The Penn's Grove record., 1907-02-08
F, 0. BRIGGS CHOSEN,
Elected United States Senator by
New Jersey Legislature.
COLBY BOLTS THE CAUCUS.
Measure Presented For Publication OF
BilIboards-BilI to Prevent State and
Municipal Officials Riding on Rail-
roads With Passes-Other Matters.
Tspecial correspondents. !

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 a six year term
to begin March 4. By the election a
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, 35; former Gov
ernor John w. Griggs 1 and Supreme
Court Justice Mahlon Pitney 1.
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
t1C 1SQu1Gu ul4OC lOL SISSbAOh Nv
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 H,
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-1.
For MARITIME Alexander, Bladder
Backus, Baker, Blohm, Brady, Breu
mig, Corish, Cornish, Daab, Earle, Firth
NCDldIuIy OlOcl, IldLl1, IlCDullNhSOh
Hinchliffe, Holcomb, Holzapfel, Kle
merit, Lane. Lethbridge, Mead, Mertz
Minturn, Morris, dwell, Pawelski
Price, Riordan, Silzer, Sullivan, Tu
multy, Van Blarcom and Wright-35.
For Griggs-Ackerman.
For Pitney-Colby.
Absentees-Buck Rep), Cumberland
Auf der Heide Oem), Hudson; Ep
pinger Oem.), Hudson.
Senator Colby, the reform leader
bolted the Republican caucus whicl
nominated Mr.. Briggs and refused t.
Der should use his own judgment in tn
selection of a United States senate
and should not be bound by caucu
action. Senator Alderman Of Uniol
was another Republican who refuses
to be bound by the caucus.
After the election there was a gath
ering in the Office of Mr.. Briggs, AM
congratulations were poured in upol
him. During the afternoon Mr.. Brigg
received a telegram Of congratulated
from Senator Dryden.
More New Bills.
Mr.. Groel introduced a measure max
ing it unlawful to maintain pound nets
fyke nets or any other drift or grill
nets or seine in Sandy Hook bay O
Raritan bay during June, July, August
September and October.
A bill by Mr.. Lane makes it q mis-
demeanor for any public official Of tn
state, county OF municipality to accep
or use any pass or service free o
charge or at a lower rate than usuall
charged from any street railroad, gas
electric light or water company. TIL
company issuing such a pass is ais
made guilty of a misdemeanor.
A measure presented by MI. Alexan
der extends the time for the construC
ton Of any railroad for a period o
two years where such railroad has az
tually expended money in surveys an
files with the secretary of state a,
agreement waving right Of exemptio,
from taxation and from privileges aris
ing from any law or contract.
Mr.. Blohm introduced a bill whic'
provides for the appointment by tn
governor of a state board of chiropod,
examiners, to consist of three men
bers, with terms of office for tire
years. This board shall hold semiar
nual meetings for examinations and i
empowered to issue licenses to success
full applicants to practice c%hiropody 1
this state. Persons not holding sue
licenses are prohibited from practice.
Mr.. Tumulty presented a measur
empowering excise boards to grant /
enses for a period Of less than on
year for the sale Of liquors upon picni
grounds or other places of recreatio
not conducted continuously through
out the year.
Another bill by Mr.. Tumulty author
ICES boards of freeholders to issu
bonds for the construction of bridge
across navigable rivers not to eXcee
$350,O00. The bonds are to run for
period not exceeding thirty years.
A bill by Mr.. Holcomb amends til
supplement to the act of 1906 in refe,
ence to the sale Of intoxicating liquor
by inserting counties of the first an
second class in the requirement of PEI
sons holding licenses to be residents G
the municipality wherein such taver
exists for at least n year."
Mr.. Hahn presented a bill which prt
vfdes that where a judge of the coul
of common pleas is asked to preside
any other county during the absenc
or inability of the judge making sue
request he shall be entitled, in additio
to his regular salary, to the sum of Sc
per day to be paid by the county j
which he shall be requested to sit.
Another bill by Mr.. Hahn provide
In cases where an agreement for IL
sale of land shall remain on record
the Office of the register of deeds fl
n year after the time limited for I'll
performance stated in the agreemer
shall have expired such agreemel
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