Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-13
TUNNEL. BOARD
CUSTER PR0BED
Democratic Minority Holds
Conference to Discuss Al
legged Mysterious Bill
PROHIBITION LEGISLATION
New Enforcement Bill Likely
10 be introduced at SeS-
sion Tonight
PROHIBITION LEGISLATION

TRENTON, Feb. IA warm con-
test is forecasted for tonight's meet
ing of the legislature as Il result
of the discovery Saturday of the Re-
publican bill to get control of the
New Jersey Bridge and Tunnel
Commission. According to the be-
lated announcement Saturday the
measure was introduced Tuesday,
but overlooked in the official sum
mary made by night.
Republican Majority Leader 1IV-
ans. of Passaic, is author of the
measure The bill terminates the
present commission controlled by
appointments by Governor Edwards
and substitutes Il new personnel
which shall hold until 1928 The
commission has supervision of eX-
penditures of approximately S2S,-
600, 900, working with the NV York
commission and the Hudson vehicu-
lar tubes and with Il Pennsylvania
board in the construction of the
bridge.
! Announcement was made this
morning bH House democratic Lead
! or Gaede IF Hudson, that confer
ence would DC held by the minority
pre- ious tc the opening of this eve
]
cussiug Tie mysterious introduction
of the so-cailed bridge and tunnel
ousler. This measure presented by
q. q. II. Leader Evans, of PasSaic,
was located tire days after the time
limit for the Introduction of bills.
The explanation given was that IL
was overlooked. it Is expected that
the Democratic minority will de-
mand an exp p,anation This measure,
if passed wou,d substitute new men,
bers in piato of th2 present bridge
ana tunnel commissioners and take
the control oIt of the hands of Gov
| ernCr Edwards.
| The committee on public health
| will conduct a hearing ON the assem-
! bly, aid summit measures to require
| applicants for marriage licenses to
! furnish medical certificates of good
! health. Announcement has been
made of two public hearings tomor-
row, one on the senate bill TO extend
| the five year tax exemption law for
new homes and industries end the
other on the Housebill to repeal the
! present five year law
Both branches of the legislature
! will find fun calendars ready fol
third reading and final action.
4 1 nv liNt biil'' tOIlltJi iNlll5 ltt INV
prohibition enforcement machinery
Of the state to replace the Van Ness
act probably will be introduced to-
might. Except for the prohibition
measures, no new bills can be intro
1uced without unanimous consent
Public hearings today include the
measure OF the railroads fun crew
law, which will occur at 2:30 O'Clock
before the senate judiciary commit
tee.
The Hobart city manager bin also
will be debated at public hearing
this afternoon. Many labor repre-
Sentatives are in session for the hear
ling at 1 o'clock on this bill to pro-
hibit labor unions from limiting the
number of apprentices
Governor Edwards today must
dispose of the Powell bill. reorganiz-
ing the national guard. Tho five
day period within which the chief
executive must reject or pass the
bill expires at midnight. National
guard officers expressed the belief
the bill will be vetoed, in which
event it will be passed over his veto