New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-18
THEIR WORK NEARLY ENDED
LITTLE LEFT TO BE DONE BY THE NEW
JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
BILLS PASSED AND NOMINATIONS CONF ii'AiiD
AT TRENTON INSTRUMENTATION VooN-


HESS sELF-SACRIFlCE.
my TELEGRAPH TO TIE TEIpUNE)
,rro,,o, Nav 1.-THE most interesting session
~ the LEGISLATURE held in New-Jersey TOT sew
eral years practically came to close to-hR"''
Norv of tho bills passed will doubtless not receive
the anproval Of the Governor OF TINS state anu
consequently the Legislature has arrahseu W re-
turn TO Trenton on Wednesday of next week inns
Is for the purpose OF passing over the veto any VII
no. receiving the Governors approval ana 10 CON
slider one or two important bills Next week =
session will not last longer than TWO days. All"
ostourp,,ant until September will then be TAKEN
one Of the bills to receive attention neXtwee Is tha'
nroviding for an elective judiciary, ana aDohSh'hs
the lay Judges of each county TINS ui" haNins
foi1od In the House to become law to-day owing
TO an error of the engrossing clerk.
Senator Voorhees, has declined to accept inc
position of Circuit Court Judge to which he was
dominated b., the Governor The Senator called on
Governor Werts to-day and thanked him for the
honor conferred but declined. Governor saii
Senator Voorhees, II feel compelled to decline nc
cavse under the circumstances. 1t would not be
honorable for me to accept
The position is worth $500 year
The Senate and House to-day rushed through
the new bill legislating Barney Ford and ms
ron, of nolitical heelers out OF Office the bills
creating a non-partsan Asylum Commission. dis
nos,ne of the services of Paddy ONei, OF Jersey
CITY and bills reducing the salaries OF Jersey ny
Marshal Collector and other high-saiaricd olhcihS'
The School Census-taker was allowed by a Dill
pa ssed to-day TO remain In Office until December
when that work will be again placed in the hahds
Of the local school boards The bill abolishing the
long list Of county detectives ana ass'S'"''' I'N'
cutors also passed
Major T. j. Anderson was confirmed as super
visor Of the State Prison Senator's Skirm and DRAKE
voted against confirmation, but all the Democrats
voted for him After considerable pressure klchard
Reading declined the nomination ror Riparian COM
missioner and Speaker John J. Holt was suosutu' o.
Tho Governor also sent in tn" constitutional Com
mission to report amendments the system OF
iurlsprudence The list Of these commissioners FOL
low:
At large-John p Stockton. Allan l.. McDcrmott'
William Walter Phelps and Samuel H. Grey Is,
Congress District Howard Carroll and George
Hires: Id william VI. tanning and Edward -.
Stokes; lid George G. Ludlow and Henry Mitchell
Nth Carman r Randolph and J. Frank Fort ' ~
Carrot 4 Hobart and J9hn 3D. rroP Roihacb Win
Joseph u. Bedle and Edwin \. Steyens' Nlllih'
The nominations Of Wilson s. jenkins for Prose
cutor of Camden County. and John Gaunr for Lay
on ali the other nominations before the body was "a
For State Fish Commissioners Mcssrs Clark. Page.
Pfefer and rockingham, confirmed Tor Lay Judge
OF Salem County-Wiam 4. Newell. referred 10
William r Hoffman. OF Monmouth referred 10 the
judiciary Committee; FOR Lay Judge Of Hudson
Gloucester Comty-Iiowman s COX. rejected; FOR
Law Judge Of Cape MAY C0unty-S. II Benneit.
Perry Belmont rejected: for Law Judge OF Burng-
ton County-Ioseph H. Gsskill confirmed; for In
Fell referred to the Judiciary Committee; for Trus-
tees of Home for FeeblcMndel Women-B. F. Lee.
Judge Of IIunterdon County-W. u Baker. con
armed; for Lay JgdgG Of rnion C9nnty2an
Major Herman j. Schalk. confirmed.