The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-16
THEY ALL KISSED
AND MADE UP IN
THE ASSEMBLY
1000 Legislature Winds Up in
Flow of Wit and Feast
of Reason.
EVEN GERHARD WAS
CORDIAL TO ROBBINS
The Day Before Hunterdon Man
Had Defed the Pres
ident.

TRENTON, April 16.-Social events
and debated good fellowship Character
lied h last hours of the Legislature,
which adjourned at 647 O'Clock this
morning. Every one who had said my
thing unpleasant about anyone else.
and there were so many hat it made
quite a function in itself, declared that
they never meant any OF it anyway,
and If they did they We're sorry. Every
one received the thanks of every one
else, especially the thanks of those
members who had nothing TO be thank
ful for. EVERY one received tokens of
esteem and every one was happy.
In the Senate, Gephardt, the minority
leader. who but the day before yester-
day refused to recognize the authority
of the chair and would not be called to
order until the force of the gea at
arms had been invoked, thanked Presi-
dent Robbins for his uniform courtesy
In the name of his party and himself.
Frelnghuysen, modelling his speech
on the prayers of some of the clergy
men, who open the legislative session.
which begin with the President of the
United States and vino up with the
state House officials, thanked every
one in sight, including the minority, the
majority, the president, the sergeant
at-arms, the oor keepers, both in the
gallery and on the floor, and wound M
by presenting President Robbins with a
silver-headed gavel.
The last act invoked a speech from
he president, and he did some thank
ing. naming the minority. especially
for its unfailing courtesy and aid.
Given a watch.
After that there were whole hocks of
resolutions of congratulation and
thanks end Guadalupe A. Holl, the
sergeant alarms was presented with
a watch.
Things were livelier in the House.
Speaker Prince had had a piano in
stalled for the amusement of the MEM
bers and during dull spells choruses
were organized which served ito pass
the time pleasantly. The Speaker him
self, returning from supper, was not
allowed to resume control of the House
until he had sung "Mandalay,' the
music of which he is the
When it came to thanks and general
Fluctuations the House went the SEN
tie me or. two better, because there are
three times as many members. 1t also
developed that there were four parties
and the members of each DOL occasion
to state in unqualified terms their opin-
ion that every one else, the opposition
in particular were the best people in
the world, and the thought of parting
from them was the saddest conceivable.
Primo was presented with a : gave
by Griffith w. Lewis, majority leader.
The plain working gavel which has
been used during the session split near
" in half while it was being pounded
on the marble block to call the House
to order during the debate on the di-
rect primaries bill. !
( Minority Leader Mark A. Sullivan.
on behalf of the whole Assembly. pre-
sented the speaker with a huge three
handled silver loving-cup. S%ullivan's
speech was short. He summed up the
feelings of the members for the speaker
in his last words:
You have made good"