Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
n. ]. SENATE VOTES
DRASTIC DRY ACT
Van Ness Enforcement Measure,
Slightly Amended, Opposed
by Four Senators
PASS CONSTABULARY BILL

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tors voted against tho House Van Ness
prohibition enforcement net. which
passed the Senate last night. in slightly
amended form. The opponents were
Brown. Of Middlesex Heath, Of Mer
cor Simpson Of Hudson, and Smith. of
paSsaic
The enforcement act was the special
order of business when the session
opened at 8 o'clock. The debate on the
various amendments and main bill con.
Sumed four and ono half hours.
Opponents Of the measure showed
their greatest strength on the vote TO
insert in the proposed enforcement law
the right Of trial by jury for violators
Of the act Seven senator's supported
this amendment which was eliminated
from the drift of the bill as finally
accepted. Those favoring jury trial
wcrc Barber. of Warren: Brown, OF
MiddIcScX Heath. of Mercer Martens.
of llunterdon; Simpson. Of Hudson
smith, Of PaSSaic, and Charles u.
White, of Atlantic. Kays. of Sussex.
alone rcfraincd from voting on this
amendment.
-Four amendments accepted by the
SENATE ncceSSitatc return Of tho measure
to tho House for concurrence, before the
measure can be forwarded to Governor
ments strike out of the bill the pro-
vision for fees for prosecutors and
county Judges securing convictions, Civ
ing state institutions seized liquor. ex-
tending operation on the law from
March 81 to April 30. and validating
liens against automobiles seized for
transporting liquor.
Sees Mad Fanatics"
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proponents Of this measure. while cry
all law and order snid Senator Brown,
Of Middlcsex. They even go so far as
70 abolish the right of trial by jury.
If guilty men go unpunished. it is be-
cause of fault in the administration Of
the law The evil lies not in our jury
system, but in the faulty execution.
I'm the name of justice. in honor of
tho memory of those who have gone
before and have left US the great inst-
tutionS of American liberty. | ask that
this mad revelry Of destruction cease.
Remember the struggle of men to be
free in ages past and this great coun-
try of ours that has been signalized as
the home of freedom. This great ex-
cmplar of freedom must stand. 1t can
not afford to retreat Vote against the
right of trial by jury"
Senator Heath. of Mercer, cast the
deciding vote for the Case bill. propos-
ing a state constabuary. modelled after
the New York and Pennsylvania forces.
which passed the Senate at an early
hour this morning. The bills fate was
undecided until Senator Heath cast his
vote. It passed the Senate II to 5.
1t proposes n state police department
with two troops Of cavalry under n
superintendent to be appointed by Gov
ernor Edwards. The measure now goes
TO the House for a vote.
No Intimidation
senator Heath. in explaining his atti
tudo on the measure. said adequate safe
guards were afforded in the bill TO pre-
vent intimidation OF labor in industrial
disputes. He called attention to the
fact that the Cavalrymen cannot be used
in industrial disputes unless the local
governing authorities request the gov
ernor to call out the troops for strike
duty.
Senator Parry. Of Essex. denounced
the measure as one sought BY the man
ufucturcrs to Prussunizc industry and
iutimidatc workers during labor
troubles He urged the Senate. il really
sincere about rural police protection.
TO accept his bill for county motorcycle
patrols.
Those opposing the bill were: Allen.
Barber. Brown. Reeves. Simpson.
Governor Edwards was unable to
agree upon nominees for the Public
Utility Commission last night. They
may be named today. Former Senator
James A. c. Johnson. of Englewood,
and Errors Court Judge Henry +, Ack
orSon. Jr., Of Monmouth, Democrats
and former Mayor Harry Bacharach. OF
Atlantic city, Republican, are reported
to have had prOtf"rS from the governor.
Tn" House last night repealed one of
the 1920 housing laws which granted
five years taxing exemption on buildings
erected between October |, 1920. and
October | 1929.
The House defeated the Alexander
bill making it illegal TO restrict the
number of apprentices in any trade.
Proposed legislation to liberate New
jersey women from industrial slavery
caused one of the most heated debates
Of the legislative session yesterday when
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Margaret H. Laird's
bill 10 prohibit night work in factories
and laundries was given public hearing
by the House labor and industries COM
mittec.
Much Interest In Hearing
Womens clubs Joined with spokcsmen
for organized labor in pleading for the
legislature TO enact the Laird bill,
which would prohibit employment OF
women after 10 D. m. and before g Il. NJ.
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