The Penn's Grove record., 1913-03-07

a feeling of confidence and affection
for him personally that I hand him the
seal of Office"
Acting Governor Fielder said he
would find it hard to fill the office of
his great predecessor, but he ex-
pressed the desire to do so so far es
possible. The new Executive pointed
out that he must depend for success
upon the help of his fellow-membsrs
of the Legislature and he asked. dur
ing his term of Office, their hearty sup
port. He expressed the greatest love
for the Pre~sident-eleet, and said that
IN him leaving the State he was suffer
ing a great personal loss.
The New Executive.
The Acting Governor was born in
Jersey City on February 26, 1867. and
is a lawyer by profession. He received
his education in the public schools of
Jersey City and studied law with form
err Senator William Brinkerhoff. with
whom he was in partnership until Oc-
tober 1 of last year. He was admitted
to the bar in 1888. He served in the
House of Assembly in 1903 and 1904,
and the following year was elected to
the Senate, in which he is serving his
second term, having received the larg-
est vote ever given a candidate for the
Senate in his county. In all his career
as a legislator Mr.. Fielder has cut a
straightforward course, displaying
StrnnO nrnOrncciT-n +nnIanosoz o.l l.
coming one of Governor Wilson's
ablest and most potent allies in his
program for reforms.
Will Continue Fight.
The chief reforms which Mr.. Will
son proposed, but did not obtain at
the present session of Legislature, in
clude a bill providing for jury COM
missions, an amendment to the pri-
mary laws known as the Wisconsin
system of second-choice voting and
the Endorsement of the amendment
for direct election of United States
Senators. Mr.. Wilson hopes that this
program will be completed before the
Legislature adiorns. He has an
nounced that as President of the
United States he will continue to fight
if necessary, for the enactment of the
Jury Commission bill, around which
bitter opposition has centred. The
other measures, it is believed, will be-
come laws without much difficulty, as
the Democratic majority of the Legis-
lature in recent conferences with the
Governor agreed to pass them.
Before his resignation went into eff
feet Governor Wilson sent the nomi-
nations of John Toole as a member of
the Passaic County Tax Board, and
Walter Taylor as District Court Judge
OF Asbury Park, to the Senate. The
Taylor appointment was confirmed.
Senator McGinnis, however, Il
toned the legality of the Toole ap-
pointment. He wanted former Secre-
tary of State George 7. Wurts, named,
while Toole was favored by United
States Senator Hughes. The Passaic
Senator raises the point that the ap-
pointment was not officially con
sidered in the Senate until after Gov
ernor Wilson had ceased to be the
Executive of the State. 1t is claimed
that the appointment was not re-
ceived while the Governor was the
Chief Executive.
After t~ransacting considerable bust
ness both Houses of the Legislature
adjou- ed to meet March 10. Ad-
journment was taken for such a
lengthy period in order to allow the
members to attend the inauguration
of President-elect Wilson. Assembly
man J. A. Matthews presented a bill
which provides for a law which will
prevent lead poisoning and other oc-
cupational diseases. 1t also is de-
signed to force employers to provide
medical attendance for employees in
dangerous occupations. Senator Pierce
introduced a bill providing that in the
future when a taxing district wishes
to increase its maximum tax rate it
must do so through popular vote at
a general election. A new bill by Sen
ator Slocum amends the general cor
poration act requiring receivers to file
reports within thirty days after entry
of the final order.
A bill was offered by Assembiyman
Mount, for Speaker Taylor, amending
the act for the opening of the Shark
River, in Monmouth county, and APP
propriating SIS, 900 for the purpose of
opening the mouth of the river. AS
semblyman Ackley fathered a bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the celebration
proclamation, which is to be held in
Philadelphia. Assemblyman FISHER
introduced a bill which amends the
act for a free public school system by
providing for the payment of a pen
sion to a person who has paid into a
school fund for a certain time, even
though he may have discontinued to
teach. Another bill was offered by
Assemblyman FISHER, which gives the
school authorities the right to pay $50
per year for each scholar who has
been affected with a throat or tuber-
cular affliction when such scholars
are attending an ''open-air school,"
HOLSTERS for Breeding.
The State Fish and Game Commits
sion liberated a quantity of Holsters
for breeding purposes at the stone
pile at Sewell's Point, believing that
the masses of stones will make good
breeding places.