The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-03-23

in this and other states 1t showed New |
Jersey at the head of the list, ranking |
next to the United States, which pays the
Chief Justices $Io,5o and the Associate
Justices $Io 900, while the Chief Justice in
this state receives $40, 900 and the Associ-
ate Justices $o, 900 each. The salaries paid
to Chief Justices in other states he showed
to be as follows: Pennsylvania, s., 500
New York, $1,000; California, $1,000
Illinois, Wisconsin, Colorado, Massachu-
sets, Kentucky and Michigan, $1,000
Missouri, Nevada and Rhode Island,
$500; Indiana, Iowa and South Caro-
lima, $1,000 Alabama, s., 600; Mississippi,
s., 500; Arkansas, Kansas, Florida, Ohio,
Minnesota, Tennessee, Georgia and Maine,
$1,000 Vermont, North Carolina, Nebras-
ka and Delaware, f., 500 New Hampshire,
$4,000; Virginia and West Virginia, 81, 200.
In addition, the tables showed how the
salary of Governor had increased from
$1,000 in 1857 to $Io, 900 in 1890, and the
court expenses in like proportion.
Mr.. Wildes then paid his respects to the
lawyers on the committee, who had pre-
sented brief in opposition to the bill,
and questioned its constitutiona1ity "The
reduction proposed" Mr. Wildes said, as
equitable and just, and the bill is in the
interest of the whole people, not a special
class. l do not speak for the farmers
alone, but for the people of the entire
state. The farmers, unlike other classes,
do not come here and ask protection, but
they do ask for equal taxation and justice.
We are the guardians of the public funds
and we were elected to carefully guard the
expenditures made by the state.
''This bill does not provide for hori-
zontal reduction of salaries, but for an
equitable Encouragement of the same.
The price of products is lower than ever
before in the history of the state, and
$4,000 per year is entirely too large sum
to pay state official. The proposed re-
duction will not put the officials on mig
gardly' salaries. Chance1lors Green, Ia
briskie and Williamson, jurists who were
famous in their day, received no such pay
as is allowed their successors, yet they
paid more for their living The savings
in officials salaries could be placed in the
school fund.- and thus probably prevent a
state tax. There are plenty of good law
yers with a competency who would be
willing to serve the state as Judges mere
| ly for the honor attached to the position y
In concluding his argument, Mr.. Wildes
reminded the House that the Republican
party was committed to econ omy and re-
trenchment 1t had been returned to
power upon that understanding; it should
redeem its pledges made to the people;
and as this bill met the issue squarely it
should receive the vote of every member
The Democrats had raised salaries, and he
asked where are they now? There are
| fifty-six Republican members, and they
were expected to do their duty.
Mr.. Gledhill spoke in opposition, and
was followed by Messrs. Porter and Scovel
in opposition, and by Mr.. Watkins and
Mr.. Borton in favor of the bill. Mr..
Wildes closed the debate. The roll was
called and the bill was lost, the vote being
20 to 26, two short of majority. Five
members were absent
The vote was as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Borton, Bowers, Brown,
Clark, Crispen, Flummerfelt, Fountain,
Hand, Harrison, Hopkins, Hunt, Hutch
1nson, Jackson, Lawshe, Martens, Minch,
Reid, Fighter, Rude, Simpson, Steddig,
Thorn, Ullman, Van Doren, Van Wickle
Watkins Whitfield, Wildes, Wildman-2o
Nays-Messrs. Armbruster Anterior,
Bridge, Clauss, Codington, Demarest, De-
rousse, Ebie, Evans, Fairchild, Gledhill
Goldenhorn, Jones, King, K1ink, Leonard,
Litterst, Lloyd, Macpherson, Porter, Pow
ers, Rau, Roll, Scove1, Urquhart-26.
Absent-Messrs, Baumann, bod, Hogan,
Macarthur, Nelson's.
In the Senate, on Thursday, the follow
ing bills were passed:
House S, providing that the polls at all
elections shall open at A. M. and close
at P. M. House 50, requiring COW
stables and diaries to be kept in sanitary
condition and forbidding feeding to cows
or horned cattle any garbage or sour or
putrefied substances; House SO, provid-
ing for uniform procedure for enforcing
game and fish laws.
Senate al, providing that where a ma
jority of the voters of a county so desire,
the board of freeholders shall be replaced
by five commissioners, came up on final
passage and was advocated by Mr.. Parry,
the introducer. He stated that in manv
instances the management of county af-
fairs by freeholders has been VIGOROUSLY
bad and extravaganza. Pennsylvania coun
ties are pleased with the commissioner
system. No county can adopt the new
system unless majority of the voters SO
decide. This should remove all objections
to the measure
After considerable discussion the bill
was laid over until to-day.
Among the bills passed in the House
were the following: Senate 1873 requiring the
state board of health to furnish physicians
with copy of the boards annual report !.
House I6I, authorizes trustees of lunatics
to convey real estate under certain con-
ditions.
Mr.. Klink moved that the vote whereby
Mr.. Wildes salary reduction bill was lost
be reconsidered. The motion was lost,
20 to I9.
Adjourned for the week.
STATE NEWS.