Bridgeton pioneer., 1896-01-30
GLOUCESTER IN FAVOR.
The Legislature Down to Business, Shutting
OFF Debate on Cuban Resolutions
A Flood of New Bills.

, OF Debate on Cuban Resolutions
A Flood of New Bills.
TRENTON, n. j.. Jan. N.-The Glouces-
ter County Republicans have captured
the first prize given out by the new Ad-
ministration. Governor Griggs this
evening sent to the Senate the appoint
ment of Lewis Starr to be Prosecutor of
the Pleas of that county to succeed A.. H.
Swackhammer, who was appointed by
Governor Werts last winter, but was not
confirmed by the Senate. An executive
session was held just before the adjourn
ment of the Senate this evening for the
consideration of the appointment, but
| under the rules it had to go to the
Committee on Judiciary, and will be con-
| firmed either tomorrow or Wednesday
| morning.
| There was no opposition to the appoint
| ment, as Mr.. Starr, who is bright
young Woodbury. lawyer, was actively
supported for the place by "Uncle DAM
| Packer, as the Gloucester Senator is af-
| fectionately termed, as well as possess
ing the Endorsement of County Chairman
B. w. Andrews, Congressman Harry C.
| Loudenslager, Surrogate B. w. Dubois
and all the other Republican leaders of
| the county.
Sympathy for Cuba.
1t was a night of resolutions in both
! branches of the Legislature, but ready
reference to committee, prevented any
interesting debate. Assemblyman Abra-
ham Lower, of Ocean, got in the first
l Ill. A.
| Cubans. The resolution recalls the
priceless heritage left to the people of
New Jersey by those who conquered at
Monmouth, Trenton and Princeton" and
then extended the sympathy of the peo-
| pie of the State to the Cubans with the
hope that their efforts would be success
full" and requested the Senators and
| Representatives from New Jersey to sup
port any measure calculated to give recog-
milton to the struggling patriots. There
was some expectation of debate on the
resolution, but member from Essex
was promptly on his feet with motion
to refer to the Committee on Federal Re-
lations, which was done.
In both branches appropriate resolu-
tions on the death of Ambassador Run
yon were adopted by unanimous votes.
In the Senate the resolutions were Of
fered by Senator Ketchem, of Essex, and
in the House by Representative Duncan.
Both paid glowing tributes to the worth
of the deceased diplomat as citizen, jurist
and statesmen, and deplored the great
loss sustained by the entire State, but
more particularly to the county of Essex
and the city of Newark.
No Show for Liquor Legislation.
The fate in store for all temperance
| legislation during the present session was
foreshadowed by the way of petition from
the Congregational conference, presented
| by Assemblyman Fighter, of Morris,
was disposed of. The petition prayed for
a repeal of the present excise laws, which
gave such unusual powers to a minority
in direct opposition to the majority. AS
soon as the petition was read it was sent
to the Committee on Municipal Corpora
tions while the House smile.
Rogers Wants the Armory.
| Senator Rogers, of Camden, is going to
make determined fight for new arm
ory for Camden, and he opened his cam
paign tonight with the introduction
of a bill to appropriate Sl5O,OOO for the
purpose. The lot for the proposed arm
ory has already been secured by Camden
county, on Haddon avenue, below
| Bridge avenue, and Senator Rogers saws
Camden was promised the next appro. ia.
| priation for armory purposes. The APP
preparation for the armory at Paterson
was made several.year ago, and he think
Camden is now due for her share, and
he will make a determined effort to get
| it.
Senator Voorhees, introduced eight bills
recommended by the Commission ap-
pointed to revise the corporation laws Of
the State. They cover practically all
classes of corporations, but no material
change in existing laws is made, the OBJ
ject being merely to simplify and COM
! bine present laws.
| Bang! Goes the Game Society.
| A bill of interest to everybody fond of
a gun and dog was introduced by Sena-
tor Stokes, of Cumberland. 1t practically
wipes out the West Jersey Game Protec-
tive Society and inflicts penalty of 500
for every violation of the game laws.
Assemblyman Hopkins, of Morris, has
resolution which he will offer to-mor-
row, urging the United States Senators
and Representatives from New Jersey to
aid in every way possible bill intro
duced into Congress by Haines, of Ne
braska, providing payment to every
Union soldier confined in confederate
prison of - for every day so confined
and pension of $l2 per month for the
remainder of his life. Mr.. Hopkins had
a taste of life in the Libby Prison, and he
characterizes the proposed law as one of
the most meritorious ever offered in Con-
gress.
Petitions were offered in both branches
of the Legislature, inclosing resolutions
| adopted by the Board of Freeholders of