The Penn's Grove record., 1896-03-27

semi.n onthly wsges bill was killed
with ali amendment.
The Senate at the afternoon session
passed the proposed amendments to the
Constitution as follows: Providing for
biennial sessions OF the Legislature,
granting women the right to vote at
school elections; prohibiting race track
and all other kind of gambling; provid.
ing for the division of the State into
Assembly districts, and the amendment
providing for q reorganization of the
judiciary. The only contest was over
the last. named amendment. The "Col-
Inns and Corbin amendment, was the
one that passed and DO one voted
against it.
The House passed Mr.. Stanger's bill
leaving it optional with boards Of free
holders as to whether they will build
stone roads; also the bill abolishing the
Lay Judges by a vote Of SO to IA. The
Democrats and Mr.. Bullock in the
negative.
1t was understood that Mr.. VOORHEES,
would be appointed Clerk of the Chan
Gerry Court at $4,000 a year, but he de.
clined because about s., 600 of the fee
will have to be given annually to the
party and he expects bigger hopors.
Wednesday morning Gov. Griggs sent
in the following nominations: For Clerk
in Chancery, President Of the Senate
Lewis A. Thompson, of Somerset coun.
ty; for Keeper of the State Prison,
David A. Pell, of Bergen county; for
Inspector of Factories and Workshops,
senator John G.. Ward, of Salem coun.
ty.
For Commissioners to erect a home
for disabled soldiers and their wives
Abraham Lower. of Ocean; George d.
Fielder, of Hudson; Amos II. Dease, of
Camden; John G. Garwood, of Salem,
and E. q. Stahl, of Mercer.
For Judge of the District Court at
Orange, ex. Assemblyman Charles B.
Storrs.
The nomination of Senator Thomp-
son as Clerk in Chancery was antici.
pated but the Governor gave a surprise
in the nominations OF David A. Pell TO
be Prison Keeper and of Senator Ward
to be Factory Inspector.
The office OF State Prison Keeper pays
$500 a year and is for 5 years. The
Chief Inspector OF Factories receives
$500 a year.
On Thursday President of Senate
Thompson, resigned TO be confirmed MS
Clerk of Cliancery, and Senator Viii.
liams, of Passaic. was elected President.
The proposed amendments to the con-
stltution were adopted with The excep-
ton Of %electing Assemblymen by dis.
tricts. The VOORHEES, investigating
committee was continued. The anti.
coal combine and equal taxation bills
were killed. The appropriation bill
calling for the expenditure OF S2,4T8,.
29l,32 was passed. Gov. Griges signed
the bin abolishing lay judges and nom.
inated these fer county law judges I'M
der the new law: II. Burdette Herr,
Hanterdon County; Woodbridge Strong
Middlesex; J.. Holmes Birdsall, Ocean;
Clement Sinnickson, Salem; James F.
C0nklin, Sussex; Harry c. Douglass,
Cape May. The Judges for Hunter
don, Sussex and Middlesex were recent
ly appointed under the old law, and it
was considered necessary to reappoint
them under the law wiping out the Lay
Judges. Those named in Sussex, Sa-
lem and Cape May will be the first Law
Judges in those counties.
Chas, E. Hendriekson's nomination
for Lay Judge of Court of Appeals, was
confirmed, Notwithstanding the Re-
publican caucus decided not to do So,
and ali Gov. Griggs other sppoint-
ments were confirmed.