The Penn's Grove record., 1894-04-20

firmed the following appointments
James r. Hoagland, Law Judge, Cum
berland county; Henry G. Wagner Lay
Judge, Somerset county; VIM. H. Da"'
es, Lay Judge, Warren county; Geo.
II. Wheeler, Lay Judge, Bergen couh-
ty: John II. Dewar, Commissioner OF
Pilotage. Hudson county; James 81
Mechan, Prosecutor of the Pleas, SOM
eTset county.
On Tuesday Senate bill No. 81 which
gives borough councils power to grant
liouor licenses was advanced after d
lively debate. 1t was introduced by
Senator Rogers at the request oil the
people of Merchantville. Senator rack
er wanted it changed to go into enecI
on July 4th. That would defeat Il
object of the bill for all licenses would
be granted before that time for " year.
Senator Bradley was on his feet IN a
moment. II am a Republican ana d
Prohibitionist," he declared. -"Ihe
temperance people of this STATE are
looking at this Legislature WIN all
their eyes. They want this bill. Ihey
hold the balance of power in this state,
and can drive the Republican party
from power. God helping lie. III
vote for every temperance measure
here, though every other lEepuO!icah
votes the opposite way. will stop
every bill that l can which looks tothe
sale of liquor"
Senator Hinchliffe said: 81 am some
thing of a Prohibitionist myself ana
am against the abuse of liquor or Inc
abuse of water, for that matter But
the Prohibitionists can't carry a single
county in this State" The Senator IS
a brewer.
81 have heard my Republican coilea-
CUES say they wanted the lay Judges
abolished because they were corrupt.
said Senator Bradley. This bill VIII
take the licensing power from them and
give it to the duly elected representa-
tives of the people. I'm willing 10
trust the people"
Senators DAILY and Adrain opposed
the bill, and made all sorts OF dilatory
motions and amendments. They were
all voted down. Senator Stokes aided
Senator Bradley in getting the measure
through, and it was ordered toa third
reading without ally change.
: The House passed bills legislating
Democrats out of Office in Hudson and
Essex counties; apprOpriating sl35,oo
for a State Armory in Paterson.
On Wednesday Senator SEirm intro
duced a bill vesting in the State Treas
urer and the State Comptroller the Gus
tody of the State House and grounds,
and empowering them to appoint a SUI
perintendent for the building, as well
rs an assistant, the former to receive
$1,000 and the latter $500 per year.
This means the early retirement OF
"Barney' Ford, of Newark, who has
been State House Superintendent for a
number of years.
The Senate passed bills creating the
township of Palmyra, in Burlington
county; allowing Atlantic City to elect
a Town Marshal by popular vote, and
the powers of all the NUM-
cipal officers of that place,
The House passed bills Authorizing
the President of the Board of Agrieul-
ture TO appoint a commission of five
persons to destroy cattle infected with
tuberculosis, and appropriating $4,000
to pay for the cattle thus slaughtered;
repeating the act of 1891 providing for
the appointment by the Governor of
Police justices for Jersey City and
Newark; repeating the act creating
three Police Justices Courts in New
ark and Jersey City; creating two Pol
ice Justices Courts in Newark and Jer-
sey City and providing that the Jus.
tices shall he appointed by the Mayor;
amending the Davidson Road act by
appropriating S125, 900, instead of $751;
000, for the building of roads; prohibit
ing Mayor Haynes, the retiring Demo
cratic Mayor, OF Newark from making
any further appointments during his
term and authorizing a commission to
redistrict Newark.
A joint resolution was introduced ap-
p%ropriating $1,000 for the completion of
the Trenton Battle Monument.
Attorney General Stockton has given
his opinion that a referendum law
would be incompatible with our present
state constitution but the constitution
a be changed by the people.
On Thursday the Senate confirmed
the reappOintment of Justice Depue
and passed bills legislating the Demo.
cratic Board of F~reeholders out of office
in Camden and Mercer counties.
The House passed bills legislating
out of Office the State Superintendent
of School Census and the State Supt. of
Schools to have power to appoint a clerk
to look after the census. The District
Clerks are to take the census in each