New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-21
THE LAST DAY AT TRENTON.
OF THE LEGISLATURE
WITHOUT DAY.
THE HOUSE REFUSES TO UNsEAT ENGARD. OF
CAMDEN-BILLS PASSED IN THE LAST
HOURS OF THE SEsSION-NoM
NATIONS CONFIRMED.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUSE.l

TBY TELEGRAPH THE TkIBCNE.l
Trenton, March 2O.-The most intensely partisan
legislature that ever met in Trenton adjourned sine
die at 5 O'Clock this afternoon The Democrats con
roed it, and almost every act Of importance which
they performed was in the interest Of their party Re
publican OfcehOdcrs Oustcd by the score In favor
of Democrats and gerrymandering bills we're passed
10 keep the state Democratic for many to come
and yet 1t may be ruhully stated that the minority
| was fairly treated Resolutions complimentary to
President AdIan Of the Senate, and Speaker bergen,
81 the House were offered by Republicans and uHanI
| mousy adopted. The House had it IN its power 10
uuseat Republican, and refused 10 do even though
the Democratic majority OF committee recommended
| that the thing be done. 1t was the contested seat
case O. McAdamS against Engard. The latter has DC
cupied the seat all winter. lie represents the I'D
| District OF Camden McAdams, who ran against him
and was defeated claimed that the ballot boxes had
been stuffed and that repeating had been pract'ed all
in Engards interest and furthermore that the Cam
den Board Of Aldermen had Illegally established As
sembly district lines, forming them 30 ~ 10 make hc
district in question Republican. a special committee
was appointed TO investigate, and it held many meet
ings and took reams OF evidence An hour before the
time Cor the final adjournment the committee re
ported majority and minority statements. Inc ma
iorf.y report recommended that the seat occupied by
Engard should be declared vacant. The Camden
Board of Aldermen were denounced for rcdi,tncinG
the city, but McAdama's claim TO the seat was not sup
ported. The minority report held that Ehgard was
entitled TO the seat. Engard made long ana earnest
address for ,r i.ay, and motion was maze dt the
minority report De suDsuruted for that of the majority
Sneaker Bergen announced from the chalr that ne
sboud vote for this notion because he did not thnk
Engard ought 10 be intericrcd with. The speaker
was loudly applaudcd By members ana people III uho
Galleries. Half a dozen or more leading Democrats iol
lowed the Speaker and the minority report was adopted
This action was considered serious ichecuoh upon
the Investigating Committee and IN moment ufc
vote adopting the minority report was TccOhsidcrcd
and the majority report was adopted WIN al d"ch"
ment providing that Engard was entitled to the seat
and that The seat should not be declared vacant
About the last conflict between the Republicans ana
democrats occurred in the senate over the bill for the
establishment throughout the state Of county boards Oi
excise and license The Republicans held that II was
mainly for the purpose Of adding To Governor Abbctts
mower I'm the State, and somewhat, Also Oh sop 10
the liquor dealers Applications for license rejected
by the ordinary boards may be thk'h before inc
county boards, which will sit as SORT OF court OF ap
meals, The bill was Of course passed. protests going
for nothing - a.,
Among the last measures 10 80 through were the
state Prison Ticlct-of Lave bill. the Assembly Re.
d,tictinc bill and the act repeating the chaicr Of
the West jersey Game Protective SochiN. Muil'r
bill permit pairing exhibitions III ciuD-hou'c' WIS
Governor ALBEIT made the following appointment,
For Worlds Fair CON mi, sionci -- td"ard ieHI. o.
Camden: Walter LcnON and John - Sinoch oil Mercer
Willard f. Ro~, oil MddlcacA rSer =: s MAX nit tt
of Warren: Carrot T. liublrt "i i,~Nfic DhVld D'uu
Of Es,cx and Peter ilinck. Of Hudson. -,. -.
" tor 'Jndc. Of tie Court Oi Errors ana Appcals-EA
John " bosert ol tho State po,rs On
TaXation-Chulcs c. Black Of Hudson; Albert il.
slope, Of salient and Theodore e. Ipa%c' horor and
township laws-AbIaham D. Campbell, Of l:errcn
George Pace. OF somerset and jacob {. HchdncAsoh
oil r n1sii nouiinatons were all confirmed.