New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-15
THE TRENTONHE4 RING ENDED
4 DECISION FROM THE SUPREME COURT
EXPECTED NEXT WEEK
Rrpr.BIICANs PARTIALLY ASSENT TO TIE JVhlS-
pICTIoN OF THE CoURT-ARGUMENTS Bf
MIR MCARTER AND ATTORNEY
GENERAL STOCKTON.
tny 1r1rGnApH TO THE 1R.DrXr.l


Trenton March 1.-THE argument on the RUE
! n show cause why a writ OF quo wafrah'o
| should not issue against Maurice ~ Rogers
I president Of the Senate OF New-Jcrsey' ana lfoo-
crt Adrain. Senator because he Is the chairman
| Of nine Senator's who refuse to participate III
tho deliberations Of he lawful Senate of the
state was finished today with Att"rhcE-"'"-
eral Stoclttons argument for the Democratic
nine and the Court VIII sit Monday for
conference. and probably render decision sew
! oral ira. incidents indicative of the weakness
or tho Democratic position occurred today. one
/ ,.or,. i,,,nortant one was the correction by the
! nev-Gcneral of his original brief atter rs
tcrine IA the arguments of the Republican law
vors AMI another was the statement mace 10
fine G ,ur, by Allan l.. McDcrmou that his cheh'
Robert Airan was yesterday sworn IN as II
dent of the Senate and thai II the Court IN"
the counsel for President Rogers would auhh' ~
part Of the record that Adrain had taken 'ne
ooth as President Of the Senate, they, the Demo"
Gratis would agree to the jurisdiction "i t'e
Court and abide by its decision. Inc l"'' '"''
Adj, r-os "eIcc,ed" TO the "I'residency OF the
Senate" on January 8. and Only TOOK ''' "'''
Yesterday. when his counsel must nave aeFe'u
that without his having taken the oath he was
rot considered in the case. clearly SHOWS inc
weakness Of his claim.
Tb,nos \. McCarter completed the Hep"'H-
can side Of the controversy this morning ana he
was unsparlng in his denuncation OF me "vm roi
az the Governor and the Attorney ',V"o' 49,
oneuly denouncing them as parties 10 ne V, ,"
sp.racy to defeat the will OF the peopi". hi
rra soning to show the supreme 'ouI' ina.
was without jurisdiction led coun'el lh'p sD'''t
bire like . discussion OF the subject win ChitI-
Justice Heasley. and from what the INV -'"N''.
SAID it is inferred mat the Court WILL al W.
iu,.edcffor The Chief-JuStiCe reminded MI
Mcc,r,er that if the court did not assume lui!S-
dittion under the present proceedings 'he sam,
question would come up again with uhl''S' nm"
Jurisdiction in cases involving the NahdiN 81 t''e
laws nassed by the House and the RepuDllcah
Senots These cases. he said would have 10
b. tried before the Circuit Couri. win re'''"'
for each law questioned.
The Republican lawyers held c1hlv ,',I
this morning and answered yesterday : suSB'S-
ton Of the court. which was 10 the ei'ct lnd' III
the event Of the court assuming J JUL ~ '.a
they consider the information as fled. ana nave
the title Of the Presidents 81 me : nate an
tho whole Senatorial question passed upon WIN
out further proceedings. agreeing - the proro-
sition on condition thai the court hrsi consluer
the question of jurisdiction. II IL aSsu'i'"'
jurisdiction. then Il is agreed that Scch IL
formation be considered filed. sailing the lactS
to be such as the evidence now discloses ana de-
murrer filed by each. together with plea ny
Maurice A. Rogers. to the jurisdiction 81 me
court" This. ii Is understood. gives The Re
pubEcans another opportunity, az some Iu'ui'
time. 10 prove that the court was without 1uFis-
dic;ion in this cause. Il they SO desire;
The Attorney-Gencrars argument difcIlih'i
any previous knowledge Of the democratic con-
spracy and charged that Thomas y. McCarier
had lbellcd the Governor when he charged MN
with being a party. He. Mr.. stockton. had not
| rendered an opinion on the matter until he had
been asked TO do 50 by the Governor. When the
court shall decide the matter he asked that they
pass upon the charge Of Mr.. McCari"r. VINO
| charged him and the Governor with beng con-
spirators Mr.. Stockton asserted that there -
no doubt Of the jurisdiction of the supreme Court
He argued that the Senate Of New-Jerscy Is A
continuous body with holl-ovcr members. He
quoted from the Senate journals since the adop-
ton Of the constitution in 1874. Continuing, the
Acknowledgement said 1T is also insisted that
eleven is a ma jJrity Of the Senate. and larger
number than ten, and. for this reason that the
Rogers Senate should be recognized a. the legal
Senate II - not a matter Of any importance
whatever so far as the question Of organization
is concerned how many members joined the
Rogers Senate Unless organized according 10
law and constitutional provisions. If every mem
her Of both bodies were assembled they would
be nothing but mob. and Incapable of making
laws or clcctng United States Senators or state
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