Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-01-28
EDGE AGAIN URGES
PEACE IN ASSEMBLY
Will Try Again, Following Last
Nights Failure, to Get
Together
Bu spectQl Correspondent.

TRENTON, Jan. 2S:-Governor
Edge today sent q special communi-
cation to the House of Assembly
urging 1t to get busy on organization
for the election of a speaker The
executive made the point that urgent
problems are facing the legislature
which should be met and solved inn
mediately and that the dilatory tao
tics of the House are holding them
up.
The governor mentioned among
these the question of employment and
the milk situation. With respect to
the latter he pointed out that al
though the senate has passed O reso-
luton for the appointment of a COM
mission on the latter subject, it must
receive favorable action in both
houses before becoming effective. He
declared that the delay is causing
needless expense upon the taxpayers
and the appropriations of the state
institutions are being serious threat
ened as well as the general business
of state.
The Republicans were scheduled to
caucus this morning on the question
of state treasurer. 1t is understood
that William L. Read. of Camden,
will be their choice for reelection to
that post.
The assemblymen last night after
a parliamentary wrangle adjourned to
meet again today at noon, but with no
prospect that the controversy will be
settled then, unless the plan of decid-
ing the question by drawing lots is re-
sorted TO.
A fight ensued over the first of the
six ballots when IL was found that
McAteer, the Democratic candidate,
had thirty votes, and PierSon, the Re-
| publican choice, but twenty-eight. I'm
u t1txr II
| of Essex. claimed the election of Nc
| Ateer which the G. o. =. members.
under eader Kellam of Camden, de-
MED declaring that they did not In
tend to take advantage of the Demo-
Gratis in this manner IL a similar situ-
alton arose.
The shortage of two votes on the
Republican side was due to the fact
| that Gill. of Mercer and Glover of
Bergen, were not on the floor or in
their seats when the first roll call was
taken.
Later Barrett announced that he
merely made the claim of McAtteer's
election to protect the interests of the
Democratic party, as he had heard the
Republicans were preparing to take
similar advantage of the Democrats
and had asked the attorney general
for "a ruling as TO whether the speaker
h less than thirty
80 v"tae the majority. Barrett an
nounced that the Democrats in caucus
had decided that not one OF them
would take the speakership unless he
was elected by a clear majority of
thirty-one votes Of the house.
Senator Collins B. Allen of Salem,
resigned from the senate appropria-
tions committee tonight. This is one
of the aftermaths of the Wells-Mack-
ay fight for the senate presidency,
which resulted in Runyon's election
as senate president. Allen wanted TO
be chairman or the appropriations
committee. but Runyon named Whit
ney of Morris, one OF the Wells fac
ton. This displeased Allen. His sue
cessor will probably be named Tues
day by President Runyon. The Gill
committee which for the past year has
been investigating and studying the
school system of the state for the pur-
pose OF recommending improvements.
has filed its report with the legisla-
ture. One of its recommendations is
the revision of all books OF history
used in the schools of the state for
the purpose OF eliminating any ideals
OF German military power. Educa-
tional opportunities for soldiers is an
other recommendation.