The Penn's Grove record., 1908-03-13

Inc Dill III tuc uouSc ny
Assemblyman Holcombe requiring that
the state shall acquire ali the bridges
across the Delaware river in joint &C
ton with the state Of Pennsylvania
and to throw them open to free traffic
was reported favorably in the senate
and will likely pass that body.
New Nominations.
Governor Fort sent the following
nominations to the senate, and they
were referred to the Judiciary commit
tee:
Ulamor Allen of Hudson, member Of
the state board of education; Theodore
Senseman of Atlantic, member Of the
board of managers of the sanitarium
for tuberculosis diseases; Edwin West.
| Jr,, of Bergen, member of the board
Of tenement house supervision; Will
| liam A. Logue of Cumberland, men,
Der Of the fish and game commits
! sion: Mrs. Brice Collard Of the county
Of Hudson, member of the state vii
lage of epileptics; Clarence L. Golden
berg, prosecutor Of Atlantic.
The senate confirmed the nomination
Of Winton G. Garrison. chief of the
bureau of statistics and labor; also
those of Abram L. Beavers Of Hunter.
don, member of the state tuberculosis
sanitarium, and Richard H. Moedenke
of Somerset to the board Of managers
of the state village for %epileptics.
The committee On election yesterday
reported adversely the measure provid'
ing for the adoption of the Massachu'
sets form of ballots at elections.
A Joint resolution introduced by Mr.,
Colby authorizes the governor to ap'
point a commission to inquire into the
subject of industrial education and re-
port thereon to the next legislature
The object of the measure is to pro
mote industrial and technical educa
ton in this state.
Mr.. Morris introduced a bill which
amends the act of 1899 by increasing
the quantity of liquor that can be solo
under a wholesale license from one
quart to twenty gallons.
Mr.. Tumulty's quo warranto bill per
hitting any municipality to bring &C
ton against a public utilities corpora
ton without the consent Of the attor
ney general by taking the matter di
rect to the courts was passed In thu
house after a long debate.
The Probe Report.
The Hahn investigating committe,
appointed by the Democratic house o
last year submitted its report yester
day to the house. The report was re
ferred to the judiciary committee. I
contains both censure and praise re
garding existing conditions in state in
situations. The state reformatory a
Railway and the state hospital TO
the insane bear the brunt of the ad
verse criticism, while the state hos
pital at Morris Plains, the epilepti
village at Skillman and the Trento
state prison e~ach-receives a share o
commentator.
The report declares that the state
Lmethod of handling health matters
antiquated and proposes to reorganiz
the state board of health and give
complete supervision over sewage, We
ter supply and bovine tuberculosis. !
radical recommendation made is tha
a board of central control be estat
lished to consist Of five members t
manage all penal and eleemosynar
institutions.
Senator WakeIse's Career.
Edmund w. Wakelee was born 9
Kingston, N. Y, Nov. 81, 1859, and
a lawyer by profession. He was graz
uated from the Kingston academy an
then entered the New York ~universit,
from which institution he was gradua
ed In 1891 and admitted to the bar th
same year. Senator Wakelee is a res
dent Of Bergen county, where he
now practicing law, having an Office
Englewood and also one In New Yor
city. He is prominent in many cluf
of Bergen county. For two terms b
served in the assembly with such cred
that in 1900 he was tine Republica
leader of the house. The promineI
part he then took in legislation mac
him very popular among his constitl
ents, resulting in his nomination an
election for state senator following ii
resignation of William NJ. Johnson
accept the office of first assistant pos
master general of the Uni.ed States. ]
1901 he was again elected and the fC
lowing year was the leader on II
floor of the senate. Subsequently
was elected president of the senat
In this office he discharged his duti,
with such tact, ability and impartialit
that he received the encomiums Of b
colleagues of both political. faith
While Governor Murphy was in e
rope and later visiting Chicago and S
Louis President Wakelee, by virtue
his Office, served as acting govern
and gave every satisfaction in his Q
cupation Of that responsible position.
JOHN L. M. KELLY.