Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-02-25
UNDERSTOOD, would antagonlze powerrul

UNDERSTOOD, would antagonlze a powerful
Republican faction in Hudson county.
Chief Justice Beasley's death has made
another vacancy in the supreme court, and
there is cons .derable SPECULATION as to
whether Governor Griggs will choose a
new man for the place or promote one OF
the present supreme court judges The
available men ON ths bench are Justices
Depue, Dixon and Maggie but the former
is 20 years old, and Judge Dixon is not in
the best of health SO that Of the trio Judge
Magic seems to stand the best chance Of
advancement. 1t may be, however, that
the governor will go outside, and if he
does Gilbert Collins of Hudson Samuel
H. Gray of Camden or William r. Corbin
of Union might be selected. In either
event one of these is likely to go into the
supreme court. This change will give the
Republicans majority of the court,
though to the honor Of New Jersey be il
said politics has never made its presence
felt in the high courts of the state In the
famous contest for the control of the senate
few years ago the victory was awarded
to the Republicans by Democratic court,
and the opinion, one of the most vigorous
ever written was penned by the late la
mented Democratic chief Justice
Action on Bills
The bill dividing the state into two asy
1um districts was recoinmitted today, on
motion of Senator Vreeland of Morris
Senator Parry of Burlington. it's intro
Queer, objected. There is quite some strife
over this measure, which seeks to establish
separate board of government for the
Morris Plains asylum and another for the
Trenton asylum 1t is urged that the in
terests of the institutions sometimes re-
quire different treatment and that each
could be more closely looked after by
separate board.
Various Matters.
Senator DAILY is SO badly crippled by an
attack of rheumatism that he had to be
carried in chair from the statehousa
Monday night.
A dinner was given in honor of Presi
dent of the Senate Williams Monday even.
ing All the senators participated and had
pleasant time.
A bill has been introduced making 2, $40
pounds legal ton of anthracite coal
The commuters bill was reported in the
senate this week, with an amendment pro.
viding that personal baggage only shall be
carried by passenger
The bicycle baggage bill is still in com
mittee. Mr. 6ledhill announced yesterday
that he would soon move for it's release
from the committee on railroads and ca
nails, which seems to have a tight hold of it.
The greater Asbury Park bill has been
amended so as to exclude other towns
from it's provisions and also providing for
a councilman at large in addition to six
ward councilmen Dover M lrris county,
and Englewood, Bergen county, sought
the former amendment.
Among the bills passed in the senate
was one providing for borough elections
| on the same day as township elections in
certain cases.
Governor Griggs and his staff will at
tend the Inauguration at Washington next
week. The party of state dignitaries &C.
companying the vice president elect will
start on Tuesday.
| Among new bills introduced are these:
Providing for underground subways for
telegraph and telephone wires in first and
second class cities; another requiring cleo
trio light, heat and power companies to
put their wires under ground in all cities;
creating the office of examining engineer
| Two for each congressional district to be
appointed by the governor for three years.
| at 81, 800 year-they shall examine steam
boilers and engines and license those who
run them; requiring engineers and fire.
! men to take out licenseS: au hori ing I'm
ion cou ty to expend 81, 900 to buy lind
for county purposes jury commission
bill, two commissioners in each county, to
be appointed by the circuit court judge
to select grand and petit jurors, who shall
receive 50 a day; providing for six morgue
keepers in Essex county; preventing such
orders as the Iron Hall from doing an in
surance business in this state; requiring
bakeries to be properly ventilated and
plumbed; several bills regulating oyster
fishing in Delaware bay and Maurice River
cove.
| A number of bills passed the house, in
o11diuep tho H,.6coy, Hill