The Penn's Grove record., 1915-01-15
STATE LEGISLATURE MEETS.

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Senator Walter E. Edge, Of Atlantic,
serving his second term after two
years in the Assembly, was made Pres
ident Of the Senate and will be acting
Governor in the absence Of the Cover
nor.
For the first time, too, in these pre-
cedent-smashing times of peace, the
Senators had a regularly appointed
chaplain to pray for their guidance.
He is Rev. Milton Read, of Union
county. On the other side they plan
to go 1t along the same old line of
having clergymen come in for the ef-
fort, the fee Of $40 being allowed each
time.
William L. Dill, secretary Of the
1914 Senate, called that body to order
at noon. Senator Walter E. Edge, Of
Atlantic, was then placed in nomina,
ton by Leader Read, of Camden, as
the G.. o. P. candidate for the presi.
dency Of the upper house. Senator
Charles O'Connor Hennessy, of Der,
gen county, who is to lead the Senate
minority, named Senator Peter V. Nc,
Ginnis, of Passaic, as the choice Of
the Democratic members for presi-
dent. Edge was elected upon a strict
party vote. Francis B. Davis, OF
Gloucester county, who was secretary
of the Senate in 1912, was again given
that post. William L. Dill, the retir,
ing secretary, was given the compli.
mentary nomination for the place.
Mark NJ. Phillips, clerk of the last
Assembly, called the new body to-
gether at noon.
Assemblyman Bertram e. Whitman.
OF Atlantic, placed the name of his
colleague, Carlton Godfrey, before the
House as the Republican choice for
presiding officer. Arthur A. Quinn, OF
Middlesex, was the minority's candi.
date for the. post.
On rolLcall, Godfrey was chosen
speaker by a vote of 80 to %, the vote
representing the party alignment. By
the same division Upton S. Jefferys,
Of Camden county, clerk of the 1912
House, was chosen for the place again
by the Republican majority, defeating
Mark M. Phillips, who received the
votes Of the Democrats. Assembly
man William n. Runyon, of Plainfield,
Union county, assumed the leadership
of the Republican majority. Thomas
F. Martin, Of Hudson, will occupy the
same post on the Democratic side OF
the lower legislative branch.
The committees follow:
Senate.
Agriculture-Gaunt, Allen, Martens,
MISUNDERSTANDING, Gaunt, Rath.
bun, Ramsey. Banks and Insurance
Hutchinson, Mathis, Ramsey. Dor.
oughs and Townships-White. Allen,
Wheaton. Clergy-Pierce, Hutchin.
son, Ackley. Commerce and Naviga-
tion-Mathis, Pierce, Wheaton. Corpor-
ations-Hutchison, Reed, MeGinnis, Ed.
ucation-Gaunt, Smalley, Ackley. Elec.
tions-Rathbun, Read, Ackerson. Fed
eraI Relations-Rathbun, Pierce, Mum
son Finance-Smalley, Read, Hen
nessey. Game and Fisheries-Mathis,
Allen, Ackerson. Highways-Gaunt
Colgate, Martens. Judiciary-Read,
Rathbun, Hennessey. Labor, Industry
and Social Welfare-Smalley, Colgate,
McGinnis. Militia-Colgate, Read,
Egan. Miscellaneous Business-White,
Mathis, Munson. municipal Corpora
tions-Rathbun, White, Egan. Print
ed Bills-Allen, White, Munson. Pub
lie Health-Colgate, Gaunt, Barber.
Railroads and Canals-Colgate, White,
McGinnis. Revision and Amendment
of Laws-Pierce, Hutchinson, Egan.
Riparian Rights-Read, Mathis, Bar
her. Stationery and Incidental Elk
penses-Hutchinson, Colgate, Ramsey.
Unfinished Business-Allen, Smalley,
Ackley. Taxation-Pierce, Rathbun,
Hennessey.
Assembly.
Agriculture - Sheppard, West,
Weart, Greenwood, Iobst. Appropri-
ations-Smith. Oliphant, Pierson, o.
H. Hammond, Rays. Banks and Bank
ing - Hates, Mutchler, Greenwood,
Thompson, Ostrom. Bill Revision
Dalrymple, Gilbert, Hates, H. D. John
son., Singer. Boroughs and Borough
Commissions-Pancoast, Hughes, De-
Camp, Peacock, DeYoe. Claims and
Revolutionary Pensions-Hughes, De
Camp. Sheppard, Loblein, Borden.
Commerce and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Wolverton, Oliphant, Smith, Sullivan.
Corporations-J. Hammond, Crosby,
Smith, 0. H. Hammond, Colgan. Edu-
cation-Crosby, Hates, Randall, A. NJ.
Agnew, Kays. observation-disclosures,
Downs, Scudder. Hughes. James Ag-
new Federal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Barradale, Downs, Berry, VanNote.
Game and Fish-Conrad, Whitman,
Sheppard, Mutchler, Herrick. High
ways-Weart, Gilbert, Conrad, West,
James Agnew. Incidental Expenses
Stevens, Conrad, J. Hammond, Wolf,
j. ]. Johnson. Observation-Disclosures
Berry, Thomson, Pierson. Lob1ein. Ju-
diciary-Runyon, Pilprim, Stevens, J..
Hammond, Martin. Labor and In
dustries Stevens, Peacock, Wolf,
Hughes, Quinn. Militia-Oliphant,
Pancoast, Hunter, o. H. Hammond,
Anderson. Miscellaneous Business
Hates. Schoen, Hunter, Morgan, Sing
er. Municipal Corporations-Peacock
Crosby, Morgan, Whitman, Dolan.
Printed Bills-H. D. Johnson, Peacock.
Weart, Barbour, LaPointe. Public
Health-Mutchler. Barradale, Gilbert,
Ostrom, Zieger. Railroads and Canals
-Barradale, Sheppard, Whitman, VOL
verton, Boland. Revision of Laws
Randall, Pilgrim, Pancoast, B~arradale,
DeYoe. Riparian Rights-Dalrymple.
Morgan, Thomson. Titus, Anderson.
Social Welfare-Pierson, Wolverton,
Randall, Crosby. Iobst. Stationery
Conrad, J.. Hammond, Stevens, Wolf,
j. J. Johnson. Taxation5Pflgrim,
Dalrymple. Greenwood, West, Henry.
Towns and TOwnships-Downs, H. D.
Johnson Pierson. Schoen. A M. Ag-
new. Unfinished Business - West,
Smith, Berry, LaPointe, Quinn. Ways
and Means-Hunter, Barbour, Berry.
VanNote, Herrick.
Order to Show Cause.
Justice Minturn filed in the Supreme
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