Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-02-09
en Snecinl Corrcsrondsns.

ey Special Corrcspondsns.
TRENTON, Feb. 9:-Preceded by
the joint senate and house Judiciary
committee hearing this afternoon on
liquor bills. the legislature Will com
mence it's fifth week here tonight.
The hearing is scheduled to start at
8 o'clock this afternoon In the as
sembly chamber. There are four
measures on the wet" and dry"
question now before the lawmakers
and they will all come in for consid-
Grafton no doubt at, the hands of the
speakers at today's discussion.
Foremost in interest are the four
and FIVE per cent. beer bills, intro
duced respectively by Democratic
Senate Leader Brown Of Middlesex,
and Senator Joshua c. Haines, Re-
publican, Of Camden. Browns meas
ure is thought to have the stamp Of
the Edwards administration, while
the Haines bill is regarded as some
what of a dark horse" proposition.
On the dry side of the question
is the prohibition enforcement bill
introduced last week by Senator
Runyon, of Union county. for the
Anti Saloon League, and the prohibi-
ton amendment ratification resolu-
tion also presented last week by AS
semblyman Emmor Roberts, Of Bur-
lington.
1t is likely, however, that the bat
tie of words this afternoon before
the Joint judiciary committee, OF
which Senator Allen, Of Salem, Is the
chairman, will be waged around the
two bills providing the alcoholic con-
tent Of beer to be manufactured in
this state.
Democratic House Leader Barrett,
of Essex, has bill similar to Browns
In the House. and 1t is also an ad-.
ministration measure. The Democra-
tic measures differ from Haines in
that their provisions are mandatory,
while those of Haines can only be
put into effect after the people of the
state have adopted them by q refer
endum vote. Senator Runyon's en-
forcement bill is as drastic as the
Volstead act, passed by congress.
after which it was patterned.
The. forces Of the Anti-Saloon
League and those Of the VETS are
numbers to attend the hearing and
lend the force of their numbers and
applause to the arguments OF their
respee We speakers.
Equal Suffrage comes to bat again
tonight when the Maciay ratification
resolution, which passed the senate a
week ago by an overwhelming vote,
Is called up for a vote. The suffragist
leaders claim they have the votes to
put ratification over tonight and thus
place New Jersey among the states
which have gone on record for the
adoption Of the nineteenth amend
ment. On the other hand the "antis"
Were making their final drive today to
prevent ratification in the house. I'm
less there Is decided change in the
situation by evening. 1t looks as If
ratification will win by a small mar
gin. The result is expected to be
close no matter which way 1t goes.
It is expected that Senator Runyon
will Introduce tonight the bill to pro-
vide three million dollars with which
to raise the salaries of the school
teachers OF the state. 1t will increase
the state school tax, which is now
two and three quarter mills, to three
and three-quarter mills. The money
thus raised will be distributed to the
various municipalities on the basis Of
the local board of education raises
a teachers pay 5000 year. the bill
provides that the state shall give a
similar sum. However, If the local
board only provides 500, then the
State will be obligated only to the
same extent.
At meeting here on Saturday Of
members of the State Board of Edu-
cation, who are back of the Runyon
measure, together with the Newark
school officials, State Commissioner
Of Education Calvin N. Kendall de-
plared the minimum for teachers in
New Jersey should be $1,000 a year.
I'VE are coming to the point" NE
, declared, where wo may have to
pay girls to go to the normal schools
to become teachers, just as they have
to pay young women to enter the hos
pitals in New York to study nursing.