The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-02-04
Legislature 1T WORK
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Hobart futile, Ex-Governor Griggs
private secretary, s'Mr. Secretary, of
course you will ohlige me by looking
after things as usual"
.sCertajnly, if it be your WISH" was
Captain Hobart Tuttle's reply, and this
is taken as settling that place.
As for executive clerk Edward Fox,
who has during his 30 years ex-
experience in that capacity read the
death warrant to 30 poor souls, who met
their fate on the gallows, why, the
politicians need not bother. Fox is an
old veteran with record and his posi-
tion would probably come into the
the veteran team even if he was not
a most valuable man in the executive
chamber.
Besides these few berths Governor
Voorhees, will not be bothered by any
appointments otter than a few labor
positions. or positions appertainipg to
labor, and these will in all probability,
be filled by real laboriDg men and not
by political heelers and demagogues.
At least this would be strictly in ac-
cordance with Governor Voorhees, re-
cord in the past.
The discussion as to the Governors
staff may result in the dropping of the
name of Col. A. r. Kuser and the ap-
pointment of Mayor Rankin of Elizabeth
IN his stead. but this is by no means GER
tain. Colonel Kuser is warm personal
friend of Vice President Hobart and of
Attorney General Griggs and Governor
Voorhees, is aware of this fact. Besides
this Colonel Kuser is the son-in-law of
John F. Dryden of Newark, and if he
cares to remain on the Governors staff
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Ex-Governor Griggs, entire staff rendered
their resignation to Governor Voorhees,.
The restless spirit of the ever tirelees
investigation is stalking mad through
legislative halls at Trenton these days.
The Hudson Investigating Committee,
with Counsellor Robert McCarter as
guiding star. is preparing to insert the
probe in alleged official misdoings at
Jersey City soon after the ending of the
trial of Simpson and Noonan, the in
dicted attorneys.
While Mr.. McCarter was preparing
the Hudson delegation set up good loud
call for an investigation into the affairs
judicial and otherwise in Camden Coun-
ty, citing the Shaw Murder trial fiasco
ae good and sufficient reasan. Finally,
on Monday night, Mr.. Gledhill presented
a resolution, which was adopted with
out dissenting voice which enlarged
the powers of the House Investigating
Committee so as to enable them to insert
the probe in official wrong doing where
ever in the state it is suspected. This
may mean that Camden and Mercer
Counties will be Investigated, and it may
not.
If bill introd uced in the House on
Wednesday by Mr.. Holdrum becomes a
law, the tax of fifty cents ahead on
nonresident bride grooms now fixed un-
der the Lloyd Marriage license act of
last year, will be wiped out. The act
provided that non-residents could not
marry in the state without first obtain
ing marriage license. The amendment
to the bill provides that if one person to
the contract be resident of the state
no license is necessary. The same gentle
man amends the bill SO as to make q
minister or other person performing a
marriage ceremony for a nonresident
without first baving procured a license
punishable by fine of $500.
The public hearings will be commenc-
ed in real earnest about Thursday. The
tax bills will oe taken up and discussed
in all their different phases.
Speaking of the tax bills the railroad
corporation representatives have been
working rather doubtful plan to kill
off the equal taxation measures proposed
in the House by the Hudson delegation.
On Wednesday bill was presented by
the Cumberland representative repeal
ing the act of 1897 which gave Jersey
City $4,000 annually out of the general
state tax The railroads are back of the
bill and they threaten that if the Hud-
son people further urge the unequal but
so-called equal taxation bills they will
force the repeal of the measures agreed
upon last year as a compromise and leave
Jersey City where it was three years
ago.
i The game bill introduced by the Fish
and Game Commission fixes the open
season for rabbit, quail, grouse, wood
cock and squirrel from October Is to De-
lcember 10, inclusive. This makes the
season begin earlier in South Jersey and
later in the northern counties. It is an
effort at compromise between the two
sections of the State. The commits
sioners say that the scheme of dividing
the State has been twice tried and was
each time repealed by succeeding legisla-
lures. The penalty for violation of the
law is reduced from $50 to $25.
Another change is the prohibition of
spring shooting for snipe, reed birds,
rail birds, plover, dove and marsh hens.
The time within which dealers may sell
game after the season closes is extended
to thirty days. The commission think
the present law is open to objection be-
cause some kind of game is open to be
killed from July to January 1, thus
affording the violator of the law an
excellent cloak for his unlawful acts.