Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-14
Senate Considers Thirty-four
Bills and Five Resolutions
on First Day.
Especial to the Newark start


TRENTON, Jan. 14.-Thirty-four
were introduced in the Senate yes
terday. AS in the House the session
in the Senate was also marked by a
clash between the majority and the
minority over the adoption of rules.
The principal change in the rules
was brought about by a resolution
sprung by Mr.. Read, the Republican
floor leader. The resolution requires
committees to make a report upon al
bills and to submit with the report a
record of how each member of the
committee voted on the question OF
the reporting of the bill. Mr.. Nc
Cunnis. the Democratic leader, said he
had no personal objection to the reso-
luton and advised the Senators to
vote according to their individual
views. All of the Republicans ano
five of the eleven Democrats voted foi
the resolution.
Another important rule that was
adopted came from the Democrats and
provides that ten days must elapse
between second and third readings OF
measure and that no bills can pe
introduced after March 2, except pS
unanimous consent.
The 1--WE concurrent resolutions
each proposed amendments to the
state Constitution. Two Oh them
one by Mr.. Egan, of Hudson, and the
other bv Mr.. White, of Burlington
extend the right of suffrage tc
women. Mr.. Hennessey offered q
concurrent resolution for a constr
tutional amendment creating Assem-
bIy districts. Still another resolu,
ton by Mr.. Hennessey would. Il
adopted, abolish the present require
ment that the constitutional amend
ments shall be submitted TO tne
voters only once in five years.
Mr.. Rathbun, the new Repupilcai
Senator from Morris County, offered
a Concurrent resolution making rad
zeal changes in the State Constitu'
tion with respect to the judiciary
Among other things it divides the
Supreme Court into three branches
and defines the jurisdiction OF tint
Chancery Court and the Court ol
Errors and Appeals. 1t also provides
for a constitutional convention. Inc
judiciary changes are practically th'
same that were submitted to the peo'
pie in 1910 and rejected. One varia-
ton from the 1910 amendments l.
that there shall be eighteen instead
of fourteen associate justices OF the
Supreme Court.
Mr.. Rathbun's resolution also pro
yides for a constitutional amendment
creating Assembly districts.
A repeal of the Hillery maximum
tax rate law is provided for in a bill
introduced by Mr.. Rathbun, and Sen
ator Pierce introduced bill provid-
ing for local referendum on the
question of retaining or doing away
with the Hillery maximum tax rate
law.
Preferential Primary Bill.
Senator Hennessy introduced tive
bills, one of which Is preferential
primary bill and the other a bill per
hitting municipalities through al
election by the people to abolish
taxes upon personal property ant
buildings. This is the same bill tina
he introduced last year in the HOUSE
when he was a member of that body
Senator Pierce introduced a batcl
of tax bills, practically similar tt
those of last year. Among othel
things he wants the State Board o
Assessors abolished and the work O.
that body transferred to the Stat,
Board of Equalization of Taxes. An
other bill provides for the taxation
of bank stock and trust companies
upon the same plan that prevails il
New York, where the tax is pc
cent, of the value of the shares o
| stock.
Senator Hutchinson, of Mercer
offered a Joint resolution providin,
for the appointment of a commission
of three persons by the Governor t