The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1882-01-12

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clerk. Some shouted that it had
been carried and others stood on the
desks aud cried, mo! no y The
former clerk who has charge of the
House until organized refused to sur
render, aud they finally adj urned
on motion of Mr.. Dunn until We'd
nesday.
In the Senate Garret A. Hobart,
of Passaic, was elected President
over Thomas Lawrence, of Sussex, by
vote of Ii to s. After taking the
oath of Office the President thanked
the members for the honor conferred
upon him. George Wurts, of Psssa-
ic, was then elected Secretary; VIM.
I. Hunt, Assistant Secretary; Joseph
s. Hulme, Of Burlington, Journal
Clerk; EngrossiDg Clerk, A. l.. Eng
lish, of Atlantic; Sergeant-at Arms,
David Claypole, of Cumberland; As
sistaut, Joseph Donovan, of Union;
Doorkeepers, David Hielsman, of
Middlesex; Chas; Randall, of Camden;
j. V. Albertson, of Atlantic, and r.
e. Herbert, of Mercer.
The Governors message was then
read, after which the Senate adjourn
ed.
THE MESSAGE.
Governor Ludlow in his first annual
message says that ia looking back
over the history of the State for the
past year the only sorrowful remem-
brance is the death of President Gar
field at ElberoD. The finances Of the
State are in good condition. The
receipts for 1881, with the balance on
hand, were 81, 1858 ,48732, and the
disbursements $1,O96, 2O3.93. leaving
balance at the cloee of the year of
Sl67, 274.39. For the next year a
State tax will probably be imposed to
meet extraordinary expenses The
State school fund is now S2,896,758,
having increased in 1880 $135, 589. 05,
and it is probable that if the present
state Of affairs continues il will 90 on
increasing every year. The change
made by the law of last year in levy
ing the two-mill tax for the support
Of public schools will produce over
the yield of the previous year an in
crease of Of 1904, 955.32. The nun
Der of pupils enrolled was 203,542,
decrease Of II, 419 from that Of the
preceding year. The State Prison
ran in debt last year S68,88S.94.
This may bs due to law passed by
the last Legislature limiting the nun
Der of men to be employed 10 any
one branch of labor to 100, which has
been strictly complied With. There
have been used and paid for about
4l9 men daily. Even if all the con-
victs were employed the State would
not receive more than 100000 per
annum. To meet the usual and ordi-
nary expenses of the prison $4,000
is required The reformatory schools
of the State are all in good condition.
The Normal School is Furnishing.
There were during the last year 236
pupils, and the last graduating class
numbered so persons, nearly all of
whom Immediately found employment
in schools throughout the State.
10 the two State insane asylums
are now 1918 patients; about $780,
600 was paid from the State treasury
to these two institutions, Attention
is called to the wholesale destruction
Of fish along the coast by the use of
purse nets in the catching Of menha-
den or mossbunkers for manufacture
ing purposes. The result of the pur-
suit of this business is, that food
fishes are either destroyed or are driven
away in search of food, aud hundreds
of citizens are deprived of their natur-
al occupations. Every means should
be resorted to to prevent this injury
to the people in that locality, and if
advisable the attention OF the General
Government will be directed to its
interposition invoked.
The Governor apologies for the
length of his message, but says that
the importance of the matters en-
braced justi6es the elaborate manner
in which the various subjects are
treated