New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-16
HERE PrfDY TO MIRDFR sen Il TORS
THE SENSATIONAL STATEMENT OF PRESIDENT
ROGERS or THE NEWJERsEY SENATE
LEGISLATION AT TRENTON

THE SENSATIONAL STATEMENT OF fhr.'iDr'''
ROGERS or THE NEw-JERsEY SENATE
LEGISLATION AT TRENTON
Tren,on Feb Is 1SpeciaD President Rogers. OF
the Senate while talking 70 a group OF reporters
and senators after the adjournment of the Senate
t.h, made tho startling announcement that he
had noslflve Information that conspiracy was set
an foot 10 remove him on the day the senate
nrp,ni2,l The Senator said that he couId give 'ne
names Of those in the conspiracy II It became neces-
sarv The statement was brought out by one OF the
rroun romarkng that "had the Maurice a. Rogers
club OF Camden been permitted to have their way
on the day the Legislature convened there would
b,v. ls..n no deadlock" II required all the elo-
quence Of the president and Senator voorhees, 10
keen this club from breaking In the doors OF ue
Senate Chambe- ami taking forcole possession
..y.s there might even then have been a deadlock.
and | know that murder would nave o%eh co'h-
mItted" said President Rogers. Il know Tor a
r,e,tivc fact he continued THAT there were
armed thugs secreted about that Senate Chamber
and was 10 he their victim. Men one woniu not
think would consider such thing were concerned
In tho conspiracy To remove Republican Senators.
and the plans were arranged that no one "onu
eyer have known who committed the deed IN
d.ad | could give details and names. II 40 de-
sIrel ne said The Senator declined TO DISCUSS
the matter further ut this time. giving as MS rea
son that he did not think any good would result
from any further disclosures
Senate
| acting business with dispatch was evidenced
to-n,ght when many OF the more important
House bills were rushed along to second ana
third reading, In order that they "'s"'
be put upon final passage and presented 10 '"e
| Governor Monday night. Tomorrow the Seha'o''
/ will begin the Introduction OF bills. Among uiose
PASSED TO a third reading today Is the bill repeal
ing the Camden Police Justice DILL compareu W
which law a Sheehan Buffalo sneak bill Is not a
circumstance for while one was enacted to place
"A city In the hands OF an INSCRIPTIONS Democra''c
machine the law placed on the statute book OF THIS
| STATE two years ago places In the hands OF gang
Of gamblers the entire police force in every second
class city OF the State Another Hill that went 10
! a third reading is the bill revolving and annuling
all licenses heretofore granted to race courses Tor
racing. running. trotting or pacing horses
| The clerk OF the House reponed 10 the Senate
| about "A dozen bills. which were referred 10 the
! various committees, and will DO taken up to-mor-
row one OF these bills provides that in all cases
| I'm a district court brought by employees against
employers the clerk OF such court shall charge no
| fees for entering up Judgments unless jury IL
| called Another Is OF the connecting links 10
the chain OF laws the Republicans intend enacting
10 stamp out gambling In this State. 1t prohibits
the transmission OF messages furthering the inter
ests of unlawful pursuits. This is intended TO pre-
vent the telegraph companies supplying the pool
rooms with racetrack news.
Senator Ketcham. OF Essex. intended introducing
tonight a bill for the correction OF the Board OF
Works law under which the city OF Newark Is now
suffering. He had decided to make a few altera-
tons in his bill and may introducet before Mon
day night. This bill provides for the election by the
| people Of the members OF the Board OF Works IN
| hrst-class cities instead OF their appointment oy
the Mayor. 1t deprives such boards OF their ieg's-
lative powers and restores the power TO the BOARD
Of Aldermen. making the former simply an eAecu-
tive board This will deprive Colonel Price OF MS
| fat berth OF counsel to the Board OF WORKS ~
salary OF 5000 year. The Senator VIII prooao''
| introduce tomorrow a bill repeating the law uhoer
which Controller James Connolly OF Newark now
| collects and pockets 81 from each cit~eh Vi '"''
| Democratic ring-riiden city who desires to know
the amount of back taxes due on piece OF newly
acquired property. Senator Ketcham mas So'e'"'
other bills intended to restore 10 the PooP P VI
Newark the power wrested from them d! '"e De"o
cratic grabbers.
Governor Werts and Senator Adrain heu d CON
In