Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-01-08
Gov. STOKES URGES
WORK FOR PEOPLE.
His Annual Message Read Before
the State Legislature This After
nOOn---A Strong Document.
HOW THE HOUSES ORGANIZE.
pscin, 10 the EnEN1Ne NEWS

special to the EVENINC NE wy
TRENTON, Jan. S:-WithSa loude
and more positive whir than for sey
eral years, indicating unusually rapi,
running New jerseys law-makinl
machinery was set going again thi
afternoon, when the 131st Legislature
was organized for business. Whei
the gavels raped for order ther,
was every indication that there wal
beginning the most notable session
since the democrats were overthrow
in 1898. For the first time sine,
that date the democrats were in con
troll of one branch, and today tina
party had everything it's own way il
the organization of the house o
assembly.
Senator Thomas j. Hillery, of Nor
ris, the republican leader, called the
senate to order, and after praye
there was read certificate from tn,
secretary of state showing the sena
tors-elect and also the hold-overs
The new senators were then sworn
They were Samuel X Robbins, Bur
lington; Robert E. Hand, Cape May
William c. Gebhardt, Hunterdon
George S. Silzer, Middlesex; Johi
Hinchcliffe, Passaic, and Jacob D
Price, Sussex. Thus there were foul
democrats and only two republicans
one of the significant facts of the or
ganization. The new members for.
mally took their seats, giving fifteer
republicans and six democrats, dem
ocratic gain of two.
When permanent organization was
reached, the republicans named fol
president Senator Bloomfield H
Minch, of Cumberland, who, at tht
caucus December 27, defeated Senator
Hillery, the logical candidate, for thu
honor. Senator James #. Minturn
of Hudson, was named by the demo
Gratis. Senator Minch was chosen by
party vote. Howard Tyler, also o.
Cumberland, was made secretary
This will be his third term. Then
there followed the election of minor
officers These were all filled by the
llOlhlICCO vi liC NdhSuol
and have already been published.
There was appointed committee
to wait upon Governor Stokes and in
form him that the senate was organ
ized and was ready to receive any
from him. The re-
ception of the governors message
followed. The message was reed
The usual resolutions were adopted
getting into full running order tn
senatorial machinery, and then th'
committees were announced. Thl
senate adjourned, to meet Monda.
night.
Captain James Parker, of Pater
son, republican clerk of the last as
sembly, called the house to order
Following roll-call, the oath of offic
was administered to the members
elect. The membership showed TWEEN
ty-nine republicans and thirty-on'
democrats. Organization was the
taken up. For speakers, the demo
Gratis nominated Edgar ID. Lethbridge
of Essex, who was chosen by stric
party vote Then the organization
was completed by the election o
minor officers. The assembly was no
gotten in running order without sew
eral sharp Tits between Abram Klen
ert, of Passaic, the democratic leader
and Alfred n. Barber, the veteran
republican of Mercer, who Is the mi
nority pilot 1t was shown early II
the organization that the small work
ing majority the democrats have viii
mean the most lively times through
out the session in the lower house.
The assembly named a COMMITTEES
to wait upon Governor Stokes anC
inform him that the house was read.
to receive any communications from
him. Soon after, Private Secretar.
Edward w. Gray appeared, bearing
the governors message The docu
ment was read.
Committees were announced ant
the usual resolutions, completing the
details of the organization, were put
through Then the assembly ad-
journed to Monday night next.
Officers in the House.
The officers chosen by the house
were as follows Clerk, Michael Hig-
gins, Essex; assistant clerk, Myron
c. Ernst, Hudson; journal clerk, John
Schuyler, Hudson assistant jonrnal
clerks, j. Randolph Woodruff, Essex
and o. R. Kugler, Hunterdon; super
visor of bills, p. Anthony Brock
assistant supervisor OF
bills, John Hopkins, Hudson, and
John w. DeMott, Passaic; bill
clerk, William H. Post, Passaic; as
sistant bill clerk, Henry J. Earle, Jr.,
Passaic; sergeant at arms, Frank
Hague, Hudson; assistant, John P.
Kerwin, Passaic; speakers secretary,
Daniel A. Dugan, Essex: doorkeepers,
John DAILY, Bernard Garvey, Peter
Golden, Irving Daniels, Hudson;
Michael Dunnigan, Jr, " J. Braun,
ST., Simon G. Kohn, Elmer Day, Joel
NJ Harrison, Essex; Charles Wirth
and william Kilroe, Passaie; Orgiile