The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-12-07

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act prohibiting the shooting Of pigeons ut
the traps repealed, will probably retain
his place as chairman of the Game and
Fisheries Committee.
Incidental claims may again have for
its chairman Shedaker, of Burlington,
and Ralph Hulse, of Mercer, may take
the place of Roberts, of Camden, at the
head Of the Committee on Labor and In
dustries. Lewis Miller, of Cumberland,
was at the head Of the committees on
Laws, and is in fair way of succeeding
himself on both. Henry S. Scovel, of
Camden, is reported to want his old place
at the head of the Committee on Munich
pal Corporations, and the Public Health
chairmanship may go back to Frank
Buck, Of Cumberland if he should miss
Corporations. The chairman Of the Ri
parian Rights Committee last session
was Mr.. Van Blarcem, and the only two
members of the committee remaining in
the Assembly are Messrs. Pennington and
Shedaker. One of these may be raised
to the Craftsmanship, or it might go to
one of the new members from a county
which has more than ordinary claims to
recognition. Mr.. Elvins can undoubted-
" have his old chairmanship, Towns and.
Townships, if he wants it, and Thomas
r. Layden, of Passaic, may go back to
the head of Ways and Means. The I'm
finished Business Committee may go to
Charles Baker, of Morris, as he and Mr..
Manners, of Essex, are the only members
of the committee of the last session who
will sit in the next.
Edward A. Murphy, one of the Demo-
cratic Assemblymen-elec from Hudson,
and one Of the youngest members of the
coming Legislature, intends to make his
presence felt early in the session. He
says that the absence of intelligence evil
deneed by some of the election boards
during the last campaign, and the in
convenience and confusion caused there
by, have led him to believe that some
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future. So he intends to introduce a bill
in the forthcoming Legislature making it
mandatory upon all persons selected TO
act upon election boards to have their
mental and moral fitness to properly fill
the positions for which they are named
passed upon. He also intends to incor-
porate in the bill clause making the
term of the election officers two con-
intervening before they can again be
come eligible to serve There will also
be provision in the bill for proper ex-
aminers to examine the election officers
and determine their fitness.
At last the goddess of fortune has
smiled upon Dominic Roundtree, the
colored preacher who labors as much
to. see that his brethren cast their ballots
for the Republican candidates as he does
to see that they properly connect them
selves with the Methodist Church.
1t. seems his lon gsuffering in silence
to be rewarded, and according to the gos-
sips of the State House corridors he is
to have good position with a good sal
ary attached in the Government Land
OficeNat Washington.
More foes have arisen against Robin
Redbreast and another cry for his de-
struction has gone up, this time in the
land of Union. At a recent meeting of
the Board of Agriculture Of that county
one of the members denounced the pretty
bird, and declared that he did destroy
the fruit and berries of the poor strug-
Cling farmer. One of the speakers who
farms and raises fruit at 1191 East
Grand street, Elizabeth said that Legis-
lation authorizing the killing of the grace
full little thief was necessary and urged
that the funds fthe State horticultural
Society should be devoted to securing
that legislation. Several of the agricul-
turists present came to the defense of Mr..
Robin. The conferees took no action
on the subject.