Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-09
ECONOMY THE
WATCHWORD Of
1875 SESSION
Legislature Ready to Convene
at Noon Tuesday for the
13oth Session.
Special to the Evening Star.

TRENTON, Jan. 9.-The custodian
of the State House and his assistants
are engaged In making ready for the
opening of the Legislature on Tues
day at noon.
The governors message, which will
be delivered Immediately after the
organization OF the various commit
tees, will review State affairs for the
past year and make numerous recon-
mendations for the Legislature to act
upon. One of the principal recon-
mendations, it is presumed, will be
for the early passage of the economy
and efficiency bills. Owing to the
condition of the State treasury and
the fact that this year the Legisla-
ture switches from Democratic to
Republican control in both branches,
the message is being awaited with
unusual interest.
The Senate will be called to order
by William L. Dill. Of Passaic, the
Democratic secretary OF the last SEN
ate, following which the Republicans
with their majority OF one vote, or
IL TO 10, will proceed TO organize this
branch by the election Of Senator
Walter E. Edge, OF Atlantic, as presi-
dent, and Francis B. Davis, Of Glou-
will be filled by Republicans displac-
ing the Democrats, who served last
year.
Mark F. Phillips. Of Essex, the
Democratic clerk of the last House,
will cali that branch to order, and
then Assemblyman Carlton Godfrey,
of Atlantic, will be elected speaker
by the party vote OF 3s Republicans
to % Democrats. Upton S. Jefferys,
of Camden, will be chosen clerk and
all the other offices will be filled by
the Republicans.
The economy and efficiency meas
ures and State finances will be the
big issues of the session, AS soon as
the Legislature has organized the
bills for economy and efficiency viii
be introduced and sent TO commit
tee. Senator Edge, president of the
State Economy and Efficiency Com
mission, and its only Republican
member, said that he did not think
there would be any clash between
the Republican majority in the egis-
lature and the economy and efti-
cheney program thus far proposed by
the State commission.
Referring TO the recommendations
of the State Commission already an
nounced, consolidating the State Tax
Board and the State Board OF AS
SCISSORS: reorganizing the State Board
of Health into q single-headed COM
mission; merging the department OF
labor and the bureau of labor statis-
tics; consolidating all the oyster
commissions into one; merging sew
eral commissions into department
of conservation and several others
into a department of commerce an 1
navigation, Senator Edge thought
they would be accepted by the Re
publicans, at least in general way.
"They may decide to make some
changes in them" he continued, but
do not think there Will be any seri-
Gus clash over them. The Republic
cans may introduce bills for changes
not recommended by the commission;
| do not know about that"
The Democrats are also pledged TO
economy and efficiency, and 1t is ex-
pected that Governor Fielder will
discuss the question in his message
The Democrats will have their own
bills, and although being in the
minority, win fight to get their meas
ures enacted
The jump of the Republican MEM
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