The Penn's Grove record., 1901-02-08

ed the appointment of Justice VIM, ;.
Gummere TO be Chief Justice to sue
coed Chief Justice David A. Depue,
next November. The nomination of
Lay Judge Charles E. IIendrickson to
succeed the late Justice and ex-Goyern-
or George c. Ludlow, to he a Justice Of
the Supreme Court, was also confirmed.
Judge Hendrickson wa sworn in on
Tuesday.
The Governor sent to the Senate these
nominations:
District Court Judge of Camden,
V. d. Joline (re%appointed).
Member of the Board of Managers Of
the Geological Survey-John 5. Cry
den, of Essex, in place of Thomas ?,
Kinney, deceased.
Commissioners of the Palisades Inter
state Park, George w. Perkins, D. Nc
Medley Stauffer, ]. Du Pratt White,
Ralph Trautman, Nathan F. Barrett,
all of New York State and Abram 5.
Hewitt. of Ringwood, N. j.; Edward
a. Stevens. of Hoboken, n. j.; Frank
lin W. Hopkins, of Alpine, N. j.; Will
liam A.. Linn, of Hackensack, n. D.,
and Abram De Ronde, of Englewood,
n. J..
The most important step taken was
the passage by the House of a bill in
troduced is calculated to put an end to
hazing in colleges and institutions Of
learning. The bill was suggested by
the Booz case recently investigated at
West Point. and provides that if any
student or scholar in any college or In
stitution of learning in New Jersey
shall willfully engage in hazing where
by bodily harm or injury shall occur to
the student or scholar hazed such often
der shall be deemed guilty of high mis-
demeanOr, and on conviction shall be
punished bv a fine not exceeding $1,000
or imprisonment at hard labor for a
term not exceeding one year or both,
Managers of schools are required to post
in a conspicuous place a copy of this
law.
A~ssemblyman Albeit, of Hudson
county, who was counsel for the COM
mittee that investigated the State In
dustrial School for Girls last winter, in
trodu ced a bill providing for a male
superintendent for that institution. Mr..
Albeit did all he could last winter to
GUST Mrs. Myrtle b. Eyler, the matron,
from the school, but his efforts were
futile, and she was made superintend-
ent of the institution by a law enacted
before the close of the session. The
purpose of Mr.. Abbett's bill is to legis-
late Mrs. Eyler out of office, but the
Governor is on her side, and will bring
all his influence to bear against the
measure. 1t will probably be killed in
comittee.
The House also passed a bill provid-
ing for four Commissioners from New
Jersey to the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton, and providing for the payment of
their expenses.
On Tuesday President Mahlon Pit
ney was nominated and confirmed TO be
a Justice of the Supreme Court begin
ming next November when Justice Gum
mere succeeds Chief Justice Depue.
Garrett D. W. Vroom, of Trenton,
was nominated to succeed Charles f.
Hendrickson as Lay Judge of the Court
of Errors and Appeals,
The Senate passed a bill giving the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company The
right to build a bridge across the Della
ware, below Trenton. The Senate also
passed Il bill enabling Princeton Univ
ersity to add four more members to its
Board of Trustees, to be chosen by the
alumni.
The proposed amendments to the
State Constitution prepared by the law
yers of the State We're introduced Tues
day by Senator Reed. The most nota-
BILE change is making an independent
Court of Errors and Appeals, to consist
of a Chief Justice and four Judges.
AsSemblyman Abbett's bill proyid-
ing for a codification of the tax laws
was passed in the House. The measure
has the endorsement of the State Board
of Taxation and authorizing the Gov
ernor to name a Commission of Five to
revise the statutes relative to taxation,
The Senate passed a bill permitting
Atlantic City to extend its boardwalk,
and also the bill allowing Princeton and
Rutgers Colleges to add alumni repre-
sentation to their Boards of Trustees.
The two Houses met in joint session
at noon and elected a number of Com