Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-28
AID
! 'lvNAT1ONAL CRISIS
y Informs Congress He Has
Signed Bill to Uphold
United States
|PPRovEs OTHER ACTS
|Ioarly Two Hundred Measures Come
Up for Consideration of
Executive

& tAATRExToN, n. j.. March Ex-Governor
i{ndss forwarded n communication to Con-
~ -. conveying the information that he
1&n6 signed the bill. introduced by Sena-
H1 McCran. authorizing him to employ all
|4e resources of the State to aid the Fed
E&tal Government In meeting the present ma
4. .tional crisis In his letter the Governor
Z oaid:
IA & have the honor TO transml. herewith
q copy Of ar act passed by the Lesisa-
4 ture OF New Jersey and approved by me
o. Govrrny. AZ will be seen. this law
Az offers the resources of New Jersey, with
" out limitation, to the Government of the
4 United States in the impending cr.s...
M The GoVernor has signed the y 1.orance
bill nalo,y "a conditional appropriation of
- 100000 for the purchase of the pro-
Z posed route for a sea-level car al between
Bordentow'. IN the Delaware River and
Raritan Bay. at Morgan. The appropria-
ton will become available when Congress
has officially ratified the report of the en-
gineers of tho War Department recommend
!, ing the construction of the canal and has
given the necessary assurances that 1t will
+ be built when the State has acquired the
route.
The Governor spent the entire day dis
posing of bills, about 200 of which reached
him Immediately following the close of the
session last Friday. He signed nearly fifty
MEASURES and disapproved half dozen
others. Among the bills signed were the
following
Terminating the existence of all COM
missions, committees or boards created
by joint resolution, unless continued by
legislative action at the session following
their creation.
Continuing the commission appointed
10 investigate the subject of home rule
and extending its functions TO include
sl,Ar .tt,l1 loo
Authorizing Camden TO expend Sl25.-
600 for the erection of hospital for con-
tagious diseases.
Prohibiting the use of unauthorized ad-
vertising signs in streets and highways
Or Upon private property unless by con-
sent of the owner.
Permitting the operation of moving
picture machines "sng only slow-burn-
4 ing films of a size Snd perforaton differ
ing from standards as used in theatrical
4 exhibitions. ',he bill is designed to per-
r NIT moving-picture exhibitions TO be
given in schools, church buildings or
halls.
Permitting llegitimate children to in
herit from a mother when she dies in
testate without lawful heirs.
Authorizing the appointment of county
detectives in c7unties having population
of from 10000 to $4,000.
Continuing the commission appointed to
year.
Among the bills vetoed by the Governor
vas the Senate measure authorizing the
Fish and Game Commission to expend for
the protection and propagation of fish and
rame all revenues received from licenses or
other. sources. In his message OF dlsap-
proval the Governor said he was opposed
to the policy of State departments receiving
and disbursing their income 1t is his be-
lief that all income should go to the state
Treasury and should be appropriated in
regular business form.
4 In disapproving the bill empowering mu-
inequalities to purchase or lease suitable
buildings for the use of volunteers OF the
Civil War. or the Spansh-American war,
the Governor took the position that ample
power to do so is conferred by the new home
rule bill passed at the closing of the legis-
lative session.
Another measure disapproved was the
bill authorizing municipalities to make APP
propriations not exceeding 800 for each
10000 of population for the care of the
blind. The Governor remarked that this
measure would result in a revival of he
practice of permitting State help for pri-
vate institutions which was tried and found
70 be unsatisfactory.
The bill to increase the salaries OF the
ohief inspector and other inspectors in the
Department of Motor Vehi-les was dis
approved on the ground that II fails to
provide for a graduation of increases on the
basis of service The Governor reiterated
his opposition to arbitrary salary increases
Irrespective of service.