The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-31

in the highest appellate branch OF the
judiciary. Two chairs are now orapeSe
on both sides of the judicial corriooIN %
Vice Chancellor Van Fleet, WHO was
buried yesterday, and the late Jusuce
Albeit. Three times. in rapid successor,
the exterior and interior 81 the eec s.aase
of the death of three ex-Governors. Inc
first was Rodman NJ, Price, then Joseph
D. Bedle, and last, Leon Albeit.
The last three deaths have direct pear
ing on current political matters Ex-
Governor Bedle, at the time OF ms aeatn'
was the counsel of a large rallroao Z
ing it's terminus in Jersey CITY.
position, according to current
has been offered to ex-senator John y.
Grtggs of Passaic. He was slated for
the vacant Judgeshfp caused by the aealH
of Leon Albeit, and It Is pslegso ooins
sci of the corporation than supreme
Court Justice. 1t is said to pc more
lucrative. The gossips continue 70 say
that the Governor has Senator Foster NJ.
Voorhees, in his eye now, n others
say Samuel Il. Gray OF CaInoen IS De-
ing favorably considered. 49,
The death of Vice Chanceller van f5sse
makes another vacancy in the judiciary,
but does not add to the appointments
of the Governor, because 1t belongs 10
the Chancellor.
should not be ommitted from the list the
name of John B. Johnston, the Cnancei-
ior," who was for forty years Sergeant
alarms of the Supreme Court, ana VINO
'iTf i Boom of Franklin Murphy for
United States Senator has collapsed, me
opposition to General w. j.. seven has
dwindled into thin air, n an otTnSea
General controls the situation ana lners
will be no opposition to him whatever
in the caucu
The Paterson Indian League, 800 strong,
&c rofnO RI anrno fn TranfOn next VuGS-
day week and join other visiting organi-
cations in the demonstration. There VIII
be about 1000 men in line to escort the
member from the hotels to the State
LENGTH OF SESSION.
AS to the length of the session it is not
likely that 1t win extend over nine or ten
taken up with the Senatorial contest;
Then six or seven weeks will be devoted
to business. A new county judge law
election law. Attempts will be made to
pass bills providing for equal taxation, a
reduction of the ferriage rate and the
lowering of the price of gas In first anc
Tom McEwan, it is reported, will spend
most of his time in trying to bring about
this legislation. And special committees
may be appointed to investigate alleged
extravaganza and abuses in the manage
ment Of State, county and municipal
affairs for some years back after the
fashion of the LexoW Committee in New
York. As he Republicans will have
things all their own way it won't take
the Legislature long to transact all this
business once it settles down in real
earnest.
Outside of the appointment of Law and
Lay Judges for the various counties,
which the Legislature will probably abol.
ish, the Governors patronage will con-
sist of two Justices of the Supreme Court,
in place. of Garrison and of Albeit, de-
ceased; a Judge of the Court of Errors
and Appeals. in place of Abraham G
Smith; a Commissioner of Banking and
Insurance, in place of George S.. Duryee;
a Superintendent of Public Instruction, a
Superintendent of Factories and Work
shops and six deputies; two members
of the State Board of Assessors, in place
of Wismer and Kelly; a anager of the
State Hospitals, two trustees of the In
dustrial school for Girls. and Prosecutors
of the Pleas for the counties of Bergen,
Burlington, Camden, Salem, Gloucester
and Middlesex. The Law Judges whose
terms will expire next April are Andrew
Kirkpatrick of Essex. Robert S, Wood
ruff of Mercer, J. Kearney Rice of Mid
dlesex, j. Clarence Conoyer of Mon
mouth, and John D. Bartine of Somerset.
It is likely hat they win be their own
successors, and be permitted to hold office
until next November, when new judges
will be chosen by the popular vote in all
counties of the State.