The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-01
VOORHEES, FOR JUDGE
Governor Werts Nominates
Unions Senator for the
Circuit Court.
THE PRISON SUPERVISOR FIGHT
Joint Meeting Bill Amended That
Speaker Holt May Get the
Coveted Place,
THE PRISON SUPERVISOR FIGHT
Special to the Jersev Ctty Ncacs.


TRENTON, May 1, 1s94.-Governor Werts
sent to the Senate today his veto of Senate
bill 142, repeating the act creating boards of
works in second class cities. He ;ays the act
sought to be repealed has been in operation
about two yeaIs and the municipalities con-
cerned have accommodated themselves to its
provisions He has been advised that it has
operated benef1cially and received popular
approval The demand for its repeal appears
to be dictated by personal or partisan mo-
tives. The repealer, he says, is very sweep
ing and will probably cause much trouble
and litigation. No provision is made TO
carry on suits or proceedings of any kind,
and the powers of the boards are not trans
ferred elsewhere The possible consequences
OF such legislation, he thinks, should prevent
its enactment unless imperatively demanded
by the public welfare Senate bill 1A3. a
companion to the repeal, does not, he says,
cure any of the defects Of 142 or mitigate
any OF the evils likely to succeed its passage.
THE PRISON SUPERVISOR FIGHT.
Assemblyman Sterrs recalled from tho
Senate today the bill putting the appoint
ment of the State Prison Supervisor In Joint
meeting. He amended it by reducing the
salary from 800 to S3,000 This is taken
to mean that the republicans in both
Houses have come to an understanding and
intend passing the bill. Major Anderson is
willing now to get out of the race, but SEN
ater Thomson says that he must not do -
The question is in an unsettled condition
PUBLICATION OF THE LAWS
Senator Voorhees, has introduced bill to
regulate the publication of the laws in news
papers. The Governor and Comptroller are
to select in each county number of papers
based on the legislative representatives Of
the county, and no county shall have more
than eight newspapers. Each party shall be
equally represented, independent and other
papers may be selected, but the total num-
Der must not exceed ninety. The price is
reduced from fifty to forty cents per hum
dred words.
THE OBJECT OF THIS.
The object of the amendment to Super
visor's bill is said to let the Speaker into the
fight. The Constitution says that no member
of the Legislature can be appointed to an
Office which has been created or the emolu-
ments which have been increased while he
was member. The present salary is S., 900,
the new bill processes to make it 50, 500. So
in order to make the Speaker eligible there
could be no increase.
JUDGE FOR HUDSON
Governor Werts this morning made the
most popular nomination of the session. he
sent to Senate the name of Senator Foster,
M. VOORHEES, to be Circuit Judge of Hudson
county. This is the position General
VIM. G. Heppenheimer was looking for and
it was at one time reported that he was to
be nominated and confirmed as a part OF the
alleged Sewell-Werts deal The nomination
of Mr. VOORHEES, knocks another large hole
in the wild fake of the deal. The office pays
81, 500 aud the term is seven years. i is the
custom to confirm the nomination of Sem
ators Immediately without reference but in
this case it is understood that the namination
is to be hung up until the end of the session.
This is in no wise descreditable to Senator
VOORHEES,, but is for the purpose of allowing
an
maintain the majority of his party Mr..
Voorhees, would not say this morning
whether he would accept or not. If he does
it will necessitate the election of a Senator
in Union county next fall with a possibility
of his being democrat.
Mr.. VOORHEES, is a leading candidate for
the Republican nomination for Governor,
but his elevation to the bench will not neces-
sarily interfere with his success iii that di-
rection. As soon as it became known
whose name the executive envelope con-
tanned Senate. members and correspondents
gathered around Mr.. voorhees, and congra-
tulated him heartily. =
CHANCELLOR M'GILL RE-APPQINTED.
Chancellor McGill's term expired at mid
night. He has been reappointed, and this
morning he came to Trenton to take the
oath of Office. He met the Chief Justice at
the station and took the oath on the plat
form.
Vice Chancellor Van Fleet was reappointed
this morning.
SUPERINTENDENT MATTHEW'S oUsTED.
The bill abolishing the office of John j.
Matthews as Superintendent of the School
Commissioners came up on third reading in
the Senate today. Senator Stokes advocated
it and Senators Adrain and DAILY took the
opposite views The Democratic Senators
said it was simply partisan movement to
oust democrat and put in a republican.
Senator Daily said that Superintendent Mat
Al
by having an honest census taken in place of
padded lists of other years. The bill passed,
all the Republicans voting for and the Demo-
Gratis against. The Senate took up and
passed another bill recreating the Office for
for republican.