The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-31
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A NEAT LITTLE SNAG
Governor Werts Will Have
Something to Say About
Appointments
REPUBLICANS IN A DILEMMA.
Prominent Labor Man Given His
Walking Papers-Bills to Be
Acted On.
REPUBLICANS IN A DILEMMA.
speefal to the jersey CITY Ne.rs.


TRENTON, May 81, 1S94.-The haste and
urgency employed by the Republican Legis-
lature in passing partisan bills to displace
democrats and install the Republican hench-
men in their places, may have overreached
itself and through the authority which stiii
rests with the Governor, the matter OF APP
pointments may come to a sudden stand
still.
Attorney General Stockton has given an
opinion to the effect that in the matter OF
appointing State House employees under the
Custodian act no officers or s~ubordinates can
be appointed except by full concurrence OF
the members of the Commission, who are the
Governor, the Treasurer and the Comptrol-
Ter, and that the law so states. A majority
cannot make the selection; it must be tne
three commissioners,
This means that if the Governor dissents
to any selection of the Republican majority
it viii not stand. The Governor does not
intimate what he will do. He did not vote
for Bonnen, but simply allowed the majority
members to vote.
The Democrats also claim that the State
Comptroller and State Treasurer cannot
remove any of their clerical help, because
of a law discovered which compels all the
clerical help in the several departments TO
be appointed only with the consent OF the
Governor. Although the aw has not been
observed, it has never been repealed, ano
the Democrats are disposed to take advant-
age of it. Treasurer Grey, when a gook
office, retained the efficient H~epuDncah
clerks. He made no partisan removals
The law referred to Is found In the second
section Of the salaries act, approved Maron
16, 1876, which says:-"That the pupnc
officers hereinafter mentioned, are hereby
authorized by and with the approval OF me
Governor of this State, to employ assistants
as may be necessary, In their several de-
partments, provided that the annual COST
thereof shall not exceed the amounts herein
after allotted to the several departments Tor
that purpose"
In the list mentioned are included the Ex-
ecutiye Department, the Comptroler's De-
rtartlnent and those of the Treasurer, the
Adjutant General, the Quartermaster Gen
Grad, Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund,
6uperintendent Of Public Instruction and
State Librarian.
s.The persons employed in the several de-
partmepts, under the authority or this sec
Gcn, shhl maze out tneir Oils monun!yi
stating therein the service rendered, and
procure the same to be certified by the head
of the department., andeto be endorsed with
the approval Of the Governor, and present
the same to the Comptroller, and in his war
rant each bill shall be paid by the Treasurer
of the State"
A GOOD LABOR MAN.
OF course, this discovery is of very little
concern to the Republicans; at least they
viii bluff along as usual Senator Rogers
was here Tuesday end had an interview with
State Treasurer Swain. For some time the
Senator from Camden has had his eye on the
81, 900 position held by ex-Congressman
Thomas Terrell. 1t was a clerical position
connected with the State Treasurer's Depart
ment. Two years ago the State Sinking
Fund was abolished and the duties of the
Commission were made part of the State
T~reasurer's Office, and he assigned to those
duties ex-Congressnlan Terrell, whohad been
South Jerseys candidate for State Treasurer.
Ferreu, prior to getting this position, was
the Internal Revenue Collector for the lower
part Of tbs State. This was given to him
In recognition of his faithful services to the
Democratic party, particularly IN carrying
the First district. strongly Republican, Tor
Congress against George NJ Robeson- Fer
rel started out as glassblower. took q lively
interest in the greenbaek n labor move
ments, and IN a fusion issue succeeded IN
downing Grants Secretary of War, Senator
Rogers brought with him a candidate for
Mr.. FerrelIs position. He was John Z.
Knight of Merchantville, who had done yeo-
man service for the Senator during the re-
cent campaign. Swain informed the Sem
ator that Knight was to have the position,
although Terrell was not apprised officially
of the fact. He was simply told that his
services would not be required after tomor-
o ss
BILLS WITH THE
The Governor has now FIVE bills to consider.
One is Senator Voorhees, Judiciary bill for
the reconstruction of the county courts,
which was rushed through during the turbu-
lent last hours of the session. The bill was
delivered to him Tuesday, and it is gener-
ally understood that he VIII veto it. although
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consider, in his library in Jersey City at
leisure moments. The four bills were the
Incidental bill, from which he intends to
strike several items; also House bill
1896, which is an act concerning natural
ization, a compelling all foreigners to take
out their papers at least twenty days before
election, providing for fees of clerks and
Judges in naturalization matters. The
other bill was a supplement- to an act en-
titled an act to establish excise departments
in cities of the State and the marriage
license bill.
An examination of the Governors legis-
latiye record shows that there were intro
duced into the House 586 bills and in the
Senate 275, and As were filed with the Secre-
tary of State without the Governors ap-
preval. He vetoed 36 House bills and IA
Senate bills, making so altogether. The
number of chapters now on the register OF
the Secretary of State is 800.
ANOlnEh ALAo VI
It may not be known, but the State House
government is somewhat in a disturbed con-
dition. Many of the acts passed legislating
ont old commissions and boards did not pro
vide that those in Office shouid continue
until their successors were appointed, and In
consequence the School Department, State
Prison Department and the Asylurns find
themselves In somewhat of an embarrassed
position, being without executive con-
trol. and in consequence there is no one
to vouch for the pay rolls. This was the
case in the State Prison account OF the
schools. The Board of Inspectors, as well as
the Supervisor, were legislated out Of office,
and the months salary of 10 employees be-
same due. There was nc one to pass and at
test the payroll, and for several days 1t
Looked as if these employees would have to
wait for several weeks for their money, but
the matter was fixed up by the Governor
authorizing the payment of the amount to
the Clerk Of the Prison for distribution, and
Executive Clerk Fox was ordered to
bring the newly appointed Board
of inspectors together on June l
for organization. At the same ume
Comptroller Anderson will take hold OIL ms
Office as Supervisor. It is not known now
when the new Board of Education will meet,
and this has temporarily embarrassed the
uayment of the bills of the Deaf Mute
Echool and the State Normal School. The
Royernor expects this Board to organize
aither tomorrow or next Tuesday, he assrm-
mo authority to call them together. in the
absence of any any other competent per-
SON. The Hospital Board has no time fixed,
but it may organize next Tuesday.
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
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