The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-02-01

| uGTSIdDu WHY tuCy ShVNio OpPOSN eHS ~hoD
tralian plan of balloting.
Governor Green will have a number of
appointments of more or less Importance
during the present winter, and the Senate's
executive sessions will therefore be looked
to with interest. The terms of three SUI
preme Court Justices expire this year
Judge Knapp, of the Hudson circuit;
Judge Dixon, of the Passaic and Bergen
circuit, and Judge Reed, whose circuit
comprises Cape May, Cumberland, Allan
tic and Salem. Judge Knapp has been
already confirmed for another term. This
is the only nomination SO far sent in by the
Governor.
Judge Reed has graced the Supreme
Court bench for two terms of seven years
each, and it is thought he will be again
nominated and confirmed. There are sew
eral County Judges aud Prosecutors of the
Pleas to be appointed this winter also.
Senator Baker, of Cumberland. made
strenuous efforts Monday night to secure
the passage of his bill giving grand jurors
the same pay as petit jurors, and came
within one vote of success. The lawyers
all spoke against it, and it failed, 10 to II.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
Senator Roe, in the Senate, introduced a
bill providing for the appointment of a Law
Judge in Gloucester county.
In the Assembly when a report of the
Sergeant alarms, giving a long list of
House employees, was submitted, Mr.. Har-
ris, of Camden, offered Il resolution that
100 copies of the list be ordered printed.
The Democrats recognized in this a Re-
publican ruse to give greater publicity to
the fact that the number of Legislative en-
ployes this winter is larger than usual, and
the resolution was defeated by a party
vote.
Senator Baker had his bill to pay grand
Jurors, which was defeated on Monday
night, reconsidered. He thinks that by
next week he will have established SO
friendly a feeling for the bill that it can be
passed.
A caucus of the Democrats was held at
noon, in which Senator Edwards submitted
a bill, whose purpose is to GUST State SUI
perlntendent of Public Instruction Fuller,
and give the appointment of his successor
to Governor Green. The bill will doubt
less pass both Houses. Ex-Superintendent
Chapman will then probably be- %reappoint-
ed.
The Democrats showed their hand on
two important questions-liquor and the
purity of the ballot. After a partisan de-
bate the House, by a party vote, placed on
it's calendar the bill striking out all of last
years local option high-license law, except
the high-license feature. BY a party vote,
also, the bill to adopt the Australian sys-
tenn of voting was recommitted. Whether
or not this means the smothering of the bill
remains to be seen.
Senator Pfeiffer's bill relative to sales of
church property passed the Senate.
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
The Senate, at the close of Wednesdays
session, adjourned for the week.
An invitation to attend the session of the
State Board of Agriculture was accepted.
The following bills were introduced:
Authorizing the formation of companies
to guarantee the losses of wholesale deal.
ers, manufacturers and jobbers, arising
from bad debts, and providing thatelection
districts in towns and cities shall be divid-
ed so as not to leave more that 800 voters
in each.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to the
State Industrial School for Girls was re-
ported favorably.
The following bills were introduced in
the Assembly:
Authorizing the purchase of lands and
the erection of public buildings in cities of
the first class.
Enabling cities to appoint fifteen addi-
tional policemen each year.
Providing that where divorces are grant
ed for causes pertaining to consangninity,
etc, the offspring shall be legalized.
A public hearing on the bill for the
adoption of the Australian system of vot-
ing was announced for Wednesday after
noon next.
The following bills were passed:
Repeating the act which permits candi-
dates for the bar to come up for exami-
nation without having served four years
in the Office of a lawyer.
Providing for the wiping out of policy
shops and enabling the Mount Holly Water
Company to purchase additional bonds.
The Republicans made an effort in the
afternoon to involve the Democrats in diff
Guilty by taking advantage of the fact that
10 of the majority party were absent.
Mr.. Voorhees, (Rep.) called I'D House
bill 40, repeating the Local ~Option-iIigh
License law.
Mr.. H~eppenheimer CDem. } moved a call
of the House, and insisted on calling for
the absentees. After this had been kept
up some time, Mr.. Voorhees, moved to sus-
pend the call. Several times he was ruled
out of order, but, when the Democratic
leaders had notified all their colleagues
what the programme was, the Speaker
recognized Mr.. Voorhees,. Immediately
on the suspension of the roll call, Mr..
Keys, Dem, moved to adjourn, and while
the roll call was in progress on this mo-
lion, the Democrats began to leave the