The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-24

ked to vote on proposition to change
E. Should this constitutional amend
the appointment of three new judges.
The third resolution provides for on
increase of $500 a. year in the pay of tlle
members of the Legislature.
Must 60 TO seustc.
All three resolutions will have to 90
back to the Senate next week for for
NAL ratification of changes made In Che
preambles in the House. Errors In the
language were discovered several week
ago by Matthews, of Hunterdon. Al
soon as concurrence by the Senate ar
rangenents will be made to advertise
them three months and submit tl1f
propositions to the popular vote mex,
November. $3.50
Blauvelt offered a resolution to have
the Attorney Generals opinion az TO
whether the propositions In resolution
No might not be submitted separate
iy. Baker amended 1t to get q further
ruling as to when the proposed salary
changes under No. would be effective.
Vote on the resolution was postponed
until later In the day.
The first amendment called up was
that regarding the judiciary. Majority
bateit. He said no thought everybody
had already said what there was TO say
Assemblyman Kenny, of Hudson, and
Speaker Prince had g. short tilt when
the former again protested against the
amendment as 1t stood. There was
considerable noise at the time
Unless there Is order I will call up
the Martin amendments again" Mr..
Kenny said. +sS
THE chair Will not listen to threats,
ruled the speaker.
Mr.. Kenny attempted to explain. but
was called to order and told to keep TO
the subject,
Amendment Passes.
The amendment was passed by
vote of 43 to 13.
The amendment provides for twenty
one State judges in all, to be members
of supreme court of three divisions.
appellate, law and chancery. The Leg
islature may, however, inci ease the
number of judges. All must be law
yers.
Each division will have its presiding
officer. The lay judges are to be wiped
out and vice-chancellors will be made
full judges. The appeals court viii
have seven members only, and the re-
naming fifteen judges will be divided
between the chancery and law depart
ments. in which there are now seven
teen judges.
Three More Judges.
AS all the present judges will oe re-
appointed the Governor will only have
the choosing of three new judges TO
ri
ments provide that the present circuit
court judges and the common pleas
judges in counties shall serve out their
terms. The present chief justice Is cx-
pected to be the justice to preside over
the appellate division, and IL the
chancellor shall remain as presiding
justice of the chancery division or will
be necessary to designate presiding
justice for the law division, and the
Governor will have the appointment
with the concurrence of the Senate
In brief the judiciary amendment
will give the present Governor the ap-
pointment of three judges and the pow
er to designate one of the present JUS
tees as a new president judge of one
of the divisions of the new Supreme
Court.
second amendment extending the terms
of governors, senator's, assemblymen
and county officials. He said that lits
did not think 1t would be a popular
move, as 1t would tend to remove State
and county officers farther from the
people. Mr.. Blauvelt spoke against the
amendment also He declared in favor
of the election of assemblymen by dis
tricts, but disapproved of the increased
terms.
eve should not build up power !n
officialdom but protect the public" he
said,
TO Extend Terms.
Assenlblyman Martin cited All in-
stance of last year when the attorney
general gave an opinion to the effect
that two subjects should not be incor
porated in one amendment Mr. Pierce
moved that the amendment now lie
over until another opinion might be
secured The Pierce resolution was lost
and the amendment went on third
reading.
Leader Sullivan and his minority as
sociates, with only Martin. Ford and
Blauvelt Of the majority, backing
them, fought in vain. Resolution No.
2 was passed The vote was 40 to II
The second resolution calls for four.
year terms for Governor, senators
sheriffs and coroners. six years for
surrogates ana county clerks and two
years for assembymen.
Sullivan secured enforcement OF
House rules requiring every member