Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-19
HCLOSING WEEK
| Of LEGISLATURE
Senate and House Come Back
Wednesday to Complete
Work on Bills Now Pending
APPROPRIATION BILL Is UP
Tunnel and Bridge Bond Issue
Bill Will Also Be Considered
Before Session Closes.
Bu Speclal corresponaent.

bD special Correspondents.
TRENTON, April 19.-This marks
the final week of the present legisla-
ture. Senate and House are due to
come back here on Wednesday to
complete the work left unfinished and
to see what bills Governor Edwards
has vetoed.
The unfinished business consists of
passing the appropriation bill and the
bill to provide for the s2S,000,000 bond
issue for the Hudson River Tunnel
and the Delaware River Bridge. There
Is a suspicion~in some quarters that
the tie-up ON the bond bill last week,
because of the direct tax provision to
care for the interest on the bonds
until such time as the bridge and
tunnel will be self f-sustaining, is really
an attempt to throw a monkey wrench
into the machinery. 1t has been pointed
out here that there seems to be no
really popular demand upon the part
of the people of the state, especially
when they may receive no direct bene-
fits. State house observers will watch
with interest the outcome of the bond
issue question.
Closing of the session of the law
makers shows that Governor Edwards
emerges from the period of maneuVer-
ing which has characterized the last
fifteen weeks fairly successful. He
sponsored ratification OF suffrage and
the enactment of wet legislation in
the form of the $50 Deer bill, both
of which propositions were passed by
the lawmakers.
The administration came out VIC
torious by the defeat of the famous
ripper" Motor Vehicle Commission
er William l.. Dill, however. stands out
as having profited most from the bat
tie over this measure Until the G..
.. =. solons disclosed their plan to
take the department away from the
Democrats, it looked as If Dill was
without a chance for reappointment
Then the administration suddenly an
nounced the intention to reappoint Dill
when 1t was apparent the RIPPER
would be passed. So when the bin
failed, the motor vehicle commissioner
emerged from the situation with his
job for five years more.
Governor Edwards will give hear.
Ing this afternoon at o'clock on the
bill of Assemblyman Blair, of Atlantic
City, fixing standard weight for
bread.
Tomorrow he will give hearing on
the two bills relating. to the develop
ment of the port ow New York.
These bills introduced by Senate
Republican Floor Leader Allen, of
Salem, for Senate President Case:
Bill No. 297 presented by Allen makes
j. Spencer Smith, De Witt Van Bus
kirk and Frank B. Ford the members
of the commission to enter into q
compact with New York state for the
development of the port. Senate No.
307 authorized the Governor to ap-
point three persons for the so-called
port authority as provided by agree-
ment between New York and New
Jersey.
An analysis of the work Of the ses-
sion of the lawmakers drawing to O
close shows that such measures of
interest as the one to regulate the
jitney which was backed by the troll
ley interests the Sunday movie" !"
highway. Pierson election revision
and Public Utility Board legislation
all failed to receive the approval of
the Senate and House. With the ex-
ception of one bill. extending the time
landlords must give tenants to move
out. the housing legislation was not
carried out.
The bills which the organized labor
forces of the state wanted to define
picketing and to prevent injunctions
in labot disputes also failed of enact
ment.