Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-03-13

Ann Auguste Allison, Noble G. Bristol
and Martin c. Ribsam, reappointments;
state road commissioner, Henry /.
Budd, Burlington, reappointment; state
prison keeper, George q. Osborne,
Hudson; judge of the common pleas
court of Camden, c. V. D. Joline; judge
of the Camden district court, Martin
V. Bergen; judge of the Gloucester
common pleas court, John S. Jessup,
reappointment; judge of the Ocean
county common pleas court, Albert G..
Martin, reappointment. All these NOM
nations, together with that of Judge
Francis Scott of the Passaic county
court of common pleas, have been con
firmed.
Only Three More Big Ones.s
Only three more important nominal
tons yet remain to be made by the
governor-namely, clerk of the supreme
Newark; secretary of state, now held
by George Werts of Paterson, and the
attorney generalship, now held by
Samuel Grey of Camden. Senator
Thomas n. McCarter of Newark is
slated for the last named Office There
is every prospect that Colonel Samuel
ID. Dickinson of Hudson will succeed
Mr.. Werts, and Mr.. Riker will be given
another term.
There is some opposition to the new
general school BILL which seeks to rem
edy the defects found by the court in
the Stokes school law because of the
clause which creates a board of esti-
mate which may compel any appro-
priation it may see fit for school pur-
poses. The bill may be amended by
eliminating this clause.
The bill enabling the Pennsylvania
railroad to construct tunnel under the
North river from New Jersey to New
York was this week reported out of
committee, where it had rested since
early in the session, and was put
through the senate.
Ab0Iishing FreehOIders' Boards.
In the senate on Monday night Sen
ator Strong's freebooter bill was pass
ed after slight opposition by Mr.. John
son of Camden This bill provides for
a reduction in the number of freehold
ers on the following plan: Hudson and
Essex, nine members; Passaic and
Camden, seven; Bergen, Burlington,
Cumberland, Mercer, Middlesex, Mon
mouth, Morris and Union, five; Allan
tic, Cape May, Gloucester, Hunterdon,
Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Sussex and
Warren, three. These freeholders are
to be paid salary of $1,000 yearly.
The bill is imperative unless adopted
by the voters of a county, and petit
ton of per cent of such voters must
be made before it can be submitted to
the people.
Senator Gebhardt Oem. of Hunter
dom presented a concurrent resolution
in the senate this week providing for
an amendment to the constitution that
all assemblymen be elected by districts,
as in years gone by, instead of by coun-
ties, as at present 1t is not expected
that the resolution will see the light of
day after it is printed.
Odds and Ends.
The antitrading stamp bill has passed
the senate but it is understood that a
vigorous fight is to be made against it
when it comes up in the house.
The senate has passed the bill ap-
propriating money for the erection of a
battle monument at Princeton, and it
is thought that the bill will reach the
governor in few days.
Senator Strong is greatly opposed to
the bill providing for an extension of
the statehouse grounds and the estab-
lishment thereon of an executive man
sion. The bill carries with it big ap-
preparation and is favored by the lead
ers of the Republican party. 1t is not
expected that the bill will be defeated
Governor Murphy has signed the bill
introduced by Senator Johnson of Cam
den increasing the state road appro-
priation from $4,000 to $250,000
The bill providing for the establish
ment of a state sanitarium for con
sumptives has passed the house and is
expected to go through the senate early
next week. There is a strong senti-
ment in favor of this measure.
III the senate Mr.. McCarter's bill pro-
yiding for the deposit of the states
funds in banks paying per cent has
been passed, the features objected to,
relating to the freeing of the treasurer's
bondsmen from liability, having been
stric ken out.