New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-06
THE TRENTON LEGISLATURE.
THE GOvERHOR DErERs NOMINATING
ABBETTs SUCCESSOR As JUSTICE.
HENRY G. Trr.sE~ ~ OPPOSITION TO THE
DOLLAR GAS BfrIs-MR. sTORRs's ARBITRA-
TroN ME,sl-RE-ornER BILLS IN THE
TWO Hor,s,:s NoMITATroNs SENT
20 Tur SENATE.
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Trenton ~ j.. Feb. Tinted States Senator
elect william Joyce Se~e.l at the State House
to-day. and in company with Barker Gummere,
jr called upon Governor Wer,s. Ruinors quickly
flew about the Capitol that the General had waited
upon the Governor In the interest OF Wiiam Gum
mere. jr's candidacy for the vacant Justceship,
and the crowd that surged in and out Of the Two
legislative chambers waited patiently to hear tne
name Of Leon Abbet's successor. But the Governor
IL apparently in hurry u Ill the vacancy, Tor,
although he minated to group OF newspaper
CORRESPONDENTS this morning that he would send his
choice to the Senate In the course OF the afternoon
he failed TO do Il. and the Senate ADJOURNED TOT
the week Gilbert Collins. ex-Nayor OF Jerse!
city continues to be close second to MT Hum-
mere for the honor Both are popular ana capaple
jurlsts and either would fill the pace with credit
to the State so warm IS the fight becoming now
ever. that the Governor may feel called upon 10
take up an entirely new man
The Secretary of State. Henry C. Kelsey APP
peared before the House Committee on Municipal
o'orporatlons to-day and read carefully prepared
paper in opposition to- the Dollar Gas Dill. MT hei-
sey represented the Newark and Trenton Gas COM
panies. At last weeks hearing Levi Stephens, an
expert produced by Mr. Gruber. testified that ne
could produce gas at of 81 cents loo cubic
feet. Mr.. Stephens operates the gas plant IN the
State Prison Mr. Kelsey declared to-day tnat the
gas turned by that plant is defective CoHtlnu-
ing argued that the price Of gas had been gong
down steadily. and that the companies are not try
ing 10 keep the price at any excessive figures. II
ls72 gas was s. 80 a 81 60: 1t is 81 10 In Newark
Assemblyman Eisele asked whether the Newark
Gas Company had not consolidated with the Hud-
son company. and Mr.. Kelsey denied this The
Democratic Secretary OF State left the gas question
for n while make cutting references to J)nn -
Feeny and Teddy" Carroll
The Senate Judiciary Committee has agreed upon
a substitute for the Voorhees, County Judge bill
II will be reported and pushed hard and Mr.. Noor-
hees will dc all he nave 1t passed. The diff
erence between the original measure and the SUBJ
sttu.e is in the method OF election There is to be
a Judge for each county instead Of one for a judi
cial district The salaries to be graded ac-
cordlng TO the population OF the several counties
MIR Storrs this morning introduced IN the House
his bill abolshiny the State Board OF Arbitration
and deIegatlng powers to the chief of the state
Labor Bureau and two OF the deputy-labor inspect
ors who shall whenever requested by the Gov
ernor serve without compensation except for actu-
al expenses He promises some surprising nforma-
ton when the measure comes up upon third read
ing.
the Newark High school bill which passed the
House last night. passed the Senate this morning
and the Governor will he asked to sign the act
At once. The Senate passed bills giving the ma
iority OF school boards the right 70 appropriate
money for buildings ana other improvements
and placing the management of private insane
asy.ums under the supervision or the managers OF
the state hospitals but killed the measures reducing
coroners' juries and the bill providing that
counties shall pay s. week for each patient In
the State hospitals for the Insane senaI-r
Thompson revived the old scheme or bringing COL
10 the cities from the mines by floating and forcing
the coal through pipes filed with water lie intro
duced to-day n bill allowing the prompters OF this
scheme TO .ay the necessary pipes through New
Jersey. The railroads are opposed 10 thus meas
Mr. Storrss bill to have all hangings take pace
In Trenton state Prison, under tho direction OF
the State Prison keeper. by official hangman.
was advanced TO third reading In the House 10
day Mr.. Nutzhorn introduced Dill To leSisa.ate
the Hoboken Police and Fire boards OUT or once
At present they both sol!dy l)emocfatc
The Nuizhorn measure provides that Dotn
boards shall be- bipartisan. and Mayor rasah' vi
Hoboken. is to have the appointing power
The Fish and Game Commissioners met AT ihe
State House to-day and. after transactng routine
business held "A conference with Joint committee
OF the House and Senate. 10 whom they SUD
mlttcd series OF bills intended for the better pro
lection OF the game and fish OF the state; II Is
between October 10 and December 10
The Governor sent to the senate to-day the
following nominations: r. :. Woodruff. TO be Judge
OF Mercer County. reappointed; Andrew XIX
patrick, Judge OF Essex County. reappolnted:
oliver Kelly. TO be member OF the Board OF
Assessors reappolnted David Baird. camden,
Board OF Assessors in place OF Ferdinand Wis
,ner Baird These assessorshlp appointments now
make the board bipartisan