West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-02-11
THE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4.

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SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4.
10 A. M. Senate met
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Schultze (Fisheries,) supplement to
amend and consolidate the several acts rela-
tive to game and fish.
Mr.. Hill (Education,) supplement to act
relative to INDECENT deaf dumb, blind and
feeble minded persons.
MIR. Stone Judiciary to authorize cession
of lands to United States for light houses;
to repeal act relative to sheriffs' fees; sup
plement to Miners Savings Bank of Dover;
to extend Shrewsbury Mutual Life and Fire
Insurance Company; to provide for assess
ments and expenses on Rutherford avenue
in Bergen.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Stone, supplement to amend the law
in relation to married woman
Mr.. Willetts. to fix number of Chosen
Freeholders in Cumberland county.
MIR. Hopper, to repeal act relative to
Commissioners of Brokers for sale of lands;
to repeal the acts submitted by the Revision
and passed last winter.
BILLS PASSED.
Supplement to New Jersey Railroad Com
pany; to incorporate the Peterborough
Hall Association; to fix salaries of officers
of the Senate; to incorporate the Dairy
mans cooperative Association; to incor-
porate the Fruit Growers Trade Company;
supplement to act relative to institution of
deaf, dumb, blind and feeble-minde j.; sup
plement to Shrewsbury Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co.; to amend the several acts relative
to game and fish; to establish Sea Shore
House at Atlantic City for feeble children.
Adjourned to Friday morning and then
to Monday night at s o'oclock.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WEDNESDAY, February A.
10 A. M. House met
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Kitchens.
SPECIAL BUSINESS
The Chair announced that the report of
the committee appointed to investigate the
charges against John Carpenter, Jr., Clerk
of the House, having been made the special
order of business, would now be taken up,
Upon motion of Mr.. Fitzgerald the re-
port was taken from the table and read by
the Clerk.
Mr.. Gill (Dem), offered the following:
ResoIoed, That the evidence by the COM
mittee appointed to investigate certain
charges against the Clerk of the House,
does not establish any criminality on his
part, still having been indiscreet and his ac-
ton to degree reprehensible, he deserves
the censure of the Assembly
Mr.. Fitzgerald spoke at some length in
opposition to the amendment He said that
he was one of those who advised fealty to
party, but such fealty-the friendship we
cherish for a friend-must not stand in the
way when the interests of the common
wealth are in the balance. The House
could only vindicate itself by adopting the
the report of the committee.
The amendment was then voted upon, and
lost by vote OF 23 to 81.
MIR. Mcdonald introduced resolution of
adjournment, which was lost by vote of Is
to 43, whereupon
Mr.. Dodd (Rep), moved that the report
of the committee be adopted.
This provoked discussion by Mr.. Fitzger-
aid, Mcdonnell and T. s. Henry, the first
strongly in favor of the motion, and the lat
rer as strongly in opposition, after which
Mr.. Morrow moved the previous question,
which was carried, by vote of32 to 2s.
The House was then called upon for the
adoption of the report of the committee,
when the following vote was recorded:
Messrs. Carpenter, Carroton, Carscal-
len, Conover, L., Conover, W. ", Dodd,
Dowdney, Doyle, Edmunds, Fitzgerald,
French, Goble, Gordon, Halsey, Hendrick-
son. Henry c. Herring, R. N. Kinuard,
Kirk, Lodge, McGill, Mofett, Morrow,
Owen, Patterson, Payne, Pope, Rabe, Scovel,
Swing, Taylor, Teed, Toffey, Torbet, Van
Cleef, Vanderbilt (Speaker,o voorhees,,
Warrington, Wilson, Woodruff, Youmans,
Youngblood, Zeluff. YEAs-43.
Anderson, Bird, Blancke. Bogert, Carey,
Gill, Henry, T. S., Herring, H. c., Magee,
Mcdonald, Mcdonnell, Sham, Sheeran,
Skellinger, Sutphin, Swayze, Wyckoff. =
NAYs-17.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. T. s. Henry, that whereas the clerk
ship of the House has been declared vacant
that the House now proceed to the election
of Clerk.
Nominations being declared in order,
Mr.. I. S. Henry nominated Austin H.
Patterson. This being the only nomination
the House was called and Mr.. Patterson de-
clared elected by unanimous vote.
The question whether the House could
proceed without clerk (Mr. Patterson not
being present), the Speaker stated that he
had taken the advice of the Chancellor and
Governor Bedle, and they had informed him
that the House could elect clerk pro tenn,
whereupou Mr.. Herring nominated Mr.. J.
Herbert Potts, who was elected temporary
clerk.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Edmunds, to incorporate Cape May
Oyster Planting Company.
Mr.. Anderson, supplement to act to amend
and consolidate the several acts relating to
game and fish.
ORDERED THIRD READING.
Supplement to incorporate Board of Ed
ucation of Camden; supplement to act for
protection of CLAIMS and oysters in the Maui
rice River Cove.
REPORTS OF Committees.
Mr.. Magee, Railroads and Canals, a sup
plement to West Jersey R. R. Company.
Mr.. Rabe, Commerce and Navigation, to
authorize certain persons to build wharf
on Salem Creek.
PASSED.
Supplement- to West Jersey Railroad Co.;