The Penn's Grove record., 1906-01-12
pssted the solemn pledge.

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In d glowing speech paying eloquent
tribute to Samuel X. Robbins of Bur
lington, Majority Leader Randolph
Perkins of Union nominated that mem
Der as speaker of the house. In d
speech just a powerful Assemblyman
Martin of Essex, leader of the Colby
mon in the house, placed n nomination
the name of Austin Colgate Of Essex
as the Colby selection for the speaker
ship. Assemblyman Joseph H. Firth
of Warren nominated Levi 81. Morris
(Dem.) of Sussex as the Democratic
minority candidate. The vote was:
Robbins, 3S; Colgate, 10; Norris, 2.
After Speaker Robbins had been es-
corted to the chair and had taken the
oath of Office he addressed the assem-
bly, as follows:
Fellow Members of the HOUSE Of AS
sembly-In selecting me as YOU'D presid-
ing officer you have conferred upon me
an honor for which I am deeply grateful.
1t is particularly gratifying to me to have
had the support of every member with
whom l have previously served, 1 shall
spare nc pains to merit a continuation of
In0lT commence ana TO deserve Tie re-
spect and esteem OF. every member of this
house.
I realize fully the responsibilities that
devolve upon me in assuming this Office
and my need of your indulgence and sup
port in discharging its duties. L shall en-
deavor at all times to preside With abso-
lutte fairness and impartiality and give to
every member and to every measur a
fair and equal chance.
AT4%fore of ,,p.,CnoI 4nfnraCf 80 tho oft.
liens of this state promise to engage our
attention at this session of the legislature.
1t is highly important that they should
be disposed of as promptly as careful
consideration, deliberate action and wise
conclusions will warrant. l trust that
every committee and every member of
this house will give me cordial support
and cooperation in my efforts to make
this a business session, a session free
from chickering's and petty ~strife-one that
shall, by the results accomplished, reflect
credit upon ourselves and uphold and pro-
mote the dignity, honor and welfare of
the state.
Captain Parker of Passaic was again
made clerk of the house, the Democrats
nominating against him Samuel A.
Metz of Warren. Other Off GERS chosen
by the Republican majority were:
Assistant clerk, Upton 8. Jeffreys, Cam
den; journal clerk, Charles FL. Angleman,
Union; assistant journal clerk, Howard
B. Keasbey, Salem; supervisor of bills,
George A. Grover, Essex; first assistant
supervisor of bills, Harry A. Grittone,
Cumberland; second assistant supervisor
of bills, Thomas H. Cummings, Bergen;
sergeant at arms, George b. Lutts, At
lantic; first assistant sergeant at arms,
William s. Dey, Middlesex; second assist
ant sergeant at arms, john Dabbs, Nor
ris; bill clerk, Jacob Ross, Hudson; assist
ant clerk, Frank Tantum, Monmouth;
doorkeeperS, Laurence Rhoades, Camden
Joseph L. Crosse, Cape May; William
Paullin, Cumberland; Richard Sickle
more, Hudson; Richard Al Peltier, Mid
dlesex; Frank P. Yarnalt, Monmouth;
Daniel Brooks, Morris; Nathaniel Taylor
and Charles Lee, P~assaicI and Ditmars
Van Lostrand, Somerset; pages, o h B.
Walker and David M. Fol wler, Camden
G.. Harold Buzby, Gloucester; Arthur w.
Scott, Hudson; Charles H.! Roe, Mercer;
Edward A. Burroughs, Middlesex; Ed
ward Simonson and William H. Ford,
Monmouth; Senfilici A. Alexander and
Charles B. Watson, Passa{c.
The Democratic minority nominations
for these positions were headed by Wal
ter s. Gallagher, Hunterdon, for assis-
tant clerk; Jacob L.. Bonnell, Sussex
journal clerk, and Harve y S. Hopkins
Sussex, sergeant at arms.
House Receives GOVERNORS Message
The committee appointed to wait
upon the governor and notify him OF
the organization of the house were AS
semblymen Elvins, Wright and Nor
ris. A few minutes later the governor
sent in his message, which was ordered
printed and placed in full upon the
records.
The following resolution was sub.
mitted by Leader Perkins:
Resolved, That the rules of the house
of assembly as published in the legisla-
tive manual of 1905, with the following
addition to rule 6S, to wit: nor shall any
person other than members and officers OF
the legislature communicate with anJ
member of the house within the assembly
chamber while the house is in actual SEES
sion upon any matter pertaining to legis
l~ation," be adopted as the rules Of this
house until further ordered.
This later was withdrawn and an.
other resolution adopted providing that
the rules of 1905 be adopted as the
rules of this house.
The only exciting incident of the day
occurred when Mr.. Martin of Essex
presented the following resolution:
Resolved, That the proposed rules OF
the house be amended by adding at the
end of rule SO the following sentence: "Al
standing committees of the house shall
reDOrt all hills Joint resolutions and mat.
tiers referred to them within two weeks
after such reference unless a longer time
is allowed by resolution"
After a spirited debate Mr.. Martins
amendment was defeated-25 to "a.
In the makeup of the committees 1t is
considered by those who have carefully
rome owe the lists in both houses thai
the selections are fair to the Colby mer
as well as the state administration
party.