Middletown transcript., 1891-05-07
LEGlsLATIvE NEWS.
A VERY INTERESTING LETTER FROM
DoyER.-SoME GOOD LEGIsLA-
TIVE WORK.

!. last Friday it was generally though
!. that this current week would be th'
/ last, but certain complications hav'
9 arisen which will necessitate a stay
of at least one and possibly two more
weeks. Some of the most important
8 bills have been acted upon, but
others of equal Importance are still
in committee. The Wolcott Ballot
Bill has passed and it is regarded as
: one OF the best of the secret ballot
systems now operative it provides
for almost absolute secrecy except SC
far as the election officers are con-
cerned it provides for a booth or
private apartment in which to pre-
pare ballots, for every two hundred
voters in the ward, precinct or voting
place, for ballots of a certain size and
color, for the preparation and distri.
button of these ballots to the election
officers, who are not allowed to break
the seals of the packages until the
polls are opened, and then in the
presence of all the officers. Each per
son who has proven his right to vote
is admitted to the voting place and
there furnished with two ballots con-
tanning the names of all the candi-
dates the voter then passes into a
secret place where only his lower ex-
tremities are visible, where he marks
his ticket to suit himself and then
passes out to the table or desk of the
officers, where he deposits one of the
ballots in box prepared for the re-
ception of the ticket voted and the
ballots which he does not use are de-
posted by the officers in separate
box prepared for their reception. All
of the ballots are to be marked plain
ly on the back by the Clerk of the
Peace with the word "Oficial "
plainly printed when the voter has
made up his ticket he folds it so that
the names thereon are hidden and SO
that the word "Official " will be
plainly seen. Each party will be al
Il
will remain inside the room and who
shall have the right to challenge any
person coming forward to vote; the
bill also provides certain penalties
to be applied in case any Clerk of the
Peace shall give out to any other per-
son than an Inspector, any ballots
prepared and marked by him, and
certain other penalties to be applied
in case any election officer shall in
form any person for whom and by
whom any certain ballot was cast.
For the convenience of illiterate per-
sons or any person blind or otherwise
incapacitated, it provides that two of
the election officers shall assist in the
making up of the ballot to be voted.
This bill received the support of both
parties and is thought to be simple,
Inexpensive and easily understood.
1t conflicts to a certain extent with
provisions of the registration act just
passed, but this defect will be RENE
died at once. Mr.. Eisenbrey is not
getting along very fast with his bill
fixing the legislators salary at $500
per session and allowing no member
to receive any favors of whatever
kind from any person or corporation.
The average member is not opposed
to accepting pass from a railroad
company and if Mr.. Eisenbrey will
strike out that clause the bill will
pass quickly, but he will not strike
out anything, and in that he is per-
fectly right.
Mr.. Chipman's bill to amend the
charter of the Game Protective As
sociation died an ignonimous death
in the House early in the week.
Mr.. Hutson was charged by Mr..
Smith with having sighted the lat
ter gentleman by not asking his
opinion on the Five Commissioner
bill Mr.. Smith is member of the
committee which had charge of the
bill, but as he would not meet with
the committee because this bill was
under consideration it seems that his
ground for complaint was not solid
nevertheless Mr.. Hutson is a very
straightforward man and thorough
gentleman and in open session beg
ged the pardon of Mr.. Smith and
peace reigns again. The Tidberry
Branch the Bear Hole, !" District
No. 774 in Sussex county" and a host
of other ditch and school bills are
either passed or killed much to the
relief of those who desire legislation
of a useful nature.
In the Senate the Ford s. Ryan
Morocco Company succeeded in get
ting little stream known as Silver
brook condemned as a sewer, but as
the vote was five to four and as a
two-thirds vote was required, the
vote by which the bill was declared
passed had to be re-considered the
two-thirds vote will be very hard to
get.
The three Middletown bills will come
out all right, the one requiring the
placing of safety-gates at Main street
crossing has passed and the light bill
will 60 through soon.
The Governor was overwhelmed
with visitors on Tuesday who called
to offer their assistance in the task Of
appointing Receiver and a Comp
troller under the new law. Early in
the morning came some of the best
men of the county to advocate the
appointment of Mr.. McCracken, Mr..
Comegys, Mr.. Hayden or some other
good Democrat for Comptroller; then
came the friends of John T. Dickey
and T. F. Armstrong asking for the
appointment Of their favorite as Re-
ceiver, but the delegation creating
the most interest was one from Sus-
sex asking the Governor to VETO a
bill which had passed, requiring the
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