The Penn's Grove record., 1923-02-23

: Trenton. Feb. 20.-The highway
{. controversy in New Jersey was
. thrown wide open again, when the
House Republicans, following a con-
ference failed to agree upon confrma-
ton upon any Of the four members of
the new Highway Commission nomi-
mated by Governor Silzer.
The general sentiment at the con-
ference, so far as could be learned.
seemed to be that the four appointees
should be rejected on the ground that
their capabilities for the particular
work Entrusted to them had not been
sufficiently established and that South
Jersey was not given representation
upon the board.
In lieu of any final decision the
House appointed a committee of seven
teen members, one from each county
in which there is a Republican Sena-
tor, to confer with the seventeen Re
publican Senators. This committee
was not, however. given authority to
speak for the House. but will be re-
quired to report its findings at a fur
Their conference. The conference was
still deadlocked Tuesday afternoon, at
the time his letter was prepared.
Women Night Work Bill
The Stevens Senate bill prohibiting
night work for women in certain man
u~facturing establishments between 10
p. m. and 6 a. m. WIS passed by the
Senate II to 6 after Minority Leader
Simpson had condemned the measure
as %"bungling and mushv legislation
sponsored by social worker faddists."
The bill, which now goes to the
House. recently was given a public
hearing, at which opponents declared
it was discriminatory in that it
aimed at certain classes of women
workers.
Senator Allen, one of those who
voted against the bill. declared that
when professional lobbyists threat
en- to defeat for reelection any
member who fails to work for Ger.
tain measures, as was done in this
case, It was time to let the public
know It."
Proponents of the bill sponsored it
on the ground that it would protect
the health and morals of m
night workers.
Senator Simpson said the bill if
passed finally, would throw out Of
employment thousands of women,
many of them the sole support of
children or invalid husbands"
Those voting for the bill were Sen
ators Agans, Barber, Blackwell, Lar
son, Parry, Pierson. Roberts, Stevens,
Wa1lworth and Whitney; against, AL
len, Bright, FODDER, Mackay, Simpson,
and Smith.
No Haste on Tuttle's Successor
Democratic leaders in several coun
ties are busy presenting claims of va
rious candidates for State Banking and
Insurance Commissioner to fill the un-
expired term of the late William f.
futile, Jr., but Governor Silzer ap-
pears to be in no haste in filling the
office. Among those strongly indorsed
is Robert A. Irving of Camden county,
who made such an excellent campaign
for surrogate last fall.
State Committeeman Kelleher has
auueu MS p anu mere : sdla 10
pe very 9'loHe posSIoIIi'y ol lhe ap.
polnIHienl' MIS- irving mas oeeh OF
Inc ieouihs DeIHo'i "'ie "o".en lhe
S'd'e loi seNeidi years anu twice d
o~anuiua'e ioI '"e Assembly
School Bill Tenure
Arguments in support OF the bill TO
take tenure Of office away from public
school teachers were countered in q
sharp manner at a hearing given or
the measure offered by Senator Agans
of H~unterton county, to end the sys
TEN of protection for the teachers. 1t
was reiterated that the repeal Of ten
ure would inject politics into the
schools again, as a generation ago.
with resultant detrimental to the pu-
pills.
David M. Mcintyre Of Newark said
the real title Of the bin should be AN
act to re-establish a politically con
trolled public school system"
Advocates of the repeater said that
under the present tenure bill it was
impossible to get rid Of inefficient