The Penn's Grove record., 1921-01-28

years the second at four years and
the third at six years. Their success
sors would be appointed for six-year
terms. They would serve at an an
nual salary of $4,000 The bill also
restricts the membership to not more
than two of the same political party
afiiliation.
Expect Right Of Way
The senate measure is a radical
departure from the act proposed by
Majority Leader Rowland of the as
sembly, which provides for the nam
ing of a Public Utility Commission
by the chief justice of the Supreme
Court. Senate leaders here predict
that the Wallworth measure will be
substituted for the Rowland bill.
Senator Wallworth asserts that the
proposed bill would take the Public
Utility Commission "out of politics"
1t reduces the memberhip from five
to three and raises salaries from
$500 to $4,000 a year.
Preceding the introduction of the
Wallworth bill Majority Leader Mac
kay of the senate told newspaper men
that he had reversed his position taken
earlier in the session and now believed
in giving the governor the power Of
appointing the utility commissioners.
Senator Mackay said he had talked
with many persons and found that
the majority was not favorable to
taking the power away from the gov
I Il 4 4Io+ !, n
the people wanted returned to their
Representatives the power of removal
| in the form of the constitutional
method of Impeachment.
1t is understood that the Wallworth
measure will be rapidly pushed in the
legislature.
The Senate Committee reported IA
vorably Senator Parry's bill making
the report of engineering firm on Pub
lie Utility valuations permissive but
not conclusive or mandatory as to its
official acceptance.
In executive session the senate by
a vote of II to 4 decided to hold in
committee the names of the governors
appointees to the Utilities Commits
sion.
To Probe Hudson County
In conjunction with the assembly
the senate passed a resolution au-
/ thorizing a probe Of Hudson County
government operations. The senate
also passed a resolution authorizing
a state probe of coal prices and sales
conditions in New Jersey.
The senate referred to the judiciary
committee the nominations by Gov
ernor Edwards to fill office vacancies
in Middlesex County. The governors
selections, are Judge Peter r. DAILY, to
succeed himself as county judge Jo-
/ seph Stricken, to succeed himself as
prosecutor, and Peter II. S. Hendricks
of New Brunswick, as a member Of the
county tax board.
compensation act. introduced by Sem
ator William H. Parry of Essex, raises
the weekly maximum from $12 to $40
and fixes the minimum at So instead
of S. The permanent disability period
! is advanced from 400 weeks to the
life of the claimant The bill provides
for the payment of compensation fol-
lowing the seventh day of the claim
presentation. The present law pro-
vides for ten-day waiting period.
The assembly passed Assemblyman
McAIillin's bill to refer to referendum
of the electorate of cities of more than
$4,000 the right to change membership
of boards of duration from five to
nine. The present law makes the men,
bership increases in boards of educa-
tion mandatory
The general feeling of insecurity re-
sulting from the country wide crime
wave is reflected in a bill introduced
in the house by Tattersall, of Passaic.
1t provides life Imprisonment for con-
yiction of burglar caught carrying a
deadly weapon. A companion bill, by
the same member. also provides life
Imprisonment a hard labor on eonvic-
tion for Highway robbery in which a
dealy weapon is employed. Both
measures will probably pass.
Back to the Party Circle.
Senator Sturgess, of Gloucester
county, introduced bill by which the
! party circle would be restored to re
TOP of the party column on he election
ballot, to permit the voting of a
straight ticket The Democrats Of
the senate are likely to oppose this
move.
A delegation of Cape May county
residents a..d b,ssiness men called up
on Governor Edwards to enlist hs CO.
operation and interest in Assembly
man Boswell bin for the boulevard
across the cape to connect by ferry
over Delaware Bay with The good high
| ways of Delaware Governor Edwards
Ipromised his aid.
Senate Confirms Nomination
Governor Edwards submitted the
names Of three appointees from Mid
dlesex county, one of which was con-
firmed by the senate in executive ses-