The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-01-20

The legislature reconvened Monday
Eight with "A full! attendance OF Senators
aud Assembly men. The principal events
of the session, which MAS brief, were the
sending in Of n number Ut nominations
| by the Gov,ruor, and the announcement
Of the House committees 10y | e Speaker.
Some important bills w,te introduced,
and both houses adjourned until next
morning al 10 e'clcck.
Tie Governors nominations were ms
follows.
For State Prison Supervisor, Edward
j. Anderson, of Somerset, for II full term
of three yeats from next June, nj salary
of - 500 a year This Is appoints
mcnt, the Majar having been first
appointed three years age, BY Governor
Werts
For members Of the State Board 81
! Assessors Bird w Spencer, Of Pas
sale, le.appoinied, aud Amos Gibbs, Of
Burlington, 10 I'LL vacancy caused by the
resignation Of David Baird, of Camden.
This is General Speneef's third term On
the Board, he having been first APPOINTED,
eight yoats ago, by Governor Green.
Mr.. Gibbs Is chairman Of the Burlington
County Republican Committee, n position
he has occupied for thee Jeais, ahd he
lives II Noun, Holly. lie is wei and
! favorubly known in that section 81 the
State, and his appointment gives salisinc
ton TX Senator Maurice A. Rogers, Of
| Camden, aud Augustus W. Barber, o.
Woodbury., were also candidates for
the cftlce aud each had influential back
ing. As Bulllnglon county was poorly
represented in State patronage, the Gov
ernor thought 1t only fair to select MIR.
Gibbs for the office. The term is for four
years and the salary 2, 900 n year
John Franklin Fort, Of Newark, was
appointed for full term Of five years as
Judge OF the Essex county courts. A few
months ngo he was appointed an interim
to succeed Andrew Kirkpatrick, who had
resigned to become Judge Of the United
States District Court for New Jersey,
Wilbur A. lIcslcy was nominated
for Prosecutor of the Peas Of Monmouth
county, 10 succeed Charles II. lvins,
whosc term expired yesterday. The term
is Tor five years aud the salary about
! 50, 900 Mr., Ilcislcy Was formerly Mayor
Of Long Branch, aud he is administrator
of The John lIocy estate, at Hollywood.
| He is the son Of "a Methodist clergyman.
He is well known in Monmouth county
politics, and was largely Instrumental in
bringing about The nominate n Of Charles
Ash Francis for State senator.
Ex.Asscmblyman George L. Smith, Of
Essex, was nominated to ill II vacancy
on the Board u Fish Commissioners
caused by The resignation 81 William
Canpb CLARK, Of The same county.
The term IF ctlicc Is fer three years and
no salary is attached.
Henry Huston wus icappoiuted Judge
Of Sussex county. He was appointed
nearly Year ago ad interim 10 illl n
vacancy caused 10y the death OF Judge
Conklin. His term Of office is five lcars
and salary about 81, 800,
The following are all reappolntmcnts
For Judge jersey City District Court,
James S, Irwin Trustees cf the Reform
School for Boys, At Jamesburg, Nathaniel
$. Rue, Monmouth Horace l.. Durham,
Middlesex Trustees Of the State Indus
Garter, Essex, aud George c. Maddox,
Edward II. Stokes and Patrick }. Fitz
gibbon, al of Trenton.
All the nominations were referred.
The much-talked Of bicycle baggage
bill was introduced 10 the House by As.
semblyman Henry w. Gledhill, OF Pas
sale county. The bill provides chat
any person who shall have purchased a
ticket issued by any railroad corporation
emitting such person 10 transportation
on ,s railroad and ferries as a passenger,
shall have the right, by virtue thereof,
to the transportation OF one bicycle with
out further or other payment to the rail-
road corporation therefor, and no pas
senger shall be required to remove any
ordinary or usual bicycle bell or lantern
from such bicycle, nor to crate, cover or
otherwise protect such bicycle. 1t fur
ther provides that any corporation re-
fuslng to comply with its provisions shall
forfeit and pay to auch passenger the sum
Of $40 for each offense, to be recovered
10 an action OF debt in any court oi com.
pelent jurisdiction.
1t was reported last evening that Sen.
ator Parry, OF Burlington, will soon 10.
troduce bill providing for the election
Of County Commissioners to take the
place Of Boards Of freeholders in all
counties excepting Essex, Hudson, Pas
sale, Camden and Mercer. Senator DAILY
Gays II such a bill is introduced he will
make an effort TO amend il go as TO in
clude all the counties OF the State,
| Yesterday the Legislature In joint meet