The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-24
SENATORS UP ALL NIGHT.
TELEGRlMs AND 4 LOCOMOTIYE SENT
10 HURRY Up WARD

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Bsrn Msse ny RepubIiesns 90 Bribe Deu,
oerstis Senate 60 Act with Thsir Sc ante
TRENroN Feb. 2a-Tho Republican sena.
tore were compelled to remain In session ali
last night and until noon to-day. Last even
ina during the conference IL was discovered
that the minutes had never been formally ap.
proved. The lawyers thought IL Important
that there should be no irreRularity about the
Senate journal when they should begin ia
take testimony tomorrow. and wanted the
Republican Senators to hold m Getting 10 d az
aud FIX up the oversight. Then IL was dis.
covered that q resolution had been adopte ed
providing for adjournment from Thursday to
Monday. Senator Ward was not present, and
II was impossible with less than quorum to
resclnd that resolution. After some tolo-
graphing 1t was decided to remain in session
and continue the Thursday session until Sem
ator Wards presence could be obtained. A
locomotive was despatched from Camden to
Salem to hurry him to Trenton.
He arrived this morning and explained III at
he misunderstood the first despatch summon
Ing him back to Trenton. The sleepy Senators
doZcd while the Secretary read the minutes OF
the past seven weeks sessions. aud, after
formally approving them and ordering to
third reading Senator Voorhees, bill provide
ing for custodian Of laws. they adjourned till
Monday night.
There was q rumor during the day that the
all-night session was held In pursuance Of a
plot to capture President Adrain and four
other Democratic Senators aud organize tho
Senate anew. but this was exploded when
President Adrsin appeared and adjourned the
Democratic Senate till Monday night
Richard b. Reading to-day denied the
stories published this morning accusing him
OF being concerned in tho plot to bride four
Democratic Senators to Join the Republicans.
He declined to make u statement but said he
had told everybody that the Republicans
would not give u dollar TO Guy Senators as
nerded no more votes to transact buainesa
=, Senator Voorhees,: one OF the Republican
been entered into on tobnii 81 The i;epuE iii.
without the Knowledge OF the Republicans.
put contrary to Their EXPRESSED wishes.
o. n. had %
heard o. them, nut no one believed them;
The, Republicans. he said were 80 well con-
petent to transact bn .iness that they did not
care whether my OF the Democrats Joined
The Republicans had publicly and privately
asserted that they would not be party to
snch a TRANSACTION: c and that Il any attsmrt
patronage to induce Democrats to Join them
the Republican Senators would refuse to be
bound by the agreement and denounce IL on
the floor OF the SENATE.
The Republican state Com m ittee were all so
confident OF their position that they ridiculed
the stories Of bribery. Other Repu tlcans pro-
fess to believe that the bribery stories were
started In the interest OF the race track IN eli,
who fear that some OF the Democratic Seun-
tors are about to leave the hold-over organiZn-
ton. and also to counterfeit the effect of the
investigation which is to TO u ale touching
the charges Of bribery in tho election OF VIII
liam j. ThonpsOb, Assem- blyman from the
Third Camden district. The Republican m en-
hers Of the House Committee on Elections
have decided TO begin at once the investiga-
tlon.
=. 1t is asserted by the Camden Republicans
that whiia nearly loo votes were cast in
Gloucester city last fall. the voting population
10 less than half that number and that voters
wero registered from open lots ice houses,
sta lies. and. in one case. irom mill pond.
Tho Democrats say TINT the election was reg
ular. and that tn. fight II being made against
Thompson out OF revenge. because the Demo-
cratic senators want to Inquire into the reEu-
larity OF the election Of Senator Rogers the
President OF the Republican Senate.