Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-16
STATE HIGHWAY
BILLS KILLED
Senate Committee Fails to Re-
port Bills; Tunnel and Bridge
Action in House Next Week

w Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, April 16-When the
legislature here next
Wednesday morning the Hershfield
House bill for a bond issue of $751;
100000 to finance the Jersey City
Nsw York tunnel M Camden-PhAa-
delphia bridge will be the special or
der OF business. The appropriation
bill Will be h only other measure
considered next Wednesday.
Dissatisfaction of Camden county
assemblymen with the amendment to
the bridge n tunnel bill in senate
brought about the decision to await
until next week for a vote on the
measure. The bill originated In the
House. but when 1t got to the senate
Whitney. of Morris. as chairman of
tho joint appropriations committee,
inserted an amendment which means
that a direct state tax will be needed
to pay interest charges and sinking
fund charges on the tunnel during
construction IND until tolls from the
same are available to finance the pro-
Ject. The Democrats in the senate
fought the direct state tax, but by a
party vote the Republican steam roll
cred its adoption.
Failure of the senate highways
committee to report h Democratic
bill for q bipartisan state highway
commission kills all bills for q re-
organization of the highway board.
Senator's Allen of Salem, Mackay of
Bergen, and Martens. of Hunterdon.
are the committee members. The bill
would permit the governor to nomi-
nate two Republicans and two Demo-
Gratis for the new commission, giving
them $1,000 each q year.
The State Highway Commission
members now In office will continue
and Governor Edwards will have
\ hrnA ANafnoffAn fnxt ANn1nnGAnN
two to fill the vacancies of former
Commissioners Clark and BuZby, and
that coused by the death of George
e. Blakeslee. He will also AVE
power of removal. the same granted
to former Governor Edge.
That there was a pact between
Governor Edwards and State Comp
troller Bugbee, by which the latter
was to have the privilege or submit
ting to the governor twelve Republic
can names from which to select two
to go on the bipartisan highway
commission, IL the bill on this subject
passed the legislature, was the frank
and interesting charge made by AS
semblyman David Young. OF Morris,
on the floor of the House yesterday.
He is regarded as a very reliable
member and what he said was there
fore of particular moment.
Mr.. Young's remarks were direct
ed against the senator White bill TO
keep in office Walter j. Buzby, of
Atlantic City, and Watson G.. Clark,
of Bergen county, outgoing members
of the present highway commission.
The measure was beaten by a vote
Of 81 to 20.
There was considerable talk that
there was an agreement between
myself and some one by which / was
to vote for q certain bill and In re-
turn Morris county was to have the
appointment of Mr.. Mott to the new
highway commission" said Young. Il
wish to say that was entirely untrue
and had no foundation whatever.
But there was an agreement with the
governor by which Mr.. Bugbee was
to present twelve names of Repuoil-
cans from which list the former was
to select two. But the agreement a
no bearing whatever on the adverse
, vote on the so-called ripper bill"
When asked about the story Gov
| ernor Edwards refused to confirm 1t.
II think there was some talk here In
| MY office one day about the matter"
| said the executive, "but that was all
there was about it."