The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-06
VBRTS DECLINED 2HBM
Refused to Accept Bills Passed
by the Republican
Senate.
Special to the Jersey City Nous.

TRENTON, Feb. 6, 1894.-The Republicans
were exceedingly jubilant last night and
Rugged each other figuratively in their wild
JOY. The cause for all this hilarity was a
visit which Messrs. Cross, Murphy and
Zabriskie, of the House Committee on
Passed Bills, paid to the Executive Chamber.
These gentlemen took with them the bills
passed by the Republicans which repeal the
race track laws, the County Excise Boards
law and the law giving the Secretary ofth
Board of State Prison Inspectors a salary.
The Governor. received the Assemblymen in
his most cordial manner, and asked what he
could do for them.
Mr.. Cross rendered him the bills, asking
him to receipt for them, and take the usual
action upon them.
The Governor took the bills, and, after
looking at them, said:-
81 see that these bills were passed by the
House and Senate. Which Senate is that,
the one presided over by Mr.. Rogers or the
one presided over by Mr.. Adrains'
"Mr. Rogers replied Mr.. Gross.
ssThen. gentlemen, 1 can have nothing to
do with these bills said the Governor, de-
cisively, 'sThey were not passed by the
Constitutional Senate"
The committee then left the bills and
withdrew.
REPORTED TO THE HOUSE.
In the House later in the evening Mr..
| Cross reported that the committee had pre-
scented the bills to the Governor and that
s!the Governor refused to receive the said
| bills or receipt therefor. whereupon the
committee left the same with the Governor
| for his further action thereon
The Speaker said that the report would be
| entered in full Upon the minutes. This
brought to his feet Mr.. Beekman of Middle
sex, the leader of the Democrats, who wanted
| to know why the Governor refused to re-
| ceive the bills. He then asked which Senate
had passed the bills and started in to re-
hearse the Senatorial situation from the
| Democratic standpoint when the Speaker
| declared him out of order. 'Duke" Thomp-
son next inquired in his blandest manner
that the committee inform the House what
| the trouble was that the Governor refused
to receive the bills, but was sat down upon
by the Speaker, who declared him out of
| order.
R~EPUBLICA CONTENTION.
The Republicans claim that the disposition
| which the Governor made of the bills pre-
sented to him this evening practically
amounts to a recognition of their Senate.
The Constitution says that every bill which
shall have passed both Houses shall be pre-
sented to the Governor, and there it stops.
It does not say that the Governor shall re-
ceive them or receipt for them: That is
merely done to keep track OF the bills.
The Republicans claim to see in the Cover
nor's action a solution of the trouble. They
say the Governor has thereby recognized
their Senate, whether he realizes it or not.
They think, however, that it isa scheme on
the Governors part to get the matter into
the courts. 1t is said that when the five days
in which the Governor is required to either
sign or veto a pIil has explred they VIII ohef
night to the Secretary of State to be filed in
his office. Should Mr.. Kelsey refuse to re-
ceive them they will apply to the court for a
mandamus to compel him to do so, and then
bring the matter into court.
WHAT THE THINKS.
The Governor was asked If the action OF