Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-01-26
STATE LEGISLATURE.
New Jersey Lawmakers Hard
at Work In Trenton.
SENATOR KEAN's REELECTION.
Republicans Unanimous For Eliza
bethan's Return to Washington.
Democrats Vote For Colonel Ste
vens of Hoboken.

Democrats Vote For Colonel Ste
vens of Hoboken.
Especial Correspondence.l
Trenton, Jan. 25-The most impor-
tant event of the week in the state leg
islature was the election of United
States Senator John kean Of Elizabeth
to succeed himself for a term of six
years. Yesterday the senate and as
sembly met in their respective houses
and voted separately for senator. TO
day at noon the two bodies met in joint
session. and the election of Senator
Kean was completed by party vote.
There are on joint ballot fifty nine Re
publicans and twenty Democrats i'll the
legislature The Republicans caucused
unanimously for Senator kean last
week. The complimentary Democratic
vote for the position went to Colonel
Edwin A. Stevens of Hoboken.
Hutchinson, Road Commissioners.
Governor Stokes sent to the senate
early in the week the following nom
IUdllOHS. u OtlACI bCCliabOl A<AlJOit y
Hutchinson Mercer, state road com
missioner; Frederick J. Jacobson, New
ark. member of the state sewer com
mission; Forman Sinnickson, prosecu-
tor of Salem county; Frank {. Lloyd,
prosecutor of Camden county; Samuel
A. Atkinson, prosecutor of burlington
county. The nomination of former
Senator Hutchinson was confirmed i'm
mediately upon its reception by the
senate. as is the custom with former
members of the senate who are ap
pointed to positions by the governor.
The other nominations will be confirm
ed later
Senator Jackson of Aliddlesex pre-
sented a bill in the upper house pro
viding for the appointment Of a state
architect to supervise the construction
Of all state buildings and also TO pre-
pare plans for proposed state buildings
The salary is fixed at $1,000.
Senator Bradley offered bill amend
ing the building and loan revision act
of 1903 by permitting associations to
borrow money on notes for term not
exceeding one year, limiting loans to
70 per cent of the assets when three
years old, so per cent between three
and six years and so per cent when
older.
To Repeal RetaIiatory Law.
Senator Bradley of Camden intro
duced a measure repeating the retalia
tory corporation law Of last year, which
was applied to foreign corporations do
ing business in this state when other
states imposed a discriminating tax Oh
corporations of this state.
Three bills by Senator Jackson of
Middlesex were as follows: Reducing
the number of members on water
boards in cities of less than 23,900 IN
habitants to three, to be named by the
mayor for three year terms: amending
the act for the establishment OF excise
departments in cities or towns applies
to Elizabeth and New Brunswick. where
licenses are now granted by couneiD; 4
bill providing for appointment of tax
assessors by mayors in cities or towns
having a population not exceeding 21,-
coo. The terms are for three years, and
the salaries are to be fixed by council.
AssemblyInan Wright of Passaic pre-
sented supplement to an "act estab-
fishing a court for the trial Of juvenile
offenders and defining its duties and
powers,' approved 1908, providing that
in all cases where parent or guardian
of a juvenile person or any one respon-
sible for such person encourages,
causes or contributes to the delinquen-
cy of such child the parent, guardian OF
person responsible shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined not more than $1,000 or
Imprisonment for not more than six
months in the county jail, or endure
both penalties Under this act the
court may impose conditions upon any
person found guilty of such misde-
meanor or suspend sentence so long as
such person shall comply with the con-
ditions to the satisfaction Of the court
The act is aimed to reach parents OF
guardians who do not exert proper in
Auence over the children.
Special Election In Two Counties.
Attorney General McCarter, in re-
sponse to a request from the house of
assembly as to the advisability Of hold
ing d special election in Union and
Sussex to fill the vacancies caused by
the deaths of two assembIymen elect
in those counties, sent an opinion this
week to the house stating that there
should be special election to fill these
vacancies.
Mr.. Lehlbach Of Essex in place of
Leader Duffield, from the same coun-
ty, who is Ill, then presented an amend
ment to the election act in line with
the bill passed and signed last week
waving the provisions Of the primary