The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-02-05

Banking and Insurance met with an
other delay in the House, where 1t
was referred back to committee.
The bridge bill was passed after the
Senators had spent about an hour in
discussing various features incidental
to the project. Senator Simpson, OF
Hudson, backed the Bergen County
Senator in advocacy of the bill and in
the end it was put through without an
adverse vote.
The measure carries an appropria-
ton of $15O,0OO for borings and the
ascertainment of other data required
on which to secure bids for It's con.
struction.
Senator'S Harrison Of Essex, Whit
ney of Morris and Case of Somerset,
were the principal inquisitors into de-
tails of both the construction and the
financing Of the bridge. Inquiries as
to the borings brought from Senator
Mackay the information that prelimi-
nary data showed that at Washing
ton Heights the foundation was ideal
and that perfect foundation on the
New Jersey side was located at q
depth of about eighty feet.
Senator Harrison expressed doubt
regarding the proposal to grant un-
limited rights of condemnation to the
Port of New York Authority, under
whose supervision it is planned to
have the bridge constructed.
To this Senator Mackay replied
there was no other way to make the
power of the Port Authority effective
in the matter of both construction and
expedition of construction.
Senator Case expressed doubt about
assurance Of financial returns to pay
for the bridge and without calling up
on this state and New York to make
up a possible deficit. The Bergen
Senator answered that flnanciers who
had made a close scrutiny of condi-
lions were confident the bridge would
not only pay maintenance expenses
at once, but would more than meet
the amortization charges. He re-
ferred to the financial success already
achieved with the Bear Mountain
bridge.
ESSCA O6lSCN0 W FlO6O
The Mackay- Harrison resolution for
the building loan probe was sent back
to committee on the motion of Ma
jority Leader Chandless as matter
of strategy after strenuous objection
to the composition of the commission
had been made by the Essex delega-
ton. Instead OF. the commission COM
posed of Senators and Assemblymen,
the Essex people, headed by ]. Glenn
Anderson, who was a rival of Mr..
Chandless for the leadership, propos-
ed a new personnel.
The Essex proposal was for COM
mission of six members. One MEM
Der would be chosen by the state
banking interests, another by the
State League of Building and Loan
Associations, the third by the Certi-
fed Public Accounts Association;
the fourth to be a representative of
insurance companies which have their
home offices in this state would be
selected by the State Chamber of
Commerce, and the other two would
be Senator and an Assemblyman.
The Essex people would retain the
attorney-gneral as counsel for the
probers.
All the Democrats were ready to
vote in favor Of the Mackay- Harrison
resolution. With their help, the Re.
publican leader felt he could secure
enough votes to pass the resolution,
but he decided not to take any
chances and decided on recommittal.
The resolution goes back to the judi
ciary committee of which he is chair.
man. There Mr.. Chandless will have
control of it.
Fight Child Labor Move
The Council of State Organizations,
composed of delegates from virtually
every woman's organization of any i'm
portance in New Jersey, held rati.
flcation luncheon in the Sterling Hotel
here to discuss plans to push the child
labor amendment through this session
of the Legislature.
A resolution has been introduced
in the Senate providing for a referen-
dunn on the amendment at the next
general election.
The resolution came as surprise
to the women as passage of the
amendment was practically assured.
The Democratic platform endorsed
the amendment and the majority OF
the Republican legislators had pledged
to vote it's passage.
The women contend that a refer
endum, based on the experience Of
Massachusetts. will be unfair because
of the wealth and influence Of power
full industrial interests opposed to be-
stowal on Congress of the power to
regulate labor of persons under eight.
cen years Of age.
Jersey Oyster Above Suspicion
Nobody anywhere need have the
slightest fear of eating New Jersey
oysters because all that are gathered
in this state have the official certifica-
ton of the State Department of
Health and there is no danger Of ty-