Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-03-10
JERSEY LEGISLATURES
Assemblyrnen Take Day Of
Because Of r own Elections.
A SENSATION IN THE SENATE

Charge That Governor Is Trying to
Force Mrs. EyIer Out of State Home
FOR Girls Holds Up Nominations
For Board Of Managers One Day.
Especial Correspondence
Trenton, March 10.-The hoEse of as
sembly missed day this week, there
being no session of that body Tuesday
on account of the township elections.
The rural assembIymen always like to
be with their constituents on this day.
The senators, however, had no such
sentiments, as they adjourned Monday
night to meet Tuesday, and quite a
busy session was held on that day.
The house, after converting Monday
night, reconvened Wednesday and
transacted considerable business.
The nominations sent by the gov
ernor to the senate last week, including
those of State Assessors Stephen J..
NIeeler Of Newark and Eckhardt r.
Budd of Mount Holly, were confirmed
except those named to fill vacancies on
the board of managers of the State
Home For Girls, including Thomas B.
Holmes, editor of the State Gazette,
Trenton; DR.. Dadena DeHart, Jersey
City; Mrs Frank johnson, Newark,
and John Whelan of Elizabeth, private
secretary to United States Senator
John Kean in the latter's private bust
ness.
A sensation was created in the senate
when in executive session Monday
night Senator Hudspeth of Hudson
objected to confirming the nominations
made by the governor for the manage
ment of the State Home For Girls. He
declared that the nominations were
made with the sole intention of forcing
Mrs. Myrtle B. Eyler to resign as SUI
perintendent. Upon this conviction he
opposed the confirmation of the ap-
pointees, and the matter was laid over
The senate on Tuesday again took
up the nominations and confirmed the
appointments.
Owing to a sudden breaking up Of the
ice in the Delaware river Monday even
ing and consequent rising of the wa
tiers the legislators rushed things
through in order to get trains home be-
fore they were cut off by the threat
ened flood About midnight the rising
waters quenched the fires in the state
house boiler room, and as a result the
heat in the building was cut off and the
senators had a real wintry session
Tuesday. A bill presented by Mr. Dial.
rymple, by request, IS intended to sc.
cure better pf6teeti5f rGI es:eisl
men doing business with partners. II
requires, among other things, that the
names of all silent partners and other
responsible persons connected with the
firms be filed with county clerks.
Mr.. Miller of Cumberland in the
house this week asked leave to with
draw the favorable report by the com.
mittee on miscellaneous business OBJ
house bill No 27S, the revision of the
clam and oyster acts. This had been
decided upon by a caucus of the ma.
iority members. The request was
granted after Mr.. Miller had announced
that request had been made for a
hearing on the proposed new law.
Tenement House Bill Passed.
The house has passed the tenement
house commission bill and also assem-
bly, bill No. 115, annexing portion OF
Haddon township, Camden county, tc
Haddonfeld Another bill passed was
that authorizing legal voters in Dor
oughs created in part from townships
to vote for freeholders in the township
in which the borough had once been q
part. The bill comforting additional
powers on the state entomolOgist in
connection with the spread of injurious
insects and providing for their destruc
ton was another measure passed in the
house.
The bill of Senator Martens of Hun.
terdon county providing that where
sales Of lands for the payments OF
debts are made by a substantial admin.
istrator such sales shall be public has
been passed by the senate
A bill just presented by Assembly
man Duffield of Essex authorizes
county park boards to take custody
and control of any street or road OF
which any local county board may
now have control. A bill making ali
unpaid taxes in municipalities a first
and paramount lien for, five years
upon all lands has been presented by
Assemblyman Roberts of Camden.
Another new measure of Mr.. Dufield
authorizes FIRE insurance companies to
provide guaranty and special reserve
funds against extraordinary condagra-
tons.
A bill presented by Mr.. Scovel of
Camden authorizes an amendment to
the act regulating the practice of medi-
cine and surgery. Mr.. DeCou Of Mer-
/ Ger presented bill providing that all
towns, townships and other municipal
| officials shall be elected at fall cleo
lions. The bill abolishes spring cleo
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