Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-13

strong lobby representing the l"Un-
dertaker Trust" lowering about the
senate chamber only seven members
of that body could be mustered last
night to vote for the Pierson bill
which would require that all newly
licensed undertakers in the future be
high school graduates. The seven
senator's who favor this kind Of law
making follow:
Larson. of Middlesex; Mackay, of
Bergen; Parry, of Essex: P%ierson. of
Union: Wallworth, of Camden, Re-
publicans.
Simpson, of Hudson, and Agans,
of Hunterdon, Democrats.
Fourteen other members of the
upper House refused to vote for the
passage of the measure, giving it the
silent treatment" on the roll call.
1t was L~incoln's Birthday and the
halls of legislation had just echoed
with an eulogy by a member of the
assembly on the struggles of the
martyred president who had risen to
fame without the advantages of
higher schools of learning.
Senator Case, of Somerset, scent
ing the obnoxious nature of the I'M
dertaker bill, asked the introducer.
Mr.. Pierson, for an explanation OF
it's The latter gave a rather
technical answer, stating thai 1t was
an amendment-to an act or l9OS re-
lating to the licensing of undertake
ers. He failed to make it clear that
the purpose of the bill was to bar all
persons from this business in the
future-except those now in it-who
NAV desire to follow it for a nvell-
hood unless they have had a hlgh
school training or it's equivalent IN
education.
Robert V. Kinkead, Democrat, was
nominated last night by the cover
nor as judge of the Hudson county
court of common pleas. Mr.. hln-
kead succeeds Judge James w. NC
Carthy, Republican. The salary is
50 900 a year.. Thomas f. Meaney,
Democrat, was named to succeed
Judge Philip w. Greco as judge OF
the Hudson county juvenile court.
Greco is a Republican. The salary
is $4,000. j.
The Rev. Ross Flanagan, of
Bridgeton, was appointed chaplain
of the state prison farm at Lees
bury to succeed the Rev. oscar IT,
Horton. .,
A bill passed by the senate with
little debate calls for an %appropria-
tion of $4,000 for the Board of Con-
~seryation and Development to pro.
vide for the Temporary financing
of the Morris Canal property, recent
ly taken over by the state the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company.
A sharp debate was preclpltated
between Republican Majority Lead
err William Stevens, of Monmouth
and Senator Alexander Simpson,
Democrat, of Hudson, over a pro-
posed change in the number of leg1s-
lative representatives on the Morris
canal commission appointed to study
the canal question and report to the
next legislature. The resolution ap-
pointing the committee is in the
hands of the senate judiciary COM
mittee of which Stevens is chairman
and calls for the naming or three
senator's, three assemblymen ana
three citizens 10 serve on the COM
mittee. Last night, Stevens intro
duced an amendment to the resolu-
ton reducing the legislative repre-
sentation on the committee from
three senators and assemblymen to
one respectively. The amendment
was forced to lie over.
other bills passed in the senate
included: Larson, allowing munich
paIities tt create license bureaus 10
license electrical contractors;
Mackay. of Bergen, prohibiting the
sale of diseased horses and other
animals; Roberts of Burlington,
making the terms of sever state Wis
'itors to the agricultural experiment
station at New Brunswick run for
me- two and three years respective
ly; Mackay, allowing committees TO
abolish lighting districts; closing the
season on quail in northern coun-
ties; allowing pay of $500 for town
ship committees; incorporating the
borough of Hilldale, Bergen county;
Smith of Passaic. appropriating
800 for the prosecuting of Vio-
lations of the medical act; requiring
mid-wives to possess a certlncate
from a legally incorporated school
Of midwifery or a maternity nos
pital.
Bills introduced in the senate last
night, included: BY Majority Leader
stevens, Incorporating h borough
of Little Silver, Monmouth county;
Larson of Middlesex, permitting ma
tional banks to become trust COM
panies; by Simpson. Democrat OF
Hudson. validating any resolutions
passed by governing bodies of mu-
inequalities fixing municipal employees
salaries notwithstand irreglarity in
the resolutions; authorizing free
holders to maintain maternity hos
pitfalls; by Senator Mackay of Ber-
gen county; requiring magistrates to
keep dockets.
Business in House
Aside from the transaction of
| some routine business and passing
bills, the House fttingly observed