The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-05
old r,sthod, Old Guardian Restored

Trenton. March 5.-Tbe situation
regarding the passage OF the bills ln-
t,Oduced in the House of Assembly by
Speaker Godfrey and assigned to ac-
cOmplish the abandonment of the MOI
ris Canal has reached such an acute
state that there is now absolutely no
telling what a peeved and desperate
majority might 40. Speaker Godfrey
has upon several occasions completely
lost control of his temper when he had
been baked in any Of his schemes,
The first display of temper by the
speaker was his statement i'll criticism
Of Governor Fielder. He resorted to
petty practices that received even The
deserved contempt of the members OF
his own political faith. The Governor
has seen fl to treat the Speaker with a
dignity becoming his Executive office
and tile result has been that Godfrey
has received a great deal of deserved
criticism.
The bills. however, are still in the
air. No one knows what Will he done
with them. Godfrey is using all the
influence Of his official position to force
the three measures through to final
passage. but he is being met with the
united and stubborn opposition OF the
democratic minority and if the bills
over 90 thru both the House and Sell
ate there will be such a howl from the
people of the state that the Republicans
responsible Tor the outrage will be
brought up with a short pull.
The Governors attitude on this
canal abandonment proposition has beeu
one of the greatest benefit TO The people
of the State. s.eae q -aasani II
openly against the bills as they were
introduced by the speaker. He will
not sign the bills as they are now COIL
stituted SO that the Godfrey proposition
will have to be GRAINED thru botL
the House and Senate over the Govern
Or's veto.
The eight economy and efficiency
measures as they were reported by the
Judiciary Committee of the Senate
have been passed by the Upper House.
They were so amended that they be-
came the product of the Republican
majority Instead of the Ecouomy and
Efficiency Commission named TO in
vestigate the subject of tile co ordina-
tiOn of State departments.
The word ECONOMY" however, might
just as well be stricken from the
record. Senator Munson, of Sussex,
expresses it very we'll when he told the
members of the Senate that this series
Of bills as it now stands will not save
enough money to buy a Ford car.
With the passage of these eight bills
the Senate performed the flst work of
Importance that has been accomplished
since the opening of the session eight
weeks ago. 1t has taken just eight
weeks to make the bills of q non.parti-
san commission Republican in their
complexion and to force them through
one House.
In all the history of Legislatures in
this state this is believed to be the least
work that has ever been done in a like
time. The majority members have not
as yet fulfilled Ii promise, with the
possible exception of the passage of the
resolution providing for the submission
OF the equal suffrage amendment to the
people, that was made in their party
platform. They have been as recalci-
trant as it has been possible for a body
of men to be. They have wanted the
money and the time of a great many
people other than their own.
The bills which were forced through
this week had to have the assistance of
the old BOARD of Guardians" and it
has not even been denied that sDavy"
Baird WAS brought back all the way
from New Orleans to whip the G.. O.
2. in line.