Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-06
Lengthy SESSION
LOOMS IN TRENTON
appropriation and othsr Major
Bills May Nsosssitats ex. +,
tending Time Limit
CANAL MEASURE PENDING

Trenton, March 8.-With the most
important business Of the session vet
undisposed, OF there IL little prospect
that the New. Jersey Legislature will
be able to carry out the program AZ.
Ing next Thursday ~as the time limit
for the consideration Of bills and Anal
adjournment a week later when It was
planned the two houses should return
to consider measures vetoed by the
Governor. -
Thus far only a handful Of bills
have passed both houses, and many
Of them are unimportant. The appro. :.
priations bills are not yet ready for
Introduction, and the Republican ma .
tority IL not disposed to let Governor
Edwards have the final say in striking
out items Of appropriation. That Is
one reason for the plan Of q recess
between the cessation OF bill passing
and anal adjournment.
Other pending measures include the
Norris Canal Abandonment Bills, the
Excess Crew Law repeater, the
$40. 900, 900 Bond issue measure, the
Bridge and Tunnel Ripper Bill, re.
vision Of the election laws, proposed
amendments to the Constitution and
the series Of prohibition enforcement
measures designed to replace the Van
Ness act, recently declared unconsti-
tutional.
The Republican majority seems to
be agreed on legislation ousting the
present Bridge and Tunnel Commits.
sion and the substitution Of a new
board, but the details have not been
worked out with sufficient certainty to
insure that the tunnel project will be
carried out irrespective Of local oppo.
sition, which may develop in Hudson
County as q result of stripping the
Hague Administration there of its con. q.
troll over the situation. It is pro.
posed that State law shall substitute
municipal ordinances as basis for
acquisition of the necessary approaches
to the tunnel.
The House Judiciary Committee will
conduct q hearing on the bill by Sena.
tor Larson, which would repeal the law
Of 1921, authorizing the State Board
Of Equalization to equalize tax assess
ments In the counties. The bill already
has passed the Senate. The law was
designed to guard against discrimina-
tion by county assessors in making up
the tax books.
A public hearing has been announced
for tomorrow morning on the bill by
Senator Heath to grant the "bill Of
rights" for women sponsored by the
National Woman's Party. A Senate
Committee will hear today debate
on the Reeves Bill. which would in.
crease the State school tax to provide
additional revenue Of approximately
$40. .OOO. 900.
House Bill No. 4. already passed by
the lower branch Of the Legislature,
will be given Senate hearing. The bill
would make condensed milk sold in the
State conform to the Federal regula.
tions.
A joint hearing on House Bill 475
and Assembly Joint Resolution No. Z
relating to insurance companies. will
be conducted at 2 p. NJ. before the
House Committee on Banking and In.
surance. The joint resolution will pro.
vide for committee to make. a sur.
vey Of the volume Of insurance written
In the State. while the bill would re.
quire insurance companies, after July.
to invest 80 per cent of the reserve
held on lives of New Jersey residents
in first mortgage loans up to, 90 per
cent Of the value of property. 1t is
designed to aid home building.