The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-02-13

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semblyman Headley of Essex present.
ed a minority report.
The house lined up as follows:
For the minority report Barrett,
Blizzard, Casale, Coles, Cross, En-
bridge, Evans, Finley, FJrlenza,
Freund, Fritts, Guthrie, Headley, BY
land, Judge Lewis, Moore, Pierson.
Rowland, SeigIer, Tattersan Wolf
worth, Whalen, Young, D. c.; Young,
David.
Against: Agans, Appleby, Baldwin,
Blackwell Blair, Boswell, Bowen, Co
rio, Dater, De Voc, Donovan, FODDER,
Gadde, George, Glover, Hansen, Hast
ings, Heinzmann, Hershfield, Lyons,
McAleer, Muro, Roberts, Rogers,
Schultz, Shields, Silver Stiles, Stout,
Tozer, Warner.
Runyon Offers VoIstesd Act.
A bill providing for the enforcement
of the eighteenth-or prohibition
amendment to the Constitution of f}Ie
United States prepared by G. Roland
Munroe, attorney for the Anti-SalO,In
League of New Jersey, was introduced
by Senator William n. Runyon 1t
follows closely the Volstead act of the
federal government, the purpose beisg
to provide uniformity of procedure ~
nearly as it is possible
1t defines intoxicating liquor to be
any liquor used for beverage purposes
containing as much as one-half of ]
per cent alcohol by volume and pro-
vides for arrest, indictment and con-
viction of persons who violate the law
III accordance with the regular crimi-
nal procedure of the state with a scale
of penalties by fines and Imprisonment
for first, second and subsequent Of
lenses, running from minimum fine
of 5000 to a maximum of $1,000 and
Imprisonment from a minimum of 80
days to maximum of two years.
Power for the enforcement of the
act rests with all officers whose duty
1t is to enforce criminal laws in the
state.
Four Per Cent Bill Legal.
Robert H. McCarter, former attor-
ney general of New Jersey, in writ
ten opinion addressed to Senator
Simpson of Hudson county on the
validity of the proposed 4 per cent
bill defining intoxicating liquors, up
holds the legality of such legislation
and declares the state would be fully
within its rights under the Eighteenth
Amendment in defining what shall
legally constitute intoxicating liquor
in New Jersey.
Mr. McCarter says that his opinion
while informal and brief, will be put
in more elaborate form, if Senator
Simpson so desires. The language of
the Eighteenth Amendment, Mr. Nc
Carter says, gives Congress and the
several states concurrent powers of
enforcement The words Intoxicating
liquors" are of themselves, as Justice
Brandeis shows in one of his recent
| opinions, elastic words" about which
/ different minds might not agree, and
| consequently throughout the country
in legislating upon the subject, many
| of the state constitutions, and many
of the legislative enactments have
specifically defined by specifying the
necessary alcoholic content, exactly
what is meant by the words ''intoxi-
eating liquors"
While Congress has undertaken in
the so called National Prohibition Act
to enact appropriate legislation to en-
force prohibition, this, however, can
| not deprive the state of New Jersey
/ of its right to legislate upon the sub
ject.
In tho Senate.
/ Governor Edwards sent TO the senate
the nomination of Howard Foster as
| Judge of the First District Court of
Bergen county. The nomination was
not confirmed.
Senator Heath, of Mercer, introduce
ed a joint resolution extending to
President Wilson congratulations on
| his recovery, which was referred to
| the Federal Relations Committee.
The senate passed bill by Senator
Hagaman prohibiting hunting of game
| in aeroplanes.
Pilgrim-Amendmen to the act Of
March, 1919, providing for bonuses to
municipal employees, making it apply
TO firemen, policemen, school teachers,
employees of board of education, etc.
Simpson-Giving the governor power
| to appoint vice chancellors.
impson-Increasing salary of vice
chancellors from $4,000 to $4,000.
Sinpson-Making it more difficult to
extradite fugitives providing that
| proof must first be established that
person wanted committed act in state.
which makes requisition for him, and
giving right of appeal from decision
of governor on habeas corpus to SUI
preme Court
impson-Increasing pension allow
ed to widows of governors from $1,000
to $500 a year.
In the House.
Among the bills introduced in the
house were the following:
Guthrie-Creates public defender in
first and second class counties, to rep
resent persons accused Of crime and
unable to pay for such services, at a
salary of $4,000 per year.
| Baldwin-Gives veterans Of the
great war hunting and fishing licenses
free Of charge.
Tozer for Speaker Glover-In-
creases salary for Civil Service Com
missioners from $1,000 to $4,000.
George-Gives prosecutors in first