Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-06
LEGISLATURE DOinGS
ASSEMBLY

TRENTON, March 6:-The House
last night passed the Randolph anti
l%ynching bill. There was nc opposi-
ton. Mr.. Randolph, Essex negro
Republican, who sponsored the
measure, spoke for it's passage. He
| declared that there is great need for
such a law and explained that it is
similar to laws now in effect in the
states of Ohio and Illinois.
The lower branch of the legisla-
ture by a vote of 33 to 81 f~avorably
acted upon a bill introduced by AS
semblyman Blair, of Atlantic county.
| establishing a bipartisan board of
four members to be known as the
Department of State Police. The
members of this board, all of whom
are to be chosen by the legislature,
will reign supreme in the manage
ment of the departments affairs.
Mr.. Blair made it plain that the
bill is not aimed to dispense with the
services of the superintendent, Colo
J mel H. Norman Schwarzkopf. How
ever, the superintendent will be SUBJ
ordinate to the board if the bill pass
es and will be responsible to them.
Democratic Floor Leader George,
of Hudson, served notice last night
that he will force out of committee
his bills amending. the Hobart state
enforcement act so as to legaliZe the
sale of beer containing 2.75 per cent
alcohol and wines with an alcoholic
content of 6 per cent. The same
course will be taken with respect to
his joint resolution calling upon con
SresS to call a constitutional conven-
ton SO that the eighteenth amend
ment to the constitution and the fed
eral Volstead enforcement act might
be modified.
A bill introduced by Assemblyman
Williams, of P~assaic, legalizing dec.
sion boxing bouts of eight, ten and
twelve rounds in the state was pass
ed by the assembly by a vote of Al
to O.. 20 @ 60 g..
Owing to the illness of Speaker
William w. Evans of Passaic, the
session last night vas presided over
by his colleague, Assemblyman
Henry Hershfield, also OF Passaic.
A resolution expressing regret was
passed and ordered delivered to
himself and family. Another resolu-
ton similar in character was passed
for Assemblyman De Lorenzo, OF
Bergen county. who is also III.
The House passed the following
DIS last night:
House No. 100, MI. Strahar, Essex,
requests officers of Building and
Loan Associations who sign the can
collation. certificates of a mortgage
to have the execution attested by
some person authorized to take ac-
acknowledgements and prohibits coun-
ty registrar from cance!iing a mort
gage unless so witnessed.
IT, - a. rJ Io-l.
berates bipartisan board Of -four
members chosen by legislature to be
known, as Department OF State Po-
lice.
House No. 300, Mr.. TODD. Bergen.
gives fr3elolGers discretion in in
creasing salary of court officers aad
employees.
House No. 223, Mr.. Da.e-, Bergen.
buildings USED for .-eighborirg school
districts. Governs attendance. TUT
ton at cost.
House No. 375. Mr.. Corio. Allan
tic, provides for establishment o.
Old age Pension c 'mmission.
Ho3se No. 102. Mr.. Chambe lin,
Essex. includes .o~rse-alcers in the
act making veterinary attendants
members of the fire department.
House No. :26, Mr.. Hlein, Essex,
regulates the commitment of boys
and girls to correctional institutions.
House No. 317, Mr.. Chamberlain,
Essex, designates the governor, state
treasurer, comptroller and president
of the board of control, institutions
and agencies. as a commission to be
known as the Estate Institutions
Construction Commission"
A. j. r. No. 1, Corio for Speaker
Evans, creates commission to advise
as to feasibility of adopting short
form of deeds.
House No. SO, Mr.. Williams, Pas
sale. permits decisions in boxing
boots in New Jersey.
Senate No. $50. Pierson, Union, in
creases from $500 to $4,000 salary
of state house custodian.