The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-01-12
MANY CANDIDATES.
But Senator Martins Little
Agreement Will Fill
the Places.
THERELL BE Fun IN THE SENATE
The State Treasurer's Report Con-
tains Interesting Reading for
Taxpayers.
THERE'LL BE Fun IN THE SENATE
Special to the sundoy Morning Ns,as.


Republican leaders over the organization
of the Senate. Senator Martin, of Essex,
has for some time been ambitious to
WELD the gavel and appoint committees.
but has just discovered that the presi-
dency is not within his grasp. Unlike the
ambitious musician who declared that he
would leave the orchestra if he could not
play first fiddle, the Essex Senator insists
that he shall be permitted to name the
secretary. and the indications are that
the managers have consented, though
very reluctantly.
1t is understood that Senator Martin has
an agreement in his inside pocket, which
has appended thereto the signatures of
himself and five other Senators, Miller,
Gardner, Roe. Fowler and Nevius, and
which disposes of the offices of the Senate.
According to the agreement the presi-
dency goes to Monmouth the secretary to
Essex. sergeant-at-arms to Cumberland,
Atlantic gets the engrossing clerk, Glou-
cester the journal clerk and Union the
assistant sergeant-at-arms.
No one opposes A. v. ID. Honeyman, Of
Somerset, for the reading clerkshiI,
although Senator thompson is no party
to the agreement
Senator Gardner, of Ocean, was the
candidate for the presidency last year
when his party was in the minority, and
by all courtesy and precedent he is en-
titled to the Office this year He is much
chagrined at The elegant manner in
which the deal leaves him out in the cold,
and there is some calk of a fight by his
friends. Senator Cranmer also wanted
to be president, and is now kicking over
the deal and refuses 10 be comforted. If
he can't get the presidency he proposes
to know the reason why, and lively row
from his direction may be expected in
the caucus. 1t will do neither Gardner
nor Cranmer any good to kick. Six beats
five every time and the six names at
tached to Senator Martins little agree
nlent are pledged for Senator Nevius for
the presidency and he will be elected.
SHARP is SORE.
Another very sore man over this deal is
w S. Sharp, of 'Sharp's History" fame,
who is d prominent candidate for the
secretaryshfp. Sharp's friends claim that
enough Senators to elect him have prom
ised TO vote for him. Among these is
Senator Fowler, whose name appears on
Senator Martins agreement. But Sharp
fears Fowler will not vote for him, as,
according to Sharp, he has been caught
by the Martinlnen, with the promise OF
naming the assistant sergeant alarms.
The many friends of Sharp in Cumber-
land county are striving hard to have
Sharp, and taken altogether Fowler's lot
is not a happy one.
It is said that Senator Martin has
offered the secretaryship to ex-senator
James l., Hayes, of Essex. Hayes Is
credited with having Indignantly refused
the offer and suggested either ex-senator
Fred Fish, Schuyler B. jackson or Charles
f. Hill. all of Essex. 1t is claimed that
this suggestion was meant to be sarcastic,
as Fish was leading candidate for the
Gubernatorial nomination, while jackson
ran for Surrogate and was defeated, and
Hill is President of the Newark Common
Council. 1t is pretty generally under
stood that Senator Martin will name for
secretary either Paul Flynn or "BilI'
Williams, of Newark.
NEITHER MILLER NOR ANYONE KNOWS.
met Senator Miller the other day and
\ asked him for some information concern
Ming the situation. He replied that neither
0(he nor anyone else knew anything about
R1t 1t was all in chaotic state and no
hone could tell anything positively He
|ldid, however, feel warranted in saying
Nthat Nevius would probably be elected
president, and that there We're four can
Rdidates for secretary.
4 General William G. Heppenheimer's
$eIection as Speaker of the House is gem
orally conceded, as is also the reelection
|sof all the other officers except that of p.
Va. Corish, of Newark, the sergeapt-at-
|thnd the Essex county delegation will
FFprobably divide between the two. If
\ they do. Corish will no doubt win, as the
man who has held an office before gener-
ally has the sympathy of the members
when seeking reelection.
Mr.. Marsh will probably be chairman
of the Committee on Judiciary and Mr..
Kalisch that of Revision of the Laws.
while the Craftsmanship Of the Committee
on Municipal Corporations will go to Mr..
Irier
The ballot reform bills are not likely to
be introduced until the session is well
under way, although some individual
measures may be presented at once.
1t is said that Allan L. McDermott will
draw The Democratic measure, but what
its fate will be in the Senate who can
tells
FAT THINGS.
Advance sheets of the State Treasurer's
report have appeared and they contain
much Information of interest to tax
payers The State has small pension
funu amounting to $3,261 to handle,
which it pays Colonel James S. Kiger,
Assistant Adjutant General, 81, 200 ayear.
Miss Ida Pharcs receives sos month as
pension clerk, making total of 81 1856
pension salaries. In addition to his
81 FOG salary in connection with the pen
sion bureau, Colonel Kiger draws another
yearly salary of 81, 200 as assistant to the
AQJutdlI N1eQeral.
A. n. Hayes of Newark, a clerk in the
Treasurer's Office, receives SIS a month
with an occasional chance of making 400
Joseph FL. Hume of Mount Holly captures
SAL in the same office each month and S.
W. A Wright. a son of ex-Treasurer
Wright, draws $50. SO each month with an
additional $500 each year as State Prison
Inspector. Charles s. Kinsellof the Sink
ing Fund office, IS paid $116.66 per month
and John ID. Fausset, assistant to the
librarian, receives 500. John c. Belden.
OF Salem County, is paid $50 per month
for his services in the Comptrollers Office
and William r. johnson who does the
clerical work for the Attorney General
gets S125 per month.
FOX AND HIS PLACES.
f. d. Fox is paid 81 500 year as Clerk
of the Executive Chamber. AS Sergeant
ut Arms of the Court of Pardons he re-
cefvcs 500 more and for services to the
State Council of Charities and Correc
tions he captures 500 more Mr.. Fox is
one OF the best known men about the
Executive Chamber He began as mes
aeisger boy and has served under half a
dozen Governors His is pleasant posi-
fiun and his duties consist of attending to
the Governors correspondence and keep
lug record Of the business Of the cham !
"A crazy convict appears to be q rather
expensive luxury In this State. When
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