The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-12
Last Years Leader Not
Given ChairmanShip
Of a Committee.
CAUCUS BOLTS COST
HIM LEADING ROLES
Essex County to Have No Say
in Disposition of Appro-
priations This Year.
OSBORNE ON MILITIA
AND PRINTED BILLS
H. Stacy Smith, of South Or
ange, Gets the Best House
Appointment.
BY WIN. H. SEELy.


TRENTON. Jan. 12.-AssembIsmar
William p. Martin, of Essex, leader Of
the Republican majority in last yenr's
House and chairman of its most Inn
portant committee, that Judiciary.
was punished today by his party lend
ers for the caucus bolts he headed and
the rebeliions against set programs
that he led i'm the 100. session. When
DIR. John ID. Prince. of Columbia UnI-
versity, who overwhelmingly defeated
Martin for speaker in the Republican
caucus last month, announced his conn
mistees, ID was discovered TINT he had
not given tle Essex New Idea man =
chairmanship and that the best Martha
second man en the committee - ==
vision of laws and the committee ON
educstion. Seven of Essex counfyss
eleven Assemblymen were given chair
msnships, the three left out in the cold
besides Martin being first year men and
havisg NO claim TO be placed az the
head of a COMMITTEES. This is Martins
third year i'm the House.
The most remarkable thing in the
makeup of the committees is that
Essex county is not represented on the
House or Senate committees on appro-
priations. Three Senators and five AS
semblymen are appointed on appropria-
tions and they meet in joint session 10
determine on expenditures. Although
the Legislature passes on their work.
their committee really has the final say
furnishes more State money than any
other county except Hudson and yet
has no say in this committee Hudson
county is represented by Assemblyman
James Baker, Democrat.
Senator Harry Y. Osborne. of Essex,
dent Samuel K. Robbins. of the Senate,
as last man on the committees On
militia and ON printed bills-ilot very
exciting, but barring a chairmanship.
perhaps more interesting than the dis
tinctions enjoyed by former Senator
Everett Colby.
Smith and Soung DO Well
Henry Young, jr, of Newark. and
H. Stacy Smith. of South Orange, re-
ceived the best House COMMITTEES APP
pointments Mr. Young is third man
on the committee on Judiciary. 1t was
expected that he would be second, but
Burpo, of Passaic, stands next to Ma
jority Leader Lewis, who is chairman.
In addition TO that Young is chairman
of the committee on printed bills and
second man on the important special
committee on rules. Smith is chair
man of the committee on municipal
corporations and second man on the
committee on railroads and canals.
Each can name a clerk for the COM
mi.tee of which ne is chairman.
Martin is one of four New Idea men
from Essex. Eliot Z. Ford. first
year man. is one of these. Colonel
Austen Colgate and Henry C. Hines
are the others. Colgate and Hines
Jared much better as to committees
than last year. emphasizing the re-
b.'1e to Martin
Hines is chairman of tho committee
on public health and third man on the
committee on printed bills Colgate IS
chairman of The committee on militia
and second on the committee on game
and fish. He is the chairman of the
House wing of the joint committees sn
State treasurer's accounts ss we'll.
Ford, the frst-year man of the New
Idea faction. is last man on the COM
mittee on riparian rights and third en-
unfinished business, neither Of which
committees does anything.
August j. Miller, who lives in New
arlS's Seventh ward. is chairman Of
the committee on boroughs and bor-
ough commissions and has good
nlaee on the committee on incidental
expenses.
John F. Clark. Of Nutley leader Of
the Essex delegation is chairman Of
the committee on elections and second
man on the committee on banking and
insurance. He was considered for the
ohairmanship Of banks and Insurance..