Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-02
FIELDER CONFERS
| ON LEGISLATION
IEOR THE SESSION
-pgram Is Taken Up With
Upper House Members and
Includes Progressive Bills.
Especial to the Newark star.I

Especial to the Newark Star.I
JERSEY CITY, Jan. 2.--Governor-
lect James r. Fielder, the Democratic
tate Senators, Speaker be Beck
nan, of the House of Assembly; Ma
ority Leader Joseph Branegan, of the
Assembly, and several others are in
conference this afternoon over plans
o be followed by the Democratic
party during the coming session of the
Legislature The new office of the
[Governor-elect in the Commercial
Trust building is the base of opera
yions
Among features under discussion,
eccording to report. are the preferen-
.tial primary bill providing for a sec
.pnd choice as well as first choice, a
Ibill for the abolition of personal taxes
|of private individuals. d home rule
Taxation bill to permit municipalities
7 exempt personal property and inn
oyements from taxation for muni-
|pal purposes and a roposieion intro
uced of the California idea of leg
flation.
The object of the conference, as
previously stated. is to consider the
Democratic program for the legisla-
i've session, which begins in Trenton
Pn January Is.
Urges California Law.
Senator-eiect Charles M Egan is
hampioning the California plan of
sgislation.
Il is his claim that this system
Would stop or prevent hasty legisla-
ion and afford more time for mature
alf =
specially prevent the usual grand
ush at the end of the session.
Mr.. Egan is also advocating his bill
or the abolition of personal taxes of
Individuals and for the reclassifica-
ion of all property for purposes of
axation.
He would also like the Senate to
Follow the example set by the House
|of Assembly and provide for the ap-
.pointment of a new. committee on
taxation.
Senator elect Hennessy, who has
been asked to father the bill for pref
Prential voting, has prepared a meas
pre that is said to be an improve
nant on the preferential bill that AS
Eemblyman John A. Mathews, of Es-
ysex introduced last year This pro-
|vided for the WISCONSIN preferential
|system. The Hennessy bill IS regard-
ed as an Improvement on the Spokane
and Cleveland system of preferential
voting
This bill will probably be one of the
Democratic party measures.
Home Rule Measure.
fr. Hennessy will also introduce
he upper house on his own respon-
kity his home rule taxation bill
would permit municipalities to
by referendum vote to exempt
5nalproperty and buildings from
htion by a gradual system under
kich the tax on the buildings would
ear and gradually shifted to the
And. This is the bill that figured so
argely in last years gubernatorial
ampaign when the Progressive party
Made it one of its issues The bill last
bring received IS votes in the Assem-
IN where Henessy was its champion
The IIennessy bill will probably also
e introduced in the House of Assem-
ly either by Assemblyman Johnson,
If Englewood or Assemblyman De
Voc, of Ridgewood.
Governor elect Fielder declined to
sitline his own views regarding COM
legislation, but it is known that he
urge very vigorously economy
retrenchment in State expendi-
IS.
he woman suffrage amendment, it
eclared, will be offered in both
ses on the opening day of the
Stature.