Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-03-15
TORA|SE
JUDGE g SALARY
Senator Browns Measure if
Passed Will Give Judge
Daily Salary of So, 900.
AFFECTS ALL COUNTIES
Senate Kills Bill to Cut Down
on Number of the State
Legislative Employees.
tBy Evening News Correspondent

IBy Evening News Correspondent
TRENTON, March 15-By vote
of to the senate last night killed
eff the plan of the Whitney commit
tee to cut down many of the lesisla-
tive jobs and put a number of the
remaining ones under civil service
appointments of four dollars a day
for every day of service. The total
cut in the number of senate and as
sembly employees would have been
from 115 to 81, and Senator Whit
ney, the sponsor for the legislation.
estimated an annual saving to the
state in salaries OF about $4,000.
Senator Brown. of Middlesex,
last night obtained unanimous con-
sent to introduce a bill increasing
the pay of common pleas judges IN
certain counties. 1t provides $4,000
in counties of 100000 population:
$500 in counties between 10000
and 100000. and $4,000 in counties
between 125,000 and 10000. He
also presented q bill which will per-
nit the United States government to
condemn certain lands at Camp
Raritan in Middlesex county.
The bill to abolish the Office OF
state architect is now up to Cover
nor Edwards, having passed the
House of Assembly last night with
out dissenting vote. Francis h.
Bent, of Bound Brook. who holds
the Office, has been charged with in-
competency by the State Depart
ment of Institutions and Agencies
which is back of the measure.
The assembly at the same time
passed the companion bill which
puts the work of the architects de-
partment under that of the depart
ment of institutions. except such
buildings as are erected for the
State Board of Education.
A drastic bill aimed at the rent
profiteers passed the assembly.
sponsored by Mr. Nelson, member
from Hudson. The description of
the bill is to the effect that so long
as tenant pays his rent he cannot
be forced from the building unless
he is proved to be Objectionable or
the property is to be demolished.
This bill was defeated last week but
passed the House last night by
vote of SO to 16. Nelson has been
making a determined fight for it and
in the Republican caucus of last
week threatened to leave the Re-
publican party unless the measuse
was given approval by the party In
the House.
DESPITE the IdCI lHdl tHc ltSio4d-
ture has before it the recommenda-
tions of the special motor traffic
commission named a year ago. the
senate has passed the bill introduced
by Senator White, of Atlantic coun-
ty. which will increase the fees for
motor vehicles twenty per cent. This
is the same provision as was con-
tanned in the bill which the Atlantic
senator introducedNate in the 1920
session and which was supported at
that time by the State Highway
Commission as a means for proVid-
ing more funds to maintain the
county roads during 1921. The mo-
tor traffic commissions report pro-
vided for increases but by varied
method different from the plan as
evolved in the White measure.
The senate has passed the bill IN
troduced by Senator Runyon whlch
increases the salaries of each or the
four assistant commissioners OF ed
ucation from $1,000 year to Sc. 500.
The vote was IS to on the Dill:
The senate laid over the Mackay
bilL~to raise the salary of the state
com missioner of education from
$4,000 a year to $4,000.
No voice in opposition was heard
before the House committee on So
cial welfare here yesterday when II
met to listen to arguments for and
against the proposed amendment 10
the state constitution, the effect or
which would be to abolish the death
sentence for murder in New Jersey.
The chief speech for the proposed
change was made by the Rev. war
rem Patten Coon. the minister MEM
Der from Essex, who introduced the
amendment. .
"Juries will not convict when it
means the taking of the blood or
their fellow men," declared the
minister.
consequently thousands of MUIR
derers are roaming at large because
there is no alternative provided TO
the death penalty, and aithough
they are obliged to carry out the
law. it is known that the souls OF
many Judges revolt at the imposition
of this sentence.
Jmpetus to the boom of senate
Republican Leader William b. Mac
Kay, of Bergen county. as the next
Republican candidate for governor
was given here at Bergen County
Night'' in the legislature halls. A
half thousand G.. o. p. stalwarts
from MacKay's home county dined
in this city last evening and their
toastma ster. Sheriff Joseph Kinzley, |
started the ball rolling for the Mac |
Kay nomination. The diners hailed
the Bergen senator as "the next gov
ernor." and he responded with a
speech admitting his ambition to oc- |
cupy the executive chair and said |
IL the call comes he will not be
found evading the responsibility. /
Next year MacKay will be senate
president. The next governor will
be chosen in November. 1922.
Anniversary now going on at P. A.