The sun., 1894-01-10
NEW JERSEYS TWO SENATES.
The DEMOCRATS IN POSSESSION OF
THE SENATE CHAMBER.

| ss Members OF the Rival Body Gov.
wert. Recognizes the Democratic sea-
| ate, and the A s-en,b'y the Repubiicsu-
The Doors B.inE Kept Locked, the
| LEGISLATORS Get 4. and Out Through
| the windows-Gov. wert- HIS A.ked
the Auornsy-ssaeraI for ns opinio-.
TRENTON N j.. Jan. 9.-The New Jersey
Legislature organized this afternoon with
| double-hesded Senate. There was great ex-
element but no violence. At least 1900 peo-
pie thronged the corridors at the state House.
enRer to witness the contest between tho Dem
| ocratic minority and the Republican majority.
| The nine Democratic hold-over Senators, act
ing under the advice OF Chairman McDermott
| Of the Demo mooratc Committee. took possession
| OF the Senate Chamber this morning, ostensl-
| bly, for the purpose OF caucusing. but. after
that no one was admitted. unless he was a
| Democrat or q reporter. Herein the Demo-
| Gratis had an advantage. which they maintain
ed during tho day. They organized Temporal
rily by choosing Senator Adrain as President.
and reelected all last years officers. The Re-
| publican eleven also organized Senate by
elccting Senator Rogers Of Camden MS Presi-
| dent and full force oil minor officers.
| This is the situation tonight; Tho Demo-
cratic minority has possession OF the Senate
| Chamber and has been officially recognized by
pON. NeTlb, WHO lno hepuDIlChn majority Is
| practically without a meeting place, but is
| carving ON business under tho nntron.go ~
the Republican Assembly. by which 1t has been
recognized. II thus will be able TO get the bills
| II passes several degrees nearer to tho statute
| books than can the Democratic Senate Both
parties base their actions on the provisions OF
| the Constitution, and they quote freely in sup
| port OF their positions. Simply stated, the
Democratic contention is that the Senate
o'' '""' ~ no "'ne
IS Ell. IL ou, Si existence. ana 'hat the
| mas unon tho crodanti.Ia n, ,ha son.tor.
pass upon 'he creuentla's OF the senator's
elect IheY DO not want the control oil the
| Legislature to pass completely into Repub.
lican hands and b.nca wiI, ,rv 70 nrov,,,,
the seating OF Senator Bradley OF Monmouth.
! and possibly Rogers OF Camden and Ward OF
naien' on cnarees Oh oriDery ana intimida-
tion Mt the polls.
tuition tbs senate i,soI, .hn,,n bo ,ha nV ;rSn,
u''on .'e 'eua'o i.sen enouiu 20 'he 'uuse oi
It's membership; that the only prerequisite
to participation in the work Of orpanizntion ia
TINT the Senators sbould ba sworn In thot
unna,nr. u.nS w. - 10 s"olh ., IN 'nns
each other, and that. according to all the
nrecsdents in roth uo,sa. s.,n,,o,-a ai.,. ~
entitled to be sworn In on his certificate OF
election. II was upon this ground that they
prSeUeneo ss%ms, e t0IrH5 T%Sun.o, tho s.,u.,. A.,
- i"ripson, tpe Secrotary OF the
assumed that the Senate clock was a tribe
tlow Tor the purposes OF tho minority. and
tion naming ex-President Adrain as the tenn
porary tresla1nt' pHt the question and de-
Presidsnt's desk and senator Adrain and the
oergeant-at-arms and the doorkeepers did nll
tne Test EXCEPT count r.quorurn. In this,
fresluen' Auraln was subsequently assisted
by Thompson The nine Democrats then
waited for the Republican Senators TO appear.
Uh hn
had been summoned by come one to preserve
order, could no, max. u passage through tho
$40 o'clock before they reached tho Senate
chamber Here dozen doorkeepers were sta
but the senators, who were admitted through
q large crack in the door. one by one, until all
Then tho doors, were boted Tor the psG%i day and
have not since been opened. Egress and in
vs for ns The snfs wn
gers and committees from the Democratic
senate, but 9ut those OF the tepu9ican Senate
a side window, and niterward pulled in
through the same opening.
in possession demanded OF Presidont Adrain
elected and who had certificates OF election
would be sworn In and permitted TO rartici-
Tor TOR bradley, who had Occupied the seat alloi;
been sworn IN. and Bradley replied that he
out Of order skirm OF Mercer declared that he
was In possession OF the oath OF office and
the certificate OF election OF each OF the seven
newly elected republican senators. senator
Smith OF Ocean having also said som ethinG,
hcting secretary Thompson quietly checked
Stokes Sklrm' and smith IS present and par
ticlpniing In the work Of orGenzation. Al;
though none oil the Republicans had responded
In roll call when Staates OF Warren had quali- |
He'd. and the hepubiienn Senators had Gocked
apart in committee room to organize. |
Thompson asserted, in reply to President |
hlIaln. that ne had the unIuckY numler OF
thirteen marked present on his tally sheet.
senator voorhees, oi Union brought about |
the rupture, Aitor hdraln refused to assure |
stokes thnt the republican Senators would all |
be sworn lnhe stepped toward the Presidents
desk and demanded his rights as the senator |
from Union county. Adrain replied that there |
was no evidence 81 ms being a senator. and |
called upon Actng-Serseant- at Arms Nathan |
70 remove Voorhees, from the hoor. Nathan |
stepped FORWARD Dnt voorhees, remained |
nrm ana ,delled Nathan TO touch him.
Then stokes called upon the hepubli- |
can senators 20 Withdraw, which they |
did: Adrnin shouted TO the Sergeant. |
alarms to clear the noor and lobbies and not |
hole tH4N