The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02

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The Legislature began tho fourth
week Of tho session Monday night ~
spending thirty minutes a sesslou, dur
ing which time = dozen "a mora bllte
we're introduced Ii. the House and =
Supervisor Of Bills and two assistants
elected. Charles 81. Folwell. Of Bur-
lington County was chosen 6~upervisoT,
and Solomon n. Rogers, Of Mercer,
and Frank T. Lockwood. Of Hudson.
first and second assistants respectively.
Assemblyman Albeit. Of Hudson
County. introduced . concurrent Ieso-
luton providing for the election Of
United States Senators by the direct
vote OF the people. The resolution was
referred to the judiciary COMMITTEES.
Albeit objected to such . disposition
OF the resolution. on the ground that It
carried . proposition with which the
members OF the House were familiar.
because it had been widely discussed,
and he thought that 8 vote should be
taken on it without delay. He inti-
mated that he was fearful that the com.
mittee would not report the resolution
to the House, but Leader Wakelee al
layed his fears by assuring him that
the resolution would be promptly re-
ported, and the members OF the House
given an opportunity to express their
opinion Of it. Mr.. Albeit said that II
there was no disposition on the part Of
the Republicans to send the resolution
to the graveyard he would not OBJ
ject to it's reference to q committee,
and to the committee it went.
Jesse T. Salmon, of Essex County.
was elected Supervisor OF Bills In the
Senate, aud James Shoemaker. OF Cape
May, his assistant.
In executive session the Senate con-
lirmed the following appointments BY
the Governor: Prosecutor of Somerset
County, James L. Griggs; Prosecutor
Of Salem County, j. Forman Sinnick.
son: Judge of the County Courts Of
Mercer, John Rellstab.
The following nominations we're sent
to the Senate by the Governor: Judge
of the Second District Court Of New
ark. Thomas j. Lintall; members of
The Board Of Managers Of the Soldiers
Home, John Shields, Hunterdon Coun-
ty; State Board Of Medical Examiners,
John E. Wilson, Essex; John w. Ben
net. Monmouth. and John J. Baum,
Hudson.
Senator Stokes introduced q bill ok
ing the salaries of officers of the Legis-
lature. The Senate officers under this
bill are TO be as follows:
Secretary of the Senate. 81, 500.
Assistant Secretary of the Senate,
81, 200.
Presidents secretary, $500.
Supervisor of Bills, $1,000.
Assistant Supervisor of Bills, $500.
Journal Clerk. 81, 900.
Assistant Journal Clerk, $500.
Calendar Clerk, $500.
Bill Clerk. $500.
Clerk of the Committee on Printed
Bills, $500.
Sergeant alarms, 500.
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, $500.
Five d~oorkeepers, $3.50 each.
Four pages, 5000 each.
Following are tbs House officers pro.
vided for:
Clerk OF the House. ST 500.
Assistant Clerk, 5 $1,000.
Speakers secretary, $500.
Speakers assistant secretary. $500.
Journal Clerk, $1,000.
Assistant Journal Clerk. $500.
Supervisor of Bills, 81, 800.
Two Assistant Supervisor Of Bills,
5000 each.
Sergeant-at-Arms, $500.
Two Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms,
$500 each.
Bill Clerk aid one Assistant Bill
Clerk, $500 each.
Clerk to the Committee on Printed
Bills. $500.
-Four clerks to committees, $500 each.
Twelve Doorkeepers, $3.50 each.
Ten pages, $500 each.
The act is to take effect Immediately.
On Tuesday Governor Voorhees, dis
posed of the contest over the BurliDg-
ton County Prosecutorship by appoint
ing Samuel A. Atkinson. Of Mt. Holly,
who was backed by the George Wilds
Both houses Of the Legislature adj
Tuesday for the week, after
holding their first joint session and re-
William s. Hancock State
Comptroller and George B. Swain State
When their new terms ex.
pire in 1903 each official will have sery-
ed nine years and will have drawn the
tidy sum of $54, 600 in salary. The
supported ex State Treasur-
or George,R. Gray for Treasurer and
Colonel John A. WiIdrick, ex County
Clerk Of Mercer county, for Comptroller.
The joint meeting also reelected
Charles Bradley. of Essex, as the
States director IN the United Railroads
and Canal Company.
The House put on record eulogistic
resolutions in memory OF tx.Attorney
General John p. Stockton.
All users of kerosene and gasoline
remember that the price has been high.
Or the past year than during two years
previous. A statement by s. G. T.,