The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-26
READY FOR VOORHEES,.
Legislature Passes Laws
Defining His Status as
Acting Governor.
ENGLE's NEW GAME LAW
Republicans Greatly Disguised
With Griggs' Way of
Filling Offices.
ENGLE'S NEW GAME LAW
Especial to ..The Jersey City News."l


ture held a session yesterday afternoon,
which was almost entirely devoted to the
passage of two laws referring to the
change in the executive department next
Tuesday
1t was found that there was some un-
certainty as to whether the acting Gov
ernor could receive the emoluments OF
the Governor elected by the people, so an
act was prepared and rushed through
both Houses under suspension of the
rules, making this more certain and an
other prescribed the oath to be taken by
the acting Governor as follows:-
II. -. President of the Senate, upon
whom has devolved the power, duties and
emoluments of the office of Governor OF
the State of New Jersey, do solemnly
promise and swear that l will diligently,
Faithfully and to the best of my knoWl-
edge administer the Government OF said
State in conformity with the powers dele
gated to me; and that viii to the utmost
of my skill and ability promote the peace
and prosperity and maintain the lawful
rights of the said State, so help me God
Acting Governor VOORHEES, will sign all
documents Foster M. Voorhees,, acting
Governor and President Of the Senate.
The oath will be administered to Mr..
voorhees, Tuesday morning in the Senate
Chamber in the presence OF both Houses
of the Legislature. The exercises VIII pc
pressive nature.
The appointments sent to the senate
yesterday by Governor Griggs are the last
he will make as the Chief Executive OF
New Jersey The Senate in executive
session confirmed the appointments OF last
week and all the other appointments have
been favorably reported ana VIII De no
doubt confirmed on Monday evening next.
The nominations confirmed yesterday
Were:-S
Judge of Atlantic county, Allen B. En-
dicott: Prosecutor of Atlantic county, Jo-
seph E. Abbott Prosecutor Union county,
Nicholas c.. j. English; Trustee of the Re-
form School for Boys, James M. Parsons,
reappointed, and Gervas Ely, vice E. Il.
BidWeH, term expired.
The appointments that President Voor-
hees as acting Governor will have to
make are members of the State Board
of Arbitration, Prosecutor for Cape May
countyS and Judge of Morris county and
Chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Assemblyman Coles of Cape May is slated
for the Prosecutorship of that county;
Senator Vreeland is slated for the MOTIFS
county Judgeship, and ex-senator Nichols
of Cumberland will no doubt be made
Chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Senator Miller of Salem yesterday IN
troduced a repeater for the Delaware dam
BILL which was passed last winter. Lead
,er Allen presented such measure in the
House. Senator Miller says the people
of South Jersey, as well as the peopIe ol
the northern end of the State, are anxious
to have the bill to dam the Delaware
River repealed.
Senator Engle, chairman of the COM
mittee on Railroads and Canals, an
nounced that on Tuesday afternoon, Feb
ruary 8, a public hearing on the Railroad
Commission bill and on the bill empower
ing municipal bodies to have grade rail-
road crossings protected by gates, flag
men, ETC..
Assemblyman Porter of Essex has again
introduced bill for the pensioning OF po-
licemen in the State The. bill is framed
so as to meet the objections of last year.
Senator Skirm yesterday introduced
bill to have the Naval Reserve of New
Jersey merged into the National Guard.
Governor Griggs has accepted the resig-
nation of Captain JaQues as commandant
of the New Jersey Reserve.
The first fight OF the session occurred
yesterday when Senator Daily opposed a
favorable report on the Erie Railroad
Recognition bill as it was amended in
committee. This is the old bill giving le-
gal recognition to the reorganized Erie
Railroad in this State, which was defeat
ed in 1896 while the Erie was opposing
track elevation in Jersey City. Senator
Daily said the Erie had made no attempt
to fulfill its promise made to elevate at
that time and that the same objections
which prevailed to the bill in 1896 prevailed
now.
The report was, however, adopted.
The strong opposition to the present ar
bitrary game laws which has grown up
in all parts of the State found expression
in bill introduced yesterday by Senator
1t prohibits the taking of game except
by cunning; makes it unlawful. to take
any wild deer for three years. and there
after only from October % to November 5,
under penalty of s1oe-Ane; rabbits, quail,
partridge, woodcock or squirrel, except
from October 15 to December 10 yearly,
under penalty of $40 fine; English snipe.
reedbird, railbird, dove or plover, except
in September and October yearly, under
$40 penalty; any ring-necked pheasant for
two years, and thereafter only from Oc-
tober Is to December 49, under $40 pen
atty. 1t is further made unlawful under
severe penalties to take any bluebird,
finch, robin or various other species; but
English sparrows and sapsuckers are not
protected. Robbing birds nests is also
made an offenSe The time for hunting
webfooted wild fowl is limited to the per-
iod between September 80 and March 81
Sunday cunning is forbidden. Restrictions
on fishing are also set forth in detail, and
regulations are made to protect the wa
ters of the State from impurities. This
bill comes from the New Jersey Game
Commission.
1t is said that no Governor ever left the
lachair in such bad repute with his own
party as. does Governor Griggs. He has
| gotten himself in heap of trouble over
his appointments.
| Considerable opposition is manifested
| toward the appointment Of A. E. Mills to
| county, and c.. W. Parker to be Judge of
| the Jersey City District Court. 1t is not
| for personal reasons, but because other
e.
| In Norris county every Republican Office
| holder, all the members of the Republican
| County Committee and George Richards,
| of the State Committee, who is close TO
| the Governor, signed petition favorng
| the appointment of John S. Fennell as
| Prosecutor. Last Monday Congressman
| Mahlon Pitney journeyed all the way from
1 Washington to add his influence to that
| of the other advocates of FennellS APP
| pointment, and it was assumed tnat it was
| assured until Monday night, when the
! Governor informed the Morris delegation
| jected and urged him if he would do moth
| ing else, to hold eff the nomination until
] Scia tor VOORHEES, became Acliay Cover
/ nor. but Governor Griggs was obdurate.
| In the case of Mr.. Parker, the same
condition prevailed. The Republican lead
James A. Gordon, a resident of Jersey City,
rather than that of Mr.. Parker, who lives
in Bayonne. Here again the Governor
determined to follow his own counsel, and
| he sent in the name of Mr.. Parker, who is
a son of Cortlandt Parker, of Newark.
| In both instances the action of the Cover
| nor is about the same as his appointment
/ ties, wherein he ignored the advice of Re-
| publican leaders and followed his own
| ideas.
In the House yesterday afternoon these
| bills were introduced:A
| BY Mr.. SE:auer--Substitute for House bill
| No. A, which was imperfectly drawn. Pro-
1 yIdes for maintenance of waiting rooms
| and transfers stations by street and troll
ley railroad companies.
/ BY Mr. Heyer-Increases from 80 cents
| to 81 fee for attending as witness be-
1 fore circuit and county courts.
/ BY Mr. Bradley uthorizing any city to
issue bonds to the extent Of four per cent