Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-07
No CANAL BILLS
BY REPUBLICANS
At THIS SESSION
House Majority Decides to Let
'rhe Issue Die a Natural
Death.
From a stan Correspondent.

TRENTON, Jan. mo Morris
canal legislation will be attempted
by the Republican majority during
the coming session of the Legislature.
While there has been some supposi-
ton that this would be the case, its
accuracy was not clearly established
until just before the final confer
ence of the Republican assemblymen
today.
The leaders in both houses are
agreed that the Morris canal issue
should be allowed to die a natural
death, after it's fiasco of 1915. Efforts
will be expended toward smothering
any attempt among the individual as
semblymen to revive the Morris canal
!. bill. 1t has been feared that Carlton
B. Godfrey, of Atlantic City, the
speaker in 1915, would again sponsor
the Norris canal bill, but assurances
have been virtually received that he
will not touch the matter
Senator William 7. Read, president
to-be of the upper house, briefly
sketched the viewpoints generally
held by the leaders, that the State
should wait for the expiration for the
Lehigh Valley railroads lease upon
the Norris canal a few years hence
and then take the property over.
The Republican members of the
House are I'm session here today pass
ing upon the final drafts of bills to be
introduced next week. The confer
ence started before IL o'clock and
will continue until late this after
noon.
Pledges to BE Fulfilled.
The measures under discussion are
all designed to, carry out the pledges
of the party platform. There are al
most twenty such bills, and an equal
number will be allowed to originate
In each House. Other than the regu-
lar party bills are not down Tor con-
sideration by the conference.
The conference is intended to facil-
itate the work of the coming Legis-
lature, as the sentiment is unanimous
In all parties for short session.
Adjournment will be taken at the
earliest date in years unless all plans
miscarry.
None of the party bills to be intro
dticed embodies anything like an
issue that is dividing the State, or is
even attracting general interest.
There are a number of matters TO be
disposed of that are important, how
ever, and the main features of which
have been described during the last
few months.
Some entertaining times are prom
ised during the session by Republican
raids upon certain pet measures of
the Democratic regime. This means
the passing Of bills over the Gov
ernor's veto before they become laws
Election Law Revision.
The form which the republican
attack upon the Geran election law
will assume began to take shape and
&c H. irf
tions taken up in the conference.
One thing certain is that the agita-
tion for a grouping of candidates
names according to party Will not
result in the adoption OF a ballot
exactly like that in use in New York,
where q cross under u party emblem
means a vote for the full party
ticket. Instead, the names OF can
didates may be grouped in party col
umns and a cross would have TO be
placed before each individual name.
This proposition has not, however,
been finally passed upon.
The Republicans are fairly certain,
the conference indicated, TO endeavor
to remove the requirements that
voter must tell his age when regis
tering. Simply over twenty will
be sufficient as an answer under the
plan advocated by the majority.
Further exemption Of municipalities
in which personal registration is
necessary is also contemplated.
Albert Y. Dalrymple. of Essex. was
conspicuous figure about the cor
ridor while the conference was in
progress. Curiosity was also excited
by the appearance in the Chaneery
Chambers Of Professor John ID.
Prince, former senator from Passaic,,
under the escort of Vice Chancellor
Lewis. 1t was Mr.. Princes first ap-
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