Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-19
LEGISLATURE DOingS

TRENTON, March 19.-Any at-t
tempt to pass upon The record Of the
1928 session of lawmaking until
after this week would be prema-
ture. With 1873 bills and several
Joint resolutions before him for ac-I
tiOn, Governor Silzer's time between
now and Wednesday, when the leg
Islature comes back, will be fully oc-
cupied in disposing of this mass of
proposed statutes. Until the fate of
the governors vetoes is decided in
the three days of the present session
remaining, an exact summary of the
legislature for this year cannot be
made. A number of important
pieces of legislation must be passed
upon by Mr.. Silzer. Undoubtedly he
will approve of some of these bills
and it is expected that others will
receive his disapprovai. It is to ex-
anime the vetoes that the legisla-
ture comes back on Wednesday and
will continue to work until Friday.
If they SO think, the Republican ma
jority may pass any kind of vetoed
measures over the head of his ex-
cellency. because they have the votes
and more to spare.
There are doZea measures which
stand out conspicuously in the
Among them are the following:
Mathis open specifications bill-the
measure to repeal the road reim-
bursement acts under which the old
Highway Board gave counties to
build roads subject to future pay
ment by the state; the Stevens bill
abolishing the present Democratic
boxing commission and making State
Comptroller Bugbee. Republican,
sole arbiter over the realm of fis-
tlana as it pertains to New Jersey.
The resolution to investigate the
purchase of the Anboy bridge ap-
proaches and the awarding of the
contract for the construction of the
Hackensack bridge on the Lincoln
! highway last summer without bids
| to a member of the Highway Com
mission. is also before Mr.. Silzer.
| Several bills adding routes to the
] State Highway Commission in the
vicinity of Atlantic City must be dis
posed of as we'll as the following:
Whitneys bill placing the Public
Service Corporation holding COM
pany and similar concerns under the
Jurisdiction of the Utility Commis-
sion, so that it may be possible to
see a few, at least, OF the books OF
these concerns, in order to more
l.
their subsidiaries; the Blackwell bill
making extreme cruelty grounn
| for divorce in this state; the Hoff-
man measure to spend the money
from the sale of the Morris canal
rights in the purchase of land OF
| the ship canal across New Jersey.
Assemblyman Randolph, colored,
| has his anti-lynching bill also before
the chief executive. The Stevens,
| bill aimed at Hudson County, which
prevents the county judge putting
names on the registry list on the
| day of the election; Persons mea-
sure providing for arbitration OIL
commercial contracts and disputes;
| the House measure providing Tor d
one-half mill tax for one year TO
raise $2,000,000 to provide adequate
accomm odations at the Morris Plans
State Hospital. The Stevens anti
night work bill for women in fac
tories.
The Pascoe water bills are also
before Mr.. Silzer for either appro-
val or disapproval.
The CITY manager bill introduced
bv Mr., Pascoe, of Union, is another
| of the interesting acts of the legis-
| lature which the governor Will pass
upon.
Other bills of interest to Middlesex
! county which are awaiting the gov
Iernor's signature are: Introduced by
Senator Larson, allows municipalities
to license electrical contractors;
Reeves, permits State Firemen's AS
sociation, instead of the governor, to
select members for the Board Of
Managers for the Boonton Firemen's
Home; Hanson, the Perth Amboy-
Tottenville tunnel or bridge project.
Governor Silzer has signed thlr-
teen more bills as follows:
Senator Richards, fixing penalties
for violations of the act governing
employment of minors; Richards,
provides for employers liability COM