The Penn's Grove record., 1905-01-06

the butcher, the grocer and other
ly feel the effects, and therefore they,
too, are opposed to such legislation.
An increase in game wardens is
being warmly urged by sportsmen
throughout the state; also that all
should be held strictly to account for
the manne in which they discharge
the duties of their office. There is a
possibility that a number of bills on
this subject may be introduced at the
coming session. A new campaign is
being planned by the New Jersey Anti
Saloon league to get legislation favor
able to the opponents Of the liquor
trade and of the friends of local option.
Examination of Election Ulcers.
Edward A. Murphy, one of the Demo
cratic assemblymen elect from Hud-
son, intends to introduce a bill making
it 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 a clause MAX
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 a provision to the bill for
proper examiners to examine the cleo
ton officers and determine their fit
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 a trial by
jury. This will 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 compro-
mise. The state board claims that the
juries which have acquitted so many
milk dealers in Jersey City have plac-
ed a premium upon the sale of adul.
terated milk, and it will be impossible
to suppress the traffic unless the trial
by jury clause is stricken from the law.
Three New Senator's.
James Parker of Passaic will serve
as clerk of the house for a seventh
term. This is longer than any of his
predecessors have served in that ca
pacity. The new senators will be
Messrs. Minturn of Hudson, Hutchin.
son of Mercer and Hillery of Morris.
Barton B. Hutchinson succeeds his
namesake, Elijah G. 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 him
M MI. Ferrell Of Gloucester, who is
over sixty and in his sixth year of
service, although not consecutive, he
having served a term of three years in
1~S82-S3-S4. DR.. Barber of Warren is
in his sixth year of service also, but not
consecutive, as he served three years in
1S9198-99. Senator Wood Mckee of
Passaic is in his fifth year of service,
and so is Senator Bergen. The -four
yOdIs III o1C 4C0oIo ACO Va 4
tic, Minch of Cumberland and Shinn of
Ocean. Those in their third year are
Messrs. Bradley of Camden, Bachelor
Of Essex, Brown of Monmouth, Strim-
pie of Salem and Childs of Somerset.
The second year senators are Horner
Of Burlington, Crosse of Cape May,
Martens Of Hudson, Jackson of Mid
dlesex and Price of Sussex.
Vacancy In Assembly.
Owing to the death of Mr.. Embree of
Union county, there is one vacancy in
the assembly this year. This vacancy
will not be filed, because there is no
necessity for the holding of a special
election, the other members from. that
county, Messrs. Coyne and Tillman, be-
ing sufficient to look after the interests
Of that constituency.
There are only two foreign born as
semblymen, Mr. Gallagher of England,
now Of Essex, and Mr.. Matthews of
Germany, now of Hudson. Seven are
natives Of New York, two Of Wiscon-
sin and one each of Alabama, Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware and Massachusetts,.
There are forty-four natives of New Jer-
sey, divided as follows: Hudson, Z;
Essex, 6; Burlington, Mercer, Middle
sex and Passaic, 3 each; Cumberland
Hunterdon, Ocean, Monmouth, Morris
and Somerset, 2 each, and Atlantic,
Bergen, Camden, Cape May, Salem,
Sussex and Warren, 1 each.
The house will contain f%orty-fve Re
publicans and fourteen Democrats. The
Republican majority OF joint ballot is
thirty-eight.
In a lecture recently delivered in
Toledo, Ohio, Governor LaFollette