The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-10
TWO JERSEY SENATES.
a Lively Contest Ahead for the
Legislators.
A QUESTION OF LEGAL RIGHTS.

The Democrats Claim That the senats Il
a Continuous Body. and Organise Be-
fore Admitting the New Members-Rs-
pubiicans Choose Oncers Of Their own.
TRENTON. Jan. 10.--Ncw Jersey has two
benates. The Democrats took possession
Of the senate chamber yesterday morning
~ 10 o'clock, and locked the door. EARLY
IN the afternoon detachment of police
were ordered to the State house In COM
pand Of Captain Cleary, Of the Trenton
department. The captain went at once to
6hk governors private room and received
Instructions from him. The police then
uarched up the corridor, pushing the
crowd back, and formed passage way to
the doors Of the chamber.
In the senate chamber the Democratic
holdover members were seated, waiting
for o'clock, the time for meeting, to ar
rive. The doors were locked. Sergeant
alarms Nathan, Of the last session, was
guarding them within. No one but few
State officers and favored persons were ad-
mitted, newspaper men excepted.
At five minutes to 8 o'clock Samuel
Thompson, the clerk Of the senate, called
the senate TO order and on resolution of
Senator DAILY Robert Adrian, Of Middle
sex. was elected temporary chairman. The
roll was called and Senators Winton,
Miller, MoMiokel, Perkins, Henchliff,
Drake, Martin, DAILY and Adrian answered
to their names. Senators Skirm, Stokes,
Smith and Hoffman,, the Republican
holdovers, were all absent.
Mr.. Daily moved that call of the SEN
ate be made. This was DONE and then q
RECESS was taken for FIVE minutes.
The officers were In their seats when the
the Republican senators raped at the
door for admission. Tho crowd outside
was in great commotion, and the senators
bad very difficult time to get to the
doors Of the chamber. The sergeant-at-
arms demanded the names of those who
raped. The doors were opened little.
and the first senator to enter was Bradley,
pf Monmouth. He was closely followed
by Senator 6kirm, Of Mercer, and Sem
ator Packer, OF Gloucester. When Senator
Ketcham entered County Clerk Gummere
attempted to enter with him. The SER
Reant-at-arms and his attendants made a
desperate effort to keep him out, and Sem
ator Ketcham struck two or three of them
over the head with a cane. Finally all
the senators were admitted and took their
seats
Chairman Adrain instructed the secre-
tary to call the roll, whom Senator Stokes
arose to a question of privilege. He said
they had come here to organize the sem
Rte In the usual way. They were sur
prised to flnd the senate already organized.
BE wanted assurance that all the senator's
plsct would be sworn in. He wanted to
know whether Senator Bradley would be
sworn in or not
Chairman Adrian replied that the hour
sf o'clock having arrived, they had or
kanized in the regular way, and had then
tfken recess to await the possible ar
flyal of the senat Senator DAILY then
offered resolutf that the credentials Of
ths new senators be referred to a commit
tee of three, to be appointed by the chair
man. Senator Stokes protested. He said
the people Of tho state had elected ma
1ority of Republican senators and should
have the fruits of their victory. He said
khat he understood that Senator Bradley
bad been sworn In. Bradley replied that
Ne had. O. = 1,rirp called him to
-pfder Senator SkaRfrr then presented the
credentials Of the new senators and their
paths of office, but Chairman Adrian re-
fused to accept them.
AT this point Senator Voorhees,, of Union,
took the floor, but Chairman Adrian re-
fused TO recognize him, and he then de-
tnanded his rights as a senator from Union
county. Chairman Adrian directed the
hergeant-a t-at-arms to compel the gent tleman
to take his seat, but Senator Voorhees, de-
hed him, replying that he did not recog-
niEe him as sergeant alarms,
When still refused recognition Senator
Voorhees, advised that the Republican sem
htors Withdraw, and they all repaired toa
lobby room. Chairman Adrian directed
The sergeant-ate arms to clear the lobbies
and floor, but the lobbies were not dis
turbed
The Republicans proceeded To organize
by electing these officers: President.
Maurice A. Rogers, of Camden; secretary,
Wilbur A. Mott, Newark; assistant, Ed
yard NJ Fielder, Asbury Park; enaross-
Ing clerk, John G. Shreve, Atlantic City;
journal clerk, William II. Long, Somer-
Vile; assistant journal clerk, Charles l..
Patterson, Toms River; sergeant at arms,
Bames j.. Smith, Cumberland; assistant,
Reuben r.. Carter, Trenton,
They sent message to the house and
were recognized by that body. The COM
mittees made their ingress and egress
through the windows. A committee was
also sent to the governor, who stated that
he had already received message from
body who called themselves a senate, and
be would have to consult his legal ad-
WISER before uoilg more.
The Democrats continued In session In
the senate chamber and after completing
the organization the credentials of the
senators were called for, Protests from
Eitizens Of Camden, Salem and Monmouth
sounties were presented against the seat
Ing of Senators Rogers, Ward and Brad
ley on the ground of fraud, corruption
md bribery. The Democratic senate then
adjourned until today
The Republican senate adjourned until
Bpm, when short session was held in
the assembly chamber. They requested
The assistant jantor of the State house
for permission to enter the SENATE cham
Der. but were told that the sergeant at
arms of the Democratic senate had taken
the keys home with him. A big crowd in
The corridors offered to break open the
doors, and the senators had to appeal to
Them not to do so. Senator Ketcham
offered n resolution that the sergeantat-
Arms OF the Republican senate ask Tor the
keys. The senate then adjourned until
loud applause from the galleries when
President Rogers took tho chair.
The nins holdover Democratic senators
proceeded with their organization on the
ground that the senate Is a continuous
body, and that nine are quorum of the
thirteen holdever senators until the Re-
publicanselect present their certificates
Of election. This senate OF nine can pass
no bills, but will lay the odium of OBJ.
strucilng legislation on the Republicans.
DoDGE CITY. Kan. Jan l0-Thomas
Walker. q boy of 18 years, Is In Jail In this
CITY charged with most hendish crime.
the probable assassination of three per
Hons, one babe, and the serious wound.
ing OF another. Mr.. William KimbulI.