Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-11
IN THE SENATE.
[From stan Correspondent.l

lFrom STAFF Correspondent
TRENTON. Jan. 11--Packed galleries
and corridors marked the opening OF the
Senate shortly before / o'clock today
for It's 134th session with an overwhcim-
ingly Republican majority. There are
fifteen Republicans to six Democrats.
forecasting q session to be remarkable
for It's one-sidedness.
Except for the fact that floral Offer
ings to the Senators We're placed In the
ante-room, instead of on the desks as
In former years of the opening OF the
uper house, the procedure differed
little from the years which have gone
before. Senator Ernest Fl. Ackerman.
Of Union. who was elected majority
leader at the recent caucus of the Re-
publicans, called the meeting to order
Then senator Harry V. Osborne, of
Essex. was elected president pro tenn,
on the nomination OF Senator Harry D.
Leayitt, of Mercer. He was escorted TO
the chaig by a committee. of which SEN
tor Gaunt, OF Gloucester. was chairman.
Howard ID. Tyler, secretary. of the Sem
ate for many years, was named as tenn
porary secretary.
There Wore eight newly elected Scna-
and approved OF these, foui are new
lmen, They are Griiflth W. Lewis "a
Burlington. Edward X Mills Of Morris :
! Tfomas A. Mathis. OF ocean. and John
y Prince oil Passaic. Tne reelected
men are: Robert il Hand. OF Cape
May; William c, Gebhardt. of9IJunter-
don; George s. silzer, OF Middlesex, and
Jacob c. Peice. Of SUSSEX They wero
sworn IN 1y Senato,. t,aiaorna. of y,o1rv
The ballotine on the president was OF
| purely formal nature. although the
minority put forward u candidate. Mr..
Acsernan. as his party's leader, named
Senator Joseph $. Frelinghuysen, OF
Somerset, president OF last years Sen
ate. during its closing hours after the
resignation OF Senator Samuel X Rob-
bins. Senator James L Fielder. of
Hudson, the minority leader, named
Senator Gebhardt for the place. The
Republican got 1t by his party strength,
the vote which placed him in the rank
of the second officer OF the State being
10 to 9.
Ackerman's Speech.
Senator Aclserrnan SPOKE as follows:
Fellow members OF the Senate Of
New Jersey
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vote of previous Senate. irrespective
of party lines, and who has on more
than one occasion performed the duties
as chief executive In accordance with
law, to the satisfaction of all colt
+ cerned
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AS leduSr ne was sasac4ouS gen
erous untiring. conservative, honestly
| mindful OF the interests OF Tho peonie
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Iie stooa spohsot ior oiliy tiiat when
| tended to advance the welfare of the
people and increase their happiness
opinion would serve to still higher
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