Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1901-01-31
MAY REMAIN IN CABINET.
New Judiciary Appointments Still the
Subject of Some Criticism-The
Legislature is Somewhat Inact-
i've and AdiOurnS.

Attorney General of the United
States, came very near being Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of New
Jersey, became known to-day When
Governor Voorhees, learned of Chief
Justice Depues contemplated resigna-
torney General, who, after consider
ing the situation carefully, decided to
decline the honor. This fact gives
rise to the rumor that the Attorney
General may remain in the Presi-
dents Cabinet after ALL 1t has been
stated all along that he would retire
at the expiration of the Presidents s
term because of his inability to meet
the financial strain of official and so
cial life at Washington. He desires
to return to Paterson and resume his
law practice. Perhaps his declina
tion of the high honor of the Chief
Justiceship is due to the same situa-
ton. The Chief Justiceship pays but
$40, 900 per annum.
Legislative circles have not yet re-
covered from the shock which Cover
nor Voorhees, gave them last night
with his move ON the Judiciary
checker board, and it was topic of
animated conversation at every point
to-day. Those Republicans who cared
to express their opinions freely seemed
to regard the elimination of Senator
Pitney from the contest for Governor
as a party disaster; that too much
harmony so early in the campaign
bodies no good and will take all life
out of the canvass.
There was no mistaking the feeling
of the Democrats over the move.
Their faces have broader smiles than
for 10 these many, many months.
Senator Johnston Cornish, one of the
strong probabilities ON the Democratic
side, was actually jubilant. He said
prominent Republican had confessed
taat bigger blunder than the Demo-
Gratis ever made had been committed
and that the chances for swinging
New Jersey back to it's Democratic
moorings next fall are bright indeed
President Pitney has the grip. "
said Senate Secretary Edge to-day.
"Well, should say he had,'' said
Senator Hand
"Oh, don't mean that kind of
grip; he's SICK" laughed the score
tary.
Mr.. Pitney is really sick. He left
the Capitol to-day for his home in a
wretched condition, and was COM
PEELED to cancel an engagement to
speak tomorrow night at the Camden
Civic Clubs dinner to Speaker Brad
ley.
Only brief sessions of the Senate
and Assembly were held to-day, and
they adjourned for the week. The
several committees show decided
reluctance to get down to work, and
no bills are reported for action This
is the fourth week of the session and,
while 1873 bills have been introduced
in the House, only two have been
passed Speaker Bradley has evinced
a healthy desire to push things and
clear up the calendar, but he cannot
gouge bills out of the hands of the
committeeman He had few on his
calendar last night, but when he called
them up the sponsor for nearly every
one begged to have it lie over or
turned back to second reading for
amendment, or withdrawn for a sim
liar purpose.
The Governor sent to the Senate
this morning the nomination of the
old Board of Trustees of the State
Home for Girls. This is the Board
which SO loyalty upheld Mrs. Eyler,
the principal of the institution, who
was under such fierce fire for such a
log period. They are: H. @. Stull,
John D. Rue, Alfred D. Canagy,
Martin @. Ribson, all of Trenton
Noble @. Bristol, Newark Miss N.
| Augusta Allison, Miss NJ S. Attle-
bury, Trenton; Miss A. P. g. Emley,
Paterson, and Mrs. J. G. Bergen,
| lIllHdu6bI.
Mr.. Albeit introduced bill pro-
viding that conviction for felony, fol-
lowed by two years sentence, shall
be sufficient grounds for divorce.
The effort to secure the passage of
a law to abolish spring elections has
not been abandoned by the Republican
leaders of Hudson county, who seem
to think that the whole State must
revolve around them and their deires.
Some OF them had a conference with
number of Senators this morning,
declaring that such law would aid
them to carry Democratic Hudson.
One of the Senators suggested that
less law and more unity of action
would serve to turn Hudson from its
Democratic moorings. The matter
| was taken under advisement as tha