Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-02-05
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Especial Correspondence

Ac5ioiadfS SesSiOll nave passed ana the
lawmakers are bestirring themselves
to get at least a part of the mass OF
business that has accumulated since
the opening of the session out of ths
way, and in all fairness it must be
said that the session is moving along
with all speed possible at this stage oil
the game. If the present gait is con
tinued, it may be safely predicted thai
the session will not last over ten weeks
OF course allowing for unexpected de
yeiopments in legislative matters moi
SO far looked for, such as a prolonged
fight over some big measure which has
not yet made its appearance.
The governor on Monday sent to the
senate the following nominations: Fol
prosecutor of the pleas, Atlantic, 10
seph e. P. Abbott; for prosecutor OF
the pleas, Union, n. G. J. English; fol
judge of the common pleas, Atlantic
Allen B. Endicott; for judge of the
common pleas court, Hudson, John A
Blair; for judge of the common pleas
court, Warren, George NJ. Shipman
for judge of the common pleas court
Union, Benjamin A. Vail
All of these nominations were reap
pointments. The senate confirmed the
nomination of Judge Vail without de
lay, he being au ex-senator. The nom
ination of John w. Bogert as judge Of
the court of errors and appeals, sent tt
the senate last week, was quickly con
firmed for the same reason.
The following nominations have also
been confirmed: For judge of the cour
of errors and appeals, Elmer Ewing
Green, Trenton; for prosecutor of the
pleas, Mercer, William ]. Crossley, re
appointment; for judge Second distric
court, Jersey City, Charles w. Parker
for manager of the Trenton State asy
lum, Joseph Rice, Trenton; for distric
court judge, Hoboken, Frederic Fran
mach; for trustees State Home Fol
Girls, John d. Rue, Alfred d. Carnagy
Mrs. L. G. Bergen; for prosecutor Of
the pleas, Hudson, William H. Spear.
Elmer Ewing Green comes from 6
distinguished line of legal ancestors in
the courts of New Jersey. He is the
son of Caleb S. Green, who was judge
of the same court from 1878 to 1885
His maternal grandfather, Charles Ew-
ing, was an eminent jurist and served
as chief justice from 1924 until his
death in 1892 His uncle, Henry W
Green, was vice chancellor for many
years, and John c. Green, who estab
lished the school of science at Prince
ton, was his uncle.
Judge BOgert has served two terms
as judge of the court of errors and ap-
peals, having first been appointed by
Governor Albeit in 1891. He is a Dem
ocrat and comes from Bergen county.
Anent the Railroad Wreck.
Several bills We're presented in the
two houses this week as the result of
the disastrous wreck on the Central
railroad near Graceland a week ago
One by Senator Wakelee requires two
firemen and an engineer on each of the
big Wooten engines and that the engi-
neer must not leave his post to perform
any other duty. Officials or employees
of the road are made liable to a fine of
500 for the first Offense in permitting
violation of this law and to a fine of
$1,000 and two years Imprisonment if
repeated.
A bill on the same point by Senator
Hudspeth requires one of the extra
firemen to be in the cab with the engi-
fixed by this bill. Assemblyman New
corn, who halls from Plainfeld, offered
a resolution calling for a committee to
be appointed by the speaker of the
house to investigate the cause of the
wreck and report its findings at the
earliest possible moment with what
ever recommendations they may deem
advisable toward securing such legis-
lation, If requisite, to prevent repeti-
ton of such disaster or necessary for
the protection of the lives and property
of the travelling public.
1t is practically assured that in the
event of the governor appointing Unit
ed States District Attorney David o.
Watkins to succeed Commissioner of
Banking and Insurance William BEETLE
John L. Swayze, the secretary to the
governor, will be named as the new
United States district attorney TO sue
coed Mr. Watkins. Mr.. Swayze is a
lawyer of ability and was formerly
prosecutor of the pleas in Sussex coun-
ty, in which county he is also recog-
nized political leader.
Nearly all the political leaders of
the state favor Mr.. Swayze for the
berth, and the governor, while he would
be sorry to have his young secretary
leave him, would be pleased to see him
advanced. The governor has not yet
signified his intention of appointing
Mr.. Watkins as state banker, but it is
generally believed that he will do so.
Petition FavOring Repeater.
Senator Hudspeth on Monday pre-
scented a numerousIy signed petition
urging the passage of the Meeker act
repeater. The judiciary amendments
to the constitution passed last year
were given a second reading in the
senate Monday.
Senator Hudspeth has objected to the
reading of the bills by their titses on
their second reading, as has been Gus
tomary. and President Hutchinson
said that they would be read in their
entirety.
A bill has been presented by Assem-.
biyman Quick of Mercer permitting
first class boroughs to pay their may
ors $3.50 salary per year. At present
no salaries are paid. The first bills
passed in the senate were three COM
panion bills by Senator Brown of Mon
mouth annexing North Spring Lake to
Spring Lake.
AntfpiEeon Shooting Bill.
The first hearing of the session was
held by a house committee ON Monday,
when the friends and opponents of the
antipigeon shooting bill were given a
chance to express their views on this
measure The committee room was
crowded almost to suffocation, and the
hearing lasted over two hours. Among
those who were lined up in favor Of the
bill were G. Wisner Thorn and Colonel
q. e. Edwards of Newark, Fred G..
Burnham of Morristown, August Road
err of Orange and Professor Fl. D..
Cornwall of Princeton. A forcib1e ar
gument was put up by Captain Samuel
Phillips of Dundee, who favored the
bill. He spoke of the cruelty of the
practice of shooting pigeons and said
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