The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-04-28
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Before he sent in the nominations
the governor signed a bill by which
Justice Reed will be retired on one
third of his pay. 1888 33 per year.
He wanted, the governor said. TO
take occasion to express his very sin
cere admiration of the work which
Mr. Sommer had done upon the public
utilities commission. 1t was general
ly recognized throughout the state. he
thought, that Mr. Sommer's work had
been of the highest value and real
distinction
In the new public utilities bill, which
was passed and signed 1t is provided
that the commission shall have power
to employ counsel, and 1t has been
said that the new board would give
that position to Mr.. Sommer. but
there is the best authority for saying
that no such intention exists at this
time.
Winthrop More Daniels, who sue
ceeds Mr.. Sommer, was born in Day
ton, o., Sept 80, 1867 He was grad
uated from Princeton university In
1888 and studied a year at the Uni
versity of Leipzig He has been pro-
fessor of political economy at Prince
ton since 1892 and is the author of
several books on political economy.
Both houses passed bill creating a
state commission for the suppressi IN
of tuberculosis In cattle. The house
refused to pass the measure as 1t came
from the senate because 1t provided
that the commissioners should be APP
pointed by the state board of agricul-
ture instead of by the governor. The
veterinary on the board. When the
assembly's action reached the senate
Senator Frellnghuysen secured the APP
pointment of a conference committee,
which reached an agreement In the
shape of bill which was passed The
measure provides that the members of
the commission shall be appointed by
the president of the state board of
agriculture and that one of them shall
be medical physician. No provision
Is made for veterinary on the com
mission. The term of the commission
Is fixed at three years, and $685. has
been appropriated for carrying out the
provisions of the measure.
Before adjourning Friday the senate
upon the recommendation of its com
mittee on elections voted to dismiss
the protest Of former Senator Thomas
A. Mathis Of Ocean county and declare
George Clark Low the duly elected
senator from that county. The com
mittee based its decision on the fact
that part of the votes cast In that I
last fall had been stolen. At
he same time the committee in Its re-
port gave Mr.. Mathis clean bill OF
health In these words:
Charges have been made not only
o us, but In public, that fraud was
racticed during and after the election
A Ocean county. This committee Is
leased to state that none of such
harges implacates in any way either
IT. Mathis or Mr.. Low with any Inn
roper conduct. The charges relate
llehy to the election In the township ,
Dover and in the First and Second j.,
strlcts of the Lakewood township"
Some idea of the work of the SEES
on and what yet remains for the gov
nor to do may be Cleaned from the c
atement that on Tuesday there had
ome to the governors desk 1913 senate
nd 242 assembly bills, total of 410. |
If these the governor has signed
0 senate and 1876 assembly measures
nd vetoed 10, leaving in his hands still
nacted upon ITO bills. 1t was under
TODD there were few more senate
measures to come In, which might
we'll the number to 200.
Governor Wilson said on Tuesday
hat he did not consider himself bound
" the constitution to sign all these
dis within five days after they came
o him, as the constitution says he
hall dispose of all bills within five
ays Sundays eXcepted) after they
ave been presented to him unless the
legislature by its adjournment prevent
is return, and that he takes to mean
hat the time in which he shall con
Iider bills after the legislature ad-
Journs I, not limited. Different gov
ernors have placed different construc' |
lions upon this provision of the con
stitution. Governor Albeit used tc
claim that he had to sign all bills
within thirty days after the adjourn
ment, although no one could tell where
he got that construction. Governor
Fort held that the bills must be dis
posed of within the FIVE days. while
Governor Voorhees, maintained that be
could not dispose OF any bills at all
after the Legislature adjourned and so
kept the legislature In session until he
had signed or vetoed the last bill
passed, just as the president goes TO
the capitol on the last night Of SEES.
sion and disposes OF every measure be
fore congress adjourns. II was this
practice Of Governor Voorhees,, II IN
said, that gave use to the all night SEES
sion on the last day OF the New Jersey
legislature.
Governor Wilson, II IL understood.
proposes to dispose of the bills now In
his hands as soon as he can consistent
with their Importance. On Wednes'
day OF next week he proposes to go
on an extended trip which will carry
him to the Pacific coast and which VIII
last about a month. II he can he VIII
dispose OF these bills before he goes
II he cannot he will leave them until
he returns, as he does not propose TO
dispose Of any measure until he has
thoroughly and cautiously examined II.
As important In Its general scope
perhaps are the financial measures
known as the appropriation and sup
Elemental or deficiency bills. The sup
Elemental bill is intended for use at
once TO meet unforeseen deficiency and
to meet emergencies which have arts.
en- since the last financial bills were
passed by the legislature Of 1910, while
the general appropriation bill is meant
to cover the expenses of the govern
ment of the state for the fiscal year
beginning Nov. 1, 1911.
The general appropriation bill this
year amounts to s.. 9.617.9o. which is
S2S7 0o5 II larpar than the last one