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32d in Nation: COURIER-POST, Centidtn, N. Tustday, February 9, Wl Elected Low Legislature Rank Irks GOP v. AarcA nlnne with strict STATEHOUSE NOTES from the iILJ Won't Take Senate Pay, Smith Says By DENNIS M. CULNAN Courier-Post Bureau, GourierftastTrenton Bureau UCCll compliance with laws governing their activities." Lower Costs They also claimed that the cost of running the Legislature in New Jersey is "substantially less per capita than many other states But 'the "acid test," they said, is the quality of Its output and they feel that the New Jersey Legislature is responsive, acting to meet the needs of the state, representative of their constituents and the fulfilling their needs adequately." most significant development In the New Jersey Legislature in many years." They pointed out the assignment of staff assistants to most committees, the scheduling 'of regular meeting days for each committee and the assignment of committee room in the State House "certainly constitutes a giant stride towards greater effectiveness." "Stricter regulations lobbyists and others who have privilege of the floor will add to the legislative decorum," the statement said while noting that "registrations of lobbyists has provements and updated procedures instituted in the past year." They noted that the citizens conference emphasized that the rankings did not reflect the changes that have taken place, but merely show where the states stood in the middle of 1070. Caucus System Out Since then, the GOP leadership said, they have abolished the caucus system and replaced it with "a more responsive and relevant strong committee system" that they allege "will prove to be the Courier-Post Bureau TRENTON New Jersey's Legislature was ranked 32nd in the nation last week and the Republican leadership of the Assembly doesn't like it.

In a joint statement yesterday Assembly Speaker Barry T. Parker, R-Burlington, Majority Leader Thomas H. Kean, Essex, and Assistant Majority Leader Richard W. DeKorte, R-Bergen, attacked the study evaluation by the Citizens Conference In State Legislatures. They charged the report "failed to recognize im TRENTON Assemblyman Walter L.

Smith Jr. could be $10,000 richer if he's elected next month to fill the unexpired state Senate term. Rut with the election only a few weeks awav. the Burlinoton Republican said yesterday he has no intention of accepting th additional salary for servinc out the remaining ten months of the unexpired term of former Burlington state Sen. Edwin B.

Forsythe, now the 6th district congressman. Assemblymen and Senators Dickey Would Name Freeway For Driscoll Courier-Post Bureau TRENTON Assemblyman Turner Fighting to Save Pot-Sniffing Dog Measure am raid $10,000 a year and under "a quirk in the existing law," according to state Sen. Assembly Defeats Bids Bill Courier-Post Bureau th f.wton Led by Matthew J. Rinaldo. K-Union, "persons elected to complete Rinaldi said the bill to pay William K.

Dickey feels the unexpired terms in me Leeislature can collect a full North-South Freeway should be narcotics Informers up to $500 year's salary regardless of named for former Gov. Aldred. Courier-Post Bureau TRENTON A bill to pay informers In drug arrests has been killed by the Assembly's for tips provided to police, was he said. "I don't want to spend the money if the dogs are not needed." Turner said the marijuana sniffing dogs would "have value on the docks, on the turnpikes killed because the committee E. Driscoll of Haddonf ield.

the time served. Pledges Sought The Camden County felt it was "unfeasible." Assemblyman John J. Horn, the Law Committee. Rinaldo. addressing himself to Republican introduced a Joint anwhile, Assemblyman "The attorney general didn't support the bill," said Rinaldi, "and the committee was resolution yesterday which if vacancies in his home county which wild be filled in November, called on the can James M.

Turner, R-Gloucester-Camden is fighting to save his Assembly yesterday aeieaiea bill raising the "no bidding' limit on county contracts from $2,500 to $5,000. Freeholders are currently re-miirrrl tn advertise for bids on or at colleges." Rinaldi noted that opposition to the dogs has come from the approved by the Assembly and Senate would authorize the commissioner of transportation concerned with the open end didates to pledge to accept only a proportionate share of the fiscal asDect of it." The bill measure to train police dogs for marijuana detection, from being state police. Turner said 'the state police do not oppose the dogs, but salary, based on lime servea. would have appropriated any purchase or contract over killed by the same committee. Smith said he "never had any $500,000 to pay the Informers.

$2,500. A Senate mil moveu in lnwer house yesterday intention" of accepting any of have noted mat ionnecuuui State Police, who use the dogs, Vim. AnvMintarori nrnhlpms over Committee Chairman Herbert M. Rinaldl, R-Essex, said vesterdav both bills had been would have upped the limit to to designate the new highway as the "Gov. Driscoll Freeway." Noting that the "highway should bear the name of an outstanding citizen of New Pay Cut for Neiv Senator TRENTON Sen.

Matthew J. Rinaldo, R-Union, has suggested an $8,400 pay cut for the new Union County Senator to be elected in November. Under the present law, the Senator elected in November to fill the remaining two months of the term vacated by Nicholas S. La Corte, will be able to draw the full year's salary of $10,000. Rinaldo says the new Senator should only get one-sixth, or $1,666, for the two-month term.

He has asked both the Republican and Democrat candidates to pledge not to collect the full salary. Bill Would Aid Afflicted A bill to allow freeholders under certain conditions to appropriate funds to help children afflicted with sickle cell anemia was introduced yesterday by Assemblyman James J. Florio, D-Camden. The bill would apply to counties having no home or hospital facilities for diagnosis, treatment, equipment and other specified expenses. The bill provides also that, In first class counties with more than 800,000 population, the freeholders could appropriate up to $10,000.

Senate OKs VD Aid Bill The Senate yesterday approved and sent the Assembly a bill to appropriate $75,000 toward control of veneral disease. The bill, by James H. Wallwork, R-Essex, would provide that the money be spent as the state health commissioner sees fit. He estimated there were 40,000 to 50,000 cases of the disease in the state. Explosives Control Bill Amended The Assembly yesterday approved an amended version of a tough explosives control bill, and returned it to the Senate, where it originated, for concurrence.

The bill, which the Senate approved and sent the Assembly last April 13, would require all who manufacture, sell, store or use explosives to file monthly reports with the state commissioner of labor and industry. Senate Acts on Pension Fund The Senate voted yesterday to appropriate $4.3 million more to the Division of Pensions for State Employes, Public School Teachers and College Faculties. The money would be a supplemental appropriation to cover the state's share of Social Security taxes. The bill, which went to the Assembly, would set aside $1,335 million for state employes and $2,978 million for teachers and college faculty "There were just too many questions about it," said Rinaldi. He declined to reveal th vote bv which the bill was the state Senate salary.

"T've alreadv been paid in the constitutionality of searches voted down in committee, but the Assembly," he added. $5,000. But Horn, the Camden rwmnrrat. protested that tax defeated, only saying that the While rejecting money for himself. Smith was somewhat Turner contended his bill Is being held for further study.

Rinaldi said he wasn't at the by the aogs wunoui seaim warrants. Supporter Died Tumor nntpd that he lost a payers would be hurt by upping Jersey," Dickey recommended "majority" voted against it. The committee includes five the limit. must Insure." said Horn, committee meeting when Rpnuhllcans and two Driscoll who served as governor from 1947 to 1954. more cautious with the Senate expenses for aides which was placed at $4,500 a year.

Democrats. "that the work goes to qualified hiHHpr Taxnavers are now supporter for his bill when committee member Alfred E. Suminski, D-Hudson, died this past weekend. Smith said he may take half from his Assembly allocation getting their money's worth Turner's bill was considered. Turner is proposing that $25,000 be appropriated to the state police to purchase and train dogs to be' used in marijuana detection.

In other states, rinr-s have been used suc from the present seuea Dia and the other half from the Senate allowance. Revolutionizes Denture Wearing system. Horn said UDDing the limit, A snecial Drimarv Is slated "will Increase political next Tuesday to nominate can cessfully to sniff out the nar patronage and hurt the tax didates for the Forsythe vacancy which will be filled at a payers. We should maintain ne safeguard we now have a $2,500." Thn hill could cet onlv 25 of special election on March 2. Woman Postmaster For Clarksboro CLARKSBORO Mrs.

Myrtle M. Poole of Cohawkin Road has been appointed postmaster here, according to Jack B. Pentz, director of the Philadelphia Postal Service Region. Mrs. Poole served as clerk-in-charge for two and one-half years prior to her appointment.

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Voting against the bill were Rpmihlirans Samuel A. Curcio of Atlantic and Speaker Barry T. Parker of uurnngion ana Democrat Horn. AN URGENT Personnel Topic Is Human Rights ATLANTIC CITY "Human Rights: Our Concern for Change," will be the theme of the 1971 American Personnel and Guidance Convention, scheduled for April 4-8 in Convention Hall. Keynote speakers Include Shirley Chisolm, first black congresswoman in the United States and Saul Allnsky, author.

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