The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-01-29
SENATE FAvORS
BANK INQUIRY
Upper House Passes Motion Of
Essex Man to Probe Handling
Loan Bodies by Department.
STILL FEAT DRY AEAGUE
Simpsons Repeater Thorn to Leaders
Legislature Realizes Potency OF
leaders Biil-Governor Silzer's Sug-
gestipn Likely to Be Delayed.

Trenton.-An investigation of the
State Department of Banking and In
surance is provided in a joint resolu-
ton passed by the Senate. The reso-
luton, introduced by Senator ]. Henry
Harrison Of Essex, provides for a
committee Of six members, three to be
named by the president of the Senate
and three by the speaker Of the
House Attorney General Katzen bach
was named counsel to the committee
and $4,000 was appropriated for the
work
The resolution was substitute of
that of Senator Mackay, of Bergen.
introduced last week. Senator Simp-
son Of Hudson, commenting on the
new resolution, said he did nots know
why substitute was put through, and
that while he was not against an
investigation because he believed con-
fidence should be re-established in the
department, he believed there was too
much rush and hurry about it,
The proposed investigation is the
result of the alleged shortage of $780,
600 recently found in the accounts
of Hackensack building and loan as
sociation and which covered a period
of at least ten years ems
A resolution providing for refer
endum on the Child Labor Amend
ment to the Constitution at the COM
ing November election was referred
to the committee on judiciary Of the
Senate. The resolution was present
ed by Senator Larson of Middlesex,
majority leader as a result of con-
ference of the Republican Senators.
The proposed referendum was advo-
Gated by Speaker Powell of the
House.
Among the bills introduced was one
providing an appropriation of $780,.
900 for two bridges, one between
Elizabeth and Rowland Hook and one
between Perth Amboy and Totem
vile, S. l. The bill provides that the
appropriation be made in five annual
installments of 100000 each.
Senator Roberts, Burlington, intro
duced a resolution providing for the
ratification by the House and Senate
OF the Child Labor Referendum. He
said it was the plain duty of the
Senate to pass on the ratification
adding that referendum was an eva
sion of responsibility. He declared he
intended to press his resolution for
passage.
A bill offered by Senator Harrison,
Essex, would give banks and trust
companies the right to establish
branch offices with the consent of the
State Department of Banking. Stock
brokers' would be compelled to obtain
state licenses according to bill in
troduced by Senator Woodruff. Cam
den. The licenses, the bill provides,
would be issued on the approval of
the State Commission Of Banking.
A resolution by Senator Larson.
Middlesex, memorializes Congress to
pass an act to prevent lynching. An
other resolution asks Congress to
adopt an act which would provide for
cooperation in fighting pollution of
waters along Jersey coast resorts.
A letter was received by the SEN
ate from the. Grand Jury Of Union
County calling attention to the VIOLA
ton Of the old blue law by the open
ing of Elizabeth theaters on Sundays.
The communication was referred to
committee.
In the placing of the letter before
the Senate is forecast an attempt to
amend the old law and thwart prose-
cution of offenders by the Elizabeth
Ministers Association.
Senate Bill No. I by Senator
Mackay, Hudson. which authorizes
the Port Authority to build bridge
across the Hudson from Manhattan to
Fort Lee, with an appropriation of
$3.50 900 for borings and engineering
plans, was reported favorably out OF
the Highways Committee.
An Assembly measure, known as
the Bible Bill, which authorizes the
reading OF the New Testament in the
public schools of the State, was re-
introduced by Assemblyman Bruno of
Monmouth. The bill, introduced last
year by Kenworthy of Essex, was de-
feated. The fight on the measure
was headed by Harrison Of Essex and
Richards of Atlantic.
Majority L0du6F Ouduu4SSS, Del 5Chs
introduced joint resolution provid-
ing for an Investigation of working
conditions for women in the State.
About 100 other bills were introduced.
Simpsons Repeater Discussed
OF course nobody expects the Re-
publican Legislature to give serious
consideration to Senator Simpsons
bill, introduced at the opening SEES
sion, repeating the State dry enforce
ment law, The Senator himself, lead
err Of the tiny minority Of three in
the Senate. has no hope that 1t will
even emerge from committee, but he
does believe that it represents the
desire OF decided majority Of the
people OF the States as expressed at
the polls upon divers occasions and
that it win place the Republicans on
record for the coming campaign for
Governor. Perhaps that is the under
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