The Penn's Grove record., 1894-01-12
IIS LEGISLATURE.
-rwn snN ATFs ORGANIZE

Rumors have been flying around the
State for sometime that the kepuph'
cans would not be allowed to organize
the Senate. Many thought 1t a Dlun
but when the Republican Senators viii
a brass band and hundreds OF enlhusiAS
tic followers reached the State house
on Tuesday at 8 O'Clock they found
that the Senate chamber had been pre-
empted by the hold.oVer Democrats
who had elected Robert Adrain TEN
porary chairman and last years officers
The Republican Senators were admit.
ted with difficulty through the crowd
outside the Senate doors.
Senator Stokes asked Adrain II Tue
new Senators would he sworn in but lie
got no satisfactory answer. Senator
Skjrm SAID he had the credentials ana
oaths of the new Senators. Senator
VOORHEES, arose to speak but Adrain or
dered the Sergeant.at.arms to put hlm
down but he did not do it.
The eleven Republican Senators then
withdrew to an adjoining room and or
gained by %electing the following Oil
GERS:
President, Maurice A. Rogers.
Secretary, Wilbur A. Mott, Essex,
Asst, See, L. NJ. Fielder, Monmouth.
SeTCeant-at-Arms, Jas. l.. Smith.
Assistant, Reuben Carter. ~
EnSrossing Clerk, John G. Shreve, Atlantic
Assistant, Chas; 7. Patterson.
Journal Clerk, VIII. Long.
Assistant. Henry b. Robinson.
Bill Clerk, Chas. V. Hance, ocean.
Assistant, John Wagner,
calendar Clerk, Rich. L, Starr, salem, ~.
Clerk to Engross Bills Committee, o. H. nus
Door Keepers, Samuel D.. Rose Charles PieT,
son, Benz, II. Davis, Edwin II. DAVIS, loalehiJ
Robt, Herman, q. L. Leland, VIM. ROdman'
A committee was appointed to walt
| on the Governor who told them lie had
| already recognized a Senate and lie
| would consult legal advice aud com
municate later.
The Democratic Senators referred
Senator-elect Chris. +. States creden'
| tials to u committee which reported at
| once when he was sworn in. Senator
| DAILY presented protests against Messrs'
Ward, Rogers and Bradley OH the
grounds of fraud, etc.
The Republican Senate held an even
ing session in the Assembly chamber as
| the Democrat sergeant-at-aim ms OF Inc
Senate had the keys.
TIE HOUSE
of Assembly was organized by tlectihg
John !. Holt Speaker, and ex- Assembly
man J. Herbert Potts, OF Hudson,
Clerk. Thirteen other clerks aud GILL
| GERS and y door keepers we're elected.
| The Governors message was received
Tie House recognized The Republican
Senate and not the Democratic meSSen
ger who appeared.
On Wednesday the Democratic Sen
| ate met ut ~ 30 when a resolution was
passed %instructing the Sergeant at
Arms 10 notify Senators W. II. Skim,
S. ID. Hoffman, Edw. G. Stokes and G.
C. Smith to attend the session.
The Republican Senate met at 3l5
in the Senate Chamber after the doors
were broken in. A committee on rules
were appointed who reported the adOp-
ton of all except IuIe 50, which re-
| quires Il two-thirds vote to suspend the
rules in the passage of any bill. This
was done to allow the passage Of The
bill to repea! the FACE track laws 60
through which had just betn passed by
the House, su it could he sent TO Gov.
Werts to decide whether he would re-
cognize IL law passed by the Republican
Senate after he had recognized The
Democratic Senate. The Governor las
avoided the law being presented to him'
Senators Kelcham, VOORHEES,, Brad.
ley aud Skim made speeches in which
they said that only brute force would
keep them out OF the Senate Chamber.
The sergeant-at-aTms was directed to
keep ali out except the members and
proper officers of the House. The Re-
publican Senate then adjourned until
Monday night.
The House passed a resolution by a
party vote asking for the defeat of the
Wilson Tariff Bill, passed a repeater to
the race track law by a vote of "a to
and adjourned until Monday night.