Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-16

sinking fund commission to serve In
| the absence of the president.
Assemblyman Thomas M. Muir, of
Plainfield, presented a measure
which provides for the placing a
| blind person on the blind commits
sion. --r. Muir himself is totally
blind. Other measures of interest
which appeared last night include:
Moran, of Hudson, allows picket
ing" during a strike.
, Mrs. Brown, of Hudson: requires
a permit for the purchase of fire
arms.
Rowland, of Camden establishes
| State Board to examine shorthand
writer's.
Roegner, of Passaic. provides for
| school for feeble-minded in northern
| section of the Site.
Hershfield, of Passaic, requires
| physical examination for drivers of
omnibuses. b..
The House re-convened for a short
| time this morning prior to going to
| the Capitol Theatre -or the inaugur-
| al of Governor Silzer. They adjourn
/ ed today to meet next Monday night.
Hear Ripper Bills
The first bills to come up o ac-
ton during Governor Silzer's term,
which commenced today, are the So
called Camden Ripper" bills, pre-
venting the mayor Of Camden from
naming bipartisan municipal boards
of finance, police and fire commits
sioners and public works. These
bills, the first three introduced in the
House last week ut the opening ses-
sion of the legislature, passed the
senate last night with no opposition.
Last week, when the bills we're up
for action in the senate, Senator
Wallworth of Camden, president of
the senate, was forced to have hem
laid over, as a majority vote could
not be mustered. IT is assumed that
Governor Silzer will sign them, as
opposition of the Garden Democrats
to the measures has ev~aporated,
when it was found that the bills con-
tanned no "jokers."
Senator Simpson introduced a bill
providing for Sunday sports and
amusements after | o'clock Sunday
afternoon. with the proviso that any
city so desiring may by city Or
dinance, prohibit the amusements.
Following a recommendation or
Governor Edwards message, Sena-
tor Emerson Richards, Republican,
Of Atlantic, introduced q bill pro-
viding for a tax of one cent a gal
lon on gasoline sold in the state, the
proceeds of the a. tC be used in
road improvement. The tax will be
levied on the producers of fuel.
Senator Richards also introduced a
bill providing that the funds to be
realized by the state from the Nor
ris canal property, which recently
reverted to New Jersey, be put into
the school fund. This bill is in line
with the determination to introduce
a measure of this kind, expressed
some time ago by Senator Richards.
The purpose of the bill was said to
be so that the whole state would
benefit by the canal property, in
stead of only the northern part of
New Jersey, through which the canal
runs.
The only senate bill which passed
the senate last night was the bill X
tending the time for paying the SOL
diers' bonus to December 81, 1928.
To Adjourn March 16
BY the terms of concurrent reso-
luton of Senate Republican Leader
Stevens, passed by the senate and
the House last night. the legislature
will adjourn sine die on Friday,
March 10. Under the resolution, no
bills will be introduced unless by
ulldilIIilOuS COliSSIl, dlLSl khC WYNN
beginning February 5. BY another
resolution, also of Stevens, the legis-
Iature will meet January 80 for the
election of a state comptroller to
succeed Newton A. K. Bugbee, of
this city, whose term expires this
year. Comptroller Bugbee will prob
ably be elected for another term of
three years, at $4,000 a year. On
the same day the commissioners OF
deeds will be elected and a state rail-
road director, who has charge OF
stock which the state holds in rail-
roads of the state. Will be elected
also.
The Dyer anti-lynching bill, now
before congress for consideration,
was yesterday given a boost by the
senate when a resolution, introduced
by Senate Majority Leader William
Stevens of Monmouth passed the up
per house, in which the New Jersey
delegation was urged to get behind
the measure and to help in its pass
age.
Senator Arthur Whitney, Republic
can, of Morris county. put in a bill
last night calling for a more partic-
ular termination in bills submitted
counties by the attorney general
when the latter is called into any
particular county. Heretofore, 1t was
said, the attorney general has sub
mitted bills calling for one lump sum
for services endered without a very
special termination. A case in point
is the work of Special Assistant At
torney General Wilbur A. Mott, who
is engaged in handling the Hall
Mills murder mystery in the counties
of Middlesex and Somerset.
The senate met at II o'clock today
for a short session Just previous to
a~djourning to the Capitol the ire,
where a joint session of the senate
and house will open Governor-elect
George s. Silzer's Inauguration as
chief executive.