The Penn's Grove record., 1919-09-05
WOULD CURB new
JERSEY GOVERNOR
Senator Arthur Whitney, of Nor
ris County, Proposes Check
on Appropriations Power.
SIGN BEFORE ADJOURNMENT.
Such a Measure Would Have the Effect
of Taking From Him Final Respon-
sibiIity for Appropriation
of State Money.

of State Money.
Trenton.-With a view to providing
an opportunity for the passage of the
annual appropriations bill over the
veto of the governor should such a
course be considered advisable, Sena-
tor Arthur Whitney of Morris county,
chairman of the Joint Appropriations
Committee, proposes to introduce dur
ing the next session of the legislature
a bill requiring the governor to dis
pose of the appropriations bill at least
five days before final adjournment of
the session. Such a measure would
have the effect of taking from the gov
ernor the final responsibility for the
appropriation of state money by the
legislature.
Under the legislative procedure long
followed in New Jersey the appropria-
tions bill, always the most important
law passed by the legislature, is left to
he the last measure passed, coming up
amid the confusion and hurry of the
dying hours of the session. The bill
then goes before the governor, who
can take his time in considering it.
He has the power to veto any item he
sees fit, and there is no way to remedy
what might be a vicious veto.
The Whitney plan, however, provides
that the appropriations bill be intro
duced a week or two before final adj
iournment of the Legislature each year
and sent to the governor in time to
give him opportunity to consider and
dispose of it so as to get it back to the
legislature five days before adjourn
ment. The legislature then can re-
instate items the governor happened to
veto, if it is thought best to do so, by
passing such items over the veto. Sen
ator Whitney believes the final authori-
ty over the appropriations bill should
rest with the legislature, a body direct
ly representing the people, and not
with the governor.
No Cut in Festive Stew.
Oyster stews and fries at from % to
30 cents in the small towns and up to
40 cents in the cities will furnish q
more filling and nutritious meal than
any other palatable food product and
at less cost, according to market quo
tations available on the opening of the
oyster season.
The advent of the oyster on the
menu has aroused even more public
interest than usual with the return
each season of the bivalve, due to the
high cost of meats and other foods.
With labor high and other expenses
heavy, there is little hope of oysters
taking any considerable drop in price
this season, but planters and shippers
who sent out their boats for the first
dredging in the Maurice river cove say
they will hold their own as the cheap
est and best meat substitute.
Other ingredients of stews, as well
as the oyster, have helped to boost
prices and frequenters of the oyster
houses fear that the day will never re-
turn for "15 cent stews" and raws at
10 cents for six. Milk now costs from
u to 10 cents a quart and oyster crack
ers, which a few years ago sold for 10
cents a pound, now cost % cents.
The weather is still too warm for
any big rush in the oyster market, and
while part of the big fleet of 300 boats
started dredging, it will take frosty
nights and clear, sharp fall days to put
the oysters in prime condition and also
to put al edge on the consumers ap-
petite.
License Plates Gave Out.
All the agencies throughout the state
Of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle De
partment are now supplied with
license plates for motor trucks. For
several days the Newark, Jersey City
and other New Jersey agencies were
without motor truck license plates.
but when it was pointed out to Com
missioner William L.. Dill that the
condition was causing material ard
ship to motor truck owners he took
immediate remedial steps.
The plate shortage came uneXpect-
edly and at a time when all the facili-
ties Of the state were engaged in max
ing the new plates for the 1920 IL
censes. 1t required several days to
make the changes necessary to re-
turn to the making of 1918 motor truck
plates, but this was accomplished and
there is now ready for distribution an
adequate supply at all the agencies.
Exhaustion of the supply of 1919
motor truck license plates at this time
Of the year was a thing we could not
~feresee," said Commissioner Dill.
Some of the larger agencies were
without them for a few days, but as
soon as possible our machinery was
set in motion to make some more of
the needed plates.
"We are already well on the way in
the making of our 1920 license plates
of all classes. 1t will take every ounce
Of energy to complete the task by Jan
uary l, but it will be done. When reg
istrations begin December 1 for the
new wear we will have at least 1OOOOD