The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-02-07
+. O. BRIGGS CHOSEN.
Elected United States Senator by
New Jersey Legislature.
COLBY BOLTS THE CAUCUS.
Measure Presented For Publication Of
RiiIboards-BiII to Prevent State and
Municipal Officials Riding on RaiI-
roads With Passes-other Matters.
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Trenton, Feb. T. Z State Treasurer
Frank o. Briggs was elected by the
New Jersey legislature late Tuesday
afternoon United States senator from
this state to succeed Senator John
Fairfield Dryden for six year term
to begin March A. BY the election
two weeks deadlock was ended SEN
ator Elect Briggs is the chairman of
the Republican state committee.
Moments of intense excitement
marked the election as the roll was
called and responses were awaited
from some of the boilers. But one
ballot was taken, and this showed
Briggs Al. James e. MARITIME of Union,
Democratic nominee, So; former Gov
ernor John w. Griggs 1 and Supreme
Court Justice Mahlon Pitney /.
Because of the forty-one Republican
votes cast for Mr. Briggs it was shown
that the election was perfectly clean
from a party standpoint and saved it
from any criticism on account of the
absence of two Democrats, Messrs.
Auf der Heide and Eppinger of Hud-
SON. The absence of the two dropped
che required number for election be-
low forty-one votes, but Mr.. Briggs
would have won without this advan-
tage Assemblyman Fake of Bergen
created much surprise by casting his
vote for Mr.. Briggs.
Applause followed the announcement
by Senate President Bloomfield III.
Minch of Cumberland, who presided
over the joint session, that Mr.. Briggs
was elected United States senator.
The Vote.
The vote was for Briggs-Avis, Bar
Der, Bradley, Brown, Burk, Buxton,
Cattell, Chaplain, Crowther, Dawson,
Devine, Drake, Elvins, Fake, Freling
huysen, Gibbs, Haines, Hand, Hillery,
Hutchinson, Trick, Jess, Jones. Lee,
Lewis, Lillagore, Manson, Minch,
Moxon, Perkins, Plummer, Potter,
Ridgeway, Robbins, Shinn, .Smalley,
Stille, Taylor Thompson, Tillman and
Wakelee-41,
For MARITIME - Alexander, Bladder,
Backus, Baker, Blohm, Brady, Breu-
mig, Corish, Cornish, Daab, Earle, Firth,
Gebhardt, Groel, Hahn, Hendrickson,
Hinchliffe, Holcomb, HoIzapfel, Kle-
merit, Lane, Lethbridge, Mead, Mertz,
Minturn, Morris, dwell, Pawelski,
Price, Riordan, Silzer, Sullivan, Tu-
multy, Van Blarcom and Wright-35.
For Griggs- Alderman.
For Pitney- Colby.
Absentees-B Buck (Rep), Cumberland;
Auf der Heide Dem), Hudson Ep-
pinger Dem.), Hudson.
Senator Colby, the reform leader.
boIted the Republican caucus which
nominated Mr.. Briggs and refused to
return to it, He declared each mem
Der should use his own judgment in the
selection of a United States senator
and should not be bound by caucus
action. Senator Alderman of Union
was another Republican who refused
to be bound by the caucus.
After the election there was gath
ering in the Office of Mr. Briggs, and
congratulations were poured in upon
him. During the afternoon Mr.. Briggs
received telegram Of congratulation
from Senator Dryden.
More New Bills.
Mr. Groel introduced measure max
ing it unlawful to maintain pound nets,
fyke nets or any other drift or grill
nets or seine in Sandy Hook bay or
Raritan bay during June July, August
September and October.
A bill by Mr.. Lane makes it mis-
demeanor for any public official of the
state, county or municipality to accept
or use any pass or service free of
charge or at lower rate than usually
charged from any street railroad, gas,
electric light or water company. The
company issuing such pass is also
made guilty Of misdemeanor.
A measure presented by Mr.. Aiexan-
der extends the time for the construc-
ton Of any railroad for period Of
two years where such railroad has ac-
tually expended money in surveys and
nies with the secretary Of state an
agreement waving right of exemption
from taxation and from privileges arts
ing from any law or contract.
Mr. BIohm introduced bill which
provides for the appointment by the
governor Of state board Of chiropody
examiners. to consist Of three mem
bers, with terms OF ONCE for three
years. This board shall hold semian-
nuaI meetings for examinations and is
empowered to issue licenses to success
full applicants to practice chiropody In
this state Persons not holding such
licenses are prohibited from practice.
Mr.. Tumulty presented measure
empowering excise boards to grant IL
censes for a period Of less than one
/ year for the sale Of liquors upon picnic
grounds or other places Of recreation
not conducted continuously through
out the year
Another bill by Mr.. Tumulty author
ICES boards of freeholders to issue
bonds for the construction of bridges
across navigable rivers not to exceed
| $350,000. The bonds are to run for q
period not exceeding thirty years.
| A bill by Mr.. Holcomb amends the
supplement to the act Of 1906 in refer
ence to the sale of intoxicating liquors
by inserting counties of the first and