Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-30
DEADLOCK ON
HIGHWAY BID,
IS UNBROKEN
Bugbee is Renamed State
Comptroller as Senate
Meets Again Today
DELAY FOR HIGHWAYS
SiIzer Makes No New Moves
In Makeup of Road Com
mission
DELAY FOR HIGHWAYS

TRENTON, Jan. 80 (By The Asso-
ciated PresS) THE deadlock among
the Republican senate majority ever
the question of whether the pro-
posed new state highway commission
should consist of three or five mem
bers remained unbroken early this
afternoon.
A joint house and senate confer
ence committee went into session
shortly after the reelection for a
third term of Newton A. K. Bugbee
as state comptroller to consider the
question and report subsequently on
the results of its deliberations.
The senate Republican majority
! also discussed the joint resolution of
Senate Minority Leader Simpson. in
troduced last night, and calling for
an investigation of published charges
alleged to have been made by the
Rev. Frank S. Ritter, of Jersey City,
that the assembly had been fixed"
and the senate partly. SO for the as
sage of the Simpson Sunday IN OWE
bill" which was Introduce. last
week. The resolution has been re-
ferred to the senate judiciary COM
mittee.
Joshua E. Borton, of Burlington,
was unanimously reelected as state
director of railroads. Mr.. Bugbee
and Mr.. Borton are Republicans. A
long list of commissioners of deeds
throughout the state also was
chosen. The elections were made
by the legislature in joint session,
with Senate President Wallwortn
presiding.
A concurrent resolution by As
semblyman Muir requests the New
Jersey representatives in congress
to 'use all honorable means to
amend the Volstead act by striking
therefrom the definition of intox-
icating liquor, leaving the question
of what percentage of alcohol in
liquor is Intoxicating to be finally
decided upon by the United States
supreme court"
Governor Silzer, in further COM
munication on the offer of Mr.. an6
Mrs. Anthony r. Kuser to give the
state 10000 acres at High Point
Sussex county, for a state park, rec
commended acceptance of the gift
and enactment of legislation pro-
viding for the appointment of five
commissioners to administer it. The
governor said the tract could be used
for recreational and camp site pur-
poses by girls and boys organiza-
llOIlS anu dlSO WOulu DC partly avail
able for tuberculosis sanitariun
Tor New Jersey world war veterans.
Declaring that the Democratic
party wished to reward efficiently
and competency wherever 1t mani.
tested itself, Senator Alexander
Simpson, Democrat, of Hudson coun.
ty, seconded the nomination of Mr.
Bugbee, Republican, for the office OF
state comptroller, after Bugbee had
been nominated by Blackwell, Re-
publican, of Mercer, thereby making
Bugbee's election to the office
unanimous.
This is Bugbee's third term in the
$4,000 year position. The comp
troller is elected by the legislation
in joint session, instead of the usual
course of being appointed by the
governor. Joshua F.. Borton of
Burlington, present director, was
reelected state director of railroads.
The director hold pass on all rail-
road lines in the state but receives
no salary. He takes care of certain
stocks held by the state.
Two hours conference of majority
members Of both Houses yesterday
afternoon resulted III a deadlock,
Assembly Republicans put the five
men commission proposition square
)y up to senate majority members
Senator Wallworth of Camden, pres
ident of the Upper House standing
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