The evening world., 1894-03-21
REPUBLICANS
Chief Justice Beasley Decides
the Jersey Senate Question.
Not Continuous Body and Rogers
the Lawful President.
Supreme Court Also Has Quo War
ranto Jurisdiction.

TRENTON. y. j., March 2l.-Chief
LustIce Rcascy this morning rendered
his decision in the Senatorial fight. The
decision is document of 5.cO) words,
ard 1t took the chief Justice one hour
It read H.
Justice Bonslry finds that the Rcpub-
lican Senate, as organized by President
Rogers. Is a lawful body, and that
X, gers Is the President OF the Senate.
The question OF the New Jersey Senate
beng n continuous body or fac-simile
&C IA" Federal Senate, the chief Justice
uIscusci nt l"aGth and declared that it
Was not q cotmunus body.
II" also decided In the quo warranto
case that the supreme Court does have
jurisdiction in tn" senatorial liGht. II
was Cuntondol hN counsel durinG tne ar
Gumcut that tn" Court did not,
II Is probable lhlt the Democrats VIII
abandon their or"an.zatinn now and join
the Republicans. They declared some
time ago that they would abide hy the
decision OF the court and not carry the
controversy any further,
1t was 1850 O'Clnrk Whcn the Sulr me
Court Judges took their seats The
CEif JuSuCo began t. read a. loio.
II" spoke uf ~" twenty On" senators
of IN" E'jni@ dividing Themselves IN two
rolt"H,. and 70 distinguish Them tho
.aINl ''N. llN' 'i's'tr WV
Srna:.. and the OH. ~" Rogers sen,
Dl,. He spoke of on" hcing rccuSni@, Il
b, the Gjvernor and tn" other by tho
Assembly.
,i1n, tIr' Ghi,f juyitc, stil that uh,r,
,rul lr No dount ahput tn" power OF
| tn. court to pass aHnn this matter.
THIS court. snH he, ices net
claim to regulate such transactions.
! lie was r.trrI'nE to the mcth,d o
| organizing IL" senate.
II" sh,l "A would h" d.,iirul; to im1E .n'
! any crisis that called nor" lIr i&r m
| I rvcrt,ru ~ the ju,icat auth,rity. A.
| 10 ihr contention o. k"G"rS'S 'oGns"
| thai TN" Senate Presidency is not .
iA.Hritiyn tho chic. lu.t!r" brushed tna
aside ~ umatiy uui positively.
~ do not intend t. and do not de
! eide any "uE but the case now h'f"r'
'rh@ Chicf Justice proceeded then t,
! consider the main question, namely
! whether or not ~" Srnat, ~ II c"rt'nu
! Gus body. with power In TN" holdnvcr I,
| judge OF the qualifications OF incoming
, members,
lie quoted what lhor" is in tn" C"nsti
| tuition hearing Ou the question, arl said
"'rho Constitution docs not "tt"mp, e
| define the lie Of IN" Senate. Wet TN
Attorney -Grnrral and the counsel 70
Senator Adrian contend that the Spant
Is An everything, continuous body, hay
Ing rover to receive or reject creden;tal
at Will
III the Senate Is such bCdy, II cann0
hc questioned that it had the right to d
as Ii did on the occasion referred t..
1T cannot be denied that the clause @
the Constitution touching on this was cor
led from the United States Constitute
In relation to the National Senate. TIL
contention that the United States Scnat
Is a continuous body ia wholly withou
basis, and until now It has never bee
so claimed by any authority"
The effect OF the decision is to have a
the bills passed by the Republican Ser
ate. and laid on the Governors desk, bt
come laws without the Chief Executive
/ sanction or objection, the State Const
tuition providing that any law left wit
, the Governor which Is not vetoed with
! period OF Ave days shall become a Law
One bill legislates Barney Ford, the s,
J perintendent. out OF office. Another lei
islates all the police justices OF the Sta
out OF office. and still a third partisa
, measure disposes OF the services OF judi
Thomas Noonan, Of Bayonne. Hudsc
County. and hosts OF others.