Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-03-23


vantages, general and professional in
candidates for admission as lawyers.
The commission is to be appointed in
June and to report in November. The
report will be laid before the next legis-
lature, with recommendations accom-
panying it from the court
Two bills were offered in the house
this week aimed at the proposed coal
combine. The attorney general, in pur-
suance of the assembly's request, draft
ed one, and Assemblyman Albeit Of
fered another. Mr. Albeit kept up his
political tactics of demanding commit
tee reports on anticorporation bills, but
without avail
Governor Voorhees, has reappointed
Judge Joseph H. Gasken of Burlington
county and has named the following as
state game and fish commissioners:
Howard P. rockingham, Benjamin p.
Morris. William A. Halsey and J. Har-
ry Budd
Although so near final adjournment,
many new bills come in; but nine
One provides for the establishment of
a normal school in Newark to cost not
exceeding 100000
GOAn8 FOR 'l1uy' Judges.
There was a pretty free expression Of
opinion in the senate yesterday con-
corning the way in which the special
judges of the court of errors and ap-
peals have been taking advantage of
the law allowing them 500 day for at
tendance in court and for the time con-
sumed III writing opinions. The dis
cussion came up in connection with
Senator w NJ Johnson's bill, No. 1853,
limiting their pay time outside Of court
to six days per term. Senator Johnson
referred to the abuses that had grown
up under the present law by which the
appropriation for the court of errors
last year was eaten up in salaries in a
few months. Under the old regime the
judges were paid only for attendance in
court and got mileage. This did not
operate equitably, and so the law was
changed TO it's present basis, but mat
tiers had now gone to the other extreme,
and there was public demand for
some check on the expenditure of pub
lie funds; hence the pending bill under
which each special judge might earn
about 81 500 a year as a member of the
court of errors and $500 more as mem
Der of the court of pardons. 1t seemed
fair and just measure.
Senator Stokes offered an amendment
to allow the judges ten days pay in
stead of six days pay outside of the
time spent in court each term.
Senators McDermott and Van Cleef
were inclined to think that any limita-
honor of the judiciary.
Senators Pitney and Martin pointed
out that the special judges, besides
drawing pay as members of the court,
also practiced at the bar and thus had
a separate income. Indeed their judi
cial positions gave them a distinct ad-
vantage as practitioners over other
counsel. and there had been public COM
ment on the fact that they appeared in
cases in the superior courts which the
court of errors might be called on aft
erward to review.
Senator Cross and President Reed fa-
vored the bill generally, but thought
time and pay should be allowed the
judges for the preparation of cases OUT
side of court.
Senator Stokes amendment was de-
feated, but one Incorporating the views
of Messrs. Reed and Cross was adopt
ed. Under the bill as amended the spe-
cial judges (who fill the places of the
former lay judges viii get $40 a day
while in attendance at court and the
same allowance for six days each term
outside the court to enable them to ex-
anime cases and write opinions at their
homes. The bill passed later.
Some Bills Passed.
An1ape the MANY hills passad n, fba
senate were the following:
Providing for the binding out of chill
dren outside the state upon approval of
the county court.
Providing for ceding land in New
Brunswick for postoffice building.
Providing for district courts in cities
Of less than 10000 inhabitants.
Requiring that all manufactured fer
tilizers shall be inspected and shall be
marked with the manufacturers name
before sale.
Authorizing police boards ia cities to
fix a fee of 81 for permits to(carry re-
voIvers.
Providing for an assessment of one
fourth of l per cent of salary on mem
bers of police force in cities with a view
to maintaining pension funds.
Limiting to 6 per cent the interest on
arrears of taxes.
Providing that only citizens of the
United States shall be employed upon
any public work of county or state.