The Monmouth inquirer., 1894-03-29
1REnIoN CORRESPONDENCE.


Trenton, March %. The Governor
made good use of his time yesterday ny
sending in several important executive
appointments. He renominated Sd
preme Court Justice VIM. J. Magic aud
and Chancellor McGill. Both these nom
nations were confirmed by the Senate
in executive session. He named @.
Stanley Sims, President of the Society
of the Cincinnati, to be a lay judge OF
the Court of Errors and Appeals, IN
place CT Judge John Clement, of Cam
den county, whose term has expire !.
Mr.. Sims confirmation was laid over
until the next executive session which Is
according to the custom.
In the house in the afternoon number
OF bills were advanced 10 third reading
Mr.. Finn introduced a resolution dl
recting the Clerk to retain in his posses
sion until Wednesday of next week
House bill No 43, which provides for
the erection of a bridge between Ber.
gen Point and Elizabethtown. He said
a number of experts desired to examine
the bill before it was finally passed. The
resolution was adopted aud the House
adjourned until Monday next.
A number of bills were introduces
among them bill preventing the re.
moval of gas meters from buildings
without the consent of the owners OF
such buildings. Mr. Olcott introduce
ed bill which abolishes public road
boards in Essex and Hudson counties,
and puts the eontrolof such boards IN
the hands of Freeholders. He also in
troduced bill abolishing the present
Boards of Freeholders ia Essex and
Hudson counties on April Both, 1884,
and provides that new board shall be
elected on the second Tuesday Of April,
to consist of fifteen members, to be
elected by all the voters of the county
to serve a term of three years. Each
Freebooter to give bond for $lO.O0O
and shall receive 81, 900 for all his ser
vices
Ex Judge Cross. chairman OF the Com
mittee on Passed Bills. took number
of bills to the Governor yesterday
Among them was the one which repeats
the act passed in the interest of the Gut
tenburg race track. allowing persons ar'
rested on the race track to be taken to
the nearest Justice of the Peace for
hearing. The bill which takes from the
Governor the appointment OF three Fish
Commissioners was amended yesterday,
because in the judgment of some OF the
Republican leaders it was entirely too
partisan, and they want the law mater
tally changed, so that it will consist OF
four commissioners, two of each party.
and the appointment to be made as here
tofore by the Governor.
In the Senate on Thursday. Mr. Brad
ley introduced bill No. by request,
amending act relative to railroad cross
in gs and to prevent accidents, approved
March 25 th, 1881, which was referred
to committee on railroads and canals.
After Executive session the Senate, on
resolution of Senator Stokes, decided to
a ccept the invitation of the New York
Legislature to visit Albany on March
29th.
In the House the following bills were
passed: House 43, the Belmar sewer
bill; House IT'S, amends the game law
relative TO rabbits; House 100, repeals
the law requiring the boards OF free
holders of Hudson and Essex counties
to publish each month in newspapers a
statement of the receipts and expeudi-
lures; House Sc, compels itiDerant
bankrupt sale" merchants to take Ii
cense from municipalities.
A resolution by MIR. Walters was adopt
ed, providing for the printing of 5000
copies of the opinion of the Supreme
Court relative to the Senatorial mud
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