Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-03-04
THE TRENTON
LETTER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
OF THE PRESS

trenton, March l-Govefn0r Wilson
made another high-grade appointment
when he nominated Colonel Nelson Y.
| DUNCAN, of Somerville, as Judge of
the Circuit Court to succeed Judge Will
bur Hesley, of Long Branch AS the
appointment had been anticipated it did
not cause any surprise.
The actual naming of Colonel DUNCAN
as Circuit Court Judge might have been
held back for some time longer were it
not for the fact that the newspapers of
| former Senator James Smith, Jr, few
| days ago made some sighting comments
concerning Colonel Dungan's fitness and
availability for the judicial place
The new judge has been active in
Democratic politics for twenty years
and is one Of the best known lawyers
in the State He was formerly pros
ecutor of the pleas in Somerset county
by appointment of Governor Werts, at
the time, Democratic executive. He has
been prominent in the National Guard
for more than fifteen years, having
1 joined its ranks as a private about 25
years ago. For the past four years he
| has been the commander of the 2nd
Regiment. Both professionally and po-
ltically he has very high reputation.
The most acrimonious tilt that has
| occurred during the present legislative
| session between the Republican ma ior-
ity and the Democratic minority i'll the
Senate, developed yesterday when the
Houses substitute for the Senate con-
current resolution seeking to put a time
limit upon the introduction of bills, was
brought up for action.
The Senate refused to accept the
counter proposition from the House with
the result of defeating it. Senator Frc-
linghuysen, who introduced the concur
rent resolution, vigorously attacked the
| House Democratic majority for altering
the proposition as originally offered by
proposing in place Of it an agreement
not to adjourn the Legislature sine die
| until all the business in hand has been
properly disposed of. Mr.. Frelinghuy
sen contended that his resolution provid-
| ing that the President of the Senate,
Speaker of the House and Majority and
Minority leaders of both bodies form a
committee to devise a plan whereby the
introduction of bills would cease a suf-
| fcent time before final adjournment to
make it assured that all measures be
considered i'll an orderly manner, WAS
| the only method by which there could
be deliberate and satisfactory closing
of the law making bodies. He charac-
! terized the House substitute, which pro-
vided that the day and hour for sine
die adjournment should not be fixed
until all the measures before the Legis-
lot or1r-
posed of, as a political trick and utterly
impracticable.
Senator Osborne, the Democratic lead
er, jumped up to declare that Mr.. Fre-
linghuysen's remarks We're a reflection
on the honor Of the Democratic legisla-
tors. He said he resented such a state
ment and the inference it conveyed.
The Democrats, he said, were Just as
anxious as the Republicans that the
Legislature should come to an end in a
decent manner, and void of the disgrace
full incidents that have marked the clos
ing session in years gone by.
1T is a notorious fact that for many
years the Legislature has closed its an
nual session in disgraceful Manner
declared Senator Gebhardt. 1T is time
that we reformed. There is not Re-
publican nor a Democratic member Of
the Legislature that has not been utter
ly disgusted and ashamed of the way
in which we have adjourned for the last
ten years"
How about further back than that
in the days when the Democrats were
in control?" interposed Mr. FreInghuy-
sen.
sTll make my remark cover a period
Of 25 years." answered Mr.. Gebhardt.
/ Neither side is innocent of the charges
that make. But it is high time that
we made change"
sYou will never get an orderly ad
journment until you devise plan to
prevent the Introduction of bills after
a certain time,y said Mr.. Frelinghuysen.
Mr.. Gebhardt replied that he question
| ed the right Of members to introduce
bills could be abridged in any maaner.
Anyway he continued, Il am in favor
of the Legislature continuing here until
such time as we have cleaned up al
| the matters that are presented for on
consideration and are confident that "
have done our full duty BY the peoo}a