The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-12
Ratification OF the Constitutional
Amendment by the Senate
Of New Jersey.
The Democracy Give Up the
Contest in the State.
Adjournment of the Legislature to Next
Monday Evening.
Etc. Etc, ETC., Etc, Etc., Etc

ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
TRENTON September l2.-0n the reassemblng
of the Senate yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Win
field of Hudson, concluded his speech against
the Constitutional Amendment. 1t was able
and logical and listened to throughout with
the utmost attention by both sides of the House.
His principal argument was in favor of the
postponement of the consideration of the sub
ject until the next session of the Legislature,
contending that the present Legislature was
elected before the issue on this point was made,
and that it should be decided by Legislature
fresh from the people. He was very bitter
against Mr.. Scovel throughout, and concluded
by confronting that gentleman with the asser-
ton that, in his own words with reference to
the Democratic party, che had tried him drunk
and he had tried him sober, and drunk or sober
there was nothing in him." (Great laughter.)
Mr.. Scovel responded in long speech, in
which he took up every position assumed by his
| opponent, and quietly demolished 1T.
Mr.. Little (Democrat), of Monmouth, made
motion to postpone the subject, supporting it in
very ill-tempered speech, in the course OF
which he made little personal attack upon Mr.
| Scovel, which the latter promptly resented.
The argument in favor of postponement was
Winfield, of Hudson, and opposed by Senators
Buckley, of Passaic, and Richey, OF Mercer.
Tue vote was then taken by yeas and nays on
the question of postponement, and resulted in a
| strict party vote of 10 to IL.
The bill was then put upon lis final passage,
| with the following result
| Y'as-Messrs. Acton, BlacRman, Buckley
| Cobb, Horne, Ludlam, Reeves, Ruby, Scovel
| (Presldent), Ware, Wright-ll.
| Nays-Messrs. Dater, Doughty, Grier, Ken
nedy Little, Martin, Robbins, Trusdell, Win
| field, Wurtz-l0.
The result was received with vociferous cheers
on the floor and in the gallery mingled with ,
| few groans and Kisses on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Richey, of Mercer, then offered resolu
tion declaring that the Senate would consider
no business other than that referred to in the
| Governors message.
Mr., Winfield, of Hudson, earnestly opposed
the motion, contending that the sewerage Of
Jersey City required the instant attention OF the
Legislature to save it from ruin at the hands ol
the Hoboken authorities. He SAID there were a
great many good Republicans in Jersey Civ,
whose cellars would be filled with water it the
Legislature did not come to their relief
| (Lauehter.)
After further discussion, the motion was laid
| upon the uaoie LOT the present. When the Senate
passed the concurrent resolution from tho As
sembly, adlourning both bodies until Monday
evening next at 8 o'clock.
In the Assembly no business was transacted
at the afternoon session, except the concurrent
resolution for adjournment.
After the adjournment of the two Houses, g
leading Democratic member said to Repub
lican, "You have knocked the insides out o.
our election; you have left us nothing to hgh'
| for in November