The Penn's Grove record., 1915-05-07
SPECIAL SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
Extra Sitting Called to Correct
Amendment Bill BIunders
OTHER BUSINESS LOOKED FOR
Governor Stays in Capital to Check
Any Attempt at BIPARTISAN Meas
ures-Suffrage Factions Eniiven
the Day at the Capitol.

Especial Trenton Correspondence.)
Trenton.-At noon the Legislature,
called together by Governor Fielder
to correct blunders of the past SEES
sion, met at the Capitol.
The Legislature was reconvened to
pass a new constitutional amendment
bill and delegations of suffragettes
from all parts of the State were here.
The anti-suffragettes held an all-day
convention in the Masonic Temple
and this attracted a big crowd. There
vas no fear of a violent collision be-
tween the suffragette and anti-suffra-
gette forces.
Also there was a force of lobbyists
On hand to try to put some bills
through. Speaker Godfrey had not
given up his caanl bill at late reports,
but it is not probable the bill will be
projected into the session.
The Governor had planend to start
soon for the Panama-Pacific EXPOSE
ton, but he has served notice on the
legislators that he is ready to cancel
that engagement at a moments notice
should any bipartisan tactics be at
tempted.
Should Governor Fielder leave the
State Senator Edge, president of the
Senate, would sun the gubernato-
rial reins, and with a Republican ma
jority in both houses and a Republican
acting governor that party would have
full sway.
Governor Fielder said:
81 have heard from various sources
that the Legislature, instead of con-
filming itself to the passage of a new
bill fixing the time for the holding of
a special election to act on the pro-
posed constitutional amendments, will
take up other matters. In other
words, general legislation is to be at
tempted. If this is a fact, l shall GER
tainly remain here, instead of going
away to California, where 1 had plan
ned to attend the New Jersey celebra-
ton on May %. If necessary, l shall
give up my plans and let the other
members of the party go without me"
There were all sorts of rumors
af1oat as to what the Legislators
planned to do when the extra session
convened. Senator Gaunt, Of Glouces-
ter was said to be determined to get
through over the governors veto his
bill providing for a new State board of
agriculture. State Labor Commission
er lewis T. Bryant was said to be
anxious to have repassed over the
veto of the chief executive that bill
which reorganizes his department as
well as extending his term. The
House did repass that in the
closing hours of the regular session,
but it was not moved in the Senate,
Assemblyman Singer of Hudson was
DESTROYS of having some action on his
boxing bill, which became dead by rea-
son of the fact that the form laid down
by the law was not followed out.
AS anticipated, the present organi-
cation of the Board of Public Utilities
Commissioners was unanimously con
tinued when the board met and re
elected Captain Ralph w. Donges, OF
Camden, president; former Sheriff
Frank H. Sommer, of Newark, coun-
sci; Grover G. Richmond, of Wenonah,
assistant counsel, and Alfred N. Bar
BERT of Trenton, secretary.
Former Judge John W. Slocum, OF
Long Branch, who was appointed to
succeed Thomas ]. Hillery, sat with
the boar dior the first time. The meet
ing was followed by an informal lun'
cheon.