New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-23
ADRAIN TAKES A LOWLl SEAI.
SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE TRENTON
PUMP JOIN THE LAWFUL SENATE.
JERSEY-BOTH HOUSES GET DOWN
RT'SINESS.
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Trenton March 22-The Senate met in the
Senate Chamber to-day, and seven OF the ten
Democratic ex-Rumpers. who few days ago
were loudly proclaiming their superiority 10 the
lawful Senate. silently filed in and meekly took
their old seats Adrain stalking to the seat on the
lower tier and gazing at President Rogers at the
dosl, ca lately rnonopolized by him. Not word
was spoken for few minutes, and then gen.
oral h,ndshaking and introductions followed,
many Of the newly elected Senator'S never having
mot Senator Adrain and his Democratic col
leagues. Senators Winton and Martin and Sem
ator Miller. who recently made public deciara-
tIon on the floor of the Senate 10 the effect that
he would take no further part in the Rum1 SEN
ate's deliberations. and then denied having maze
such a statement were the only absentees. AFTER
the Rev John Handey had offered prayer the
Senate went into executive session and con-
firmed the appointments by the Governor OF
william ]. Magic for Supreme Court Jusuce'
Alexander T. Magill for Chancellor, and Cllfford
Stanley Sims for Lay Judge of the Court OF
Errors and Appeals in place Of John Clement
whose term expired on Monday. Mr.. sims Is
president of the Society of the Cincinnati.
The Supreme Courts decision came in for
much comment to-day and the Democratic con-
sprators show surprising anxiety to place the
blame for the revolutionary acts Of the last
eleven weeks on the shoulders OF Governor
Wcrts and Attorney General Stockton HAD the
Governor not consented to the McDermo't
scheme and agreed 10 recognize the Rump as the
lawful Senate, they say. the dsgracetul scenes
would never have been enacted. ON the Otner
hand. the Governors friends are putting Az tne
blame the aged Attorncy-GeneraL VI ne
had only given the Governor some advice; II
he had told the Governor what the law was. IN
stead Of getting off that nonsense about the
New-Jerscy Senate being continuous body.
then the Door innocent, child-like Governor. MINI
self an cy-Justice Of the Supreme Court would
have never recognized the conspirators or would
have withdrawn that recognition as soon as NJ
found out what the law really was.
The Senate got right down TO business sen
ator Voorhees, introduced the Gerrymandef DILL
which repeals all gerrymander acts on the stat
uic books Senator Skirm introduced a Dill
abolishirg the Boards Of Freehoders in all sec
ond-cass counties I'm the State. Last year the
Democrats enacted law which provided FOR the
election of Froehoders by the Assembly districts
under their Infamous gerrymander, Whlch ue-
prved townships of representation on such
boards and Senator Skrm's bill is 70 wipe out
th. law The act providing for a Custodian or
Laws which was passed few weeks ago. will
also be repealed. Many other bills were lntro-
duced in the Senate. but all by Republican MEM
bcrs Of that body
The senate accepted the invitation of the New
York Legislature. and will visit the Capto at
Albany on March %
The House passed many bills Of local interest.
and one bill prohibiting itnerant bankrupt
sales" in this State unless the seller ilrst de-
poets $500 with the Secretary Of State and takes
out a license This bill IS of great interest TO
New York merchants. as II is intended to prevent
/ outside wholesale houses doing transient busi
ness In this State. There are several hrms ~
| New-York CITY who said TO employ ma1y
| hands In making up cheap tools. clothing, cut
ery and forth. renting a store IN some New
! Iersev town for a few DAYS and disposing OF this
stock "at cost" The intent of the bill is 10
/ prevent these salor - this State.
Through the efforts of Assemblyman Berry the
Hudson Bridge bill. which gives the counties OF
| Hudson and Essex power To build bridge over
the hav To connect Bergen and Ezabethport'
covernor Werts signed seven bills to-day,
among them Mr. Kerr's bill repeating the act
relative 10 the election Of school trustees. Up
| to date there have been 20I bills introduced IN
| the House and fourteen in the Senate.