Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-23
WOMAN PRES|DES
OVER N. !. HOUSE
Mrs. Van Ness Takes Speak
er's Chair at Night
Session
DAYLIGHT Bill | PASSED

Trenton. Feb. 23.--Mrs. Jennie &.
Van Ness. tho Essex aSscmblywoman,
presided over deliberations Of tho As.
tembly last night. when Speaker Hobart
yacated the chair and spent a half hour
or more on the Assembly floor. It was
the first time any legislator, other then
Speaker Hobart and Majority Leader
Rowland, presided over the body this
year.
When Speaker Hobart announced
that Mrs Van Ness would preside tho
members applauded the woman lcgis
lntor as she walked from her seat and
mounted the steps of tho speakers :
platform. ClutchnG handkcrchicf in
her left hand Mrs. Van Ness seized
the speakers snvcl and raped for
order Routine business proceeded ms
ssual until Mrs. Van Ness declared
the session at an end for this week.
Mrs. Margaret Il. Laird. the other
Essex woman Legislator, was also active
in the session. She was one of fifteen
protcstants against the action of tho
House committee on public health which
has thus far failed to report bill for
osteopaths to have y separate licensing
board and to Iormit such practitioners
TO prescribe medicines and perform
surgery. The protest signed by Mrs.
Laird. under the rules Of the House,
will require the reporting Of tho ostco.
psthic bill at Monday nights session.
Mrs. Laird bill to prohibit employ.
mcnt Of females in factories after ~
p. m and before q n. M. will BE- given
a public hearing March I. nt > p. M,
before the House labor and industries
committee.
Another measure sponsored by Mrs.
Laird for the appointment of a ron
mission tC roVrnl discriminatory
statutes and permit appointment Of
women to all elective and appointivc
positions was reported from COMMITTEES.
Daylight saving legislation passed tn"
House Yesterday BY 30 20 1G. 1t will
advance the clock one hour from the
last Sunday in April to the last sun
DAY in S"rt"mhrr Representatives
from the agricultural counties voiced
the opposition Srnnt" action will be
the next step in the bill'% progress.
Rlls aimed az reputation uf cold
storage plants passed tho House. One
measure prohibits keeping foodStuffs in
cold storage more than year and an
other would prohibit miSbranding of
foods
PCusiOning OF state employees, under
system whereby the state and its
workers would contribute proportions
ate dres. was authorized by the House.
Similar legislation was adopted Il wear
ago. but failed Of executive approval.
Senate President Allen and Speaker
Hobart announced the personnel OF tAr
special committee which with Governor
Edwards will fran" state policy 10
raise the j5.OOO.O .OCu needed {" com
pete the state highway system. Tn"
Senator's are Hagamau. Of Ocean g:
Sturgpss. Of Gloure>trr; Ba: Der. Of
Warren. and ASScmblymnn Ruuyon. Of
Warren: Glover, Of bergen Pierson.
OF Union.
Despite vigorous opposition Of high
school pupils. the House education COM.
mittee reported the bill 20 prohibit
fraternitieS and secret sucictics in the
public schools.
Expiration OF 'ne rlmo limit for in
PRODUCTION of now l"gi ,ation witnessed
presentation OF l2T House bills md
twenty five in tn" Senate
Mrs. Laird offered bill for the i'm
position of the 81 poll tax upon women
voters,
ASscmblyman Coon. Of E,>oN. intro.
dured bill creating department OF
Americanizntion in tDn stat" Depart
pcnt Of Eduratiou.