, 1906-01-17
JERSEY LEGISLATURE
Crowded Galleries See Hundred
and Thirtieth Session Open.
GOVERNOR HOLDS A LEYEE
Mr.. Stokes 0yerrun With visitors
who Want to Shake His
gnnizatiOn Quickly EGected-Privatd
Secretary Gray Presents Message.
Especial CORRESPONDENCE

Trenton, Jan. ll.-SceneS OF great
activity and crowded galleries and col.
ridors characterized the opening of thu
one hundred and thirtieth session OF
the New Jersey legislature in the state.
house Tuesday afternoon. For hourl
before the converting of The lawmak.
ers, scheduled for 3 o'clock. multitude3
from all parts of the state thronged tho
capitol. On every side there were
greetings and handshakings. In almost
every corner there were low toned con.
%ferences of senators or assemblymen
and their constituents concerning pros.
pective legislation. Governor Stokes
was overrun with visitors. Many OF
resentation here than even before, in.
sisted upon meeting the governor and
shaking hands with him. Despite the
pressure of business which is usual i'll
the executive department on an open
ing day the governor found time To
cordially greet every one who sought
him.
The organization in the senate was
quickly effected; that in the house took
more time. Within two hours after j
o'clock both houses had been organ
lied and the legislators were on their
way home, having adjourned until mex
Monday evening, when the real bust
ness of the session will commence.
When the upper house was called to
order by Senator Thomas j. Hillery of
Morris, the majority leader, a few min.
utes past 3 o'clock the senate galleries
were crowded with visitors, most of
them being the wives and daughters of
the senator's. Their bright dresses add
ed a bit of color to the chamber, from
which all flowers had been religiously
excluded. Senator Hillery read the of
fetal statement of the secretary of
state giving a list of the hold over sen.
ators Inc that officials certification
that those senators had been duly elect
ed. The newly elected senators GER
titled to We're: Bradley of Camden,
Colby of Essex, Avis of Gloucester,
Brown of Monmouth, Plummer of Sa-
lem, Frelinghuysen of Somerset, Aek-
erman of Union and Cornish of War
rem. The senators then took the oath
of office.
President BradIey's Speech.
When the roll had been called Sena-
tor Hillery i'll a magnificent speech
nominated Senator William j. Bradley
(Rep) of Camden for president of the
senate. Senator Price named Senator
Minturn DEM of Hudson for the
same Office. Senator Bradley WAS
elected by a party vote, and when he
had taken the oath of office he address,
ed the senate as follows:
Fellow Senators-The honor you have
conferred upon me of presiding over this
body | accept with sincere thanks. Such
a distinction is the more appreciated be-
cause you have selected me from among
the able members of this senate, many of
whom are better qualified to fill this po-
sition of trust than myself. The duties of
this chair ! accept with a full sense of
the responsibilities it carries with it. Cog
infant of my own weakness, | ask your
Indulgence ana your cooperation. inc
real needs of the people of this state
should be our ultimate motive, our con-
slant desire. | feel confident that we shall
not be guided by party affiliations nor
political eXpediency, but that we shall be
actuated and controlled by a desire to
pass such laws as shall be deemed most
beneficial for the people of this state.
We should not enact laws that may re-
tard or prevent the formation of any
proper and legitimate enterprise that will
develop the resources and make prosper
Gus the people of this state; neither should
our Jaws be lax enough to allow those
who are promoting and controlling great
enterprises to have Valuable privileges
without justly compensating the people
for the same; nor should franchises be
granted without proper limitations. |
contend that all property, whether in Il
control of individuals or corporations,
should be guaranteed equal protection
and for his same protection should bear
their equal share of taxation in proper
ton to their relative values and assess
ments.
Again, as friends and colleagues, | wish
to thank you all for the tribute you have
paid me. | shall rely upon your charitable
forbearance and sympathy toward my
acts and ruling. Let us look forward to a
legislative session that shall be creditable
to ourselves and beneficial to our state.
Upon the formal organization of the
senate prayer was offered by Rev. John
D. Fox of Trenton. Then Howard l..
Tyler was nominated and elected secre.
tary, his Democratic opponent being
John U. Carpenter of Hunterdon. Sen
ators Horner, Colby and Minturn were
named as a committee to wait upon the
governor and inform him that the sen