Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-03-14

They Announced That the End
Would De the 15th-The ed Now
Fixed as the Last Day. With Due
Allowance For the Unexpected.
Especial Correspondence
TRENTON, March 13.-Unless present
plans miscarry the one hundred and
twenty fifth session of the New Jersey
legislature will come to close a week
from Friday, after having been in ex-
istence IL weeks. 1t was thought until
few days ago that the end would be
reached this week, but it was simply a
miscalculation. Senator Reed, leader
of the Republican majority in the up
per house, has announced that March
% would be the final day of the session
unless, of course, something unforeseen
occurs. And there seems to be that
rush and hustle which characterizes
the closing days of the session. Every
body wants his bills hurried through
before the last hour, and those especial
y VIM 4ofC IhC O1INCh NAPCkiShNO III
the past of having their pet measures
lost in the shuttle incident to the clos
ing hours are wasting no time in hay
ing their bills reported and brought up
on third reading. Governor Voorhees,
proposes to continue his former policy
namely, that of requiring all passed
hills IN q c11hr1iffod 70 him hnfnra n
legislature adjourns = and that rule
makes it imperative that the legislative
business should be wound up several
hours before the lawmaking houses are
dissolved
As predicted some time ago Governor
Voorhees, has sent to the senate the
nomination of ex-Sheriff David Baird
of Camden as a member of the state
board of assessors to succeed General
Bird W. Spencer Of Passaic. General
Spencer has been a member of the
board since 1889 and was president of
that body for seven years. The term is
for four years, and the salary is $500
year.
But One More Big Appointment.
There is but one other important ap-
pointment yet to be made by the gov
ernor-namely, that of clerk in chan
Gerry, to succeed former Senator Lewis
A. Thompson. 1t is expected that the
nomination of Senator Edward c.
Stokes of Cumberland for this posi-
ton will be sent to the senate some
time next week, possibly on the last
day of the session, SO as not to inter-
fere with that gentlemans duties in
the senatorial b sdy Senator Stokes is
being boomFf y gubeBnatorial honors
by his sou Ssxg5isIy tends, who, it is
said, are hSss5ea ass5ilessa sassTith the
plan to give tn, o0u!s pnomina-
ton to Franklin Murphy ~f,e.1t fall.
The appropriations committee has
been working hard this week and hopes
to wind up its affairs by Wednesday
next. The appropriation bills may
not be introduced until Thursday, how
ever.
The other committees are hard at
work cleaning up the matters before
them. There are still several subjects
of Importance that are yet to be dis
posed of, including the proposed ex-
tension of the antispring election, to
cover the entire state, the COMPRESSION
al redistricting act, the several consti-
tutiOnal amendments, and the Morris
canal abandonment bill The annexa-
ton of the west Hudson towns to New
ark is dead, the bipartisan police and
fire commission bill seems to have gone
into trance, and it is said that the
plan to have lieutenant governor in
this state has also dropped off to sleep.
The legislative correspondents an
nual banquet held last night was an
eventful affair in the states legislative
history. Governor Voorhees,. Presi-
dent Pitney and Speaker Bradley were
the guests of honor. Other prominent
state officials and legislators were pres
ent.
The congressional redistricting bill
passed the senate Monday night by a
party vote. Senator Martin attempted
to have Sussex put in district with
Morris, Union and Warren. His amend
ment was defeated, as was another to
have Sussex left out of all the dis
tricts. In offering this amendment
Mr.. Martin said that he would like to
have Sussex attached to Pike county,
Pa, or Orange county, N. Y. The re-
districting bill determines the ten con-
gressional districts as follows: First,
Camden, Gloucester and Salem coun.
ties; Second, Atlantic. Burlington.
Cape May and Cumberland; Third.
Ocean, Monmouth and AIiddlesex:
Fourth, Mercer, Hunterdon and Som
erset Fifth, Union, Warren and Nor
ris; Sixth, Bergen, Passaic and Sussex;
Seventh and Eighth, Essex; Ninth and
Tenth, Hudson.
Many Demands For States Money.
At a meeting of the appropriations
committee held on Monday afternoon
there was a delegation of physicians
on hand to advocate an appropriation
Of $4,000 to establish a state santa
rum for consumptiyeS, as provided in
a bill introduced by Senator Hutchin-
son. Drs. Flick of Philadelphia and A.
P. Kept of New York, two tuberculosis
specialists of wide fame, spoke for the
proposed institution. They asserted
that consumption was both durable
and preventable, but it was necessary
that affected persons be isolated The
microbes were communicable, and one
consumptive could give life in a hours
to 100000 very active microbes.
Hugh Fox, A. I. Williams and Mrs.
Williamson, representing the state
board of children's guardians, asked
the committee for an increase of their
appropriation to $4,000. William T.
Hunt of the state sewage commission
asked for $4,000, with which to get
surveys and secure thorough investi-
cation of the Passaic and its environ
ments. State Secretary Franklin Dye
of the board of agriculture spoke in be-
half of the tuberculosis commission,
which, he said, was doing great work
In preserving the cattle of the state,
but more money was needed to do the
work properly. The commission had
an appropriation of $4,000 last year.
The public library commission asked
for $500 for expenses and $500 to aid
In starting new libraries. Judge Vroom
and William Nelson urged the appro-
priation of $500 for the preservation
Of the public archives. Senator Mckee
and Mr.. Hopper of Passaic asked for
$500 for the Paterson armory. B. F.