Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-10
JERSEYS TWO SENATES
One Is Democratic, and the Other
 Is Republican.
REPUBLICANS ARE LOCKED OUT,
Tho Democrats Organized First and Re- fused to Recognize the New Republican Members-Re pubIIcans Retired to a Lob by Room and Elected Their Officers.

 publican senators, which is recognized by the house. That is the situation. The 1 Democrats have the keys to the senate chamber, and the Republicans must meet | where they can.
 Early in the afternoon detachment of | police was ordered to the statehouse in command of Captain Cleary of the Trenton department. The captain went at once to the governors private room and received instructions from him. Already the cor l riders were so thronged that all passages 1 to the senate chamber were completely blocked. The police then marched up the corridor, pushing the crowd back, and formed a passageway to the doors of the l chamber
 In the senate chamber the Democratic holdover members were seated, waiting for | o'clock, the time for meeting, to arrive. ! The doors were locked Sergeant-at-arms Nathan of the last session was guarding them within. No one but a few state off cers and favored persons were admitted, newspaper men excepted.
 At five minutes to 8 Samuel ThOmp- son, the clerk of the senate, called the sen ate to order, and on resolution of Senator Daily, Robert Adrian of Middlesex was elected temporary chairman. The roll was called, and Senators Winton, Miller, Mo Nickel, Perkins, Hinchliff, Drake, Martin, | Daly and Adrian answered to their names. Fight at tho Doors.
 The officers were in their seats when the Republican senators rapped at the door for admission. The crowd outside was in great 1 commotion, and the senators had an eX- | ceedingly difficult time to get to the doors of the chamber. The sergeant-at- arms de- | manded the pames of those who rapped. 1 The doors were opened a little, and the 1 first senator to enter was Bradley of Mon- mouth. He was closely followed by Sena- l tor Skirin of Mercer and Senator Packer | of Gloucester.
 When Senator ketcham entered, County | Clerk Gummere of Mercer attempted to enter with him. The sergeant-at-arms and l his attendants made desperate effort to keep him out, and Senator Ketcham struck l two or three of them over the head with q 1 cane, at the same time eXclaiming 'Y ou | don't own this senate!" Finally all the | senators were admitted and took their 1 seats.
 Chairman Adrian instructed the secre- l tary to call the roll when Senator Stokes l arose to a question of privilege. He said | they had come here to organize the senate 1 in the usual way. They were surprised to l find the senate already organized. He wanted assurance that all the senator's elect would be sworn in. He wanted to 1 know whether Senator Bradley would be | sworn in or not.
 | Chairman Adrian replied that the hour | of o'clock having arrived, they had or l ganiZed in the regular way and had then l taken a recess to await the possible arrival l of the senators. Senator Daily then offered | a resolution that the credentials of the new | senators be referred to a committee of three, to be appointed by the chairman. tDl- ta6 T ] said it was about time for them to assert their constitutional rights. He said the l people of the state had elected majority of Republican senators and should have | the fruits of their victory. He said he un- 1 derstood that Senator Bradley had been sworn in. Bradley replied that he had. | Chairman Adrian called him to order. Senator Skirin then presented the ere | dentials of the new senators and VOWS of office, but Adrian refused 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 | manded his rights as a senator from Union county. Chairman Adrian directed the sergeant-at-arms to compel the gentleman l to take his seat, but Senator Voorhees, de fled him, replying that he did not recog- | niZe him as his sergeant at arms Voorhees Defied the Chair. II demand my rights, Mr. Chairman, and l propose to have them!" exclaimed MT. Voorhees,. II am here with my ere l dentials and oath of office, and I must be recognized"
 When still refused, he advised that the | Republican senators withdraw, Nnd they 1 all repaired to d lobby room. Chairman Adrian directed the sergeant-at arms to clear the Hobbies and floor, but the Hobbies were not disturbed.
 The Republicans proceeded to organize by electing the officers selected in the morning. They then sent q message to the house and were recognized by that body. | The committees made their ingress and egress through the windows A commit tee was also sent to the governor, who stat | ed that he had already received a message from body who called themselves sen
 ate, and he would have to consult his legal
 adviser before doing more.
 The Democrats continued in session in | the senate chamber, and after completing
 the organization the credentials of the sen
 ators were called for. Protests from citi
 zeus of Camden, Salem and Monmouth | counties were presented against the seat | ing of Senators Rogers, Ward and Bradley | on the ground of fraud, corruption and | bribery. Senator Winton offered bills re | pealing the race track laws. The Demo
 cratic senate adjourned until this morning
 after adopting a resolution that no one
 should be admitted to the chamber except
 state officers and senators. The Republic
 an senate adjourned until evening. The
 house organized without anything of mo
 ment taking place.
 The Republican senate held short night
 session in the assembly chamber. They re
 quested the assistant janitor of the state
 house for permission to enter the senate
 chamber, but were told that the sergeant
 at-arms of the Democratic senate had takeI
 the keys home with him.
 A big crowd in the corridors offered tc
 break open the doors, and the senators had
 to appeal to them not to do so. Senator | ketcham offered a resolution that the ser | geant-at-arms of the Republican senate
 ask for the keys before the next session | The senate then adjourned till this after
 noon at o'clock.
 Tho New York Legislaturs.