Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-08
RSEY LEGISLATURE
Opens WITHOUT SHOW
Absence of Flowers Renders
I Convening Ceremonies Cold
and Formal
IN SADDLE
ucCran. of Passaic, Heads Senate,
!. Wolverton, of Camden, Speaker
of House
TRENTON. Jan. 8.

The li2d Legislature convened at noon
today
Tho massage by the House ma jority
AZ A resolution recently TO eliminate
Sa,,ers on the opening day had the eff
~, of rendering the proceedings there
IA In the Senate cold and formal and
S,, slightly relieved by a display of
.alos and potted plants PLACED around
The two legislative chambers by Capitoi
custodian John a. Smith.
y There were the usual opening day
\ rrowas Magniflcently gowned women and
we,l-dressed men crowded the galleries
and the lobbies.
The legislators generally agreed that
I. this will be the shortest session in years,
n having been calculated by the leaders
(. that only about seven or eight weeks of
activity will be required to
nut through the Administrations pro-
eram and complete the second lap in
f,oyernor Edges comprehensive plans for
legislation. The Legislature is Republi-
can this year by a majority of forty-one
IN Joint ballot. In the Senate there are
fifteen Republicans and six Democrats
and the House stands forty-siX Republi-
cans to fourteen Democrats.
The organization in the upper house
was quickly effected. BY - strictly
marty vote Senator Thomas H.. McCran.
= Republican. of Passaic County. was
elected president Senator william Edwin
,Florance. of MddleseX, was given the
Democratic complimentary vote.
Senator Emerson L. Richards, of At
lantic. is ma ajority leader, and Senator
Cornelius A. McGlennon, of Hudson, is
Democratic whip. William H. Albright.
Of Gloucester. was elected SECRETARY Of
the Senate.
The following eight Senators were
sworn in: Joshua G. Haines. Camden ;
Charles G. Pilgrim Essex: Edward L.
Sturgess. Gloucester: Collins p Allen,
Salem Clarence y. Case. Somerset Will
liam y. Runyon. Union, Republicans. and
Henry +. Ackerson. Jr., Monmouth and
Thomas Barber, Warren. Democrats. Ac-
. kerson. Allen and Barber were reelected
at the last election. The others are new
members.
In the House Charles \. Wolverton
'of Camden a local option advocate. who
is serving his fourth term. was elected
Speaker. The Democratic complimentary
votes were given to Alonzo ID. Herrick, of
Warren Upton S. Jefferys. a news
paper editor. Of Camden. was elected
clerk Of the House for the fourth time
and Captain Jim Parker the Passaic
veteran, who has served as clerk for
thirteen years consecutively, was made
assistant clerk. Assemblymln b. Pierson.
of Union, fourth-term member, is Re-
publican floor leader. and Alexander
nSimpson. of Hudson, is the leader of the
Democratic minority. There are twenty
four of last years members in the
House: all the others are new members.
cnan n1yae T.~t,
pointment of the following committees:
STANDING COMMITTEES
Agriculture agriculture A. Roberts. Allinson. Whitney.
Observation-Disclosures, Litchheld. Gill.
BsnkinE and Insuranee-Lewis. TsttersaIl.
pruden. Burroughs. Hurley.
Blli Revision-Blair. Warner. Yarrow, Bur-
Bcroushs and borough Commissions-Glover
Claims and ] Pensions%Young. 9s asseT sssneder Alb
Commerce and NayisationsRead.v vreeland,
:, Edgar. Yarrow Dugsn.
Corporations-Badgley, Morgan. Read. Ror-
EdHgeca.t,iIon2GilI Wilson. Edgar, Bostock.
Elections s---Tattersall. Close. Cochran, Rob
Federal Relations--Reeves. Amerman. Rob-
Game and Fisheries-Hershheld. Wilson.
,Amerman. Eaton, Herrick.
nwass.oChieiuer' l>eIaU, foAnai'
Incidental Expenses-Edsar. Whine. Lord.
Cochran, McGovern.
sudiciary-Pierson. Whine. Kellam, Hobart.
Simpson.
Labor and Observation-Disclosures. vreeland,
Tattersall. Roberts. McAteer.
Mnitia-Eaton, Burroughs, Lewis. Smith,
Nolan.
Miscellaneous Business - Fooder, Kellam.
Lake, Foxhall. Herrick.
Municipal COrpOratiOns-Nreelan GGlover.
FODDER. Warp =, Herrick.
Printed Bills ! Kellam. Allinson. Roberts.
Public Mealth@.MOrEan. Read. Litchheld.
Revision Of Laws-winne Morgan, Stewart.
Riparian Rishts-Hobart. Schneider. Lake.
Social Weifsre-Abbott. Hagaman. Litch-
Taxation-Applegate. Badgley. Hershheld,
Towns and Townships--Allinson, Glover.
Hagaman. FODDER. Gaede.
Unfinished Business - Amerman, Stewart,
.Bostock. Champion. Agans.
Ways and Means-Robinson. Pruden, War
ner, Blair Gallagher.
kules-Pierson. Whitney. Whine.
Clergy--Allinson. Kellam. Close,
JOINT COMMITTEES
Home for Feeble Minded WOmen-Yarrow.
Reeves. FODDER. Agans. Nolan. .,
son, Applegate, Herrick: McGoyern.
Industrial School for C0lOred Nouth-Bos-
took. Roberts. Hershheld. Gaede, Snow.
New Jersey state ReformatOry-Close, Ed
gar, Champion. Gallagher. Stout.