The Jersey City news., 1899-12-18


received notice to go slowly. or else they
will not receive much favor. at the
hands of the Governor and the Legis-
lature
Al movement is on foot to have the law
providing for the appointment Of super
visor Of bills changed, so that one may
be enacted which will call for the naming
of a supervisor by each House The
friends of Charles H. FolwelI feel very
indignant over the failure of the Cover
nor to name him for supervisor, when he
had the Endorsement Of nearly all the Re
publican Senators for the position. There
is no question at all as to his qualiflca-
tions for the office. He has ripe expert
ence in the engrossing department OF the
House. and being the editor Of an infuen-
tial newspaper, his intelligence Is taken as
matter of fact. There is an ugly snari
over this plum of patronage, especiahy
because a new Senator steps IN al the
eleventh hour and dictates to the Cover
nor the filling of the position It Wouia
seem that the best way out OF TINS tahsie
would be to have the law changed, as
suggested, and then Mr.. Salmon could pc
made supervisor for the Senate ana MT
Folwell for the House. Then an ASSIST
ant to each could be appointed II deemed
necessary 1t is understood, however, tnat
the Governor is opposed to any change N
the law.
The indications are that 1t will be q
busy session. Nothing can be done untn
the law which creates the new ONCE OF
supervisor of bills is changed and the
rules of the two houses are made TO con
form to the law. 1t is not certain whetn-
er there will be any change in the election
laws. There is some feeling for the
proposition to have all elections held
on one day in New Jersey. 1t strikes the
rural members as being an economical
move. but in some places like trenton,
Camden. Bound Brook and Bayonne, II
Is thought that 1t would be safe to keep
municipal and State and national politics
separated. There is a fear that the state
and national ticket would sometimes carry
through a bad municipal ticket. Governor
voorhees, is said to favor the concentra-
ton of elections. but would not dispense
with the township elections.
There will be changes in the military
laws of the State, a special commission
of military men being now at work re-
vising them. There is special commis-
sion which has been codifying all tne
school laws, which will report a large
bill. covering all the school laws whlcn
commission will make radical changes.
Its compulsory educational features VIII
be very strict, and it will particularly
strike at child labor. 1t will provide that I
no child under fifteen years of age snall
be employed at any labor or business un-
less such child has attended school WITH
IN twelve months preceding ouch period
of employment.
The State Federation of Labor Will pres
ent half dozen bills, one dealing with
child labor and another which Will give
more power to the State Board OF Arpi-
tration. The factory inspectors act Is to
be generally amended. The fifty-flve hour
law is to be made stronger.
The Bank and Insurance Commission
wants an Improvement on the law which
provides for the State supervision OF the
| building and loan associations The tax
laws will come in for much consideration,
and the Democrats will strike out for
division of the State surplus among the
municipalities. and will strive for
stronger equal taxation bill and radical
change in the corporation laws
The Democrats will demand an investi-
special commission. As a reason for such
an investigation they will cite the trouble
now at the Girls Industrial School, and
the recent trouble at the State Prison ana
| the charges made by the colored Metho-
dists against the management OF the
BOYS Reform School, because OF aHegeu
DETERMINATIONS against the coiored boys IN
| the school. The profitable business OF the
past year in the registering of the articles
| Of incorporation has caused the impress
| sion to prevail that the State has money
| to burn, and in consequence, there IS
| looming up a goodly number OF bills tnat
| seek large appropriations, but the state
| leaders are preparing TO hight these treas
| ury raiders at every step. There VIII pe
| an effort to relieve the school fund unueI
| the Stokes act last year. The purpose OF
| the Stokes act is not to divert money from
| the State fund to the Schooi Iund: OWiisS
| to the extraordinary appropriations stll, M
pending, such as the Rahway reIormastory
| and Newark armory, the epileptlc coiony
! and the new buildings at the Girls, indus-
| trial Schools, the amount that VIII pc turii-
ed over to the relief of school taxes WI VI
not be as large as Senator stokes anu eiis
! Governor would like.
1 1t is given out by the Republican Leaders
/ that Supreme Court Justice Lippincott ane
| Circuit Court Judge Childs will be reap,
pointed. The bar of the upper end OF tnt
| State is practically unanimous for tnen
| reappointment. Republican and Demo
/ cratic lawyers alike having signed petl
| tions to the Governor asking him 10 re
| tain those iurists on the bench. INT
| friends of former Governor Werts, o.
course. do not like the turn affairs nave
| taken but they are IN hopes that IN tHs
| near future he will be offered place II
keeping with his talent and ability.
Senator John Kean will be appointed (
| fill the vacancy on the Republican ma
| tional Committee caused by the deatn o
1 Vice President Hobart. He Will sefVs
/ until the National Convention OF mex
| year when it Is understood, he VIII CIV
| way to Franklin Murphy, who Will D
appointed for a full term. Both Mr. Mur
ply and Mr. Kean are well-knoWn plac
teal politicians and men of almost uh
Hmited means and besides they are am
bilious. With either the interests OF N
/ Republican party of New Jersey would %
in safe hands.
The friends of Congressman Daily lee
delighted over the manner in which ~
has introduced himself to the body
national lawmakers. Before his seat wa
warmed he took part in the debate on IN
i financial bill and, with his customar.
fiowery rhetoric. he made an afgumeh
against its passage. 1t is unusual for
new member to make himself heard at TN
opening of Congress even on any question
but LMr DAILY is not of that kind OF
statesman. He is bound to make his elo
ouence felt wherever he goes and especlal
ly as LONG as Billy Bryan is his po
litical god and free silver his shibboletn:
Word comes from Newark that az IN
ANIMAL meeting of the Republican Coun
ty Committee of Essex, to be held a
Headquarters, Chester Row, Friday even
| ing next at 8 o'clock, the reelection O.
Major Carl Lentz will be the great tea