, 1906-01-17

veyed his best wishes to the senate \
little later Private Secretary Grey pre-
sented the governors message to the
senators.
Officers of the Senate
The following officers Of the senate
were elected:
Assistant secretary of the senate, Lewis
T. Stevens. Cape May: journal clerk, S.
Merchant Meeker, Union; assistant jour-
nal clerk. |. S. Grant. Ocean: sergeant
at arms, Captain John f. Lovett, Mercer;
assistant sergeant at arms, George y.
count. burlington; calendar clerk, Robert
Morehead. Passaic. bill clerk, Harry G.
Walters, Essex: assistant bill celrl. Will
liam H.. Conkling. Somerset; supervisor of
bills. Charles l.. Grub, Morris; assistant
supervisor of bills, Edward f. Sexsmith,
Monmouth; clerk to committee on printed
bills, William c. Voorhees,, Middlesex;
doorkeepers. Frank l.. Wallace. Cumber-
land Charles d. Corker. Bergen. - CLAW
Lewis, Atlantic Walter T.. Stewart, Bur
ington; William Miller, Passaic, gallery
keepers, Jonathan S. Buzby, Salem;
James c. Leap, Gloucester.
The Democratic minority presented
a list for the same positions. headed
by d. b. Sumerill of Salem for assist
n secretary and Lewis H. Mat
thews of Hudson for sergeant at arms.
The Republican nominees were elected
by a party vote. 16 to 4. President
Bradley appointed William C. Murphy,
city editor of the Camden Courier, as
his private secretary.
Captain James Parker of Passaic,
clerk of the house for the past ten
years, called the assembly together at
3:15 and prayer was offered by Rev.
Benjamin +. Buck of Millville, father
of Assemblyman Buck of Cumberland.
The members of the assembly stood
during the prayer and those seated in
the galleries reverently bowed their
heads. Sixty members answered the
roll call. Assemblyman James NJ. Il.
Hildreth of Cape May, a master in
chancery, administered the oath of of
flee to Assemblyman Hoagland of Som
erset and the latter in turn administer
ed it to the assemblymen, they stand
ing with appraised hands as they re-
peated the solemn pledge.
Robbins Elected Speaker.
In a 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 n
speech just as powerful Assemblyman
Martin of Essex, leader of the Colby
men III the house. placed i'll nomination
the name of Austin Colgate of Essex
as the Colby selection for the speaker
ship. Assemblyman Joseph II. Firth
of Warren nominated Levi H. Morris
(Dem.} of Sussex as the Democratic
minority candidate. The vote was:
Robbins, SO; Colgate, 10; Morris, ..
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 your presid.
ing officer you have conferred upon nj
an honor for which / am deeply grateful.
1t is particularly gratifying to me to have
had the support of every member with
whom | have previously served. | shall
spare no pains to merit a continuation Of
their confidence and to deserve the re-
spect and esteem of every member of this
house.
| realize fully the responsibilities that
deVOlVe upon me in his OE4ca
and my need of your indulgence and sup
port in discharging its duties. | shall en-
deavor at all times to preside with abs0.
lutte fairness and impartiality and give to
every member and to every measure a
fair and equal chance.
Matters of unusual interest TO the cit
liens of this state promise to gag our
oftantfnn a 3 fhfS SaSGipta Of the. laaieIa ttY
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 she house, the Democrats
nominating against him Samuel a.
Metz of Warren. Other officers chosen
by the Republican majority were:
Assistant clerk, Upton S. Jeffreys, Cam
den; journal clerk, Charles II. 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 II. 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