The Monitor-register., 1896-03-06
MORNING. MARC q
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE,
TRENTON, Mar. 5. 1Ss'


The Republican Senators have been
caucusing in reference to adjournment,
and the prevailing sentiment was In favor
OF bringing the session to close next
week. This closes the eighth week, and
some five hundred bills have been intro.
duced in the two Houses, though COM
paratively few have been reported by the
committees, and fewer still passed. 1t
looks as II the advice of Gov. Griggs had
been pretty closely followed, In not only
curtailing the number of laws enacted.
but carefully scrutinizing the character
of those that are given the sanction of
legislative enactment as we'll.
Gov. Griggs promptly set at rest all
further speculation in reference to the
Supreme Court Justice and the Judges of
the Court of Errors and Appeals by
making the appointments for these places
In batch of nominations sent to the
Senate on Monday night. The following
is the list:
For Justice of the Supreme Court,
Jonathan Dixon (reappointed).
For Judges of the Court of Errors and
Appeals, James h. Nixon, of Cumber-
land county, to succeed Albert r. Tai
man; William L. Dayton, of Mercer, to
succeed Hendriok Il. Brown; John s.
Barkalow, of Passaic, to succeed George
I. Smith. Judge of the Circuit Court,
Henry M. Nevius, of Monmouth county,
to fill vacancy; Prosecutor of the Pleas
of Warren county, George a. Angle, to
succeed William A. Stryker. All the new
Judges of the Court Of Errors and Ap-
peals are lawyers. This is the fourth
term for Justice Nixon, he having been
first appointed in 1875.
Ex Senator Taylor was appointed on
the Board of Managers for the Hospital
for the Insane. Judge Strong was reap
pointed Lay Judge in Middlesex county,
to succeed himself. Messrs. Nixon,
Barkalow, Dayton, Nevius and Taylor
were promptly confirmed.
The House took time to extend its
sympathy to Cuba on Monday night, in a
set of fervid resolutions, asking New
Jerseys representatives in Congress to
vote for the Senate resolutions according
belligerent rights to Cuba.
Senator Rogers, of Camden, introduced
bill to provide for the purchase of
turnpikes on the same financial system
now legal under the State Aid Road law.
The abuttipg property owners are to
petition the Court for a commission to
appraise the road to be condemned and
purchased. When the road Is appraised
the abutting property owners pay 10 per
cent, the State 57s per cent. and the
county 33a for the road. Those who will
oppose the bill say that if it passes, sew
eral turnpike companies in South Jersey
can not secure enough property owners to
obtain an appraisement, as the building
of roads under the State Aid law has
greatly reduced the receipts of the turn
pike companies.
| The Senate Committee on MiscelIa.
neous Business gave hearing on Monday
afternoon to the liquor interests, on
Senator Rogers bill. requiring the sigma.
lures of twelve freeholders to every
license applica tion.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was heard last week in favor of
the measure.
President Kohler, Of the State Liquor
Dealers Association, asked for post.
ponement of the hearing for few days,
but the committee said the session was
growing old, and delays in acting upon
important measures were dangerous.
Therefore the hearing would proceed.
Andrew Cahill, Trenton saloon keep
er; John McEntee, Secretary of the State
Liquor Dealers Association, and Fl. H.
Dolan all spoke against the bill, showing
it's Injurious character to the brewing inter
est OF New Jersey, and how all the cities
of the State would suffer the loss OF
revenue II the bill became law. In some
of the cities nearly all the money for
public improvement came from the saloon
keepers. In Jersey City the streets and
public schools were sustained with this
Imoney. Other speakers spoke in the same
strain. It is thought that the Senate may
reduce the number of names required to
six, but the admissions and statements
made in the arguments of the liquor men
against the bill indicates the dangerous
character of the liquor business, and that
this is one of the measures of protection
which is absolutely demanded in the
interests of the people and public NOR
ality.
The House on Tuesday passed the
Senate bill putting the Clerk of Chancery
and the Supreme Court Clerk on a salary
of $4,000 a year each, and providing that
the fees of those offices shall go into the
State Treasury.
Senator Johnson's Bicycle bill became
a law on Tuesday by the Governors
signature. The law gives municipalities
| power to pass ordinances requiring all
bicycles to have lamp that can plainly
be seen 100 yards distant, and to be kept
lighted from one hour after sunset to
sunrise; to have bell that can be heard
100 yards away; not to 60 faster than any
other vehicle; authorities may at certain
times permit any rate of speed; to allow
the sidewalks to be used by children on
tricycles; prohibiting the use of sidew alks
for bicycles in thickly settled portions of
municipality; the penalty for each
offence is not to exceed So. and all ordi-
nances not in conformity with the Law
I are made void.
The Legislature is putting in a full
week of 1t.
Game, of which Senator Ward is Chair
man, went to Barnegat to-day to give a
hearing on the proposed game law.
| The bill known as the Palisades bill,'
which cedes jurisdiction to the United
States of lands upon the Palisades of the
Hudson, to be used as a military and
national park, becam a law today by
the signature of the Governor.
The Governor also signed the bill oil
Mr.. Lloyd, of Camden, making it unlaw
full to hold an election in bar.rooms.
There will be joint meeting of the
Senate and House Committees on
Boroughs next week to discuss wha,
Legislation is needed to legalize the acts
of the boroughs whose governments were
declared illegal under the recent decision
Of the Supreme Court.
The Joint Committee on Appropriations