Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-08
SENATE

TRENTON, March S.-The SEN
ate in executive session yesterday
confirmed the nomination of Miss
Mary Brant of Madison, to be a
member of the Morris County Tax
Board. Miss Grants nomination
was submitted yesterday and con-
irmed without the usual reference
to the senate judiciary committee.
Miss Brant is the tirsr woman in the
state to be appointed to tax board.
The senate also confirmed Former
Senator Charles M. Egan, Democrat,
of Jersey City, as judge of the court
of common pleas of Hudson county.
He will succeed Judge John A. Blair,
Republican, in the $4,000 a year po-
sition. Senator Egan is at present
assistant corporation counsel for
Jersey City. His nomination was
also confiermed yesterday. the same
Gay as it was received. as the senate
always acts Immediately on former
members of the upper House.
Former State Senator Isaac Bar
Der of Phillipsbury was reappointed
by Governor Silzer to be a men,
her of the State Board of Taxes and
Assessment He was also imme-
diately confirmed to the position by
the senate by reason of his former
service in the legislature. He re-
ceives $4,000 a year. Barber is a
Democrat.
The governor also sent in to the
senate the name of John E. Smith,
Democrat, of Phillipsburg, reap
| pointed to the Warren County Tax
| Board. His name was referred to
the senate judiciary committee and
was not acted upon.
The governor recalled the name
ID hn
Gently nominated as member of
the Somerset County Board Of Taxa
ton. The governor expects to ap-
point him to another position.
BY a resolution passed in the
Senate yesterday, offered by Major
| ity Leader Stevens, the sine die ad-
journment of the legislature is push
ed forward from March 16 to
March %, on account of the press
of business before the law-making
body. The passage of all bills on
third reading will stop March 16, the
| date originally set for final adjourn
ment. Under the terms of a resolu
ton originally adopted, today was to
have been the last day for the con-
sideration of bills on third reading,
next week being set aside of the
passing of bills over the veto of Gov
ernor Silzer. Now, however, the
week after March 16 has been de-
signated as for the purpose Of pass
| ing vetoed bills.
| A bitter fight was precipitated in
the senate yesterday when a bill by
Senator Mackay, of Bergen passed
the upper House. The bill allows pri-
vate corporations to build vehicular
tunnels under the Hudson and Della
ware River. The bill was fought
tooth and nail by Senator Richards,
| Of Atlantic, former counsel for the
| New Jersey Bridge and Tunnel Com
mission, which is at present engaged
| in constructing a tunnel under Hud-
son between Jersey City and New
York, and a suspension bridge be-
tween Camden and Philadelphia.
Senator Richards objected to the
general terms of the bill, saying that
competing company could build
such tunnel one hundred feet from
the one the state is constructing and
start into competition with the state
for the business of transporting
passengers between New Jersey and
New York. 1t was said by Senator
Richards that he had no objection
to h vi the bill mention specifical-
ly where any tunnel could be built,
80 IL was LIldJ senator
Mackay wished to acquire the right
for private company to build a
tunnel between Bergen county and
New York City.
Senator Simpson, of Hudson, came
TO Mackay's rescue by declaring
that the more tunnels there were un-
der the Hudson, the better it would
be Tor New Jersey, and both Mackay
ana Simpson joined in saving that
there was ample transportation bust
ness for almost any number of tun-
nels under the Hudson.
to O.
The popularity of senator spon-
sorlng bill and then speaking
against 1t was witnessed in the senate
chamber yesterday afternoon when
Senator Mathis, of Ocean. got IN m
speak FOR" bill introduced in the