Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12
[special Correspondence.l

competitive Help Passes.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton, N. j., Feb. 10.-Containing
features that are more far reaching
and drastic than at first recognized,
the house rule resolution Of Senator
Hutchinson will probably be killed.
This resolution would permit the re-
vision of the state constitution, Ii
passed ~favorably by the voters, so that
each municipality could make It's own
regulations in affairs affecting only
itself without having to get the sane
ton of the legislature. Any actions
not specifically forbidden by the CON
%stitution could be regulated by the
municipalities. After a lengthy de-
bate the measure was recommitted to
the committee on judiciary to permit
of hearings Majority Leader Read said
had been asked by different civic
bodies. Senator Rathbun asserted that
eve If the governing boards were to
have more power than at present there
should yet be some interdependence, as
between congress and the states. He
maintained that under the Hutchinson
resolution one town could prevent a
connecting of lines of transportation
and that new and expensive fields of
litigation would be opened up. Hear
ings are to be arranged, but the bill is
thought to have little chance for favor
able action.
Assemblyman Peacock failed in his
attempt to get through his bill to re-
peal the automobile reciprocity act. He
declared be knew he would be opposed
by the delegations from Hudson, Essex
and Atlantic counties, but he wanted
to place them On record as he spoke
for the farmers and grangers of the
state. He asserted that Pennsylvania
cars were coming into this state free
for fifteen days, whereas Jersey auto
lists have to pay heavy tolls when they
go to Pennsylvania. Assembfymen
Oliphant and Iobst pleaded strongly
for the repeater, asking that the farmer
be given a square deal and saved from
the present destruction of roads. The
representatives from the more popuIous
counties have always favored reci-
procity, as they maintain that it brings
more money to the state from travellers.
For Uniform Auto Laws.
In presenting to the legislature his
report of the special committee to In
vestigate traffic regulations Governor
Fielder asked the passage of laws that
were designed to clear up defects
found in the present statutes. Auto
mobile tourists have found it difficult
to keep in touch with the different To-
cal regulations and have been the vic
Tins of traps through their igno-
rance. The design of the new bills
will be to have similar laws for all
parts of the state.
Support of the public will be enlisted
by thirteen railroads of the state to
obtain a repeal of the full crew law.
1t is maintained that this is costly and
unnecessary legislation, and an effort
win be made to foster sentiment
against it. Representatives of Pater-
son and Perth Amboy appeared before
the assembly committee on railroads
and canals and urged the passage of
the bill by Mr.. Hunter compelling rail-
roads to give greater protection at
grade crossings and remove the de-
Tense of contributory negligence.
The local option bill has not been re-
ported by the senate committee, and its
chances for passing are not considered
good.
As civil service regulations have pre-
vented the employment of laborers not
on the appointive lists of the state, the
house has passed the bill of Assembly
man Morgan to enable cities to put
these men to work. The bill was de-
signed to meet a condition in Eliza
beth, where many men are said to be
out of positions. This measure will
enable a citizensl relief committee to
have public operations and employ
them.
Another measure intended to give
Trenton a policewoman has been In
troduced by Assemblyman Hammond.
A bill to accomplish this object for
Newark has already been passed by
the senate, having been introduced by
Senator Colgate. Wide interest, par
ticularly among the farmers, is being
taken in the measure by Assemblyman
Peacock to permit trolley companies
to conduct an express business. The
utility commission would be permitted
to grant franchises for this purpose.
Because of the refusal of some of the
railroads to honor the passes of EN-
ployees of the legislature, Assembly
man Stevens has framed a bill which
would make it a misdemeanor for a
conductor to put off a train any person
having a state pass. The senate has
named a committee to confer with the
attorney general to learn how the
legislature can compel a recognition of