The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-01-23

committee on Agriculture and Agricultural
College, chairman of the committee on
Fisheries, and is on the joint committees
on Commerce and Navigation and Sol
diers' Home.
Among the bills introduced were:
No. A, Mr. Walters. Provides for free
textbooks in all public school,
No. As, Mr.. Coyle. Provides that non
resident wholesalers of spirituous, malt
or brewed liquors in this State shall pay
at least $3.50 license fee.
No. 46, Mr. Coyle. Provides that no
person shall hold two offices or positions
to each of which there is salary. All
persons holding two or more offices as
aforesaid must make their choice in
writing of which they will retain by July
4th, or all they hold will be declared
vacant.
No. AZ, Mr.. Usher Authorizes notary
publics to take Acknowledgements of deeds,
&c.
No. 4S, Mr.. Usher. Provides that in all
actions for libel when jury shall find
there is no malice, no exemplary damages
shall be allowed.
No. 40, Mr.. Usher. Provides that in
all public schools on the Friday preced-
ing Washington's birthday, Fourth of
July and Thanksgiving Day, patriotic
services shall be held, consisting of decla-
nations, Rotations, singing of patriotic
airs, &C.
The House then adjourned until last
evening
The Democratic and Republican Sena-
tors issued addresses to the public each
setting forth the position they maintain
on the question of organization. A com
mittee of three from each side was APP
pointed to haye a conference looking
toward an early solution of the present
difficulty. Both sides then rested until
last night.
The Democratic Senate met at 7.45 last
evening and Immediately after prayer
took recess for 80 minutes.
They sent to the Republicans a reply to
the demand of the latter for recognition
in which the Democrats say:
1T is, in the opinion of this body, the
duty of Senator to vote against the adj
mission of anyone whom he deems not
entitled to a seat The Senate cannot
lawfully surrender its right to examine
and pass upon the elections, returns and
qualifications of its members To accede
to the proposition presented would be to
say that if citizen of Russia presented a
certificate of election he must, without
question, be admitted to membership"
The Republican Senators then met in
the Assembly chamber, the House hay
ing held a brief session and adjourned.
Senator Rogers was loudly applauded
when he took the chair. Senators Ketch-
am, of Essex, and Skirm, of Mercer,
waxed eloquent over the situation, and
advocated action on the part of the Re-
publican majority as the constitutional
Senate of New Jersey.
Adjournment was made until to-day,
and communication was sent to Cover
nor WerIs SlRucu ny oil luo hcpuuilcan
Senators.
In this communication, after referring
to that section of the Governors message
accompanying the Attorney-Generals
opinion in which he says it is the usual
custom to swear in newly elected Senators
on presentation of uncontested creden-
tials, the Republican Senators say they
are willing to present themselves before
the Democratic organization as soon as
they have assurances that their creden-
tials will be recognized and their rights
preserved.
They request the Governor to state
whether he will take action towards en-
forcing the recommendation in his mes
sage and thus end the contest. The Gov
ernor Will forward his answer to-day.
After the adjournment of the Senate
the Republican Senators retired to the
speakers room and held lengthy con.
ference with other leaders of the party.