Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-19

Murder Cases, is Purpose of Wool
verton Measure Employment Blu
reau Bill Gets Through.
Especial correspondence
1reaton. N. j. Feb. 17.-By the form
al adort ton by the senate of the resolu-
ton to grant the ballot to women the
question will now be placed directly
up to the voters of the state. The
upper body of the legislature, however,
lid not pass the resolution unanimously
and some of those registered in the
affirmative asserted that they balloted
only for the principle of letting the
voters have their say and were not
committing themselves. Majority Lead
er Read explained that while the plat
form of the Republican party contained
a suffrage plank the idea was to let
the voters declare whether or not they
wanted 1t.
Senators Ramsay. Barber, McGinnis
and Munson voted against the resolu-
lions, but there were seventeen ballots
for it and it was approved. Mr. Ram
say asserted that he would mot vote
for anything which lowered the stand
ard of women He asked who was to
vote on the question. declaring that II
the women had a voice it would not
be sanctioned. He asserted that the
male voters would be Influenced by
their feminine friends. Mr.. McGinnis
maintained that he was opposed to the
scheme as a matter of principle. but
Mr.. Hennessy retorted that the ballot
was a right that should be possessed
by the women. Now the lines will be
more strongly drawn for the battle at
the polls.
One of the most important measures
passed so far this session is that by
Mr.. Pierce. which has received the APP
prevail of the upper house. 1t viii
prevent a consideration of the mon
etary value of franchises in the fixing
of rates for public utilities. 1t is direct
ed at the recent court of errors de-
cision on the gas rate and was ardent
iy championed by Mr.. Hennessy. he
declared that the court decision was
wrong in policy if not in principle and
maintained that the people should
benefit by the increased value of
franchises. He asserted that the
franchises were the free gift Of the
commonwealth and referred to the bur
den through wetered stock which had
been placed on of gas, cleo
tricity. etc.
Efficiency Battle Near.
The fight is drawing near on the
economy and efficiency bills. They
have been reported in amended form
and are not entirely to the liking of
the Democrats. One of them is aimed
to retain in Office Colonel Bryant as
head of the labor department. and
| Governor Fielder has declared that he
will veto it. Strings are being pulled.
too, by those who would be affected by
the measure, and their career prom
Uses to be a stormy one unless they are
slaughtered immediately.
Assemblyman Dalrymple has pre-
| sented in the house a bill to disbar
lawyers convicted of the embezzle-
ment of funds intrusted to their care.
The prohibition from practice would
follow automatically their conviction.
Mr.. Dalrymple. who is himself a law
yer, explained that at present long and
often unsatisfactory proceedings are
necessary to bring about the punish
ment of a counselor who has been n
faithful to the trust reposed in him.
Under a bill bye Assemblyman Ham
mond the present state board of edu-
cation would be abolished and an cleo
tive commission would be placed in
charge of the educational department.
One member would be selected from
each county. Several organizations
are said to be in favor of such legisla.
ton. AS the present board is com.
posed of prominent men from different
parts of the state who serve without
pay, it is believed that the Hammond
bill will not get very far
Members of the Republican majority
have long maintained that there is a
great deficit in the state treasury.
which has been hidden by a clever
handling of figures. Comptroller Ed
wards, Democrat, is just as firm in his
assertion that the conditions are no
worse than they have been. and he is
anxious to give a boost to Democratic
efficiency and economy. He maintains
that the SO, 100000 deficit in the funds
would only exist were the requests of
different department heads for greater
appropriations granted.
Arouses Dormant Forces.
The hearing on ~Assemblyman Quinn's
anti-injunction bill again aligned the
representatives of the labor unions and
those of the manufacturers in opposi-
ton to one another. The workers have
tried for several years to get through
such legislation. and the shop owners
have been just as active in their fight