Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-05
HOFFMAN WINS
HOUSE HONORS
MiddIeSex A~sSemblyman is
Placed on Steering Commit
tee-LegiSlation Discussed

TRENTON. Dec. 5-The usual
rumors Of bills having for their pur-
pose revolutionary changes in state
departments and politics. which &C
: company the p-reliminaries 70 the
opening Of each legislature, : now
F floating about the state house. One
heard IS the result Of the gather
ing o. the lawmakers yesterday said
that there is 70 be 3 big cOHSoloa-
ton or different boards with = su-
! pervising body 70 control al. In
1915 under b economy and Ell
cheney program Of Walter E. Edge.
who was then a state senator.
number o. departments having re-
lated interests such as development
Of state resources, utilization Of wa
Ter ways and similar agencies, xere
merged and have been SO function
ing ever since. The Department of
Commerce and Navigation, Depart
ment OF conservation and Develop
ment, and Department OF Health are.
products Of that legislation. Just
what the rumored program OF addi-
tional consolidation is could 0 be
learned and II they have anything
II mind the respective leaders Of
the Republican majority did not d.
vulge il wien questioned
The tendency il recent sessions
has been 10 introduce bills creating
more boards and commissions. This
has been particularly SO with re-
spect 10 bodies with powers to il
censs everybody in sight Bills TO
license BARRIERS real estate brokers,
Shorthand reporters. builders and
contractors, engineers, electrical
workers and what not having been
included in the raZ II is under
stood the members ere turning
against this policy OF regulation and
licensing on the ground that il is IN
necessary and the talk Of consolida-
ton boards already in existence us
looked upon as an evidence of the
tendency 10 discourage the multiple
cation of state agencies and depart
ments.
Legislation will likely be considered
by the House Republicans here next
Monday afternoon. The forty-two
members OF the House majority will
meet at 3 O'Clock on that day TO hear
the report of its steering committee
on the allotment Of the jobs 10 the
delegations from the sixteen coun-
ties which elected Republicans in
L-AAAE vi LIE SAME AdE
the steering committee will meet
and prepare its report.
II now looks as if Upton S. Jeff
erys, the Camden editor, who has
been clerk of the House for more
than a decade when the G. o. P.
has been in power, and who served
as assistant clerk for an equal length
OF time prior TO that wiz go back
Tor another session. The Camden
man has some opposition among
the members Of his own party but
experience is the strongest argument
for his reelection, plus recognized
efficiency. The late Captain James
Parker's death leaves a in
the post Of assistant clerk and if
Jefreys were to be deposed the re-
suit would be two green men in the
most important positions in the
House organization. This is one of
meetings which has helped over
come the opposition to the Camden
mans reelection.
The steering committee Is as fol-
lows: Hershield, Of Passaic; chair
man; Peardsley. Essex; Blizzard,
Cumberland; Campbell, Monmouth;
Corio, Atlantic; De Lorenzo, Bergen;
Hoffman, Middlesex; Pine, Camden.
ii COilltIGIlG6 WIN tine EGHdIE
Republicans on policies and pro-
gram for the session the House
named a committee consisting of
Speaker-elect Eaton, Essex; Leader
elect Powell, of Burlington; present
Speaker Evans of Passaic; De I.or-
EMO. of Bergen, and HerslIheld, of
Passaic.
The committee to buy the House
stationery for the use of the mem
bers consists Of Compton, of Union.
chairman; Stevens, of Cape May;
Kenworthy, of Essex; Stewart, of
Camden. Republicans, and the Dem
ocratic minority was given repre-
sentation through the appointment
of Welsh, of Hunterdon.
There were evidences yesterday
that Passaic county's delegation is
| going to play an important role in
the conduct of Republican party
affairs in the next House. In the
conference committee it landed two
of the five places with the selection
of Evans and Hersh1eld. The latter
Is also chairman of the steering COM
mittee. Both are members of the
assembly of long standing, and their
influence will be a factor in the
coming session.
The selection of Eaton for speak
Ell and Powell for leader carried out
the program of the Edge forces.
The Edge wet" lieutenants like the
two Passaic members, above men
toned, were active here yesterday
in putting over the slate which sends
two "drys'' into control of the House
leadership for 1924 as both Eaton
and Powell are satisfactory to the
| Anti-Saloon League. Harold G..
Hoffman, of Middlesex, was chosen
secretary of the House caucus.
Senate to Give Jobs