Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-01

me state senate yeStefudy NhSIi
that body passed the Parry bill to
create a commission to condemn the
property. The vote was IL to 0.
Senator Parry made a long speech
reviewing the history of the canal
and the steps made in the past to
dispose IF the questions relating to
it. His bill authorizes the chancel-
lor to name for the state five per-
sons and the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company to name five more, and
these ten are to arrange the terms
of condemnation of the property.
including ethe two important termi-
nal points or basins in Jersey City
and the canal bed as it stretches
across the state to Phillipsburg.
Senate Rays, of Sussex, Demo-
crat. raised a number of questions
as to the effect of the bill, but his
opposition failed to block the pass
age of the measure which now goes
to the House of Assembly for con-
s~ideration. The bill passed the SEN
ate by just a majority of the re-
uuired number of votes. a number
of senators not voting. Senator
Roberts, of Burlington, supplied the
eleventh vote on the second roll call.
Those who supported the measure
follow: Allen. Bright, Case, Lar
son. Parry. Roberts and Whitney.
Republicans. and Agans, Barber,
Heath and Simpson, Democrats.
Pass Rent Profitecring Bill
The rent profiteers. who prey up
on the citizens who are unfortunate
enough not to own their homes,
were rebuked by the senate of New
Jersey yesterday when, by a vote OF
IL to 0, that body passed the bill
of Senate President Mackay, Re
publican, of Bergen county, which.
allows any tenant to question the
action of his landlord when the lat
ter increases the rent 35 per cent
or more within a period of three
years. The senators who rebuked
the %profiteers follow: Bright, Case,
Hagaman. Larson. Mackay, Parry,
Reeves, Runyon and White, Repub-
licans; Agans, Heath and Simpson,
Democrats-12.
Senate President Mackay referred
to the s~uitation in his home county
where a S45 a month apartment had
been advanced to $50, WHICH he
characterized as Outrageous SEN
ator Simpson also urged the passage
of the bill. Senator Runyon, or
Union, who voted for 1t, was the
first nan in the legislature of 1920
to move for the relief of the unfor-
tunate tenants who were then being
gouged by the landlords.
COMPROMISE on Dry Bill
A compromise between the more
liberal and the 'ultra-dry" elements
of the Republican party on the
search and seizure clause of the new
Hobart enforcement bill was effect
ed yesterday. The main bill was
a - 20 n1tpninnto 1nCtlcn&
of the peace from the class OF
magistrates" who may issue search
warrants under the act. The lber-
ais. on the other hand, gave up their
position of Monday that only com
mon pleas or higher judges should
issue the warrants. and the bill as
amended will give the power to re-
corders in the cities, which means
police judges.
The amendment. besides giving
the authority to issue warrants TO
police justices, common pleas Judges,
supreme court justices and supreme
court commissioners, fixes the ices
for proceedings under the act. FOR
supreme court commissioners they
are enumerated and vary from So
to SO, while for all the other Off
Gals are declared to be the same as
in other criminal proceedings,
Amendments of a minor or technical
nature were offered and adopted for
the other four Hobart bills.
Under an agreement with Demo-
cratic Leader .Gaede the booze
Bills were not brought up for maj
passage by. the House this morning.
The Democratic leaders and advisors
want a chance to go over the
amendments.
Bills are Vetoed
Echos of the Van Ness act decl-
sion of the court of errors and APP
peals. which upset the famous dry
act'' because the legislators were a
bit too liberal in their punishments
for mere "disorderly acts" We're
heard in the House yesterday when
Governor Edwards gave his reasons
for vetoing a couple of bills.
One was by Assemblyman Cham
pion. of Essex, which allowed killing
of cats found in fields and a IS fine
for the II of cats destroying
game, the other by Mr.. Pierson,
Union, imposed penalties for inter
fering with game wardens. The
Van Ness act decision, said the gov
ernor. cast doubt on the legality of
summary trials and implied neces-
sity for jury trials for large penal
ties.
RcapportiOIment Bill
By a vote of 10 to 3 the senate
has passed the Dater bill which re-
apportions the Assembly members
from the various counties so that
Hudson and Morris each lose one
and Union and Bergen each gain a
representative. The bill now goes to
Governor Edwards for his action. 1t
the loss of n Democratic
member each year from Hud-
son and a consequent gain for the
Republicans.
Another bill ready for the govern
or's consideration is the Moore meas
ure allowing soldiers certain credits
in the matter of educational qualih-
cations needed to start the study of
law, architecture and similar pro-
callings. The former ser
vice men had a hard fight to get
the bill across, but have succeeded
On the Dater reapportionment
bill, it's constitutionality was ques-
toned by Senator Simpson, Demo-
leader and Senator Whitney,
Republican, of Morris, on the ground
that the measure had not been put
through last year. Immediately after
the taking of the federal census
allows the reapportionment.
Confirm Appointment
The senate yesterday confirmed
Charles Mecum to be judge of Salem
county m pleas court at
SO, 900 a year. In this connection
Allen, Republican, of Salem,
denied printed reports that he had