The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-13
KELSEY WONT LEAVE
The Secretary of State De-
c1aIes That He Has Vio-
lated No Statute.
-
COMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Voorhees, Committee Will Ask to
Have Laws Passed to Enable
1t to Proceed.
srec;al to the Jersey City Ne,rs.

TRENTON, May 13, 1S95.-It is expected
that the Senate Investigating committee
will conclude its sittings during lhis
week SO that the preparation OF the re-
port can begin. as the Legislature VIII
on the first Tuesday IN June
to take action on such recommendation
as the committee may make. IL Is
quite likely that a half dozen bills Will
be prepared and introduced, when VIII
have for their purpose the changing OIL
the business methods of the state IN
some of the departments, and the rem
edying of the defects that nave peen
made apparent by the investigation.
1t is probable that one week Will De
sufficient to accomplish this work NO
other business can be taken up except
that which is contained in the commit
tees report, and bills even that have a
direct bearing on the situation that origi-
nate from the individual members can
not be considered, for the resolution
which adjourned the Legislature on re-
cess is very explicit in its language and
nravides only for the consideration OF
such recommendations as the Senatorial
investigating Committee may make
These bills will provide for fixing appro-
priations for the departments. more ols-
c~retionary power to the State comp
troller. and will compel the payment OIL
all fees directly to the Treasurer anu
not to any department. The committee
NAV ask for more power and go on ana
sit throughout the Summer months.
KELSEY WON'T RESIGN.
Secretary of State Kelsey will again
he a witness before the committee to-
morrow. when he will be examined on
the schedule of clerical expenditure,
which he has furnished the committee.
The Secretary very ~emphatically an
nounces that he is not going to resign
and that he has committed no ofense
that can cause him to be indicted OF
impeached that he has transacted MS
| public business in accordance with the
: law of the State. John L. van CleeI'
] who was Secretary of the State Board
of Assessors since, the inception OF thal
department, and who resigned on tues
day, will practice law.
The next thing to be considered is the
( expenditure of upwards of $4,000 for an
! electric light plant for the State House,
which. besides being very costly, is far
from being a frst-class plant, and ex-
perts have been subpoenaed to tell all
about its defects.
It is expected, before the committee
discontinues it's sittings, that in the
way of a grand climax they will place
q. ]. Ford on the stand. 1t is known
that there are some negotiations be-
tween the committee and Mr.. Fords
friends, by which the committee seeks
to get Ford to return to New Jersey,
promising a certain amount of immu-
nity in return for a full confession.
VACANCIES TO BE FILLED.
There is no definite gossip as to who
will be the successor to Viee-ChaEcellor
-Green-who held two judicial positions
The usual list of available Democratic
lawyers is mentioned, as it always is
in the Connection with a judicial appoint
ment. The story of George T. Werts
going on the Chancery Bench is also
revived. but it is the widest kind of gos-
sip. because George T. Werts can never
be a Vice-Chancellor, as he has not
been a counsellor-at-law cf ten years
standing, which the law passed by the
present Legislature requires. There is
no doubt but that there will be two ap-
pointments in this case, that there will
be one man for the Chancery Bench and
| another for the Lay Judge of the Court
tof Errors and Appeals.
The Governor will also be required to
select a successor to the late Edward
Burroughs, who was the Road Commits
sioner. There are several candidates,
prominent among them are DR.. ]. Stock
ton Hough, of Ewing Township, Mercer
County. He is a HARD road advocate,
and has recently, as a local supervisor,
laid in Mercer County one of the best
stretches of hard road in the State. 1t