Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-01-24
SENATE PASSES A BILL
After Three Weeks of Prelimi-
nary Effort.
A FLOOD OF BILLS INTRODUCED.

A FLOOD OF BILLS INTRODUCED
The United States SenatOrship Out OF
the Way and a Chance For More
PrOgress-Whnt Is Proposed to Be
Accomplished by Some Legislators
Especial Correspondence
TRENTON, Jan. 23.-Three weeks of
legislation have been productive of the
passage of a single bill by one of the
iawmaking branches. This measure
relates to the oyster interests in south
Jersey and was hurried through the
senate yesterday on the strength of
Senator Stokes claim that the bill was
vital to the oystermen of the lower sec
ton of the state because a dispute ex-
listed as to theaccuracy of the boundary
line of Delaware bay as described in
the law of two years ago, which is
remedied by this bill. 1t fixes the eys-
ter districts in the Delaware river and
bay and Maurice river cove, the sea-
sons when oysters may be dredged for
and the punishment for violating the
law. The bill was introduced Monday
night.
This weeks session of the legislature
was remarkable only in the fact that
General William J. Sewell of Camden
was elected to succeed himself in the
United States senate for term of six
years. The vote in the two houses was
taken Tuesday morning, and today at
noon in joint session General Sewell
was formally declared elected United
States senator for third term. Gen
eral Sewell received the votes of As
assemblymen and 16 senators. Alvah
A. Clark of Somerset, who was nomi-
mated by the Democrats, received the
votes of 4 senators and IS assembly
men.
There was a spice of interest given
to the election of General Sewell by
Benjamin Gratz of Burlington, who
has haunted the state capitol since the
opening of the session and who has
deluded himself with the hope of some
day representing New Jersey in the
United States senate. OF course GRATIS
candidacy was not taken seriously, bnt
Gratz was the center of attraction, it
being expected that he would create a
disturbance. Detectives watched him
closely, but he made no demonstration
and was not molested. When the vote
was announced, Gratz had but one
word to say, and that was 'Treach-
cry" He claimed to have had the
pledges of several legislators to vote
for him.
In the Democratic caucus held yes
terday morning the name of Robert S.
Hudspeth of Hudson was submitted,
together with that of Mr.. Clark The
latter was not acceptable to five of the
demo IL asss4ia b but the II id
son delegation carried the caucus, and
the others gracefully fell in line
Normal Schools Galore.
If the bills for additional Normal
schools continue to come in there will
be one for almost every county in the
state. Already four bills have been
offered providing for the establishment
of Normal schools in Jersey City. Pas
sale and Millville, and others are said to
be in course of preparation. The effect
of this, it is said, will be to destroy any
possibility of two Normal schools in
f17ic 70 fnp n O1.f OF aCt
So far scarcely anything has been
done by the legislature further than
the Introduction of a raft of bills. Up
to date close to hundred bills have
found their way to the clerks desk in
the house, while in the senate 80 bills
have been introduced. The committees
will probably get to work the coming
week, but it will not likely be until
early next month that the legislative
mill will begin to grind with any de-
gree of energy.
The following nominations were con-
firmed by the senate yesterday: Chief
justice supreme court, David A Depue;
justices of the supreme court. Abram
O.. Garretson and J. Franklin Fort;
adjutant general, Alex C. Oliphanti
judge Atlantic City district court, Rob-
ert H. Ingersoll; manager Morris
Plains Hospital, Richard A. McCurdy.
prosecutor of Gloucester, Lewis Starr:
Passaic, Eugene Emley; judge Passaic
district court, William w. Watson:
Judge Elizabeth district court, Edward
S. Atwater; judge Paterson district
court, William /. Lewis; president
judge common pleas, Essex. Alfred f.
Skinner; Salem county, Clement FL.
SinnicIson; Sussex coun Y. Henry Hus-
ton.
The nominations of the members of
the state board of education sent to
the senate by the governor were re-
turned to him at his request because
the terms had not been properly desig.
mated.
Chancery Clerk appointment.
The term of Clerk In Chancery Lewis
A. Thompson expires on March 80 next,
and. while some insist that he viii be
reappointed, it is said on good author
ity that the place will go to Senator
Edward c. Stokes of Cumberland coun-
ty. The governor is beseiged with ap-
plicants who want to serve on the
state board of arbitration. As is well
known, the governor is not in sympa.
thy with this board as constructed un.
der the present laws. The Legislature
may make radical changes i'll the board.
so as to make il more useful than il
has been in the past or else will abol-
ish it altogether.
Mr.. Albeit presented a resolution
Yesterday requesting the governor to
submit to the house the report of last
wears assembly committee appointed
TO investigate the State Industrial
School For Girls, which, he said, should
have been sent in on the sessions open.
ing day. MFR. Lewis, the Republican
fender, moved that the resolution be
referred to the committee on Girls Re
form school, but Mr.. Albeit objected
TO this. Mr.. Meeker, member Of the
investigating committee, stated that
the governor had no reason for with
holding the report and would submit it
in good season. Mr.. Abbett's resolu-
ton was adopted.
Senator Hutchinson's bill doubling
the state appropriation for roads to
$500, 600 and providing that the state
nay two-thirds of the cost of new roada
instead of one-third, as now, has Great