Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-24
S|LzER'Sv VETO
OvERR|DDEN
BY LEGISLATORS
Highway Board Investigation
including Land Case Here
to be Probed
WATER BILLS PASSED
Several Measures Vetoed by
Governor Not Passed Again
by G. O. P. Legislature
WATER BILLS PASSED

TRENTON, March 24--"Praise
God from whom all blessings flow, :"
was the comment of Governor Silzer
last night when a delegation called
on him to announce that the 1928
legislature was at an end and asked
him for a statement on the work
of the session. Mr.. Silzer said he
had not time to prepare any formal
review of the lawmaking session
just ended, but would have some
thing early next week.
IF they stay they cannot do any
more good and if they leave they
cannot do any more harm" com
mented Mr.. Silzer on the departing
legislators.
The Republican majority's parting
salute to Democratic governor was
the passage of thirty measures over
his veto, These included the res
olLtion to investigate the bridge
activities of the ousted State High
way Commission, the open specifi-
cations bill, the act to abolish the
Democratic boxing commission and
put Comptroller Bugbee in charge of
this work. In addition the Repub-
lican majority assumed the burden
of widening the field for divorces
by the passage over the governors
head of the Blackwell measure.
A number of secondary measures,
including the numerous bills adding
sections to the state highway sys-
tenn, were jumped over the execu-
tive veto hurdle and are now laws
toe.
Senate President Wallworth last
night announced that Senators
Richards of Atlantic Bright of Cape
May and himself will comprise the
senate representation on the Joint
legislative committee to prove the
affairs of the old road board 1t is
understood Speaker Evans has pick
ed for the House members of the
committee: Chamberlain of Essex,
Welsh of Hunterdon, and himself.
All but Welsh are Republicans, the
latter will be the Democratic mi
nority member.
Senator Richards. during the de-
bate when the senate passed over
the governors veto the resolution
calling for an investigation of the
ousted highway commission, insinu-
ated that Silzer knew more about
the acquisition of the approach to
the Perth Amboy state highway
bridge than was apparent on the sur
face. The approach to the bridge
is the principal thing to be cover
ed in the probe. 1t is charged that
the state road board, fired" some
time ago by Silzer. paid $230,000
for land worth 100000. to build an
approach to the bridge at Perth
Amboy.
THE story of the Perth Amboy
bridge" declared Richards, lis not
one for the recesses of a grand jury
room, but should be told out in the
open where the newspapermen can
get it,
Senator Richards declared that the
truth must be gotten at as to who
inspired the deal whereby the DON
nell Lumber Company of Perth Am
boy is alleged to have received an
excess amount for the land sold to
the state; who was back of the deal,
and who got the money.
'That is the thing" said Rich
ards, "the legislature may reach out
and drag from behind the political
skirts of the governor
Senator Richards declared that
one man employed upon the vaiu-
alton of the land, who placed its
price at $4,000, $4,000 more than
the top-notch price the lumber COM
pany was said to have been paid,
was president of the Perth Amboy
Trust Company.
1.-THE man who valued the land at
$240,000," asserted Richards, was
president of the Perth Amboy Trust
Company, and when you look at the
board of directors of that Perth
Amboy Trust Company, you find
there the name of the governor of
New Jersey"
The resolution calling for the
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