The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-16
NEW. JERSEY
| LEGISLATURE.
One Hundred and Thirtieth
Session was Opened Tues
day Of This Week.
SIGHT -SEERS FILL GALLERIES

SIGHT -SEERS FILL GALLERIES
Trenton, Jan. IL Scenes of great
activity and crowded galleries and cor
ridors characterized the opening Of the
one hundred ana thirtieth session OF
the New Jersey legislature in the state.
house Tuesday afternoon. For hours
before the convening of the lawmak-
ers, scheduled for 3 o'clock, multitudes
from all parts of the state thronged the
capitol On every side there were
greetings and handshakings. In almost
every corner there were low toned con
ferences of senators or assenblymen
and their constituents concerning pros.
pective legislation. Governor Stokes
was overrun with visitors. Many Of
the fair sex, which had a larger rep
resentation here than ever before, in
sisted upon meeting the governor and
shaking hands with him. Despite the
pressure of business which is usual in.
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 3
o'clock both houses had been organ
lied and the legislators We're on theit
way home, having adjourned until next
Monday evening when the real bust
ness of the session will commence.
When the upper house was called to
order by Senator Thomas ]. Hillery of
Morris, the majority leader, a few min
utes past 8 o'clock the senate galleries
were crowded with visitors, most Of
them being the wives and daughters of
the senators. Their bright dresses add
ed bit of color to the chamber, from
which all flowers had been religiously
excluded. Senator IIillery read the Of
fetal statement of the secretary Of
state giving a list of the hold over sen.
ators and that officials certification
that those senators had been duly elect
ed. The newly elected senators GER
tilted to were: Bradley Of Camden,
Colby of Essex, Avis Of Gloucester,
Brown Of Monmouth, Plummer Of sa-
lem, Frelinghuysen of Somerset, Ack.
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 in 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 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.
the able members of this senate, many OF
whom are better qualified to fill this po-
sition of trust than myself The duties oi
this chair I accept with q full sense Of
the responsibilities 1t carries with it, Cog
nixant of my own weakness, ask your
indulgence and your cooperation The
real needs of the people of this state
should ne our ultimate motive, our con
stant desire. ! feel confident that we shal
not be guided BY party affiliations MOI
political expediency, but that we shall bt
actuated and controlled by a desire t
pass such laws as shall be deemed mos1
beneficial for the people of this state.
We should not enact laws that may re.
tard or prevent the formation of ann
proper and legitimate enterprise that vii
develop the resources and make prosper
Gus the people of this state; neither shoulc
our laws be lax enough TO allow those
who are pss0moting and controlling greai
enterprises to have valuable privileges
without justly compensating the people
for the same; nor should franchises b,
granted without proper limitations.
contend that all property. whether in The
control OF individuals or corporations
should be guaranteed equal protection
and for this same protection should beal
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 q
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.
taEy, his Democratic opponent being
John Y. Carpenter Of Hunterdon. Sen.
ators Horner. Colby and AIinturn were
named as a committee to wait upon the
governor and inform him that the sen
ate had been formally organized. The
governor through this committee, con-
veyed his best wishes to the senate. A
little later Private Secretary Grey pre-
sented the governors message to the
senators.
Omcers of the Senate.
The following officers of the senate
were elected:
Assistant secretary of the senate. Lewis
r. Stevens, Cape May; journal clerk. s.
Merchant Meeker, Union; assistant jour
nal clerk, Z. s. Grant, Ocean; sergeant
at arms. Captain John f. Lovett, Mercer
assistant sergeant at arms, George N
Mount Burlington; calendar clerk, Robert
Morehead Psssaic bill clerk Harry a.
Walters, Essex assistant bill celrk Will
liam II Conkling, Somerset; supervisor Of
bills, Charles - Grubb. Morris; assistant
supervisor of bills, Edward f. Sexsmith,
Monmouth; clerk to committee on printed
bills William G. voorhees, Middleeev.