The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-27
MILLBR'S Big BOMB.
Cape Mays Senator Tired Of the
Present Senate Mudddle.
Special to the jersey cstp Ne,rs.

TRENTON, Feb. 81, 1894.-Trenton is right
in line with Paris, Barcelona and the other
important cities which have been rsyeling of
late in the luxury of a bomb. A bomb was ex-
ploded in the State House last evening, but
it was not dynamite bomb. Nevertheless
it made great noise and badly shook up the
Democratic Senate In fact it is said that
the explosion gave President Abrams SEN
ate snch shock that it is full of cracks and
liable to fall to pieces at any time. Senator
lLemuel E. Miller of Cape May threw the
bomb and it is said that he will have to
undergo the punishment usually meted to
bomb throwers and that he must suffer
death-politically.
President Adrain had started in W ith his
usual farce of calling the Democratic Senate
to order when Senator Miller arose to a
question of the highest privilege. His face
was pale and excitement flashed from his
keen black eyes.
MILLER's BOMB.
''Mr. President" he began, 81 have some
thing to say in regard TO the happenings OF
the past few days, and while do not desire
to indulge in personalities, l must protest
against certain publications in the New York
World not only denounce them as false
in every particular, but deny that ever
contemplated doing the things it charges me
with contemplating doing. Those articles
are contemplate lies from beginning to end.
The manifest object of the World during the
past few days is to make popular opinion In
favor of the Democratic party and keep the
Democratic Senate in line, but the results
have been just opposite to that expected"
Senator Miller went on to say that he and
others who had Joined in the Democratic
Orga piza fiOn had huf Ona mOtiVe and one in
centive and that was not to protect race
track legislation. He was willing to assert
that this Democratic Senate was kept up for
the purpose of aiding the race track people.
The people of New Jersey had come to that
conclusion, and so had he most positively.
He did not care to be party to the or
ganization any longer. He was willing to
be connected with it Notwithstanding 1t was
unpopular with his constituents and with
nearly all the citizens OF the State SO long
as it was not controlled in the interest of the
race track men. He felt certain that was
the controlling power-therefore, after due
deliberation. he had positively concluded
that he would not be party to any such or
ganization. If the Republicans would come
into this chamber he would vote to
seat Senators. his own col
leagues had acknowledged to him
that that would be only right.
He was no lawyer, knew nothing about the
law, and wanted to know nothing about it,
and without intending any disrespect to the
court, his own opinion was that the quo acar-
ranto proceedings were only a farce to gain
time He did not propose to go into the Re-
publican Senate or make himself any more
conspicuous than was necessary, but before
he would see the Republicans adjourn sine
die, he would invite them into thus l chamber
and assure them of his support The New
York World and the Camden ReUielc, an
ally of which the World. should bo proud
might brand him as traitor and put his
picture in every day, but he would never.
theless act in accordance with the dictates OF
his conscience and in the interests OF Tue
people.
MILLER Piled WITH QUESTIONS.
There were only a. few people IN the
Chamber at the time. and they listened to
Mr. Miller's words with bfeathless attention.
When he had finished, Senator Perkins made
a move as though to leave his seat, when
Senator Adrain quickly adjourned the meet
ing.
Immediately there was rush for Senator
Miller and he was quickly piled with ques-
tions. To ell, he replied that he would not
% over to the Repu blican Senate, but If
fhey would come over to the Chamber he
would vote to seat the Republicans. and JOIN
with them in passing laws. He said tnat he
would not attend any more of the meetings
of the Democratic Senate. He then relter-
ated his statements that the Democratic Sen
ate was organized in the interest of the race
tracks. AS the Senator went on he raised
his voice until it filed the Chamber. Sud
denly Senator Hinchliffe rushed up to Miller
and shouted
llSay, Miller, you know you're wrong,
from start to finish You have no business
TO talk that way. You know we are acting
,,pder the Constitution, and the race tracks
have nothing to do with it. We are not
parading ourselves as you are. This talk OF
race track influence doesn't sound well COM
ing from you"
.sThats all right, Hinchliffe. I'll have my
opinions, and you can haye yours didn't
include you in what said ''
II want to tell you" Hinchliffe went on,
eattine mere excited, you deserved all you
sot ia The newspapers, and more too. 1 hope
fhay will give you more
4 TROUBLED CONSCIENCE.
Miller made no reply, and Hinchliffe
walked off In few minutes he returned
a.Thus does conscience make towards Of