Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-22

Many Appointments to Be Made
BIZ Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, March 22.-The power
a governor of New Jersey Yields is
best explained by the fact that right
now Mr.. Edwards holds in the palm
of his hand approximately seventy ap-
potntments to various state offices,
from the supreme court down, to be
made before the present session OF
the Legislature adjourns sine die. The
eleventh week Of the session opens
here tonight, when both senate and
House reconvene, and to date the gov
ernor has sent to the senate about a
half a dozen nominations. Last week
he rushed in that of Thomas F. Mar
tin to be secretary of state, when 1t
seemed that the House Republicans
were going to pass the Dill ripper"
bill. Martins Is the only important
nomination Mr.. Edwards has made
He has before him yet the Selection
of supreme court justice for the
place on the bench which has been
made vacant by the illness of Mr.. JUS
tice Garrison, Of Camden. This judi
cial office pays now $4,000 and is
likely TO be advanced to $4,000. A
circuit court judge for South Jersey
to succeed Howard Carrow at 10000
year must also be named. kThese
are the two most lucrative lplaces
which Mr.. Edwards will AWARD at
this term of the legislature.
There Is also vacancy on the
Public Utility Commission nov
caused by the resignation of Alfred s
March during the past week. IThil
office pays $500 year, but action
on successor is likely to be deferred
pending the outcome OF the charges
against the board which have just
been filed by Jersey City.
The governor will also name four
prosecutors of the pleas at varying
salaries; three county judges; six dis
trict court judges; state commission
er Of taxes and assessments at $4,000;
twenty-one county tax commissioners
at varied rates of pay; state COM
missioner of municipal accounts at
$4,000, civil service commissioner,
at $4,000 q Passaic Valley sewerage
commissioner at $4,000.
Appointments to places upon num-
ber Of other important state boards
and commissions, many of which do
not carry compensation, have yet to
be made. Among these are the fol-
lowing: State Board OF Education;
Board of Commerce and Navigation;
Board OF Conservation and Develop
ment; Fish and Game Commission;
Board Of Shell Fisheries; State Board
of Health; State Highway Commission;
Inter State Bridge and Tunnel Com
mission; State Board of Medical Ex
aminers; Veterinary Medical Board;
State Board of Optometrists; Palisades
Interstate Park Commission; State
Pilatage Commission; health officer for
the port OF Perth Amboy; Old Age
Pension Commission; State Board Of
Institutions and Agencies.
In the latter case there are three
appointments to be made and in most
of the other instances the governor
will have two appointments. All must
be confirmed by the state senate.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
State Federation of Labor, is sched-
uled to be the headliner at tonight's
session OF the legislature. He will
address joint meeting of the two bo-
dies on questions of the day per-
tanning to the labor movement.
His coming is significant as there
are several important labor measures
bearing on pickettng, injunctions and
of court orders relating to
strikes now pending before the legis-
lature. They are being strongly op-
posed by the manufacturers. So
strong has the feeling of labor be-
come that a week ago there was talk
of tmpeaching a vice chancellor who
had rendered decisions obnoxious to
the labor mon Of New Jersey.
The Sunday movie" and baseball
bill will likely come to a final vote
in the senate this week. with it's fate
in doubt. 1t is said to need but one
of the required eleven votes to pass.
The Din ripper bill hangs in
the balance in the House. 1t may
not pass, with the opinion favoring
the latter probability. 1t will trans
fer the Motor Vehicle Department to
the control of the comptroller. who Is
a RepubliCan.