The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-03
NEW JERSEY LEGISLA AZURE.
Programme OF the Republicans for the COMING
Session.

session.
TRENTON, Jan. 2.-The Republican Senators
will hold o conference in this city on Friday
evening OF this week to select the officers OF the
next Senate and discuss their policy concerning
legislation. The legislative session will begin
on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. IL. Gov. Griggs
will not resign before the following week, and
IL there are any complications at Washington
over the confirmation of Attorney-General Nc
Kenna IS Justice of the Supreme Court, tho
Governors resignation will be delayed until
they are removed. His nomination and con.
frmation as Attorney. General Of the United
States are expected to Immediately follow Nc
kenna's confirmation. and the Governor will
at once take charge of the department.
Senator Foster N. voorhees, OF Union county
will be formally chosen President OF the Senate,
and will vacate that office to become Acting
Governor as soon as Gov. Griggs resigns. A
movement Is on foot to give q dinner to the
Governor and Senator Voorhees, carly in tho
session. and there will also be a public reception
in the Executive Chamber to mark the change
in administration Senator William Fl. Skirm
OF Mercer county will DO chosen President pro
tenn. of tho Senate and will preside after Presi-
dent voorhees, moves into the Executive de-
partment. These arrangements have been
informally agreed upon by the Republican Sem
ators and formal ratification will be made at
Friday evenings conference.
There will be but few changes in the Senato's
clerical staff. Henry 3. Robinson OF Railway
is the only prominent candidate for tho place.
S SH' o NC ss pesas on 9ppeSS s ca almGse neSsI@pesss II Il
they succeed n downing him; augustus 3.
oo shee p 81 M0U %ili Become wnM p HSssnt by Se reason esleSse Of
the failure Of the Republicans to elect Senators
Il, Ina 2 few SN E counties tile - Il ~, is o aRwri y Sl. law CUd in Jersey rssy
back on the party in power.
but preferred a number Of tho saiaried places.
mand more than she win reoeive. Ex.Assem.
blyman Thomas II. Jones of Essex 10 slated for
nous in a nominating convention three years
s ssS,S ~ 4 deieE a@S MnG be- pr fissss hif Si no% oMn %ife ~
This took with the convention and Jones has
sine TSeo oser De asddis o. Essex will be Assistant
the places Of sergeantat.Arms eight doorkeep:
ers and o dozen pages, Charles II. Folweil Of
The disposal Of the minor House places will be-
made at the caucus to be held on the evening Of
Hopkins Of Morris county will be Heading Clerk.
United States Senator Sewell, the Republican
State leader. has sat upon the proposition for 2
which would be to divide the State into Senate
rial districts based upon population, to super
sentation by counties. The Senators and Assem-.
blymen from all the smaller counties will oppose
Essex. and would give to them, with tho aid of
one or two more counties, entire control O both
Senate and House. The smaller counties now
control the Senate.
A matter that excites grea. interest concerns
the probability Of Assemblyman;elect Simpson
Of Hudson county presenting himself to be
sworn In at the organization OF the House. He
is under Indictment. jointly with Assistant
Prosecution. Noonun for conspiracy to defeat
Justice in Hudson county. His friends believe
he will. remain away until after his trial. but
others believe that no will be on hand and de-
mand to be sworn with the other members. The
Republicans will consider the Simpson case at
their caucus during the session.
Half a dozen Commissioners appointed to re-
wise and codify as many different subjccts in
the State laws will report. Senator johnson OF
Bergen county will reintroduce his bill pro-
viding for railroad commissioners. to secure the
matters now controlled by the various
municipalities through which the railroads
pass; 1t will be opposed by the companies.
vi G sy,aen ss%eli py who fes ssgs i thst sn
by the men who would flf the positions Of Com.
roads and the municipalities and townships.
He says the proposition is unwarranted by any
experience of a railroad commission that the
Pennsylvania Company. has looked into. as In
other States they have been by no means a sue
cess.
Before resigning Gov. Griggs will make nearly
all the appointments that are to be made during
the session. These will include a judge and
prosecutor in Hudson county to succeed Judge
Hudspeth and Prosecutor Winfield. n chief OF
the Bureau OF Labor Statistics to succeed
In several counties and q number Of members
OF State boards. The Governor and Senator
voorhees, have conferred on the subject. APP
ton, and to places likely to DO afected by leeis.
lation during the session, will be left to Acting
Governor Voorhees,.