Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-05-19
HOUSING ACTION
Off TWO WEEKS
Vote on 5 Bills to Curb Rent
Profiteers Postponed; Legis-
Iature Recess Until June z
BIZ special Correspondent.


TRENTON, May 1e:-Action upon
the five bills to curb the rent gougers
and to relieve the housing situation
is off for at least two weeks IL not
longer. The legislature has taken a
recess until June 2 when Ii Will come
back to hear the report of the special
committee which Is giving hearings
ON the bills. Tonight the second OF
these hearings takes place at New
ark in the Central high school ana
the third and final one Is scheduled
for Friday night at Jersey City.
While the housing legislation was
the main reason advanced in the as
sembly last night why final adjourn
ment should not be taken 1t is known
that the recess move Is also a game
to watch the governor and 10 see
that he does not make any appoint
ments which the senate cannot re-
Ject. .,-...,,
Leader Barrett, of Essex, wanted 10
adjourn sine die last night and oiier
ed a resolution to this effect, put II
was beaten by strict party Note ol
twenty five TO fourteen.
Barrett charged that the Republl-
cans were attempting to gold prlck
the people on the housing DIS say
ing that they done so with the ne
groes on the civil rights bill:
Republican Floor Leader Hershiield
who has been very active in gettlns
the bills to relieve the housing sltua-
tion in shape for passage, replied that
nothing should be done in the way OF
final adjournment until action mas
been taken to relieve the condition
confronting the people in TINS manner
at seems to me we have been mere
long enough" said Barrett. speaking
for his resolution for final adjourn
ment.
1--WE are all agreed on that point
We have accomplished all that VIC
can out of this session and why pro
long II. It's a joke, a scandal. the
people are sick of it and the news
papers are making a burlesque of II.
Nobody wants to get home quicker
than / do" replied Hershfeld. but
we have before us these housing bllls
They have been passed in the mouse
but il may be necessary to have tlem
amended and the Assembly should
come back for that purpose
1T would be sorry commentary
upon this legislature, Republican II
| both the senate and House, to adjourn
without taking some steps to care this
situation. We should stay here a
| least until we hear the report of the
| housing investigation committee,
| said Assemblyman Young. Republican
of Morris. who had been ready tC
| introduce resolution similar TO Bar
rett's and who joined forces witt
Hershfield. I'VE have an important
problem before us to solve he de-
lclared 1.-THE housing question is the
most serious before the people OF
the state. The people are very much
in danger and we should not adjourn
until we have had report on these
| bills"
Assemblyman Warner, Republican
| of Union, pointed out that he hat
| introduced housing resolution a.
early as last February and charged
the Democrats in the assembly witt
! defeating IT,
The recess resolution had preNiousl'
| passed the state. senate without com
ment and when 1t was put In thu
House. Speaker Glover declared i
passed on aye and nay vote although
the Democrats insisted they shoulC
have a roll call.
The senate in executive session con
frmed the nomination of -. w. Nc
Gran. Jersey City, for the board o
commerce and navigation and III. J
| Harder. Paterson. for the state boarf
! Of health.