The Penn's Grove record., 1921-01-28
veW Jersey House Also Votes to
Ratify Eighteenth Amendment;
Only Four Opposed.
WOMAN GETS BILL PASSED.
Senator WaIlworth Introduces Bill to
Take Power of Removal from Gov
ernor-Executive Would Ap-
point Members in Rotation.


make New Jersey as wet as the At
antic Ocean," by unanimously passing
he Laird. repeater of the $50 beer
)ill and then proceeded to pass the,
concurrent resolution TO ratify the
Eighteenth Amendment
The house had intended to pass the
measure to enforce prohibition intro
1uced by Mrs. Jennie G. Van Ness of
Essex, but opposition developed to
some of its drastic provisions The
judiciary committee. to which it has
)een referred, announced that it would
give hearing on the bill.
The Laird repeater and the con-
current resolution, presented by AS
semblyman Roberts Of Burlington,
we're made the special order of bust
ness for the house
The Rev. A. Lincoln Moore, assem-
Olyman from Hunterdon County,
urged support for the repealer He
said that lawlessness was rightfully
attributed to disregard for law from
certain quarters" and declared that
the measure would correct this con-
1ition. No one spoke in opposition
to it's passage.
The resolution for New Jerseys
amendment was then urged by Assem-
olyman Roberts Mr. Roberts said
New Jersey, c. Cc4necticut and Rhode
Island were the only states that had
failed to ratify the amendment and
now was New jerseys opportunity to
retrieve herself "in the eyes of the
rest of the nation"
Assemblyman Evans spoke for his
Passaic associates in opposition to
the resolution. He asserted that the
sentiment in his county against pro-
hibition had not changed as far as he
could determine.
Gall such measures as sweeping and
ment should be first submitted to
the people," Mr.. Eyans said. He then
referred to the spectacle" of highly
organized and efficient lobby able to
pass legislation of "one kind or an
other under the whip of their own
peculiar methods" He declared that
the prohibition legislation was passed
under the stress of war conditions
and those that should have been
heard were not heard"
"The American people are so con-
stituted that they always accept the
will of the majority" said the Pas
sale assemblyman. "My opinion 10
= ,rix- fX
to vote on such legislation it would
pass. but they should have their say.
A bill I have introduced is designed
to place all proposed federal amend
ments before the voters"
Tozer of Bergen said there is not
so much dissatisfaction with the dry
amendment as with the enforcement
regulations which had deprived so
many citizens of what they regarded
as personal rights and privileges.
Mr.. Runyon, tie lone Democrat,
voted for the resolution, which went
through by vote of 81 to 4, the
coming from Passaic, with four alb
sentees and one vacancy.
Member From Essex Triumphs
1 Early in the evening S session. Mrs.
Van Ness, her bonnet slowed away in
I her locker. made her initial address
upon a pending measure and inciden-
tally Speaker Hobart established the
precedent of recognition by announc-
I inc "the member from Essex" Instead
of the expected "Ialy' from Essex.
Mrs Van Ness. without much of d
speech, but going directly at the sub
/ ject in hand, advocated passage OF her
I bill allowing the appointment OF wo-
men as overseers of the poor in mu-
inequalities of above 25,000 popuia-
ton. The bill passed.
The house also passed under sus-
pended rules McAIilin's bill, providing
a referendum on the appointment OF
nine member Boards OF Education IN
cities of above $4,000 population. This
measure was hustled to the senate N
the hope of getting it through prior
to the school elections February 8.
The legislature has already become
so accustomed to enacting laws IN
creasing the activity of women IN the
affairs of the government that when
| the bills to provide for two women
each on the State Board of Health ana
the State Board of Education came up
in the senate there was not even
word of debate. The bills were pre-
sented by Senator Mackay, majority
leader, who explained that they would
give feminine representation on these
two important state boards, and they
went through unanimously.
Public Utility Controversy
The Public Utility controversy took
another turn when Senator Wallworth
of Camden introduced measure that
would provide for the naming OF
Public Utility Commission of three
members by the governor, but strip
the executive of the power of removal,
making ousters dependent upon I'M
parchment proceedings in the same
manner as provided for the removal
of judges.