New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-18
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! right policy is the one followed by the ftes'"en'
NJ the United States. under which every p'''
| Is disposed Of before final Adjournment -"
! Governor is going over every bill carofulIy' an"
he sits up until the small hours Of the morn'nS
| at this work In the case Of bills which he hhus
Objectionable for any reason his plan Is 70 senu
for the introducer and frankly inform him. 50
! that the desired amendment may he nna"e "
| the bill passed in time to permit the Governor
to veto and return It to tho Legislature. II Gov
ernor voorhees, succeeds in dIsposIng OF every
measure before sine die adjournment ne WI"
break the record in New-Jersey. The task he
fore him is apparent when It is understood that
in tho last fortv-eight hours NJ It's life the Leg
islaturo usually passes about one hundred ana
nifty bills
Riparian Commissioners William Cloke, Will
lard c. Fisk and John l. Holt will he reapp''n'
cd Miles Ross's place on the Board must, ac-
cording to law. be filed by n Democrat no
| definite selection has been made yet but inc
chances favor John !. Farrell an active ana
popular legislative correspondent who lives IN
| Newark.
state Prison Inspector Max Staples is slated
for reappolntment Inspector William n Brown
who Is a Police Commissioner in Newark, re-
tires. and his place will be taken probably ny
another man from Newark. The other collections
for the Board not all settled.
or the Fish and Came Commissioners. Howard
P rockingham and George Hasey are likely
to be reappointed Ex-senator George Pfener
will probably not he. There is some doubt about
the reappointment OF Parker W. Page, owing 70
| the opposition from his own town Of Summit.
No matter how the Board is made up, it may be
! set down as a certainty that Fish and Game
| Protector Shrlner will be succeeded by some
body else.
As matters stand now. Henry l. Budd. State
Commissioner Of Public Roads. is likely 10 have
another three year term. in spite Of the vigorous
efforts made by number Of candidates.
The wire pulling for the various offices at the
| disposal Of Governor Voorhees, has developed
one interesting fact: Where the salary Is reason
ably good or where II is purely a labor Of love,
tho men urged for appointment measure up, as
| a rule to a pretty high standard. on the other
hand. where the salary IS nominal, such as the
$500 year attached 10 the office Of State Prison
Inspector an army Of small-calibre politicians
] 60 cunning for IT. II Governor voorhees, had-h
way he would doubtless either increase or abol-
| ish this salary he takes pride in pointing TO
! the high character OF men on the honorary com
mlssions-the State Insane Hospital Board for
example.
The bill recommended by the Passaic Pollution
Commission and introduced by Senator John
SON. IS unfortunately apt 20 60 on the rocks.
1t provides that pollution of the rivers and
streams OF New-Jersey must cease within five
years. The measure finds favor in Newark and
Passaic: Paterson is emphatically hostile TO it.
Bergen County leans that way and the remain
der OF the State appears TO be apathetic about
the matter Still as Commissioner Hunt says,
| there is not so much occasion now for the pas
sage Of the act as there before the Chan
I Gerry Court took high and positive ground against
pollution Under the decision Of the court all
/ the large municipalities must soon stop emptying
their sewage into the rivers Of the State. legis
lation or no legislation. That. however. does not
/ ahsolve the present Legislature from its duty Of
making substantial contribution TO a solution Of
| the problem The least that Il ought 10 do is TO
| take steps to provide accurate information as 70
the various schemes Of sewage disposal in oper-
alton elsewhere That could be obtained at a
comparatively small cost
Judge Gaskill Of Burlington has been reap
pointed He has been criticised for appearing
as counsel in the court over which he presides.
but it is understood that this will not happen
again
one effect Of Newark's interpretation or
dinance is reduction in the sale Of chewing to-
bacco
T5 70 be Ef9d wh ne lot Of q s S9Sd
see ms 10 be- one Of them. measure introduced by
lm Tho o0r9t Of the bin would be 10 require
street railway companies 10 repay TO CITY au'nor-
,,II ' 10 nrntecf dangerous street crossings
/ corners -Tlainneid Courier-News.
Trolley companies ought to detail and pay
speclal policemen to guard their crossings. the
same as railroad companies do Hitherto the
trolley magnates have found the municipalities
generous enough to protect their crossings build
bridges mainly for their use and to defray other
expenses that should properly be paid from the
earnings Of the street railways.
Noibor ridicule nor sarcasm availed TO deter
= Assemblyman Roger Franklin Murray from
+ nusbinr through the House his bill repeating the
net Of last year extending to July. 1900. lapsng
trollo, franchises II the companies interested
In such franchises have tried to live up to the
conditions Of them they ought not to find much
difficulty in obtaining renewals from the local
/ authority Legislative interference in such mat
tors &c had in principle. and the Murray repeater
+ deserves favorable action by the Senate ana
/ Governor.
Last Tuesday the Republicans carried Cam
don bv n majority Of j.739 The Thompson and
ertl-Thompson Democratic factions and the Pro-
hibitionists poled 200 votes.
"Ir could only prevent women from talking
about their neighbors." said Police Justice Pot's
n Jersey 10 a complainant my fortune wouio
he made and J would continue on the oench ror
! life without the aid Of any legislation. no.