New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-10
IN THE yEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
+, FIELD DAY FOR THE FUNNY MEN-"As
JUSTICE wERTS'S APPOINTMENT
CONSTITUTIONS

r.or,o, Feb o (specian.-The funny members
q, IN. House got an opportunity TO entertain .ie'r
col,e,yu today. while the blu 10 renuc" III" ''
Tor nok,nr nolItical nominations from twenty da's 70
t4r days before election was up for discnss'ol'o 49,
neugh OF Essex kept the House in roar lor 'e'''
rnn.as lie s,,id he would be able to rest easy
unless allowed to express himself on TINS DILL II was
tho host bI that could possibly come before the Legs
lature II Il was not passed il wond soon De uncu'
IN get ANYBODY 10 stand for once III "e'se''
Twenty day, WIS entirely too long TO n"" te s'rne'
70 get in hI, dastardly work on the cahuiui~' ITO
was highly crntfed to learn that biz nan pe'" III
troauceA making II a penal offence 10 soHct ca"'
dsotss IN buv ball and rattle tickets. There wero
fo,r brpweries IN his district he ssd seveFa huhureo
saloons and anywhere from 5000 10 5000 sociaA
orgapi,atOgs each containing from % 10 w mem
bers all Of them his personal friends ara weA~ise'
one week before election he had tickets LOT 'Venv-
four target excursions. lie Was out every night uh
broad daylight seeing the boys attending 70 tue
nu,rbase OF tickets and all the other little things that
candidate has 10 do and his wife grew 30 di'guten
With notifies that she threatened TO leave home ara
remain away Until after election. Heancy, o, iu'S'n'
also made funny speech, and the bill was passed.
80 to L.
The senate IN executive session confirmed mo
nomination Of George s. Duryec for state 'Conims
sioner o, Banking and Insurance. and Of wsoa senSs
man for Law Judge OF the Atlantic County COURT
When the bin 20 reduce tie Ah"ruanlc representa-
ton 70 two from each ward IN cities OF the secono
class came up on final passage Mr. Burns, OF reptoh'
arose and announced that the purpose OF the Dill WAS
IN mako the Trenton Board of Aldermen soldly Demo-
fratic such frunkncss In years gone by would havc
created a sensation the floor IL is no longer So
The appearance Of a political bill nowadays is the
signal for some such open, blunt declalntioh' ING
hin passed OF course, rs did also another Trenton
measure 10 give the Democrats unfair advantage over
the Republicans.
Tie second bill was TO throw the Second ward INTO
tho iIId Assembly District and make the lid DISTRICT
Democratic without eDdan gering the
Democratic strength Of the lIId District. The Repub'
Mans made bitter speeches and uttered some whoc
SOM, truths In connection with the subject. but every
effort TO stay the progress Of the bill was futile.
The appointment of Mr.. Werts as a justice OF the
surname Court IS likely TO make trouble In the near
f,turc Good lawyers OF both parties say tina,
Governor Albeit has overreached himself In elevahS
WerTs 10 the bench IN order 70 clear the path LOT
onother man a. a candidate for Governor. The con-
,itution they say violated because II forbds the
Legislature 10 increase decrease the ssiailto OF
stafe officials or members OF the judiciary during we
Werts voted to increase salaries the Democratic ea-
ers thought they removing the only obsCcle III
hit, way 10 appointment. ard did not notice mat tlo
Nmealinc act reduced the salaries OF certain ludss'
Including Beasey and Depue. The act Is uhcon-
sfitutIonL. therefore and any lawyer loslDg case
efore Judge Wcrts wOuld have right 10 question the
legality OF hi appointment