Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-20
SHORT LEGISLATURE
SESSION BEING PLANNED
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The governors forthcoming mes
sage to be presented on the opening
day of the session will be of interest
for what it recommends on various
state policies and will probably rank
in its thought with his inaugural
address. OF course, the Republicans,
especially those representing Mr..
! Edge. will scrutinize it with interest
and 1t will be interesting to see how
far they may follow 1t,
That there are likely to be some
interesting bouts between the Demo-
, cratic governor and the group of
Edge Republicans who will control
the Republican majority next minter
in the senate and House is evident.
1t will be recalled that practically
the same forces bitterly fought every
step the governor made last winter
for a new road board and other poll
cies of the administration.
1t is already being said that the
governor may anticipate some rough
going in getting his appointments
confirmed, especially in view of the
rumor hat the senate judiciary COM
mittee is to be made up of Senator
Bright of Cape May, who is to be
lIldJOI1lN lCddCi 1llCIldIuS Ol Al1d1-
tic, Republicans, and Simpson of
Hudson, Democrat. The first two
were bitter enders'' in the road
fight with the Democratic admins
tration. AS for the Hudson senator,
Silzer love each other any too well
either. Over in the House Assem-
blyman Clifford r. Powell, of Burl-
ington, will be the majority leader
and his course last night indicates
that he will be in perfect accord
with whatever program of harrass-
ment the senate leaders map out.
OF course, Mr.. Silzer will not be
asleep himself. He has the knack of
getting on the right side of most of
the arguments over state questions
and forcing his viewpoint on the
ground of sheer logic. This was
amply demonstrated in the highway
battle. However, with Mr.. Edge,
who has a fine quantity OF astute
ideas of his own always on tap, act
ing as the guide and mentor for the
Republicans in the legislature, the
Democratic governor will have his
powers taxed to the extreme.
Observers expect to be treated to
a duel of political g~eneralship be-
tween these two leaders at the COM
ing session. Personally they may be
said to be better friends than any
two prominent men of opposite poll
teal faith in the state. Witness Mr..
Silzer's attendance at the recent
christening of the senator's little
daughter in Washington.
The House Democrats seem to be
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even though they will be powerless
from a partisan standpoint in 1924.
Their committee on legislation held
a conference here this week. 1t con-
sists of Minority Leader-elect Fred
w. DeVoe OF Middlesex, Linton S.
Marshall of Mercer, Alexander
lCrawford, Morris e. Barison and
Henry j. Candy, all of Hudson.
They are in accord with the short
session idea and plan to have all
party bills ready for introduction on
the opening day of the session. But
they are not stating what these
measures propose. A line on the
program may be gotten this day a
week, however, when the full min
ority meets here to receive their re-
port.
30 Tar LleTe has pSSh tibtAS 6OSo'l
from either side on a program FOR
the session.. More is heard about
who are going to land the choice
committee places. Assemblymar
lCrawford will likely go back as the
democratic member from the louise
on the appropriations committee, a
post he held last year. Senator Rich
ards will not be chairman of the
joint appropriations committee
There Is talk that Mathis, of Ocean
may get this important position, al
though the Atlantic member may
also sit with this body.
Senator-elect Harrison Is one OF
those for the short session idea. He
is against the practice, so long in
vogue, of meeting but one day g
week, Monday, at the start of the
session. He thinks both branches
ought to get down to business al
once and stay at it each week for q
sufficient time to clean up promptly
and then adjourn.
In 1918 when Senator Edge was
in his second year as governor the
session ended with the conclusion Of
February, so that ample precedent
for a brief period of lawmaking may
be found in the record of hat year
Although there was some criticism
made then of "hasty legislation"