The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-04-17
PASS REPEATER OVER
THE GOVERNORS VETO
Measure Detrimental to Smaller
Banking Institutions Stricken
From the State Statutes


Trenton, N. j., Apr. 15.-Follow.
ing the lead of the Senate, the House
of Assembly this week passed The
Branch Bank Bill repeater over the
veto of Governor Fielder, thus wip.
ing this vicious act off the statute
books of the State. The Branch
Bank Bill was undoubtedly one OF
the worst acts passed in New Jersey
in years, because it created a money
trust by permitting the large banks
to establish branches all over the
State. 1t also created a credit trust
which might work grieyous injury or
business men throughout the State.
There was general surprise when
Governor Fielder vetoed the repeater
because the bill had received almost
every vote in the Senate and House,
and the only opposition to it came
from n or two large banking
houses. Hundreds of small banking
institutions requested the Governor to
sign the repealer,b but all without avail.
One of the best pieces of work done by
the Republican majority vas passing
the Branch Bank repeater over the
Governors veto, and thus Kidding the
State of the abhorrent money trust
law that had previously been saddled
on it by a Democratic Legislature.
Governor Fielder refused to allow
the State Treasury to be benefited
by the amendments to the "Seven
Sisters" laws introduced by Senator
Read and passed by both branches
of the Legislature. The amendments
were vetoed this week by the govern
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vague and absolutely unconvincing.
The Read amendments made it posi-
BILE for the State to get back some
of the income it lost when the Seven
Sisters" became operative and which
is so greatly needed at the present
time when the Republicans are work
ing tooth and nail to rescue the State
from the distressing financial condi-
ton into which it has been thrown by
Democratic extravagances.
Senator Smalley introduced the ap-
preparation bill this week, and, as an
nounced last week, it shows a saving
over last years Democratic appro-
priation bill of $1,191, 907.31. This
means that under Republican admin
istration, the State Will be run for
about 81, 200, 900 less than under the
extravagant misrule of the Demo-
Gratis.
1t is interesting to compare the
present appropriation bill with the
bills passed by the last two Demo-
cratic administrations because it
shows that in 1918 and 1914 the Dem
ocrats appropriated more money than
could possibly be figured as the in
come of the State. The %appropria-
tons for the past two years exceeded
eight millions for each year, while
the bill presented this week as the
result of Republican efficiency and
economy is less than seven millions.
The Democratic press has been en-
deavoring to belittle the work Of the
Appropriations Committee by saying
that no sums had been set aside for
upkeep or improvement. This is ab-
solutely false. There have been no
needlessly extrayagant sum set
aside for improvements, but every
thing that is necessary has been well
provided for. 1t was expected that
the Democrats would attempt to dis
credit the financial work of the ma
iority this year in view of their own
miserable failures of the past two
years, therefore, no surprise has been
o~ccasioned by their actions.
Further economies have been work
ed out by the majority in the bill for
incidentals which shows a toal of
about $1,000 less than last year.
These incidentals are for the running
expenses of the session which have
been cut to $9,417.84 this year.
Assemblyman Whitman was called
to the Speakers chair on Monday and
presided over the House as Speaker
pro TEN. during the afternoon session.
He was loudly applauded as he accept
ed the gavel.
Senator Hennessy of Bergen Coun-
ty received another sharp rebuke this
week when Governor Fielder reap
pointed Supreme Court Justice Will
liam S. Gummere. Senator Hennes-
sy has been keeping the columns of
certain papers hot with unjust crit
icism of Justice Gummere for the
past week or two. 1t is the generally
expressed opinion all over the State
that Senator Hennessy's ~unprovoked
attack on Justice Gummere is the
most fragrant exhibition of impropri-
ETY. that has been known in many
years in the public life of New Jersey.
For reasons known only to himself,
Governor Fielder this week appointed
Judge John w. Slocum of Monmouth
County to the Public Utility Commits
sion in the place of the Hon. Thomas
J. Hillery, of Morris county, who has
filled the Office to the satisfaction of
the people of the State for the past
six years. The only apparent reason
for the change is that Former SEN
ator Hillery is a Republican, and
Judge Slocum is a Democrat. Ger
tain it is that the retirement of
Thomas J. Hillery from the Public
Utility Commission cannot but be re-
garded in any other light than that
of a distinct loss to the State.
AS was expected, Governor Field
er vetoed Senate Bill, No. 5, which
consolidates the labor departments
of the State. This is the bill that
was supported by organized labor and
manufacturers alike and it's passage
was earnestly asked for at the vari-