Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22

Water Bills and Edges EIec-
ton Measure to Fore-Lo-
cal Session Tonight

TRENTON. March 22.--All chan
ces for reyiSing of United States
Senator Edges bill setting back to
May the primary election in New
Jersey and House Speaker Evans
water bills purported to upset the
grant by the state to Bayonne to de-
velop the Ramapo water shed SEEM
ed dead this afternoon as both
to convene again at 4:S0 o'clock
this afternoon.
At this time, the lawmakers will
receive Governor Silzer's many We
toes, among which will be Senator
Mathis open specifications" bill and
the resolution to investigate the
"ousted" highway commission, ac-
cording to reliable information.
With respect to the Edge primary
bill, the sponsor of which was Sena
tor Mackay, of Bergen, it was indi-
Gated that the House was ready to
entertain a motion of reconsidera-
ton. However, the majority of the
Senate stood unalterably opposed to
re-opening the passage of new legis
lation. Thus spelled the death OF
two important pieces of legislation.
Speaker Evans declared that the
Senate was not willing to rescind the
resolution limiting the time for the
passage of new" legislation and he
could not muster enough votes AZ
this late hour to put through the two
water bills in which he has been so
interested.
Tonight commencing at s o'clock,
the House will hold the annual So
cial session. This will be open TO
the public. 1t is understood there are
many surprises in store for the law
makers when they convene this eve
ming. The committee in charge of
arrangements is headed by Assem-
blyman Henry Hershfield, of Passaic.
The only bit of official work per-
formed by the legislature yesterday
was the confirmation of four of
Governor Silzer's appointments to
various jobs by the Senate. OF most
interest, was the approval of Ethan
P. Westcott, to be prosecutor Of
Camden county. This brings to ar
end a spirited fight in that county
during which several candidates
were put forward for the honor. Mr..
Westcott is son of the former i>t-
torney general and succeeds Charles
A. Woolverton, who gained fame
through the prosecution of murder
cases in the southern county.
Boards of freeholders of first class
counties will now have the authority
to increase the salaries of their coun-
ty supervisors, 4nder the terms of
bill just signed by Governor Silzer.
The measure was that of Senator
Simpson, of Hudson county, Demo-
cratic leader in the upper house.
ie Il or Iae La nv
said the governor, it would be objec-
tionable. The bill places the "re-
sponsibility for the expenditure of
public moneys with the freeholders,"
continued the governor. The bill also
provides that the salary as a mini
mum be $4,000.
With the $40,000,000 bond issue
for the construction of the state
highway system a reality, thus max
ing the so-called county reimburse
ment and the township aid work
on state roads unnecessary, Gov
ernor Silzer last night signed re-
pealers to the two laws under whi.
state roads were formerly built
The bills were sponsored in the Leg
islature by Senator Arthur Pierson
of Union.
Governor Silzer also signed two
bills relating to the driving of auto
mobiles by intoxicated drivers. One
bill specifically names the county
Jail az the place of confinement for
a convicted intoxicated driver aud
the other provides a form for the
record of the conviction. The bills
were said to be necessary because
a number of convictions have been
upset by reason of the fact that
no place of improvement was men
toned under the old act and be-
cause many intoxicated motor car
drivers won freedom because of err
rors in record of conviction. These
bills were also by Pierson.