The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-10

dates and not for the delegates, thus
making it unnecessary for the citizen
to declare his political allegiance.
The Oyster Question.
The oystermen of the Cedaryille sec
tion of Cumberland are again agitatea
by the report that a bill is TO he in.s.
duced providing for the closing fol d
year Of tie Delaware bay againt the
priyilege Of c.tching oysters for Plan
ing purposes There are some oyster
men in that section who want tie DaS
50 closed for q year or 4 term of years
4 but tizey are the ones who have aoae
well in the business, it Is saia. ana
who are fortified against a stan2stiil.
/ There are others who work on boats 0v
the day or week who are not able fo
stand a stoppage of work. If they
should lie obliaed to quit work, as Trey
would have to II the proposed bin be.
came a law. it is said that tile baker,
the butcher, the grocer ana other
Hadesnen in that vicinity would quick
/ ly feel tie effects, and therefore they.
too, are opposed to such legislation.
An increase lii game wardens is
being warmly urged by sportsmen
throughout the state; also that all
should be held strictly to account for
the manner in which they discharge
| the duties of their office There is q
| possibility that a number Of bills on
this subject may be introduced at Ire
coming session A new campaign is
being planned by the New Jersey Anti
Saloon league to get legislation fayer-
able to tie opponents of the liquor
ira 'e and Of tie friends Of local option
Examination of Election Officers.
Edward a. Murphy, one of the Demo
cratic assemblymen elect from Hud
/ 1t mandatory upon all persons selected
! to act upon election boards to have
| their mental and moral fitness passed
upon to properly fill the positions for
which they are named He also intends
to incorporate in the bill clause maxi
ing the term Of the election officers two
consecutive years, with at least two
years intervening before they can again
become eligible to serve. There will
also be provision to the biil Tor
proper examiners to examine the elee-
tion officers aud determine their tit-
ness.
/ Assemblymen Ralph Hulse of Mercer
and G. w Mabie Of Bergen are both
expected to present bills for the abol-
ishment of capital punishment
On good authority it is stated that
the state board of health will endeavor
to obtain the passage of a measure
taking from those accused Of selling
adulterated milk the right Of trial by
jury This win be in the form Of an
amendment to the present law, IN
which the clause providing for the
trial by jury was inserted as a compeo
mise. The state board claims that the
jurles which have acquitted so many
milk dealers in Jersey City have plae-
ed premium upon the sale OF adul
| terated milk, and it will be impossible
to suppress the traffic unless tie tpial
by jury clause is stricken from the law.
Three New Senators.
James Parker OF Passaic will serve
as clerk of the house for a seventh
| term. This is longer than any of has
| predecessors have served in that ca.
| pacity The new senators will be
Messrs, AIinturn of Hudson, Hutehin
son Of Mercer and Hillery of Morris
Barton B. Hutchinson succeeds his
namesalze, Elijah 9. Hutchinson Judge
Cross is the Oldest in years and in serv
ice, he being over sixty-one and in his
seventh year as senator. Next to hin
comes Mr.. Ferrell of Gloucester, who j:
service, although not consecutive, h,
having served term of three years il
1SS2-S3-S4 Dr. Barber of Warren il
in his sixth year of service also, but no
consecutive, as he served three years il
1S97-9S-99 Senator Wood Mckee O
Passaic is in his fifth year of service
and so is Senator Bergen. The fou
year senators are Messrs. Lee of Allan
tic, Minch of Cumberland and Shinn O
Ocean. Those in their third year ar
Messrs. Bradley of Camden, Bachelle
of Essex, Brown Of Monmouth, Strim
pie of Salem and Childs of Somerset
The second year senators are Horne
of Burlington Cresse of Cape May
Martens of Hudson, Jackson of Mid
dlesex and Price of Sussex
Vacancy In Assembly,
Owing to the death of Mr. Embree O
Union county, there is one vacancy il
the assembly this year. This vacancy
will not be flied, because there is n'
necessity for the holding of specia
election, the other members from tina
county, Messrs. Coyne and Tillman, be
ing sufficient to look after the interest
Of that constituency.
There are only two foreign born as
semblymen, Mr.. Gallagher of England
now of Essex, and Mr.. Matthews 0
Germany, now of Hudson. Seven ar
natives of New York, two of Wiscor
sin and one each of Alabama, Pennsyl
vania, Delaware and Massachusetts
There are forty -four natives of New Jel
sey. divided as follows; Hudson, 7
Essex, 6; Burlington, Mercer, Middle
sex and Passaic, 3 each; Cumberland
Hunterdon, Ocean, Monmouth. Morri
and Somerset, each. and Atlantic
Bergen, Camden, Cape May, Salem
Sussex and Warren, ! each.
The sdSse will contain forty-five Re-
publicails aud fourteen Democrats. Th
, Republican majority on joint ballot
thirty eight.