Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-03-27
PASS PENSION
BILL WITHOUT
De VOE FEATURE
Amendment Lost for Optional
Retirement of Teachers on
Half Pay After 35 Years
By Special Correspondent.

By Special Cores Spondent.
TRENTON, March 26.-The fight
over the Reorganization OF the teach
er pension system in New Jersey pass
ed to the Senate. The House yester-
day approved by a vote of forty to
eleven of the bill introduced by Speak
er Pierson calling for the re-organ-
ization. Previous TO the passage of
the bill, which is the result of two
years of study by the Pierson Pension
Fund Commission, spirited contest
took place over the inclusion of an inn
portant amendment wanted by the
teachers.
Deyoe Amendment Lost.
The amendment was offered by AS
semblyman De Voc, the Middlesex
Democrat, and would have allowed
the optional retirement of teacher
on half pay after 35 years of service.
The amendment went down to defeat
by vote of 81 TO 81 with n large
number of teachers watching the pro-
ceeding from the ladies gallery.
De Voc, Mr.. Foxhall, of Passaie,
Republican, and Judge, an Essex
Democrat spoke for the amendment.
Party lines were split on the vote, and
it was noticeable that the Essex and
Hudson delegations ON the Demo-
cratic side were not together on the
proposition.
Speaker Pierson took the floor to
oppose the amendment He said the
teachers had been given practically
everything they had requested in
framing the pensicss bill, except the
optional retirement after thirty-hve
years of service. Liberal disability al
lowances had been incorporated to
offset the refusal TO incorporate this
feature.
Under the bill, as II goes to the Sem
ate, a teacher will now have to remain
in service until 81 years of age TO
get the same pension as is now gwen
under the present system.
Frown Upon Salary Bill.
The special committee consisting Of
Senators Sturgess, Gloucester; Mac
key, Bergen, Republicans, and Kay
Sussex, Democrat. which was recently
named to go over the pile of salary
raising bills and pick out the worthy
ones for consideration by this legisla-
ture has come In with a report frown-
ing upon the bill by Democratic House
Leader Barrett 20 boost the annual
salaries OF the high judicial officials OF
the state. The measure would have
given the chancellor and the chief JUS
tice a raise from $4,000 year TO
$4,000 and the vice chancellors and
justices of the supreme court. an ad-
vance from $4,000 to $4,000. The
bill TO raise the pay OF the circuit
court judges from $4,000 10 $4,000
year. This measure has passed both
branches OF the legislature.
At the same time the bills to make
the compensation OF the adjutapt gem
eral and the quartermaster general OF
thet state $1,000 year each We're ap-
proved.
Pass Bill For Measures.
The assembly has passed the resolu-
ton providing for the presentation or
a medal to each New Jersey boy who
had a part in the world war. The idea
originated with State Comptroller
Bugbee and the measure was intro
duced by the Republicans. 1t con
templates an appropriation of 800, coo
for the expense. Democrats joined in
supporting the measure TO a man, al
though there was spirited debate be-
tween members on each side.
Assemblyman Donovan, Democrat
of Hudson, said II would have been
better to withdraw the resolution
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