The Monitor-register., 1897-03-26
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.
TRENTON. Mar. s5. 1897.

possible, and at the latest to adjourn on
WedLesday of ext week, and the latter
day will no doubt witness the sine die
adjournment, as there is too much work
on hand to push it through this week.
A%ssemblyman Wildes, of Burlington
county, sprung a sensation in the House
in the introduction of a concurrent reso.
luton directing the Attorney General to
proceed against ex Secretary of State
Henry G. Kelsey, to recover fees and in.
terest on State moneys, which the Senate
Investigating Committee of 1895 reported
belonged to the State. Mr.. Wildes said
the people had waited two years for the
recomm endations of the Investigating
Committee to be put into fleet, and he
thought it was time to act. The matter
was referred to a special committee, and
it is more than probable that that will be
the end of it.
The Senate on Tuesday refused to con-
cur in the adverse report on the bill to
place the State Hospitals under separate
management, and the bill was placed on
the calendar.
Senator Parry made an earnest plea for
his Freeho lder Commission bill, pointing
out its good service in Pennsylvania, and
where 1t would make a saving in this
State, but his %eloquence was lost on his
colleagues, for they defeated the bill
when it came to a vote, ten Senators only
voting for it.
Gov. Griggs sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate on Tuesday, which
about completes tn 9 list of plums he has
to give out at present:
For President Judge OF the Court of
Common Pleas of Passaio County-John
s. Barkalow.
For Judges of the Court of Errors and
Appeals-Gottfried Kruger, reappointed;
John W. Bogert, in place of John s.
BarkalOw.
For members of the Board of Visitors
to the State Agricultural College;
LIST Congress District-Isaac W.
Nicholson, of Camden County; T. F. D.
I Ddk0ss " SumUO1l0nu SOuuUys
lid Congress District - Samuel B.
Ketcham, of Mercer County; John OAR
nell, OF Burlington County.
lid District-David D. Denise, re-
appointed; James Nelson, %reappointed.
IVth District-G gorge Fritts, of
Hunterdon County; Elias N. Millen, of
Sussex County.
With District-George H. Blakeley, of
Passaio County; Samuel B. Demarest.
Jr., of Bergen County.
With District-L. N. Muller, reap
pointed; Charles l.. Jones, reappointed.
With District-James Stevens, re
appointed; Abraham W. Duryee, reap
pointed.
With District-Georgs E. DeCamp,
reappointed; George W. Doty, reap
pointed.
Judge Bogert was at one time a Senator
from Bergen County, and, in accordance
with the usual custom, his appointment
was Immediately confirmed. The other
appointments went over under the rules.
The House had a little bout over final
adjournment, leader Derousse wanting to
fix the time for the 25th, but several
members objected, and the matter was
dropped. 1t is generally thought that
next Wednesday will be the day.
The House passed the bill increasing to
81, 500 a year the salary of the members
of the State Board of Taxation, and killed
the bill authorizing the assessing of all
real estate ex accepting railroad and canal
property.
The following bills were also passed:
Giving tax assessors authority to compel
persons and corporations to furnish a de-
tailed statement under oath of all
narsnnal property in their possession sub
ject to taxation; a supplement to the
equal taxation bill providing that that
act shall not take effect until next year;
appropriating So 900 yearly for the
colored manual training school at
Bordentown; fixing Z per cent. interest as
in first class counties.
The House Judiciary Com mittee gave
a hearing on the Constitutional Amend
ments on Tuesday night, as they relate to
the Judiciary of the State.
A strong letter was read from Samuel
H. Grey, the newly appointed Attorney
General, who opposed the Voorhees,
amendments, and favored those proposed
by Senator Johnson. Samuel Kalisch
and ex-Judge D. j. Pancoast made strong
arguments in person against the Voor-
bees scheme for the reorganization of
the Courts, while Frank Bergen, the
reputed author of the VOORHEES, amend
ments, made an elaborate plea for their
passage.
The Senate Committee on Revision OF
the Laws gave q hearing on Lloyd's
Marriage License law on Tuesday after
noon, when a number of ministers spoke
for and against the bill. Another hear
ing is to given to day.
Senator Parry is makir G an effort to
get his County Commission bill through
the Senate, and he was able to get adverse
vote reconsidered yesterday, ard it now
lies or the table, and it is more than
likely that he will find it difficult to get
it lifted.
The Senate yesterday afternoon ended
the equal taxation question, so far as the
Legislature is concerned, by passing
House bill No. 366, the substitute for
House bill No. 1874. This subject pro-
vides that the bill shall not 60 into effect
uutil November next, the beginning of
the next fiscal year. The main provision
of the bill is that the entire one and one
half per cent. tax paid by railroads on
second class railroad property shall go to
the municipalities in which the property
is located. This means a diverting from
the State Treasury of $205, 900 a year.
The House spent the morning session
yesterday in q discussion of Assembly
man Fighters bill to repeal the present
township school law and make a separate
district of each school. Mr.. RICHTER said
bis measure was demanded In the interest
Of local self-government. 1t provides for
the establishing In each township OF as
many school districts as there are school
houses; each district to nave three trus-
tees, and the chairmen to constitute a
township board, who would have super
Wis lion over the local boards In matter OF
employing teachers and purchasing school
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