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SEWELL HONORED
Senate Confirmed His Nom
nation to Command Of
National Guards-
Bills Passed.
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TRENTON, Feb. 16, 1S99.-After many
weary hours of waiting the leaders of the
Two branches of the Legislature succeed
ed yesterday afternoon in securing a
quorum and a session of each House was
held. Several bills were passed and
more advanced on the calendar. It was
evident by the anxiety of the leaders to
do something his week that the critic
ism of the Legislatures inclination TO do
nothing which the press and public had
made lately has had its effect. There was
no attempts at any flights of eloquence
unnecessary verbiage. All that was said
about a bill was what would describe its
and no one asked any frivolous question
or made any foolish objections to any
thing. The senate managed to finish lis
object in the fewest words possible
business and adjourn for the week, but
the House had to have another session to-
day. Governor Voorhees, sent to the Sen
ate these nominations
Chandler W. Riker for Prosecutor of
the Pleas, Essex county.
Charles J. Baxter, for State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction.
For Major General, vice Joseph w.
Plume, resigned, William J. Sewell,
For Major General by brevet, Richard
A. Donnelly for long and meritorious SER
vice.
General Sewell being IN ex-senator, his
nomination was confirmed at once. The
others were referred.
The Senate also confirmed the Cover
nor's appointment of a week or two g
for Managers of Home for Soldiers, Sal
lors and their wives, and Managers of
the Village for Epileptics.
This nomination places General Seweil
in command of the National Guard Of
New Jersey. When the Wal of the Re-
belion broke out he was mustered into
the United States Army as. Captain in the
Fifth New Jersey Regiment on August
%, 1861. During the battle of Chancellors-
vile General Mott was severely wounded,
and Sewell led his brigade in a resistless
charge, and achieved one of the most
brilliant successes of the war. He cap
tured eight colors from the Confederates
and re%captured the regimental colors of
a New York regiment. His conduct at
Gettysburg and in other important en-
gagements was equally conspicuous. He
was wounded twice at Gettysburg and
Charlottesville. He was made Lieuten-
dtAl SOi0ACA u biC 1NO6 tAtS3 atS
1862, and Colonel three months later. IN
September, 1864, he became Colonel of the
Thirty-eighth Regiment, and remained
with it in the field until the close of the
war. On April 8, 1866, he. was made
grevet B~rigadier General Of Volunteers,
for gallant and meritorious conduct. in
the battle of Charlottesville" and at the
close of the war for meritorious conduct.
At the beginning Of the Spanish War
Mckinley appointed him q
Major General of Volunteers, but he de-
clined the honor.
President Reed announced the appoint
of Senators Ketcham and Brain as
the Senate contingent of the Legislative
Committee on sword presentation to ADJ
miral Sampson. The committee will meet
IN the Governors room on Tuesday at the
close of the morning session to select a
design for the sword and makes arrange
lnents for the presentation.
The Senate passed the measure provid-
ing for an alderman-at.large in second,
class cities. 1t was principally intended
for Paterson.