The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14
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elected last November, then took the
oath of Office. Messrs. Wilson, Fielder
Leavitt and Harrison are new men, the
others having served at least one three
year term cath.
The formal roll-call of the new Sen
ate was followed by the election of the
following officers for the session with
out particular incident. President, Hill
lery, of Morris; secretary, Howard L.
Tyler. candidate of Cumberland
County; assistant secretary. William
H. Albright. of Gloucester; journal
clerk, John ". Cliff, of Union; assist
ant journal clerk, John C. Cooper. of
Somerset; supervisor of bills. Edward
A. Sexsmith, of Monmouth; bill clerk,
William r.. Bailey, of Essex; sergeant
alarms, Gaudaloupe A. Hall, of Mer-
Ger: clerk to committee on printed bills,
Howard B.. Keasbey, of Salem.
President Hillery assumed his office
amid applause from the floor n the
crowded gallery. He thanked his as
soeiates in a brief speech that dealt
with the work before the Senate and
APPEALED for unity OF action and hard
work. He said:
s'Mankind Is benefited by every addition
to the worlds capital, which receives Its
greatest increase when human energy is
fully utilized, and human energy is not
fully utilized unless directed by wise laws.
| \ common criticism of present day legis-
lation is with respect to Its volume and the
constant and continual changes made in the
law, all Of which contribute to increase
| litigation. confusion and discomfort and
invite violations of the Jaw. one OF tue
reasons for the increase in legislation In
this State is the lack of a general and
comprehensive enactment granting to the
] ni,nininaIifiaa of fba Gfato mower to attend
to and regulate municipal affairs.
There is no reason why they shoulu
come to the Legislature to seek a SPECIFIC
power under the guise OF general law,
| which should already be lodged in their
| governing body. The Legislature should
confer upon them a sufficient authority TO
conduct their own business. limited only
by such restrictions and safeguards as to
properly regulate their relations one with
the other and with the State.
Previous to 1875 special charters were
granted in this State to corporations, ana
these laws multiplied so fast and varied so
greatly that a demand went up from tho
| people of the State for a general enact
ment for the incorporation OF
This genera law prevented such multi
plication and cured the abuses OF special
charters by placing corporations upon the
same footing.
proper structure of laws. L~aw-building is
an art, and, IL confusion and litigation are
to be avoided, laws should be certain,
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structed with regard to existing statutes:
and, instead of endless supplements and
amendments, which are usually made to
cover a slight change In law, a general
act covering the whole subject should be
substituted.
at has beer often suggested that a de-
partment be established to draft and pre-
pare bills. If there was an attempt to
make 1t compulsory upon a legislator to
accept a draft of a bill prepared by
such a department, it would not be prac-
Tirnl IN my mind DppnJIsp ha might
thereby be obliged to submit to a measure
which did not meet or express his inten-
tions.
I'm che absence of such a department
| think 1t a wise plan to either ask the
law department of the State to draft the
bills, or at least submit them to this de-
partment for their supervision before they
are introduced. In some of the recent dis
closures the trouble was found to be not
the lack of law so much as the disregard
OF it.
During the period of commotion n agi-
tation just passed the theorist and the
demagogne have held the centre of the
stage. Excursions have been made into
the realm of theory and fancy to find
remedies for evils that are imaginary, but
panic AMI depression teach us that the
dreams of the theorist and the froth Of
the ~demagogue are poor stuff indeed with
which to fill an empty dinner pail, to PER
Take thereof would be like feeding upon
the fabric OF a vision
I'm approaching our labor as Legislators
let us be guided by the signs of the times,
which call for the application of common
and sober sense and fairness, free from
public man, resort to the spectacular
which is a selfish ambition to further
ones fame usually at the expense OF the
true interest of government"
Committees were dispatched to no
tify the Assembly and the Governor
that the Senate had organized and was
In session. As soon as the formal no.
tice reached the Governor. Edward w.
Gray. his secretary, went to the Senate
chamber with the executives message.
1t was ordered spread on the minutes.
President Hillery announced the APP
pointment of William c. Murphy, Of
Camden County, as his private secre-
tary, and Their handed the list of Senate
committees which follows to Secretary
Tyler:
Acknowledgement. Robbins. Price.
Appropriations = Bradley. Alderman
Minch, Cornish.
Banks ;, s s9d 1nsuraneo-Frelinshuysen'
Boroughs and Townships-Hand. Brown.
Silver.
Ciergy-Avis. Colby. Hinchliffe,
Commerce and Navigauon-Coloy, VIII
son, Gebhardt
Observation-Disclosures. Colby. Gebhardt.
Eiections-Bradley. Colby, Cornish.
FInances-Ackerman, Frellnghuysen. Har-
Fish and Game4wakelee, Brown. Price.
Labor and 1ndustry-Plummer, Minch,
Hinchliffe.
Observation-Disclosures, Robbins, Cornish.
Municipal corporations-Minch, Bradley,
Hinchliffe.
MISCELLANEOUS Business-Brown, Hand,
Price.
Printed Bills-Brown, Plummer. Fielder.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Wakelee, Silzer.
Public H~ealth-Colby, F~reiinghuysen,
Railroads and Canais-wakelee. Hand,
Cornish.
Revision of Laws-Avis, Leavttt, Geb-
hardt.
Riparian Rights Ackerman, Brown,
Fielder.
Stationery and Incidental Expenses
Leavitt. Bradley. Hinchltfe.
Unfinished Business - Hand, Wilson,
Silzer.
JOINT COMMITTEES.
Federal Observation-Disclosures, Avis,
Binchliffe.
State Home for Girls-Plummer. Robbins.
Cornish.
Passed Bills-Avis, Hand, Gebhardt.
Public Grounds and Buildings-Leavitt,
Brown; Fielder.
Prlnting-Wilson. Minch, Price.
State Home for Boys-Bradley, Freling-
huysen, Harrison.
Schooi for Deaf Mutes-Colby, Mineh,
Fielder.
Sinking Fund-wakelee. Robbins, Price.
Soldiers Home-Wakelee, Colby. Silzer.
State Hospltal-Avis, Leavitt. Acker-
man.
State Library-Bradley, wakelee. Cor
Dish.