New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-23
NO BARGAIN AT TRENTON.
REPUBLICAN SENATORS WILL ORGANIZE
AND DO BUSINESS.
THE DEMOCRATIC ANSWER TO REPUBLICAN DE-
MANDs NOT sATIsFACToRY-REPuBLic
SEND A COMMUNICATIONS TO GOV.
wERTs HE WILL ANSWER
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rrarton Ian. 22-The conspirators. which
under the leadership of Bob Adrain and in
spired by all the powers Of New-Jersey's politi-
| cal corruptionsts. has been defying the VIII
90 ,ho ,eonIe Mt Trenton sent this evening to
the Republican Senate puerile ana impudeht
repv to the propositions made to them last
week by the Republicans. The reply was as
| follows: ,
The State Senate OF New-Jersey having given fun
considera ton to the proposition that certain gen,
tiemen should be admitted to that body on motion
and without further examination OF their rlgn,s gns
than embraced in an inspection Sl ne'F
''n First"That no member OF the state Senate car can
lawfully agree to vote TO pesented @d d" asast his ad
mission. 1t is in the opinion OF tnS pHuy % of any
or one wnom he deems not entitled to a seat: me
Senate lawfully surrender us rsmr fnrns 80 and
% of its members TO accede to ihe
proposition presented would be 10 say ~ election he
must without question be admitlcu ~ " "nHucted Sen
.tors Of New-Jersey to meet and proceed with te te
business OF the state that there enh I tHa we
sbord he happy TO facilitate any steps taken 10
| obtain adjudication upon the iesah'S u ~
| ganization. -
| xo PERCEPTION OF RIGHT AND WRONG.
That a,lusion to "a citizen of Russia shows
| 49,, tho Democratic Senator'S are unable to
grasp the faintest idea Of their own position .,
| rea,,ye that there IL such a thing as poiltica'
| rnoraIitv That right exists as In actuai quah'S,
| that there are men living possessed OF pohticai
| virtue are things when the people nave ioiis
| ago given up hoping or praying that 'he '''"
| of these corrupt rings would uhoels'e"u' ~
people did have idea that even these "'e.
| would hesitate 10 put in writing III d Se
| official message the statement that they |o
GOO no difference between a duly ana iesa"S
| elected Senator of the State of New-Jersey aP
| nearing in the Senate chamber 10 present '''
| credentials and take that part In the couhciiS
| Of the commonwealth which ms colst''oe
had elected him to do and "a citizen OF Russia
sor,i,, himself there The Russian alusion
| min sugpest many things to the people Oh new
1orsav. among other things that while Russia
is n despotism tempered by ASSASSINATION 'n
New-Jersey a republican form OF government
is stined by the ring rule or pohticai "u
verturers Better the intelligent despo''sih "a
the Cars than the ignorant rule Oh race'ia'N
gamblers and political sharpers. .,,, ho
| II was hoped this morning that there "o".' "
s,oh :, settlement effected as would allow Of the
| business Of the State being carried on IL was
thought that the storm of popular disapprovai
had made itself heard even to the du ears ol 're
Democratic Senators and of Governor "ei'9'
Not thar the Governor counts for much' one
way or another.
"'Ts his to mynch his queue
| And do he Is bid TO DO
by those who have made him ana Cd" u,''""No
| II will be seen however, from the reply seh'
n the Republicans that the Democrats are
welded TO their idols and determined 10 commit
| political hari-kari at their feet. Never was "
| band of people more violently bent Oh sci
struction If there is law in New-Jerses
| against suicide 1t ought 10 pe iii'oN9N " ~
| the Democratic party.
| SHORT SESSIONS IN THE EVENlNG'
The real Senate. the Adrain Hessians and the
| House each held short sessions this eNeiiiie'
| BEFORE the Senate met the conference commit
too anno,nted last week waited on the Cover
| - ord nresented him with the following COM
| municatlon: 80, s..o .,
The Hon. George T. werts, Governor OF the state OIL
Ne sir. Ne have learned from communications
made to US unocay that is your desire TO haee
contest existing be%een Ihe Rosors and Senator
| Adraip terminated We are Informed liat YOU @ lrvo
gges,ed thu that hs %s 1S in his opinion
n;ven 70 Won declares TO be the universal custom, custom
Governing the iS 2sD 1t of ali the neW
Senator's who hold certificates OF their elect VI, hes
| mar in form and from the proper certifying autno
ut' iva 10 10 take their seats in the body to which they
were chosen and thus commissioned ana TO pd pand
Sat the he Senators constituting the body presided
by Senator Rogers rs sho chamber in When the
Sody presided over by Senator Adrain holds its ses s.
| eiO
take their seats with all the rights OF members Oh
tn nvs carefy Considered the suggestions thus
committed to and believe TO be our "a dy IN oe
interest Of good TO w Wave All and
proceed to dlscharge the duties imposed upon us by
We sTr wn from you and P from
| me body presided over by Senator Adrain that the
usual S 1oqse Sqseo%S of acton w m mndcaed With view
understand it, Of securing the result you 10 10
| Senator Adrain met with a similar body appointed
by us 0gF or your It was our
purpcs therein to express our winsness 70 accept
3rn"te controversy the suggestions made by you.
| above stated We desire 10 know whether our In
as the chiei executive officer of the State is correct
and whether we NAV rely upon ho yobp ba IN
This communication was signed by all the
Republican Senators.
THE GOVERNOR WILL REPLY TODAY
Governor Werts stated that he would send
his reply to the above to the Republican Sena-
| tors Tomorrow The Governor was polite but
evasive in his answers to the Republicans He
| finally said he would send his answer to-mor-
| row. The whole conference. in short amounted
to nothing. The Republican Senators then
| called on the Democratic Senators, and. In the
| committee room OF the Senate chamber the
Republican demands were read by Senator Will
son. who came out strong on the Russian cti-
zen" part OF 1t.
| The Adrain people after the meeting or the
| committees met and at once adjourned. Though
| the galleries of the Senate chamber were open.
| few people were In them. No one seemed TO
care whether the Adran people held a caucus
or not Afterward. when the Republicans met
In the Assembly chamber. the galleries were
| packed. and every bit Of standing room around
| the railing OF the floor occupied Presi-
dent Rogers applauded az he went to the
| Speakers chair and called the Senate to order.
| After prayer by the Rev. J. r. Hunter. the
usual routine proceeded with When II
came to unfinished business Senator ketcham
arose and addressed the Senate. He clearly and
logically set forth the Republican position and
every point in 1t greeted with applause.
Mr.. Ketcham advocated that all attempts to
bring the Democrats to their senses be given
up and that the Senate proceed to business He
said that eleven greater than ten' referring
To the relative number of Senators I'm the two
bodies. and that the business or the state had
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