Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-20
THE LEGIsLATURE.

VIII see the end Of the present legiSla-
tive session. 1t has been decreed by
the powers that be in the management
of the states legislative affairs that
the lawmakers must wind up their
business for this year on next Thurs
day afternoon or evening and go home
whether or not they are able to dispose
of all the matters that are now await
ing their attention.
This week has been the tenth week of
the session, and the managers of the
legislative affairs of the state have be-
come convinced that there is no neces-
sity for prolonging the session over
eleven weeks. The present week has
been an uncommonly busy one, and the
several sessions held have been char
acterized by a rush of work which,
brought about a final adjournment
three or four weeks ago. There was a
hum about the two legislative cham
bers and the corridors and Hobbies that
gave ample notice that sine die ad-
journment was but a few days off.
The Governors Nominations.
The most important feature of this
weeks session was the cleaning up by
the governor of all the nominations in
his possession. These nominations
were sent to the senate on Monday
night. They are as follows: Secretary
of state, Samuel D. Dickinson of Jer
sey City, to succeed George Werts of
Paterson; attorney general, Thomas n.
McCarter of Newark, to succeed Sam
uel Grey of Camden; clerk of the SUI
preme court, William Riker, Jr. (reap-
pointment); board of managers of the
Morris Plains Insane hospital, James
w. Smith, David st. John and J. An
son Mcbride (reappointments); state
public library commissioners, Ernest
G.. Richardson, Leonard J. Gordon ire
appointments; state sewerage commits
sion, John Hinchcliffe, Paterson;
Charles w. Fuller, Jersey City Geap-
pointmentsl; managers of the state re-
formatory, George W. Fortmeyer, Rich
ard H. Wilson (reappointments); board
of managers of the Trenton State In
sane hospital, H. Newlin Stokes, Cor
nelius S. Hoffman, Benejah W An
drews (reappointments); J. Bayard
Fitzpatrick and Peter F. Rafferty,;
state medical examiners, Edward Hill
Baldwin, E. L. B. Godfrey (reappoint-
ments), and David P. Barden; trustees
of the Boys Reform school, Frank S.
Gaskill and Edward Spaeth (reappoint-
ments); state board of education, Ed
mund Wilson, Percival Christie, Charles
E. Surdam, Joseph NJ. Byrne and Ed
ward Raisse.
Nominations Confirmed.
In executive session the senate on
Monday night confirmed the nomina-
lions of Senator McCarter for the at
torney generalship without reference
and that of ]. Arson Mcbride as
member of the board of managers of
the Trenton asylum, he being an eX
senator. These nominations have also
been confirmed by the senate: Judge
of the Camden district court Martin
V. Bergen; judge of the Gloucester
county common pleas Court, John S.
Jessup; prosecutor of Ocean county,
Theodore J. r. Brown: judge of the
common pleas court of Sussex county,
Henry C. Hunt; prosecutor of Sussex
county, Henry Huston.
The principal feature of the present
weeks session was the passage by the
senate of the bill providing for the ell
1f %nI fle
by the addition of 100 feet on either
side of the present grounds and the
establishment of an executive man.
sion. The bill was vigorously opposed
on final passage by Senators Strong of
Middlesex and Gebhardt of Hunter
don. They argued that the bill called
for a needless expenditure of the
states money and cautioned the SEN
ators to go slowly in the appropria-
ton of large amounts for such pur-
poses.
Several senators of both sides of the
house advocated the bill, claiming that
the state owed it to itself to be like
other states and provide the chief ex-
ecutive a residence BETTING his Pc,
sition. The bill passed Is to 4, Cor
nish, Cross, Gebhardt and Strong yot-
ing in the negative.
Antigarbage Bill Passed.
Senator Johnson's antigarbage bill,
which met with vigorous opposition
in the senate last week, has been pass
ed by that body, but was fought to the
last by Senator Hudspeth, who sought
to protect a certain class of persons in
Hudson county who make livelihood
by importing garbage from New York
and selling it to owners Of pigs. He
stated that the bill was desired by
New York contractors, who want a
monopoly and who seek to impose
heavy fees for carting the garbage of
New York hotels to Barren island
Mr.. johnson explained that the bill
was meant solely to give relief to
Camden county, which is now invaded
by garbage carriers, who bring great
quantities of refuse matter from Phil
adeIphia and dump it in the suburbs
of Camden, to the detriment of the
people living in the immediate locality.
He stated that the people have had to
put up with the nuisance for many
years, and the only way to stop it was
by state legislation.
Assemblyman Bachelor presented a
bill this week which will authorize To-
cal boards of health to pass ordinances
compelling persons to submit to yacci-
nation.
Asnemblymen at Play.
The monotony of the house routine
was relieved on Monday night by lit
tie side play of several of the members
who were not willing to allow st. Pat
ricks day to pass by without notice.
At Mr. Stalter's request the rules of
that body were temporarily suspended,
and that gentleman and Mr.. Hamill of
Hudson marched down the center aisle
Of the chamber pushing baby coach
decorated with a green flag.
There was a great craning of necks
In the galleries, and the members sat
ND in open mouthed wonder. Mr.. Stall
ter then announced that the coach had
been purchased for the baby daughter
of AssembIyman Hall of Union, who
made her appearance in the world
few days ago. Blushing like a young
schoolgirl, Mr.. Hall walked to the
clerks desk to accept the gift, where