Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-01-14
BRIDGETON, N. j. THURSDAY. JANUARY H. 1904
CUMBERLAND
AT THE CAPITOL,

Trenton, Jan. 12.-The use of the
handsome new Senate chamber for
the first time to-day drew many vis-
itors to the capitol to witness the
opening Of the New Jersey Legisla-
ture. Senator Joseph Gross, of Union
county. called the Senate to order,
and Senator Hudspeth, minority floor
leader, was made temporary chairman.
The oath Of office was then admin
istered by Senator Hudspeth to the
new Senators and the formal election
of the caucus nominations followed.
Senator Edmund Wakelee, of Ber-
gen. was elected president, and urged
in his opening address that the busi-
ness of the session be transacted as
expeditiously as possible. Other off,
GERS elected included: Secretary,
Walter Edge. Atlantic City; assistant
secretary, Howard L. Tyler, Cumber-
land; supervisor Of bills, Isaac r.
Pierson, Morris; assistant supervisor
of bills. James Gillen, Monmouth
journal clerk, Merchant Meeker,
Union; assistant journal clerk, J.
Horace Sprague, Ocean; calendar
clerk. Robert e. Justard, Passaic
bill clerk. David A. MoIntyre. Essex
sergeant at arms, D. Hart Cunning
ham, Mercer; assistant sergeant at
arms, George w. Mount. Burlington
assistant bill clerk, Joshua D. Wat
son, of Camden.
In the Assembly the oath of office
was administered to new members by
Assemblymen Lehlbach, Miller and
Van Blaroorn. The opening prayer
was made by Rev. Benjamin F. Buck,
of Millville. father of Asssmblyman
B. Frank Buck. Assemblyman James
HamiIl. Of Hudson, the Democratic
leader. was made temporary president,
after which these officers were elected
Speaker, John Boyd Avis, of Glouces-
ter; floor leader, Everett Colby. of
Essex; clerk. James Parker. Passaic
assistant clerk, Upton 8. Jefferys,
Camden: journal clerk, Robert s.
Terhune, Essex; supervisor of bills,
George A. Grover, Essex: sergeant at
arms, George D. Lutts. Atlantic; first
assistant sergeant at arms, William 8.
Dey, Middlesex; bill clerk, Edward
Totten. Morris; assistant bill clerk,
John King, Passaic,
Cumberland coanty was well repre-.
sented in Trenton to-day There were
large delegations from all about the
county. From Bridgeton came Prose.
outor Fithian, Morris Davis. H. E.
Pierson, Charles Tomlin, F. B. Hires.
From Millville there was big crowd
headed by Postmaster Austin and
County Chairman James E. Mitchell.
From Vineland there was large
number chaperoned by Col. Jarvis
Wanser. Oyster Commissioners Sites
and Riley we're here and David Clay.
poole was also present.
Every attention was paid Senator
B. HI. Minoh and Assemblymen Miller
and Buck. Both the latter had beau.
tiful flowers and Senator Minoh's
friends gave him by far the most ex.
quisite flowers in the Senate. There
were nearly one hundred American
Beauty roses massed together and
there was pretty basket of lilies RI
the valley.
In the assignment of Committees
the three Cumberland county men
have nineteen places. Senator Minoh
is chairman of Boroughs and Town
ships, and Game and Fisheries He
is also Chairman of the joint commit
tees of Soldiers Home and the Tuber.
culosis Sanitarium, and is also mem
ber of Judiciary, Municipal Corpora
tions. State Hospitals and Public
Grounds and Buildings.
Assembl blyman Miller is upon Appro-
priations. Chairman of Miscellaneous
Business and Revision of Laws, is
upon Sinking Fund, Soldiers Home.
Assemblyman Buck is upon Bill
Revision. Commerce and Navigation,
Corporations, and is Chairman of
Public Health. Buck is also upon
State Prisons.
At the organization of the Senate
yesterday Senator Minch named Sem
ator Ferrell for temporary President
and was appointed a committee to es-
oort him to the chair. He was also a
committee to escort President Wake
lee to the desk, and was a committee
to wait upon the Governor and notify
that official the Senate was organized.
There we're five bills introduced yes
terday afternoon, and all of them
went to committees npon which Sem
ator Minch serves.
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Putting in the Glass.
The large plate glass windows for