Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-15
Legislature Doings

TRENTON, Feb. 15-Under-sher-
ifs in the twenty-one counties of the
state are removed from the protec-
ton of civil service by the bill which
passed the state senate yesterday.
The vote on the measure was IL to
], with a number of senators not
voting. The bill hits mainly at a
situation in Passaic county where
Sheriff Tattersall has been trying
to Dust Frank Grove, under-sheriff.
who was recently declared by the
Civil Service Commission to be en-
titled to the office. The measure
a introduced by Assemblyman
Hershfield. of P~assaic, and has al
ready passed that body, but now
must be returned there for concur
n in the amendment which was
added in the senate to make the
retroactive.
II was nos until this change was
included to clarity the meaning OF
the proposed statute that Senator
Smith allowed it to go to a final roll
call. Several senators asked wheth-
er bill would apply to the present
nnier-scheriffs. A doubt seemed to
exist from the wording as to whether
it would or not. Senator Smith laid
the measure over temporarily until
an amendment clearing up this sit
uat:on could he drafted to apply to
present and future officials.
Senator Wallworth of Camden,
Republican, said: will not this bill
permit the summary dismissal of
these officials at any timer"
Senate President Mackay said the
civil service had ruled otherwise.
Senator Stevens, of Monmouth.
said the supreme court had ruled
IN a similar case in his county that
the incumbent was entitled to con-
tInue because he was an exempt
fireman.
Yes admitted the Passaic sena-
tor, this bill removes the UNDER
sherifts from civil service and gives
the sheriff the right to name his own
man."
Then the question as to wether
the Dill would affect the encumbent
or future encumbents was raised,
with the addition of the resulting
amendment. The inclusion of this
retroactive provision raised the
question whether Grove can not get
his back pay, to which the Civil Ser
vice Commission held he was enti-
tied.
Full Crew Legislation
The senate will wrestle with the
run crew. law repeater Monday
night. 1t will be the special order
of business for 8 o'clock. The fact
that the judiciary committee has
reported the measure would seem to
indicate that the railroads of the
state. which are back of it. believe
1t has at least a fighting chance 20
pass the upper branch of the legis-
iature. Friends of the proposed act
predict that it will have compare
lively easy sailing in the assembly.
Election of Trcasurers
Another measure on the special
calendar for Monday night is the
Bright bill calling for the election
or county treasurers in counties
which have small Boards of Free
holders.
Senate AdjOurns for Week
Inc senate adjourned yesterday
Tor the week. The two bills in the
legislature which relate to the Nor
rls canal abandonment will have a
nearing next Monday afternoon at .
O'Clock. One is the Parry bill to
condemn the property and the other
was presented by Assemblyman
Roegner. of Passaic. which names a
commission to negotiate terms for
the canal property. The bill names
Circuit Court Judge William II.
Spear. of Jersey City; Frank II.
Sommer, Newark, and l.. A. Focht.
of Trenton.
Although the judiciary committee
of the senate yesterday favorably
reported the names of Colonel Nah
lon II. Margerum for the state tax
board, A. o. Robbins and Marshall
Miller, respectively to be judge and
prosecutor of Hunterdon county, the
upper House did not confirm them.
The Republican majority intends to
have a conference on the names
first. 1t vas announced. Bills pass
ed In the senate and their intro
ducers follow:
Bills Pass in Senate
Senator White, convention hall
for Atlantic City; Senator Wall
worth, railroad passes for police
chiefs; Senator Runyon, permits one
cent share tax for conversion of
corporation stock from par to nom
par value; Assembiyman De Loren
20, allows Newark City Commissions
ers to pick a fifth member to sue
coed tho late Mayor Arthur Archi-
bald, without holding special cleo
ton; Senator Whitney, returns
$4,000 paid by employers of the
state under an act passed in 1911
which was declared unconstitutional.
Senator S:rnpson provides for the
examination Of women for .compen-
sation for injuries to be by woman
physicians; Senator Parry, provides
for the reorganization of the New
ark Climber of Commerce; Senator
Allen, allows SaleL to provide funds
to straightcn the Salem river; Sena-
tor FODDER. corrects defects in Ma
tional Park Borough paving con-
tracts in Gloucester county.
Senator Aliens bill requiring
school janitGrs to take down election
booths ana other paraphernalia
without extra compensation, was
passed. Senate Whitney, of Nor
ris, objected but Senator Allen held
that this service ought to be rem
dered to tho state by the school sys-
tenn in view of the money the state
provides fer it..
IL Bills Introduced
Apparently giving the merry ha-ha
TO the spirit of the Joint senate and
House resolution designed to stop the
Introduction of bills after last weeks
session, unless for some special rea-
son the unanimous consent of the
members was obtained, no less than
twelve bills were introduced at yes
terday'S session of the House under
the unanimous consent rule. When
the last bill was handed in ycSter-
day, Republican Leader Evans said
with much gusto "pos-i-tive-ly the
last!" Then after a tip from the
speaker, he added "Maybe."
Ten OF the bills were handed in
yesterday by Mrs. Laird, Republican,
qf Essex, and are all designed to do
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