The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-02-06
majority of the people wanted de

cided."
At this point Mr.. Barrett demanded
that the roll call be continued, but
Acting Speaker Pierson refused to al
init that any name had been called.
Then Mr.. Wallworth of Camden intro
duced an amendment providing that
the question of rejecting the Eighteenth
amendment be submitted to vote of
the people,
Immediately the house became in
yolved in an argument as to whether
or not the roll call had been started,
and Mr.. Barrett appealed from the de-
cision of the chair that the roll call had
not been started when the speaker rec
ognized Mr.. Agans of Hunterdon. Mr..
Barrett gave the speaker the choice of
the vote to be sustained or asking
Clerk Upton S. Jeffreys of Camden if
he had not started the roll call, as Mr..
Hyland of Essex had demanded The
roll call stood 33 aye and "A nay, sus-
tanning the decision Of the chair.
Then the question of amending the
Barrett resolution so as to send it to
vote of the people came up. After
much "jockeying" Mr.. Barrett moved
the original motion of Mr.. Barrett to
the Judiciary Committee. Mr.. Barrett
said that he knew that the sentiment
of the house was "wet," and he agreed
to the Hershfield motion. The squab-
BILE was then terminated with the Bar
rett resolution to reject the Eight
zenith amendment going to the Judi
ciary Committee
Fight Over Suffrage Amendment.
Mr.. Barrett quickly sent to the
clerks desk request signed by fif-
teen members for the placing on the
desk of the suffrage observation-disclosures
Bill No. 2. Mr.. Hershfeld declared
that request of Mr.. Barrett attacked
the sincerity of the House Committee.
Mr.. McAteer of Hudson agreed with
Mr.. Hershfield and said he hoped that
the Democrats would not support Mr..
Barrett.
At this point Speaker Pierson decid-
ed that the call required the commit
tee to report the woman suffrage
amendment measure within twenty
four hours, and consequently no action
could be taken in the matter.
Then Mr.. Hershfield declared that he
was recorded in the affirmative in a
motion by Mr.. Coles of Camden, to
commit the house to referendum on the
woman suffrage amendment and moved
it's resembling. Immediately Mr.. Row.
land of Camden attacked, saying that
a legislative day intervening Mr..
Hershfield could not 80 move. The
chair sustained Mr.. Hershfield. Mr..
Barrett then moved the question to the
table, but that was turned down.
| The Hershfield motion to rescind was
| then put, and the chair being in doubt
the speaker directed division, but the
count being impossible because of the
great number of people on the floor OF
the house other than members the roll
was called. The result was Al ayes
and 13 nays. Hershfield was sustained
The senate concurrent resolution pro
lature, February 3, to elect a comptrol
Ter was received by the house and con
Cured in.
Sidney J. Turner of Paterson, one
of the most efficient attaches of the
legislature for years in various respon
sible positions, was, by resolution Of
Mr.. Hershfield, made assistant clerk
of the house to take care of the duties
vacated temporarily by Captain James
Parker, also of Paterson, who is con
fined to a hospital in his home town
Mr.. Turner is the clerk to Majority
Leader Hershfield.
After Mr.. Hershfield had succeeded
/ in having the Coles resolution referred
to the House Committee on Federal
| Relations he introduced a resolution
to ratify the woman suffrage amend
ment. 1t was referred to the Federal
Relations Committee, but not until Mr..
Rowland moved to amend by sending
it to a vote of the people. Speaker
Pierson moved that Mr.. Hershfeld s
motion could not be so moved, and the
suffrage situation ended for the night
with the resolution in the hands Of the
Federal Relations Committee.
To Keep Platform Pledges.
The desire of Governor Edwards to
keep his platform pledges early in the
session was illustrated by the intro
duction in the house of measure by
Mr. Gaede of Hudson, which provides
for adjustment of the present Public
Utilities Board of three members to
serve until the people by referendum
can elect a new commission at the gen.
eral election in November next. The
Gaede bill terminates ten days after
the measure becomes law, the erms
of the present utility commissioners.
A second act by Mr.. Gaede provides
for the appointment by the governor of
a board of three members to sit until
January 1, 1921, when the elected com
missioners would enter office. A third
bill by the same Hudson member pro-
vides for three Utility commissioners
with a salary of $4,000 each and
named by the governor with the advice
and consent of the senate and carries
with it an appropriation of 100000 to
pTONIue lOT us HtctlS hdAihS lhS NuA :
rent year, with all powers in the com
mission reserved to the new commits
sion. The fourth measure by Mr.
Gaede provides for election of the
utility commission of three members
under three year terms at the next
general election.
The administration measure abolish
ing the present State Highway Com
mission and establishing new board