The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-03-05
LIMIT new BILLS
IN BOTH HOUSES
Belief of Legislators Is That
Session viii Come to an End
Early in April.
FOR STATE INSURANCE FUND.
Governor Advocates Radical CHANCES
lin Liability Laws, in Message to
egislature-collected Over S17,-
100000 in Premiums.

TrentOn.-Both houses fixed the end
of next week as the limit for the in
PRODUCTION of bills, without unanimous
consent, and with the exception of
the annual appropriation bills.
1t is the consensus among the leg
islators that the session will come to
a close around the first part of April
Assemblyman Rowland's bill Great
ing an additional district court in
Camden county passed the house
Affects County Registers.
Assemblyman Hansens bill, permit
ting county registers to charge fifteen
instead of ten cents for recording
papers was passed. The bill was in
tended to particularly affect the larg-
er counties where it is hard to keep
clerks at the present rate of COM
pensation, which was fixed by law
over forty years ago
Assemblyman McAteer's bill raising
the price of legal advertising from ten
cents per line to twelve cents per
line passed. Mr. McAteer stated
that the cost of printing had gone up
one hundred per cent in the last year
or two and this bill was intended to
help cover the high cost of the print
ing trade
Daniel Youngs bill providing for
the purchase by the state of the arm
DRY building in Morristown for $45,-
600 for the use of Company NJ of the
Sixth Regiment of the National Guard
was passed
The Bill Passed.
Assemblyman Lattersall's bill In
creasing salaries of sergeant-at-arms
of district courts was passed after
Assemblyman Eldridge had spoken
against it. The bill fixes the maxi
mum salary Of $1,000.
Assembly Bill At, the salary-raising
bill for district court clerks, was
called up by Mr.. Blair for third read
ing and passed.
The conference of Republican sena-
tors took up salary increasing bills
in both houses. Some of the bills
were ordered put on black list while
others reported for favorable consid-
GRAFTON.
For Elective Utility Board.
House Bill No. 3, the Rowland cleo
tive utilities board bill, was reported
| favorably in the house by the judiciary
| committee. Mr.. Rowland had been
| threatening to work the rule of fif-
teen to get the bill out of committee.
At the last moment the Democratic
members of the committee helped him
by signing for favorable report, and
Republican Leader Herschield let the
report go in The bill went through
on second reading.
The committee on highways report
ed favorably House Bill No. 20, by
Mr.. Barrett, providing for new State
Highway Commission. This is the
Edwards administration bill 1t went
to third reading.
The daylight saving bill was report
ed favorably and went over on sec
ond reading.
Among the bills passed by the Sen
ate were the following:
White-increasing salaries of coun-
ty school superintendent in first class
counties from $4,000 to $4,000 The
original bill specified $4,000, but was
amended by Senator Mackay.
Whitney-Provides for appropria
ton of $4,000 from motor vehicle
fund for improvement of roads in each
county.
Providing for office of
budget agents in municipalities at
salary of $1,000.
Pilgrim-Permits counties to offer
$50 reward for capture of escaped
prisoners.
Senator Simpson strenuously oppos-
ed the passage of Senator Pilgrims
bill amending the insurance laws, and
it was laid over. Simpson said it
would mean the letting down of the
bars and initiate to the injury of
policy holders.
Conference of Republican Senators.
Al Il VI
senators it was decided to amend the
bill introduced by Senator Haines,
Republican, calling for an alcoholic
content of not more than five per cent
in beers and wines, and cut this down
to 2.75 per cent by weight, which
would mean about three per cent by
volume.
The Republicans may be able 10
shove a 2.75 per cent bill through the
senate, bVt have little chance of put
ting it over in the house without the
assistance of the Democrats, who will
fight desperately to get Assemblyman
Barrett's four per cent measure
through, Barrett's measure is the
one favored by Governor Edwards.
The senators decided TO get an opiu-
ion from Attorney General Thomas
McCran as to the legality of the sale
of a 275 per cent beer, and whether
in his opinion it would conflict with
the Eighteenth Amendment The At
torney General win also be asked to
state what be believes would be the
reasonable and legal alcoholic content
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