Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-01-10

Of office was administered to Charles
Snyder Of Monmouth by Hon. Robert
NJ Boyd of Essex, master in chan
Gerry, and he in turn administered the
oath to the members elect. The swear
ing in of the assemblymen was an inn
pressiye ceremony. They stood by
their desks with uplifted hands while
they repeated after Mr.. Snyder the
formula of the oath. Later they APP
peared at the clerks desk and signed
the official roll.
The following assembly officers were
chosen: Speaker, William j. Bradley,
Camden; clerk, James Parker. Passaic:
assistant clerk. George f. Poole. Nor
ris; journal clerk. George ]. Coe, I'm
ion; assistant journal clerk, William j.
Kammerer. Passaic; supervisor of bills,
Charles III. Folwell. Burlington: assist
ant supervisors of bills. George r.
Grover. Essex. and solomon H. Rog-
ers, Mercer; sergeant-at-arms. Frank
Tantum. Monmouth; assistant SER
geants-at-arms, David O. Parks, Ocean,
and ]. Francis Darlington. Somerset;
bill clerk. George Il. Powell Essex; as
sistant bill clerk, William Cole. Cam
den; assistant to the clerk of the house.
Christopher o'Rrien. Bergen: door
keepers, Rrice p WalIing, Sussex;
Erwin j. West. Edward McClin-
took. John c. Racheller, Charles Das-
sing and Charles T.. Schmidt, l1s-
sex; John +. Arnold and Charles ID.
Reese, Union; George Higgins. Cam
den: George Jordan, Salem; Charles A..
Schaeffer and Richard A. Pertier, Mid
dleseX; Albert Ottinger and William
Peacock. Cumberland: w. Scott Ho-
mans, Gloucester; pages John Oes-
trich, De Witt Bannister, William b.
Blackman and Joseph a. McGlynn Es-
sex; John King, Jr., Passaic; William
Kuss. Middlesex; William Voorhees,,
Monmouth; William Morgan, Jr., and
Charles ]. Keller. Mercer: Luke Van
naman, Cape May.
The Assembly Committees
Following is a list of the more i'm
portant Of the standing committees
named by Speaker Bradley:
Agriculture. Fleming, Wright, Hoag and,
Smith, J. b.
Appropriations. Lewis, Bachelor, Foote, Tillot
son, Blackwell.
Boroughs and Borough Commissioners
Cresse, Mercer, Williams, yollers.
Corporations.-ste elman, Smith, C. NJ; viii
liams, Abbott Blackwell.
Municipal Corporations.-B Bachelor. Recs Waite
Salter Marks.
Railroads and -Kirkbride, Meeaer, Mont
gomery. Cummings, Laudenberger.
Towns and Townships. IIorner, Boyd
Keasler, Rice.
Joint Committees State Hospitals = Bu'
Gnichtel Fleming, Carr, Brock.
The chairman of the other commit
tees are as follows:
Banks and insurance, Moore; bill revision
Meeker; claims and pensions, Abbott; education
Garrison; elections, Lyon; game and fisheri s.,
Blohm; incidental expenses, Snyder; judiciary',
Lewis; labor and industries, Montgomery; militia
Carr; miscellaneous business, Stater; printed
bills, Wright; public health, {. NJ Smith; re-
vision of laws, Foote's riparian rights, Recs, sta
tionery Groves; unfinished business, Hyr-s sasT
and means. Recs; joint committees, c-.el4erea
and navigation Tyres; federal relations, Lyon;
Industrial School For Girls, Foote; passed bills,
Rees; public grounds and buildings, Garrison
printing, Abbott; Reform School For Boys. Week
err; School For Deaf Mutes. Gill; sinking iund,
Snyder; Soldiers home, kirkbride; state library,
Bachelor; state prison, Fleming; trcasurer's ac-
counts, G. N. Smith
There was only one bill introduced,
and that was presented by Mr.. Hutch
inson of Mercer, in the senate. 1t is
designed to amend the state road act
and provides for an increase in the
state appropriation for road IL prove
mcnts from $4,000 to $G00,c30, the
state to pay two-thirds of the cost of
new roads instead of third, as now.
The county under the provisions of
this bill VIII then be called upon to
pay ore-third instead of tvo-thi.ls,
as under the existing statute. i he
bill, if it becomes Il law, Will re ii:ce
the cGlnty tax to considerable cx-
tent and is regarded as one Of the
most impoi tant matters to be consider
ed by the session
Odds and Elp.!is.
The. s,pxl lsf ff;ri--;ln annual message was
ubfe g5esss5srH to both houses and was or
dcred incorporated in the records and
printed.
Inc secretary OIL tuS oNht'lS " 80 80
thorized to appoint clerk for each OF
ts~-. ro1le---ing committees: Printed
bills, appropriations, judiciary. nltnic-
ipal corporations, boroughs and town
ships, revision of laws, railroads aaG
canals, education corporations and an
assistant bill clerk.
President Pitney has selected as his
private secretary King S. Dram of
Morris.
In the senate last years rules were
adopted for this session. In the house
Messrs. Lewis, Lyons and Foote were
appointed a committee on rules. Gthel
special committees appointed by Speak
er Bradley were: Bill files, c. NJ. Smith
Stilwell and Stalter; clergy, Fleming
Gill and Rice.
Clerks are to be appointed to the
house committees on judiciary, revision
of laws, municipal corporations. rail
roads and canals, corporations az.
printed bills.