Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-14

Speaker Taylor took the oath an(
J as he assumed the chair. delivered
the following speech of acceptance
Speaker Taylor's Remarks.
= yellow members OF the one hundret
and thirty-seventh General Assembly
/ deeply appreciate the confidence
which you. the members of this house
have placed In me. l congratulate YOU
upon your election, to an office tina
! carries with 1t such vast possibilities
for the rendering of service to the PEG.
pie OF New Jersey.
The personnel of the present house IS
OF the best. AS speaker II has been my
duty to select the committees For
every important place there were a
dozen members well fitted where but
one could be chosen. The assignments
were made after the utmost considera-
tion. If there be those among you
who are disappointed l can only say
that / did my best to be just to all.
. In all governments there have been
periods when the laws have not kept
pace with the progress made by the in
dividual. New Jersey has been in that
condition for years. The legislature of
1911 sensed a number of the evils and
remedied them. II placed the Geran
bill, the Public Utilities act. the Cor
rupt Practices act. the Employers Liza
bility law and other undermining legis-
lation upon the statute books but
much remained undone.
Since then no progress has been
made. Conspicuous among the evils
which must be remedied by this legis-
. lature are the corporation laws. 1t mas
been said with much reason, that un-
der present conditions in New Jersey, a
charter can be obtained for everything
from a tBarbary Pirate to a Sunday
School. We must have q new orpora
tiOn law, one that Will be a cred. to
and not a blot upon the fair name of
our state. No longer must corporations
be permitted to issue stock which does
not represent value.
A constitutional convention must be
called. To 1t must be invited our
nh1aCf md rnayf tnsAlGCb minds Tho
revision of the constitution Is a work
that the legislature. burdened as 1t Is
with many other weighty matters, can
not hope to successfully accomplish. A
constitution adequate to their needs is
the divine right OF a people.
The platforms Of our parties contain
These promises must be kept. know
that the members of this house look
upon their party platforms as EVIL
of honor. Progress must be your
beacon. If you are guided by IT not
only will our w generation be bene-
flied but Its rays will light the paths Of
generations yet unborn.
We of the majority are not. nor are
you of the minority here to serve sell
other. The people of this state do not
care whether a measure is advanced by
the majority or by the minority. They
do care whether a measure is good or
bad.
The privilege Of making the lot OF
mankind better not only In the state
ed to that great party whose birth was
but little later than that of the union
itself and whose principls have exist
ed since man first strove to better him
self through government. 1t has
swerved at times from the true course
but has always returned to the paths
of public service. When 1t followed
the true course It was like a young
man, vigorous and filled with the Joy of
it's strength; when 1t swerved, 1t paid
the wages of it's sins.
I believe that a speaker should act
for the whole house and not for any
group; that he should be courteous to
all, firm when occasion demands ard
by his impartiality compel the conf
said OF me when my work is done that
II was true to my beliefs. that will be
my reward.
Speaker Taylor announced the Up
pointment of James j. McAteer, of
Hudson county, as his secretary,
and Winfield Stevens, of Monmouth,
as his assistant secretary.
With their overwhelming major
ity, the Democrats then elected the
other officers, the most important
being:
Clerk. former Assemb1yman Mark
F. Phillips, of Essex assistant clerk,
Frank H. Hennessy, of Bergen, son
of Assemblyman Hennessy. SER
geant-at-arms, former Assemblyman
Cornelius Ford. of Hudson, president
Of the State Federation of Labor;
assistant sergeant-at-arms, Frank J.
Pfaff. OF Union; journal clerk,
former Assemblyman Thomas F. A.
Griffin. OF Hudson: assistant jour
nal clerk, Robert Sturges OF Morris;
bill clerk. James F. Wynne, of Pas
sale; assistant bill clerk, James B..
~Christopher. of Bergen.
The Republicans nominated q full
slate of officers headed by former
Clerk Upton s Jefrerys. as clerk,
and the nominees got the honor OF
the eight Republican votes.
A committee of three assembly,
men was sent to notify Governor
Wilson that the Assembly had or
ganized and later 1t reported that he
would communicate by message
Official notice of the organization
was also sent to the Senate through
Clerk Phillips.
Secretary Tumulty presented the
Governors message and 1t was reau
and ordered printed.
ppcdheI Taylor the
House committees as follows:
Committees of the Honse. .
Agricultural and Agricultural Col
lege-Smick, Mclaughlin, Lyons, Hol-
combe. Coles.
observation-disclosures, Marshall.
Hays. Martin, Richards.
Banks ana lnsurance-Rowe. Nc
Dermott. Beekman. Buckley, Peacock.
Bill Revision - Buckley, Carrow,
Quinn. Lewis. Conrad.
Boroughs and Borough Commissions
Bloom. Mount. Kirkpatrick. l.sgen.
Claims and Revolutionary Pensions
--Holcombe, Neighbour, j. A. Mathews,
Mclaughlin. Cores.
Commerce and Navigation-Grifin.
M~cDermott. Burton. Foley, Salus.
, Corporations-DeIaney, Neighbour.
A. N. Agnew, Branegan. salus.
Education-J. C. Agnew. Ackley,
EPan, Porter, Hates.
Elections-Zisgen, Stuerwald, Quinn.
FISHER. Moore.
Federal Relations-Papscoe. Rays,
Fisch. Kirwin, Salus.
fame and Fisi1-Kirkpatrick. NULL
gam. J. Mathews. Carhart. Coles.
MISREPRESENTATION. Lewis, Leonard.
Incidental Expenses-Porter. Paps-
Judiciary-Egan. Beekman, Murray,
Marshall. Richards.
Labor and Industries. Mathews,
Carhart. McGrath. A. NJ. Agnew, Adams
Militia S~tuerwald. Carrow, Roe
Bloom, Coles.
Miscellaneous Observation-Disclosures,
Fisch. Kirwin Moser, Moore.
c.. Agnew. Delaney, Braeken. Conrad
Printed Bills Mount. McCabe