The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-05-23
The Iepislature.

The legislature adjourned on last Thurs
day evening TO this "wednesday evening
On last Thursday, in the Senate several
important bills were passed. The two
bills which caused the disagreement OF
Wednesday were again considered. The
amended House Custodian bill was pass
cd and the bill reorganizing the manage
ment of the State Lunatic Asylums was
passed by the Senate, minus the amend
ments made on Wednesday to save the
heads of some of the employees. The ve-
toed bill changing the political character
of the State Prison Inspectors, was also
passed
The Senate had long executive session
and confirmed and rejected number of
important appointments. Major Il. j.
Anderson, of the Republican State Com
miltee, against whom there was such a
clamor when he was appointed Supervisor
OF the State Prison, was confirmed. Be-
cause of his appointment there has been
no executive session for many weeks, be-
cause several Senators threatened to be-
come obstacles in the way of political
legislation. Last Thursday he was con.
frmed, with only two Senators against
him. Senator Drake, of Morris, voted
against the Major because he and the
Governor are not good friends, and Sena-
ter Skim, of Mercer, because his consti-
tuents demanded such action.
Wilson Jenkins, to be Prosecutor Of
the Pleas of Camden county, was reject
ed. lie is known as w. j. Thompson's
candidate.
The nominations confirmed were Her
man Schalk, to be a Lay Judge in Essex
county John w. Crane, Lay Judge of
Union; W. II. Baker, Lay Judge of Hun
terdon Stephen II. Bennett, Lay Judge
of Cape May Elvin W. Crane, to be
Prosecutor of Essex; George Pfeiffer, z.
w. Page, Ill z. Rockingham, w. Camp.
bell Clark, 10 be Fish Commissioners
Miles Ross, Willard Fiske, William Cloke
and John |. Holt, TO be Riparian Commits
soners; B. +. Lee, Barton f. Thorn, Of
Burlington, Martin p Gray, of Salem,
TO be managers of Home for Feeble Mind
cd Women; Joseph IL. Gasknl, to be Law
Judge OF Burlington.
Senator Foster M. VOORHEES, declined
the Circuit Judge appointment given him
by Governor Werts, ard ex Judge vii.
liam T. Hoffman was named In his place,
but bis nomination was referred. Law
renee Ii. Fell, TO be Inspector OF Factor
les, was referred SO was that of Will
liam Newell, to be Lay Judge of Salem.
The executive session rejected John
Gauntt. to be Lay Judge of Camden; b.
S. Cox, to be Lay Judge of Gloucester +;
Belmont Perry, to be Prosecutor OF Glou-
cester, and Albert Hoffman, to be Lay
Judge of Hudson. In the case of the re-
jected appointments there will have TO be
new appointments by the Governor, and
those referred will be considered at the
executive session TO be held on Thursday.
Richard B. Reading, who was named
for Riparian Commissioner, discovering
that an attempt was being made by dis
appointed candidate to hang up his con-
firmation, and that his opposition to the
bill taking away an Assemblyman from
Hunterd1n county was being used against
him, sIed the Governor 10 recall his
name, and suggested that OF Speaker
John |. Holt TO be the Commissioner
Some of the Senators did not like the way
that Hollis name was sent in, without
consultation, and demurred, but it did
not take long to convince these Senators
thai it was altogether good appoint
ment.
The House adjourned at ten O'Clock
with clear GALE ndar, and the Senate hi
left over considerable work for mex
Thursday The Incidental bill was no.
considered.