The Penn's Grove record., 1922-02-10

] ulItI ll1t ltEAoAAAhAt hAR
without passing Assembly Bill No. .,
or any amendment thereof or substi-
tute therefore, or any similar bll;
and that If the legislature enacts into
law any bill purporting to do what
Assembly Bill No. 8 purports to do,
that this resignation Is to be deemed
withdrawn.
Close upon the announcement by
Governor Edwards that he had forced
General Borden out Of the guard, the
senate took up and passed the Powell
bill, result of which is to disband the
Fifty-seventh Brigade. The Republican
senators went into conference as to
the ACCESSIBILITY of acting on the bill,
In view of the Borden resignation.
There was a wide difference of opinion
among the members, but it was finally
decided that the rules should be sus-
pended and tne bill put over.
Senator Roberts of Burlington spon-
sored the bill on the floor and he was
aided by Senators Parry, Heath. Run
yon and Wallworth. Senator Wall
worth said that in addition to being
convinced that 1t was for the best in
terest for the National Guard in New
Jersey it meant the re-establishment
of the One Hundred and Fourteenth
Regiment of Infantry, in Camden, this
regiment having been moved to Pater-
son with the establishment of the
Fifty-seventh Brigade.
BigeIow Confirmed
The Senate confirmed the nominal
ton of John C. Bigelow as prosecutor
of Essex.
The reception accorded Governor
Edwards second nominee for the office
was in striking contrast to the storm
which greeted jones II. Nugent, who
was first proposed and rejected by a
II to 3 vote at the session two weeks
ago.
Senator Parry, Essex, passed favor
ably upon the nomination.
The Senate also confirmed the roml-
nation of J. Spence, Smith of Tenafly
as a member of the State Board of
Commerce and Navigation, which has
charge of all the riparian land along
the Hudson river.
The appointment of John Enright,
of Freehold, as state commissioner of
education was confirmed also. Enright
is the father of the Jersey City lawyer
of that name.
= Morris Canal Bill
Senator Parry introduced a bill in
the senate authorizing the appointment
a &c &hy,nA 20 a-Rraf-n
the Morris Canal property including
the little and big basins in Jersey City,
and providing for the raising Of funds
to purchase the property.
Each of the commissioners Is to re-
celve a salary of $1,000 "A year. The
attorney general is to represent the
State at a cost not more than $4,000.
The report is TO he filed within six
months with the chancellor who may
extend the time rec months. The
governor is to cali a special session
of the legislature to enact legislation
thought necessary.
Municipal League Whacks Pensions
Announcement of reports on legisla-
ton by the legislative committee of
the State League of Municipalities
was made by Secretary Sedley Fl.
Phinney. The committee recently held
its first meeting, with eight members
present from various sections of the
state. Assemblyman Hobart's bill pen
sioning municipal clerks after a GER
tain term was disapprOved. The COM
mittee believes that the principle of
pensioning municipal employees, with
II; attendant increasing tax burdens,
should not be extended. Assembly
man Pascoe's bill permitting second
class cities to license billiard parlors
was opposed as special class legisla-
ton that tends to make the statutes
a patchwork. Assemblyman Peterson's
bill to provide uniform method of cleo
ton for school boards in larger town
ships was approved with the recom-
m~endation that it be extended to APP
ply to all townships and %boroughs.
Governor Edwards sent to the SEN
ate the following nominations Judge
of Court of Common Pleas, Hunter
don county, Adam o. Robbins of Elem
ington; prosecutor, Marshall Miller Of
Bloomsbury judge of the Court Of
Common Pleas, Ocean county, Henry
E. Newman of Lakewood; prosecutor,
Wilfred H. Jayne, Jr., of Lakewood
member of Atlantic County Board of
Taxation, Charles J.. Collins of Som
ers Point.
The senate rave the house a severe
rebuke for uneconomical practices.
Assemblyman Hirschfield presented a
bill to add four additional clerks to
the house roster. When this came up
in the senate Senator Smith Of Pas
sale was able to muster only one
vote other than his own for the bill.
He had to ask that it "go over for
future consideration"
Senator Simpson presented a bill to
compel the Anti-SalOOn League to file
with the secretary of state a list of
officers, agents and employees, togeth-
er with contributions and individual