The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-01-19
LEGISLATURE SECOND WEEK
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with because it has been endorsed by
the railroad employees organizations.
The bill was defeated and will likely
be so again, because the same condi-
tions exist now as it did then, in fact
they are worse, because Mr.. Benny
had midsummer row with some
of the representatives of the railroads
and they are now banded together
against him and he has hard road
to travel. He was not to have been
returned this session, but owing to
this fight he was allowed to return so
as to get square with his enemies.
SENATOR McDERMOTT AGAIN.
Senator McDermott was disposed to
move matters in the Senate to his
own liking on Monday night He
crossed swords for the first time with
President Johnson, and he found he
was we'll matched. He raised the old
question of Senatorial courtesy, but
the gingery PRESIDENT let fall his
gavel and declared he could not per-
nit an attack on the chair while in
the discharge of his duties and he
suggested to Senator McDermott that
if he had been unfairly treated, that
he could appeal from the decision of
the chair so after a few remarks
Senator McDermott subsidized, with a
full conviction that the Senator from
Bergen is going to be the President of
the Senate. The tilt was over a propo-
sition to relieve a committee in an
abrupt way of the consideration of a
bill in reference to the further sale of
Riparian rights.
IN MEMORY OF HOBART.
The day sacred to the memory of
President Hobart has been fixed
for Tuesday. January 80 1t is not
certain who will be the orators on
that occasion. There is a desire on
the part of many to hear Attorney
General Griggs, deliver the eulogy.
1t is question of the Attorney Cen
erals engagements. IT he does not
come some of the we'll known State
orators will be selected. The day
is to be distinctively a Hobart day
and it is expected that it will attract
a large number of prominent men.
There will be move that day to Sc
cure some permanent memorial of the
Jerseyman. 1t may be
a tablet erected in the corridor of the
State House, a bust or picture; it is
not settled but those who are discuss
ing the proposition will reach
conclusion by that time. Senator
Pitney is one of the joint committee
that has been selected to prepare the
details OF this memorial day.
Senator Pitney's excise bill is again
on the calendar. This is intended to
give Morristown compact excise
system. 1t is the same bill which was
last session and WAS
passed without defining the term of
the commissioners. Its defects have
been cured and it stands a chance Of
becoming law, unless some other
takes exceptions to it
which is not likely, because the bill
has referendum clause which will
save any locality not DESTROYS of hav-
ing their excise commissioners APP
pointed by the court
WANTS TRACK ELEVATION.
The subject of track elevation will
soon be considered. Assemblyman
Mungle, of Essex, who recently re-
fused to pay his way ON the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail
'oad, because he had not received his
annual pass has introduced a resolu-
ION. 1t calls on the Attorney Gen
eral to give information as to
there is not enough law to
compel the railroad to elevate or de-
press its rails at crossings.
Judge j. Franklin Fort was reap
pointed the Judge of Essex County.
This settles the public curiosity as
to what was the ambition of the Judge.
He has been accused of wanting every
thing. 1t was recently claimed that
ne wanted to be Chancellor, then Su-
preme Court Justice, then a candidate
for Governor, lately he was suggested
as wanting to be Vice President, then
for Congress, and he was for a time
considered as Republican
possibility. 1t is settled he
is we'll satisfied to succeed himself on
the bench and when his full term ex-
pires he will be in line for some
office, but his friends say that he will
then prepare to again take up his
growing practice. The appointment
is highly satisfactory to the members
of the Essex County bar, This leaves
State Chairman Franklin Murphy as
the logical Essex County candidate
for Governor, should he desire to be
a candidate two years hence.
Rev. Gilbert Moseair, of Boonton,
opened the House with prayer on
night and his petition was
eloquent His call here was alto
gether pleasant for he met number
of former friends who gave him cor
dial welcome to the State House.
Assemblyman Garrison introduced
a bill which applies to the practice of
the Justice Courts, Ito prohibit law