The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-01
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Admiral sampson and Mrs. RoeblinE Hon
ored in Sets of Resolutions.

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. Stat the session o.
the Senate this morning Mr.. Hutchinson o.
Mercer county offered a concurrent resolution
expressing the gratitude of the State TO the
Women's National War Relief Association fol
It's patriotic and helpful service TO our soldiers
and sailors during the Spanish war. and to Mrs
Washington A. Roebling Of Trenton In particu-
lar. who was conspicuous In the good work
and who sought out New Jersey soldiers and
sailors who we're sick and made them COM
Portable. Senator McDermott OF Hudson
county said he could cheerfully vote for such
a resolution In general terms. but that New
Jersey was falling In with the example set In
other States and In Congress TO specialize par
ticular persons. which he regarded as being In
bad taste. II special thanks were deserved
by any one II WINS the nurses who did actual
service on the battlelelds and not those whose
wealth enabled them to perform meritorious
acts. Mr.. McDermott's remarks were made
in explanation OF his vote. The resolution
was adopted. II Senators voting in the affirm.
alive and Mr.. McDermott alone in the mega
tive.
Senator Ketcham introduced a concurrent
resolution. which was unanimously adopted
after the introducer had explained that while
It would specialize an individual IL was doing
no more to honor a favorite son than MARYLAND
had done when she presented a sword to Com
modore Schley. Tho resolution was as fol-
owI MI, s.,,. =, N.u, ,ou..r 10,
within her borders a distinguished citizen. a
high officer Of the United States Navy. who.
during the recent conflict witt, Spain. was in
trusted by the President with the ~exacting
duties of Commander-in-Chief and who, by
his, absolute. thoroughness and consummate
ability. aided BY his associate officers and the
men on the ships. was enabled to bring re-
nown to the nation. and the State OF his adop-
"Resoired, the House OF Assembly concur.
bly,, representing the people Of New Jersey. do
]s sersSs 'e Of Rear Hu Admiral frdifsil'WV william SlH' +. sam Ga e%s
and, as a fitting token, we do tender him a
"ResolUed, That a committee OF five. two
from the Senate and three from the House OF
Assembly; be appointed;, whose duty it shall be
resolution into effect"
Senator McDermott attempted to have taken
committee to draft a bill providing forthe hold
ing of a Constitutional Convention. He want
eSenlng. but his motion was defeated and the
resolution was referred to the Judiciary Com
The House advanced to the third reading
bills reducing to- 5 per cent. the legal rate OF
interest and prohibiting the sale Of goods
A Hill was passed requiring that iaborers am
pIoyed on pubiie Improvements shall be citi-
In the Senate a bill was introduced making
It a for a manufacturing or min
ing company to retain any part OF anomployee'S
wages as a fine for delinquency and another
making 1t u m~isdemeanor for any person to ex-
pose for sale goods or wares and to represent
the same to be the product OF a manufacture"
known. by him not to be the manufacturer
thereof.
In the House bills were introduced reauir-
ing all corporations except railroads and canals
to pay their employees in money. to make
eight hours n days work on public works. to
provide bipartisan Jury commissions in each
county and regulating the business in the
State Of foreign mutual accident or casualty
companies.
Tho State Library Commission TODAY
elected Henry c.. Buchanan TO be libI arian to
succeed Col. Morris r. Hamilton, who has Just
finished fifteen years of service. Col. Hamil-
ton is a Democrat and his successor is a Re-
publican.
Both houses have adjourned for the week.