Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-02-16
EMF F0RCEMENT
BILL PASSED
Anti-SaIoon League Measure
is Passed in the House Fol-
lowing Debate Pro and Con

TRENTON, FeD. 1b.-Atter som g
spirited debating and an attack by
Assemblyman Hershfield. of Passaic.
on what he termed the "psalm-sing
ing" members of the House, that
body yesterday afternoon, by a vote
of AZ to IL, passed the Anti-Saloon
Leagues prohibition enforcement
bill.
Hershfield led the fight to have
the measure amended SO as to give
those accused of liquor violations
the right of a trial by jury. This
was defeated 81 to 10. Those who
voted against the measure on its
final reading were:
Corio, Atlantic; Downs. Morris:
Evans, Passaic; Hershfield. Passaic;
Lyons, Middlesex: Meloney, Passaic;
Nelson, Hudson; Owen, Morris;
Roegner and Tattersall. both Pas
sale, and Tuttle. Hudson-11. Harry
Runyon, the Warren Democratic
minority. voted for the bill. Assem-
blymen Blair. Atlantic; Franklin,
Taylor. of Essex: Seible. of Hudson:
Lohsen, of Monmouth, and J. B.
| Stephens. Hudson, were recorded as
absent. and all other members voted
| for the bill
Considerable fireworks between
the Wtto anu Qlyo CiOPpcu w
during the debate. Hershfield was
| the storm center. He started to dis
cuss what took place at the Atlantic
| City session of the Republican con-
| ference committee.
Republican Floor Leader Rowl-
and, who was presiding, Speaker
Hobart having taken the floor to
handle the enforcement bill. inter-
rupted Hershfield with this COM
ment:
Il believe that was a private con-
ference, Mr.. Hershfield."
well this is no Public Service
session. shot back the leader of the
House ''wets."
The Passaic member succeeded in
| having his amendment providing
| that a person may lawfully trans
port liquor to a new place of resi-
| dence adopted by the House. An
other of his amendments. providing
| that a person enormously convicted
| in the trial court of "boot-legging
who would be exonerated by the su-
preme court on review, might be re-
| imbursed by the county for the
amount of fines he had paid, as well
as his costs. was also accepted by
| the House.
| Hershfield's proposal that New
| JeISeY dCCtpl lHC ltIiu AblOAiNatAhG
liquor" as defined. from time to time
by congress, was beaten. During the
debate on the suggestion to allow
| trial by jury, Speaker Hobart de-
| clared that the drastic features oi
| the enforcement measure would stoI
| violators from laughing at the dry
| regulations.
Those who supported this propos-
al for the enforcement bill follow;
Assemblymen: Blizzard. Cumber-
| land; Corio. Atlantic: Downs. Nor
ris; Engleke. Hudson; Evans, Pas
sale; Fallon. Hudson: Guthrie, Mer-
Ger; Hastings, Somerset: Hershfield
Passaic: Lyons. Middlesex; Meloney
Morris; Roegner. Passaic; Runyon
| Warren: Stevens. Hudson: latter
sail, Passaic, Templeton, and Tuttle
Hudson.
The one-man cars which the Pub
| lie Service Railway company ano
the Trenton Traction corporation are
operating in this state will have to
| be remodeled if a bill introduced
by Assemblyman Nelson. of Hudson.
becomes a law. 1t provides that all
trolley cars operating in this state
shall have gates on either side OF
ends which must be closed when
the car is moving.
Nelson also wants to regulate the
auto buses more strictly so that there
shall be seating accommodations be-
tween the hours provided for the
trolley cars and stipulates that not
more than two persons shall stand.
The same member has introduced
several housing bills.
Other interesting House bills fol-
low:
Mr.. Tuttle: Provides for fund TO
erect modern municipal lighting
plant in first class counties and gives
the freeholders the right to issue
bonds in the sum of 100000: Mr..
Tuttle. prevents the sale or posses
sion of firearms without permit: Mr..
stephens. permits soldiers who have
come from other states to get the
New Jersey bonus; Mr.. Read. re-
peals the chiropractor law of 1920.