The evening world., 1894-01-16
WON BY DEMOCRATS
Jersey Senate Middle Decided by
Attorney-General Stockton.
The Full Senate Was Organized and
Recognized.
Committees on Each Side to Discuss
Reconciliation.

TRENTON, y. j.. Jan. 16.-Attorney-
General Stockton's decision in the Sem
ate muddle was made public to-day. II
Is n long document, but the part direct
~ bearing upon the case In point Is as
follows: ~
me Journal shows that at the time prescribed
anu al me customary place nine Senator's were
present; this was over tNo-thirds OF the then-ek-
Doubt hut that it was the euty OF the nine SEN
aiors TO orsaniEe and proceed TO the performance
OF snch duty as the Constitution imposed upon
After the choosing OF a President pro tenn. thar,
was "a call OF the Senate. which resulted in uIns
senators being reported as present, upon which q
Of Senator Daily. at the expiration Of ave minu,s"A
me Journal SAYS, under the direction OF the Pres1-
dent the Secretary called the Senate, when the
toiio"lng Senators appeared and answered the
rail numbering thirteen. and accordingly IL was
ordered tina, thirteen be recorded as present.
Of the state. Every Individual entitled at thst
moment to be present and take part In the pro-
They all permitted themselves to be recorded a.
present they were. In fart, actually present, ana
there Is no record on the journal which :ac1s
hat the whole body was not present at the tins
The resolution was passed communicated to the
Governor the fact Of the Organization. 1t win be
observed that the whole existing Senate acquissesda
and ratified the organization by treating senator
Adrian as the President OF the body. ~
held over by virtue OF his position as President. or
whether by virtue OF the temporary orranirsfscn
OF me nine senators, be held his place, the whole
senate acquiesced In his presiding and ratified az
action which had taken place before. -
Both Senator sklrm and Senator Stokes addfssssd
from the body Of which they were a part q certais
FORM OF proceed ire In regard to the eredentais q
the new members. 1870
The opinion says that the Constitutions
OF the United States and the State OF
New Jersey are similar on the Senate.
and hat 1t Is a continuous body, only
one-third elected each year, thercfors
that there Is always enough present "a
transact business. v-.a, -
The officers of the United States Sen.
ate held over until their successors ara,
appointed. Cushing's manual was quoted
to show and prove the continuous body.
Senate has the power to Judge the quail
iications and elections Of its own mem
bers;, that the Senate from time immemo-
the action of the few Republican hold
overs In meeting with seven new repre-
sentatives and passing on credentials
He holds that the mere taking the oath
Of Office does not create a Senator. He
must be accepted by the Senate. Sena-
tors have the right to act upon creden-
pate in the affairs OF the Senate untfl
the credentials are passed upon.
-, 1t is. however, an unbroken custom Of
sey Senate to seat their. Senators when
the validity of the credentials are not
questioned. The validity Of election II
tice to seat upon the credentials consti-
tutes an unlimited power of the Senate.
10th branches or the Senate met for
a ID few ie,,,r minutes T,. his 5 morning s.u and then
conferences and talks with the Governor
by various Senators, but as to what
the outcome is no one seems to know.
There will be no more hostilities, the
Republicans having decided not to
bother the Democrats unless they make
the first overtures.
ney-General's opinion read. and At Its
conclusion they adjourned.
President Rogers. Of the Republican
morning. The most important ones are
composed as follows: Judiciary, voor-
hees. Stokes and Adrain; Revision OF
p raSsl aoH Thomip. wGoFhf fsske G.'y s.. ess:1
Municipal Corporations. skirm. Ketch-
am. DAILY.
The House of Assembly has nothing te
de- in consequence Of the deadlock. and
they simply meet and adjourn.
Previous to their adjournment the
Democrats held a conference. at which
pared and signed by the ten Senator's.
II Is a somewhat lengthy article. and
deals with the action of the Republican
NtlldtOTS VI n slfnlldT case III 1895. WITCH
the credentials of Senator Gardner. OF
Atlantic County. were passed upon be-
fore his admission.
This course. the statement says, has
always been followed during the history,
of the Senate The credentials of Mr..
Gardner were passed upon by nine hold
over Republicans as the hold-over Sem
ate. making the present case a similar
one. :.
Clinching the reports of a compromise
comes tn: appointment of two commit
tees. one from each Senate, to confer on
a reconciliation. Z.
The Democratic committee is composed
of Messrs. Winton. Adrain and DAILY,
and they will meet Senators Voorhees,,
Stokes and Rogers for the Republicans. j
The conference will take place some
time this afternoon. and 1t Is expected
to he at end before s o'clock.
The Republicans sent out a similar
paper stating their position.
The statement issued nv the Republic
cans saws that the opinion OF the At
torney-GeEeral is based upon the as
sumption that the proceedings OF the
Democratic Senate We're regular in form
They assign rs their reason for re-
fusinS to enter into the organization Of
the Senate the fact that they learned
that the minority intended to secure
control Of the organi2a ton in some un-.
usual manner and deprive Senator Brad
lev Of his seat.
They refer to their circulation in Mon
mout County Of petitions protesting,
against the seating of MIR. Bradley to-
support this claim. '2 -It@'
The House has adjourned for the week.