to the State epileptic village
e>of any inmate of any State institution
except the county Jail or State prison.
Senate SO, Mr.. Rathbun-Supple-
meGts the act of 1903 concerning
that chattel mortgage holders shall
within one year file a description of
such mortgage. In default of this
the mortgage shall be void to all eX
cept the maker and the holder.
Senate 223. MIR. McGinnis tamended
Gives justices of the peace jurisdic-
ton in criminal cases in cities or
$4,000 TO 100000.
Senate Comm. SUBJ -Proyides
that the Governor shall issue a writ
of election to fill any vacancy in the
Senate or House unless the term of
office shall expire within two months
after the vacancy occurs,
Senate 303, Mr.. Smalley-Amends
the school act Of 1903 by providing
that where the term of the collector
shall expire before the end of the
school year he shall no longer con-
tinue to the end of the current year
as heretofore.
Senate 321 Comm. SUBJ, Mr.. Whea-
ton--Makes every contractor guaran-
tee for five years the roads he
builds.
Conference.
Democratic senator's call on gov
ernor at close of session.
Appointments.
Sent in by governor to be received
ia executive session this afternoon.
Bills Introduced.
Senate 1888. Mr.. Rathbun-Provides
for the cleaning out of parts of the
Troy or Parsippany brook the New
Whippany river and the Rockaway
river in Hanover Township. Morris
county. Commerce and navigation)
Ship Canal Commission Abolished.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 2. Mr.
Ramsay--Continuing the State Ship
Canal Commission, was defeated by a
vote of II to |. President Slocum
declared that the commission last
year spent 1900 without legislative
authority and tried to get an appro'
priation of $4,000 this year. Ramsay
protested that the bill was merely &C
keep the commission alive and die
not mean the spending of any money
beyond nominal operating expenses.
McGinnis asserted that the State
had already spent 100000 within the
past few years for useless commits
sions. Read opposed the measure
saying he thought the Harbor Com
mission could well take care of the
work. Edge held TO a like opinion
Ramsay was the only Democrat Ia
vote for the measure.
Adjourned until D. m.
Mr.. Foley, of Essex, submitted q
resolution similar to the one he pre-