The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-05-29

In the Senate, on Friday, the following
bills were passed over the Governors
Veto
House 542, the Newark and Jersey City
Board of Works bill, passed by strict
party vote.
House 1874, repeats the act under which
members of the Boards of Freeholders in
second-class counties are elected by AS
sembly districts. Mr.. Perkins voted with
the Republicans.
House 473, provides for a non-partisan
Board of Excise in Newark.
House 277, reduces salaries of Deputy
Collector and chief clerk of Collector of
Jersey City.
House l25, abolishing Assistant Prose-
cutors in Mercer, Monmouth and Passaic
counties.
House 529, making it penalty to give
underweight in coal.
| House 306, requires that village ordi-
nances shall be published twice in a
newspaper.
House 14O, Industrial Training School
bill, at Bordentown.
House 429, authorizes townships to be
divided into street lighting districts.
House Joint Resolution No. 5, allows
50, 600 for the Thompson investigation.
House 298, repeats act of 1891 provid-
ing that city marshals in frst-class cities
shall be elected for three years.
Senate go, the Amended County Court
bill, was next considered and placed on
final passage.
Mr. DAILY objected to the bill in
lengthy speech, on the ground that he OPP
posed an elective Judiciary. He also be-
leved that the Lay Judges were valuable
assistants.
Mr. Voorhees, defended the bill briefly
and forcibly urging that the people
could be entrusted with the election of
the right material for the Judgeships. If
the people can DE trusted to elect those
who make their laws, they certainly can
be trusted to elect those who interpret
| them
Mr.. DAILY made brief reply, after
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The Governor sent in nominations.
Those of interest in this county were;
J. Bingham Woodward, Bordentown,
on the State Board of Education; ex-Sen-
state prison inspector; Frank S. Gaskill.
New Egypt, trustee state reform school
for boys; Eugene Emley, Paterson, con-
stItutional commission; Rev. James M
pitfalls.
In the House Senate $780, Voorhees,
new County Court bill, came up on sec
ond reading, when Mr.. Ross submitted
an amendment providing that Cape May
county shall constitute separate judicial
district and be entitled to Judge. The
amendment was opposed by Messrs.
Storrs, Alcott and Austin, and was lost, Is
to %. Another amendment by Mr.. Ross,
reducing the salary of the Judge of the
Cape May district from $500 to So 600
was also voted down. The bill was then
taken up on third reading and was OPP
sen and Flynn. The bill was favored by
Messrs. Olcott, Storrs and McEwen, was
put to vote and received % votes in the
affirmative. The friends of the measure
lobbied hard to secure the votes neces-
sary to pass it, and the opponents worked
strenuously to kill it. The Speaker de-
cided that the absentees must be pro-
duced, and at 10 A. M. the Sergeant-at-
Arms and his assistants were given war
rants for Messrs. Sslinger, Murphy, Ed
wards, Somers and Watson.
The Legislature adjourned at O'Clock
on Saturday morning until October q
next. The all-night session was due to
sudden and belated effort in the House
to pass what is known as the County
Judge bill, which was introduced by SEN
ator Voorhees,, and the object of which is
to simplify the organization of the coun
ty courts throughout the state mainly by
removing the Lay Judges. The House
was opposed to the measure, and when it
was taken up in that body on Friday
evening only % votes could be mustered
for it. number of members had left
the city and they were sent for Pending
their arrival the roll was called until
late hour in the night, and then the call
was suspended and the members lounged
about the building until o'clock on Sat
urday morning, when three of the absen
lees were brought in from Newark and
Jersey City. Discussion of the bill was
then resumed and it passed by the 81
necessary votes.
Speaker Holt, who has been appointed
Riparian Commissioner, then resigned
and ex Judge Cross, OF Union, was elect
ed Speaker. The retiring Speaker receiv-
ed handsome diamond stud from the
members and then the breakup occurred
Tie County Judge bill is worded so as
to take effect next December. 1t is be
lieved that Governor Werts will veto it
Governor Werts, after the adjournment
made the following appointments:
For Lay Judge of Camden county, John
Gaunt.
For Lay Judge of Gloucester, Bowman 5.
Cox.
For Lay Judge of Salem, William A.
| Newell.
For Prosecutor of Camden, Wilson H.
Jenkins
For Prosecutor of Gloucester, Belmont
Perry.
These we're among the nominations re-
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