The Monmouth inquirer., 1920-03-25
MPEACHMENT IS
NOT SUSTAINED
New Jersey House Considers La
Dor Demand Against Vice
Chancellor Foster.
THE NEW VACCINATION LAW.
Newarkers at Hearing Describe Hous-
Ing Conditions and Demand Rem
edy--Mayor Gillen and George
L. Record Among Speakers.

L. Record Among Speakers.
Trenton.-The proposed impeach-
ment of Vice Chancellor Foster of
Monmouth county was suddenly check
ed in the house when the Republican
majority, in hastily called caucus,
decided to have nothing to do with the
proceeding. Vice chancellors are not
constitutional officers and hence not
within the jurisdiction of the legisla
ture. The constitutional officer of that
court is the chancellor, to whom the
vice chancellors are responsible for all
their acts.
A decision by Vice Chancellor Foster
in the issuance of an injunction re-
straining several trade unions of Hud-
son county from proceeding with
strike affecting Is lumber and build
ing material firms in a dispute over
wages and the eight-hour day, was re-
garded by the union labor men as the
most drastic they had encountered. AS
result officers of the State Fedora
tion Of Labor decided to move the i'm
peachment proceedings. A resolution
was prepared and President Quinn
asked Assemblyman Guthrie of Mercer
to offer it in the house 1t took but
few minutes for the Republicans to
decide that the proposal was too peril
Gus. The Democrats who had learned
of what was in the air, also went into
cauc2s and decided to fight to the last
ditch If the move was attempted.
Taxation Boards Football.
Assemblyman Young of Morris was
unable to get through the house his
bill adding a fourth member to the
county boards of taxation giving two
members to each party. As at present
constituted, these boards are over
turned every time the political COM
plexion of the governors Office changes.
They are now urder Republican con-
troll, with two members of that party
and one Democrat on each board. This
year a Democratic governor has the
appointment of one member, and some
Republicans wanted to check him.
Youngs bill received but IA votes.
The fight of Senator Hagaman of
Ocean county against Assemblyman
Tattersall's bill to raise the hunting
and fishing license fee from 81 to $3.50
resulted in the bill facing defeat, and
after long debate it was laid over
Proposed modification of the COM
pulsory vaccination law is carried in
bill by Assemblyman Devoe of Middle
sex, passed by the house 1t provides
that such vaccination shall be enforced
by boards of educatio only in cases
Of epidemic in the community. Sever
al of those who favored the bill con-
tended that the present law is too
drastic and violently opposed by gen
eral public sentiment The bill passed
with two votes to spare.
The house passed Assemblyman Ly-
ons' bill creating the new Job of mar
ket commissioner, empowered to in
vestigate and, in large measure, con-
troll food prices Democratic Leader
Barrett opposed the measure on the
ground that it would involve an un-
necessary expense, but Mr. Lyons cor
raled 30 votes for his measure.
After animated discussion the house
bumped Assemblyman Devoe's bill re-
quiring two more years of school for
children to obtain work certificates.
The law now provides finish of the
| fifth grade in such cases, but the bill
would make it the seventh grade, and
Mr.. Devoe claimed that it was intend
ed to prevent the removal of children
NJ Ol,
vantages. Leader Barrett and Mr..
Rowland vigorously attacked the bill
upon the general ground that it would
not accomplish the purpose.
Senator Barber's bill providing for
pay bonus to state employees in lieu
of salary increases for the last two
years was passed by the house without
a dissenting vote, and now goes to the
governor. The bill will carry an ap-
preparation of 100000 to be distribut-
ed under the direction of the Civil
Service Commission.
The house also passed Senator Mac
Kay's bill increasing the salaries of
members of small boards of county
freeholders.
The senate put through large num-
Der of bills, including one by Assem-
blyman Wallworth, giving credit for
continuity of service for National
Guardsmen who also served during the
war. The house passed Senator AL
lens bill codifying the game laws and
making the state season for hunting
wild fowl conform with the federal
law
Tenants Near Revolt.
Following the big response of the
public at the hearing in their de-
mands for some measures to curb
ant vro6foarc onA 70 esfiro,,lof 10 build