The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-11
TRENTON'S RIVAL SENATES.
THE REPUBLICANS FORCE 4 doom
AND GET INTO THE CHAMBER.

Passed TO Force n Settlement-Tbe He
pubiiorrs Adopt . Policy OF Pesee-A
Little Talk OF Imp,achise Gov. wsrt..
TRENTON. Jan. 10.-The eleven Republican
Senators who claim to be the Senate OF New
Jersey broke into the Senate chamber this
afternoon. and, after transactinR business.
directed their Sergeant alarms and his as
slstants to retain possession. Then they ad-
journed until Monday night. Tomorrow
morning the other Senate, com posed OF the ten
Democrats. will resume possession OF the
chamber. and the Republicans will be COM
PEELED to go into now quarters.
The Republicans had planned to raid the
chamber this afternoon, and a crowd OF Re-
publican followers were on hand to see them
do it. At . o'clock the raldlnR party was
headed by Capt. John Graham. the Jersey City
leader. and Col. William Murrell. tho colored
statesman and journalist OF Jersey City. New
ark. Asbury Park. and Trenton. Reports differ
as to how the door was forced. Col Iurrell
says that he Just but his hands on II and IL
few open. Capt Graham says he found the
door to the mems gallery unlocked. assembled
to the gallery. climbed down on the inside.
and unbarrod the big doorS
Both accounts. It will be observed minimize
the employment OF force. Earlier in tho day
the Republicans had, some Of them. advocated
breaking in tho doors II necessary. When the
eleven Republican Senators met for con-
sultation, Senator Skirm. who 10 Colonel OF the
Seventh Regiment OF the National Guard. was
full OF fight and demanded that the "constitu-
tional Senate" as no called himself and his
colleagues, assert their right to immediate
possession OF their place Of meeting.
Senator Voorhees, OF Union. who has steadily
advised against force. repeated his advice.
Col Skirm was not to be convinced however.
and he found that a majority Of the eleven
sided with him. As a final attempt to secure
peaceable possession he went In cab for \
locksmith. By i'll luck he got the locksmith who
has been for years the official keymaker and
safe breaker Of tho Democratic officials at the
Capitol. The locksmith went through the for m
OF trying his skeleton keys in the lock and then
discreetly reported that there was no way OF
getting In save by making new keys. which
might takea day. or by forcing the door. At
this juncture there was a crash at a side door.
Sad me main G W SSf o op Whsn Presidens
Rogers assembled to the chair and took up the
gavel there was loud cheer from the thou
sand or more Republicans present.
The Rev De Witt q. Cobb was hunted up to
make the opening prayer Of the session; He
governm cnt OF the people. for the people. and
by the people should not perish in New Jer-
error OF their way and return to the right path.
The race track law repeater has been SO.
lected by the Nopuollcans as the Instrument
with which to force a settlement. 1t was in
troduced in the House this morning by No
Evan OF Hudson county and passed early this
Republican Senate. and then 1t was discovered
tina, under the rules adopted yesterday the bill
Accordingly the. vote adopting the rules was
reconsidered, and the ru 10 In the way was
passsS by Snsni@e rae, 1s vote s and IcsnfneS &C
once to the House. 1t was to have been sent
at once to the Governor. but that official had
Eah Ia UrIr NJ
The Republicans next adopted the concur
rent resolution hr1yiding ie S5 io int meeting
Of electinG a State Treasurer and a State
Comptroller.
to light He offered a resolution providing for
the appointment OF twenty-five additional as
sistants to the Republican sergeant-at,Ar Arms
to take possession OF and hold the Senate
The resolution was apparently unexpected.
ators adopted resolutions directing the off,
GERS chosen by them to take possession OF the
Secretary to secure a locksmith to break open
the safe of the state OF New Jersey" This
last resolution startled some OF the Senators,
the gallery republicans evidently thought the
safe in the Treasurer's office was Intended and
error was corrected. and 1t was specified that
the Senate safe was the one TO be operated on.
room TO confer on the ketcham resolution.
While they were In there so Some Ioker Re.
Ssts poIIee under chiei JoRa Fee Se Of
Jersey City, to Dust them from the Senate
chamber. BY the time the Joke reached the
jersey City and New BEunswick Democratic
call out the militia If necessary. The name OF
Fseney and his mythical force evidently
SG ssn sn9ed Kstsbam IN WIthdre% Ss rssoS
tion and offered a substitute as follows:
Eh,.a. In yioa,on Of law and % ths rights Of the
been barred against ID. legally elected representatives
R..9S rel That The of the Senate and
his assistants be instructed to keep the Moor o. .his
SfresIs Of The Senate m.mOss and OniesH of the
was not shadow OF doubt OF the election OF
the eleven Hepublican Senators. They were
psaseabiy and leave the decision to the Courts.
II the courts decided agains hem then they
would yield but the opinion 81 the governor:
would not AFFECT their action ltwas not party
question; Th9usands OF reputable Democrats
tain their position peaceAbly. II force had been
used yesterday there would have been blood;
in the corridors waiting only for the word to
make an attack. ltwas reported that Feensy's
The Repubiicans would make no resistanes to
superior authority or physical force, but II
elected from the ssnats ehspSsT they would
and await decision by the courts
Senator ketcham followed, and then Senator
Bradley. the cause Of the tight. He said he
was chosen fairly and legally BY the voters q
Monmouth county. and meant TO assert his
right 10 act. The democratic State officers
had sought his opponent ex-senator Terhune,
soon alter election and asked him to uake
contest for the seat, TeIhuns was an honest
and fair man. and refused. declaring that
Brad ey had been elected and he would not
interfere; Yesterday, In Trenton. Terhpns
was again approached. said Senator Bradley,
and would have been sworn In as a Senator
had he consented. but he again refused
After the feTy Senator SklTm had spoken.
the ksteham resolution vas adopted and the
night the Senate Cham Der Is guarded by two
or three Republican Senate officers, who will
remain In possession until elected tomorrow
morning when the continuinG or Democratic
Senate, assemblies. There will be no conflict.
IL Is undeTstood by the opposing forces that
the Republican officials will retire when Sec
Rotary Thompson Of the Democratic Senate
gently pushes Assistant Sergeant alarms
Rose away from the door
When Secretary IhOmp son learned this az.
ternoon that the kspublieans contemplated
breaking into the Senate safe he sent word to
Secretary Mott that he would give him the
combination rather than see any property de-
afrn ThOmpROn said tp-nfnhf