The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-04-15


lie accountants. creating the office of
county mercantile inspector to be
named by the governor. repeater OF the
Dunn five counselors act forhidding
the use of stoves for heating railroad
passenger ears, prohibiting the sale
OF fruit. merchandise etc. on sun
day, the railroad commission bill. for
state board to examine BARRIERS.
the sntituading stamp proposition. pro.
viding that only citizens of the United
States be employed ON state, county or
city buildings, compelling street rail
way companies 60 cary school chill
duen Tor half fare aud creating the
essiee et state architect to supervise the
erection 81 all state buildings
New Geological Heard.
The members OF the state geological
survey named last week 10y the govern
or ar,s as follows; First district. Fred
erich Il. Rraee. Second district. Ed
wsri {. stokes; Third district. NJ. ID.
Valentine. Fourth district, W 4. Roe
hling. Firth district. T. \. Garfield.
Sixth district. George W. Wheeler;
Seventh district. Wendell T. Garrison;
Eighth district. Joseph l., Mum. Ninth
district, Joseph u, Bedle: Tenth dis
tnlet. Aaron : BALDWIN. members ut
larSe lehu Z Smeek. Ernest X. Acker-
mann. Enos Roberts, Herbert Nj.
Lloyd. : Bayari podd and George c.
Tenant The law legislating the old
tasrd aut Of office and creating a new
besrd If geological survey was made
necessary by the changes In the lines
NJ the congressional districts, II being
found that after the redistrieting of
last year some OF the districts We're
without representation and that other
districts had more than their allotted
na.nlscr II commissioners
Il Vas 4 few minutes past II o'clock
nsos last Thursday when the legisla-
tive session came TO an end and few
hours later there WAS scarcely an as
Semhlyman OF senator to he found in
town The night before the final ad-
journment was an unusually quiet one,
and the scheme TO have the work Of
the two houses finished up a day be-
is favorably regarded and it may be
that in the future this rule will be fol
lowed at the close of the session. By
this means one thing il done away
with-namely, the waiting of one house
by the other TO get through its work
so that adjournment can be taken in
the prescribed fashion, the assembly
men proceeding to the senate, where
the legislature is declared formally ad-
journed by the president. When the
house. which always winds up first,
had finished its work an adjournment
was taken to the next day, and then
some of the members started in to keep
UP the usual custom of holding $50
cial hour" after the work was done.
But the attempt fell fiat this year, and
after few choruseS and stories and a
little horseplay the assemblymen and
the spectators quietly stole away, the
windup festivities this year being too
tame to hold their attention
The Presiding Officers.
a word in passing should be said
about the two presiding officers of the
legislature. Senator Hutchinson of
Mercer presided over the deliberations
of the upper branch in manner that
was truly commendable. He was fair
and thorough. although there was a
threat Of serious breach between the
president and the Democrats in the
senate on the eve of adjournment be-
!, Tot n.
important bill on the calendar when II
was called for by the minority leader.
The matter was adjusted satisfactorily
however and on the closing day the
Democrats highly praised President
Hutchinson for his fairness as n pre-
/ siding officer
In the house Speaker John G. Hornei
made most capable presiding officer
| His rulings We're fair. and on few
| coca sions. when complications were
threatened, the speaker proved himself
TO be d man Of clever executive ability
and succeeded in quieting the threat
ened storms. He fairly earned the IT,
lie Of Honest John" Horner," by
which be WAS frequently called during
the session.
David O. Watkins has taken posses
sion Of his new Office Of state banking
and insurance commissioner, vacated
last Thursday through the expiration
OF the term OF William Bette OF Cam
den The post Of United States dis
trict attorney, which Mr.. Watkins gave
up for the banking commissionership,
has not yet been filled, and considerable
interest centers in the contest over this
position. The naming of the new dis
trict attorney Is In the hands of Presi.
dent Roosevelt and he will in all prob.
ability act favorably upon whatever
name IS handed 10 him by Senator john
Kean. Jerseys senior United States
senate.