The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-03-20
LEGISLATURE IN
CLASH AT WIND UP
Standard Oil Company's Housing
Bill Causes Tremendous Up
roar in Jersey Assembly.
VOTE COUNT CHALLENGED
Usual Scenes Of Wild Confusion and
Disorder in Early Mornine-6ody
Closes After AlI-Night Session
Public Utilities Are Hit.

Trenton.-It was 4 40 O'Clock Satur-
day morning. just as the black clouds
of night were family tinted by the
cold gray of early dawn. that the Leg
islature virtually ended its session.
Its one remaining duty is to pass on
bills vetoed by Governor Silzer.
In the House another near-scandal
over the passage of a bill marked a
long night of noise, confusion and dis
order, while the Senate. calmly Gelib-
erative, drifted toward the end with
hardly ripple on the legislative sea.
Some of the principal measures Of
the session placed in the hands of the
Governor for his consideration are:
An additional bond issue of $4,000
900 for the Hudson River vehicular
tunnels and Delaware River bridge
projects. $7,O0OOOO for the first and
$1,000,000 for the latter.
The annual and supplemental appro-
priations bills.
Sanction for the construction by the
St Highway Commission of high
way feeders for the tunnels and
bridge.
Imposition of half-mill tax to con-
tinue for one year for the benefit OF
state institutions.
A series OF bills providing for the
future disposition of the Morris Canal
Modification of the state tenement
house law.
The measure to give municipal gov
erning bodies power to increase the
pay of firemen and policemen in an
additional amount up to sixty per cent
OF their present salaries.
On addition to the state highway
system to run from Trenton to Buttz-
vile. passing through Pennington and
Pennington.
Permissiye increase from SIS to $25
in the top" price of seats at boxing
exhibitions.
Bills That Failed
Important bills that failed of pas
sage included:
Authority for the merging Of Public
Service Corporation subsidiaries.
Provision for the purchase and OPP
GRAFTON of auto buses by the Public
Service Railway and other trolley com
panies.
Repeal of the act under which troll
ley companies are compelled to pave
between their tracks and eighteen
inches each side.
Limitation to $4,000 for the annual
tota, expenditure of the election in
vestigation bureaus in Essex and Hud-
son counties.
The bill giving the State Highway
Commission the sole right to desig-
nate additions to the state road sys-
tenn
Providing for the reading of the
New Testament in the public schools
in addition to the Old Testament, now
compulsory by law.
Error in Recording Vote
The near-scandal in the House de-
veloped in the passage of the modifi-
cation ofthe tenement house law. SEN
cte 205. fathered BY Senate Majority
Leader Bright Of Cape May, and de-
sired by the Bayonne Housing Corpor-
alton, which intends to erect homes
for industrial workers in that city.
One of the most active Hobbies of the
session has been working for the bill,
and in the latter hours, when ii
seemed the bill would die on the
House calendar. Internal Revenue Col
lector Frank c. Ferguson, of the Fifth
District who is affiliated with the Es
sex County Republican League, gave
his aid
When the roll was called on the
bill Ascend yman Kipsey. of Somerset
county, was recorded in the afarma-
tive, although he had voted in the
negative. His vote made the thirty
one necessary for passage, and Miss
Fort, of the Essex delegation, who had
worked and spoken against the bill.
protested. Instantly the House was in
an uproar. Eventually Assemblyman
Pascoe, Of Union, who was acting as
Speaker. cleared the floor; there was
a second roll call, several members
changed their attitude on the bill,
others entered the chamber and it was
passed
Following so quickly upon the dis
closure that the rotei Of two mem
bers had been hanged from the mega
tive to the affirmative without their
authority on a resolution authorizing
an appropriation of $4,000 to adver-
tise the state. end the mysterious dis
appearance of the Black Horse boule-
ward bill, which was said to have been
found in the desk of former Assem-
lyman Philip D. Elliot, secretary to
Speaker Eaton, when It should have
been on it's way to the Senate, the
exposure on the tenement house meas
ure caused a tremendous sensation.
The principal speaker for the bin
was Assemblyman Hershfeld, of Pas
81 ic. who was aided by Assemblymen
corio. of Atlantic; De Loenzo, of Der
gen. ami others. The chief opponents
i. ere Miss Fort and Mr.. Campbell Of
"assaic. When Miss Fort. comparing
roll call she had kept with the Of
acial record OF the House. announced