Mr. Voorhees, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the nominations made by the Governor in his communication of March 23d, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, For President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Passaic County John S. Barkalow; For Judges of the Court of Errors and Appeals Gottfried Krueger and Frederick Adams; For members of the Board of Visitors to the State Agricultural College : First Congressional District Isaac W. Nicholson, T. F. D. Baker; Second Congressional District Samuel B. Ketcham, John Darnell; Third Congressional District David D. Denise, James Neilson; Fourth Congressional District George Fritts, Elias N. Miller; Fifth Congressional District George H. Blakeley, Sixth Congressional District L. H. Müller, Charles L. Jones; Seventh Congressional District James Stevens, Abraham W. Duryee; Eighth Congressional District— George E DeCamp, George W. Doty, Reported favorably upon said nominations. On motion of Mr. Voorhees, the Executive Session then arose. TRENTON, March 25th, 1897. At 5:45 P. M. the Senate met in Executive Session. Under the direction of the President, the Secretary called the Senate, when the following Senators appeared and answered the call: Messrs. Daly, Francis, Johnson H. W., Johnson W. M., Ketcham, Miller, Parry, Reed, Ross, Skirm, Stanger, Stokes, Voorhees, Vreeland, Williams (President)—15. Mr. Voorhees moved that the nomination of John S. Barkalow, for President, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Passaic County, be now considered, Which was agreed to. Upon the question, "Will the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination?" the ayes and nays were taken, with the following result: In the affirmative were— Messrs. Daly, Francis, Johnson H. W., Johnson W. M., Ketcham, Miller, Parry, Ross, Skirm, Stanger, Stokes, Voorhees, Vreeland, Williams (President)-14. In the negative-None. So the said nomination was declared unanimously confirmed. Mr. Voorhees moved that the nomination of Gottfried Krueger, for Judge of the Court of Errors and Appeals, be now considered, Which was agreed to. Upon the question, "Will the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination?" the ayes and nays were taken, with the following result: In the affirmative were— Messrs. Barber, Daly, Francis, Gould, Johnson H. W., Johnson W. M., Ketcham, Kuhl, Ross, Skirm, Voorhees, Williams (President)-12. In the negative were Messrs. Parry, Stokes, Vreeland-3. So the said nomination was declared confirmed. Mr. Voorhees moved that the nomination of Frederick Adams, for Judge of the Court of Errors and Appeals, be now considered, Which was agreed to. Upon the question, "Will the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination?" the ayes and nays were taken, with the following result: In the affirmative were- Messrs. Barber, Daly, Francis, Gould, Johnson H. W., Johnson W. M., Ketcham, Kuhl, Miller, Parry, Ross, Skirm, Stanger, Stokes, Voorhees, Vreeland, Williams (President) -17. In the negative-None. So the said nomination was declared unanimously confirmed. Mr. Voorhees moved that the nomination for members of the Board of Visitors to the State Agricultural College: First Congressional District Isaac W. Nicholson, T. F. D. Baker; Second Congressional District Samuel B. Ketcham, Third Congressional District David D. Denise, James Neilson; Fourth Congressional District George Fritts, Elias N. Miller; Fifth Congressional District George H. Blakeley, Sixth Congressional District L. H. Müller, Charles L. Jones; Seventh Congressional District Abraham W. Duryee; Eighth Congressional District George E. DeCamp; be now considered. Upon the question, "Will the Senate advise and consent to the said nominations?" the ayes and nays were taken, with the following result: In the affirmative were Messrs. Barber, Daly, Francis, Gould, Johnson H. W., Johnson W. M., Ketcham, Kuhl, Miller, Parry, Reed, Ross, Skirm, Stanger, Stokes, Voorhees, Vreeland, Williams (President) In the negative-None. So the said nominations were declared unanimously confirmed. TRENTON, March 29th, 1897. At 10 P. M. the Senate met in Executive Session. Under the direction of the President, the Secretary called the Senate, when the following Senators appeared and answered the call: Messrs. Barber, Daly, Francis, Gould, Johnson H.W., Johnson W. M., Ketcham, Kuhl, Miller, Parry, Reed, Ross, Skirm, Stanger, The President laid before the Senate a communication from the Governor, and the Secretary read as follows: STATE OF NEW JERSEY, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, TRENTON, March 29th, 1897. Hon. Robert Williams, President of the Senate: SIR-With the consent of the Senate, I desire to withdraw the nomination of Elias H. Newell as a Commissioner of Pilotage. Respectfully, JOHN W. GRIGGS, By the Governor. Governor. HOBART TUTTLE, Private Secretary. On motion of Mr. Voorhees, the request of the Governor was granted. On motion of Mr. Voorhees, the Executive Session then arose. TRENTON, March 30th, 1897. At 10 P. M. the Senate met in Executive Session. Under the direction of the President, the Secretary called the Senate, when the following Senators appeared and answered the call: Messrs. Barber, Francis, Gould, Johnson W. M., Ketcham, Reed, Ross, Skirm, Stanger, Voorhees, Williams (President)—11. The President laid before the Senate a sealed communication from the Governor, indorsed "Nominations." On motion of Mr. Voorhees, the seals of the communication were broken by the President, and the Secretary read as follows: STATE OF NEW JERSEY, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, TRENTON, March 30th, 1897. Hon. Robert Williams, President of the Senate: SIR-I hereby nominate for appointment, with the advice and consent of the Senate, as follows: For member of the Board of Visitors to the State Agricultural College, 7th Congressional District, Edmund H. Davey, in place of James Stevens, deceased. For Harbor Master at the city of Elizabeth, John P. Arnold. For Commissioner of Pilotage, in place of Elias A. Newell, John C. Weaver, of Cumberland county. For Trustee of the State Reform School for Boys, in place of Moses Bigelow, deceased, Walter J. Knight, of Essex county. By the Governor. Respectfully, JOHN W. GRIGGS, Governor. HOBART TUTTLE, Private Secretary. The nominations were, under the rules, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Voorhees, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom were referred the nominations made by the Governor in his communication of March fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, For President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Ocean county, Albert Clark Martin; For Prosecutor of the Pleas of Ocean county, Theodore J. R. Brown, Reported favorably upon said nominations. On motion of Mr. Voorhees, the Executive Session then arose. |