New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-22
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REPUBLICANS ARE UPHELD.
THE DECISION IN NEW-JERSEY
A COLOSSAL CONSPIRACY SHATTERED
BY THE SUPREME COURT.
THE ROGERS SENATE DECLARED LAWFUL
ENORMOUS IMPORTANCE OF THE DECISION no
THE PEOPLE OF NEw-JERsEY-sELF-Go
EMINENT REsToRED-vIcIous LAWS
AND OUTRAGEOUS sINEcURES
TO BE ABOLISHED.
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TO BE ABOLISHED.
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Trenton March 21-The New-Jersey Senatorial
deadlock Is broken and the conspirators who at
tempted to Illustrate the will OF the decent people
Of the State expressed at the polls, in the interest
Of a gang Of racetrack gamblers, have received
a blow from which they will never recover. The
Supreme Court to-day, in its decision on the mo-
ton for a rule to show cause why writ OF quo
warranto should not issue against the President
of the Senate Maurice A. Rogers, as a usurper.
assumed Jurisdiction and at once passed upon the
titles Of Rogers and Robert Adrain, president OK
the rump Senate, deciding that Adrain nad no
color OF right to hold such title or act as Presl-
dent OF the Senate Of New-Jersey ana thaS
Maurice A. Rogers was president OF the Iawrui
and constitutional Senate. The court, therefore.
entered I'D Judgment Of custer against Adrain'
and the rump Senate, which for eleven weeks has
held together in the interest of the racetracks
.nd sno,Isman Is dead. The courts decision also
makes all measures passed by the Republican
House and Senate good laws without the formal
ity of the Governors signature Among the oo]e"
bills passed are the racetrack repealers ana o'he'
wholesome laws The Supreme Court oeciareS
that the Senate of New-Jersey was not con-
tinuous body and, like the House, was orgahizeo
afresh each year. ,
The Governor at once recognized the decision
and Immediately issued the commissions 10
State Treasurer George B. Swain and state
Controller William S. Hancock, who were eiecteo
bv the Joint houses some days ago.
The opinion of the court Is concurred IN pV
seven Of the eight Justices of the Court Jusuce
Albeit dissenting on some points.
FAR-REACHING EFFECTS OF TIE DECISION.
The effects of the Supreme Court decision IN
directing its writ Of custer against the Aordi"
Senate and declaring so emphatcally IN la'or
Of every contention Of the Republican positoh'
placing the party elected by 25O0o majority III
absolute control OF the State Government, will
be far-reaching The party in power was
elected to make certain reforms, reduce public
expenditures repeal obnoxious laws, restore
home rule to the towns and municipalities which
had been deprived Of the power 10 conduct loca
affairs in order to prevent any interference
whatever in schemes of the racetracks and the
State House Ring of political plunderers, and to
abolish useless offices and commissions. created
for the sole purpose OF placing hungry Demo-
cratic henchmen in office. This will be done.
There will be no partisan legislation This was
decided upon after hearing the decision by the
Republican Senators and the State Republican
Committee this afternoon.
A good start has already been made. Cover
nor Werts fully realizing the great blunder he
had made in countenancing the villanous plot
at the outset, started in this afternoon by
calling on Senator Voorhees, and Assemblyman
Cross agreeing to indorse the dozen bills that
had already passed the Senate, and filing them
with the Secretary of State. These bills arc
now laws. they having been in the custody OF
the Chief Executive for the constitutional period
la,,r a,i tod
RACETRACK AND GAMBLING LAWS REPEALED.
The most important Of these new laws is House
bill No. 3. by Mr.. McEwen, which repeals the race
track and gambling laws of last year. Another
by Mr.. Lewis does away with bookmaking on
racecourses and elsewhere by making the asso-
citation permitting it to be carried on indictable
under the Disorderly House act. Mr.. Zabriskie's
BILL which has also become law through the
action of the Supreme Court to-day. is that re-
pealing the Albeit law II three years ago Great
ing county boards of licenses whereby the lower
counties OF the State, which were strongly in
favor OF prohibition, had saloons forced upon
them against their wishes. The police justices
repeater is also law. and tonight the police
justices in Trenton, Camden and Paterson are
out of Office. The police commissioners OF these
three cities are also done away with. and SO Is
the almshouse keeper and the oVerseer OF the
poor in those cities. and all by the repeal OF this
iniquitous act Al these local offices were con-
troed by the State ring under the Police Justices
law This law the most despotic ever placed
on the statute books. 1t empowered the Cover
nor to appoint the police judge in all second-class
cities in the State and then gave the police judge
control of the appointments OF the poiice commis,
sloners the police the almshOuse keeper ana
oyerseer of the poor This gave full compie-
ment Of Democratic minor officers IN these fe-
publican cities and took from the municipalities
their right Of self-government and placed II In the
hands of Democratic gang OF the worst char-
acte'. ,,
The bill annulling all licenses already issued
to racetracks by boards Of freeholders Is also a
law and now on file in the secretary OF state
Office.
sCANDALOUS SINECURES ABOLISHED.
John Parnell Feeney. Chief OF the state"
Police Of New-Jersey. OF which feeney was the
whole force, at salary of $500 annually with
not one hours work in year, is no more. The
repealer OF the law creating that Democratic
sinecure was also among the batch filed to-day.
The Subway Commission OF which Allan McDer-
mott is the controlling spirit with eX-Treasurer
Gray ohshaS ana The Democratic scheme Of giving
$500 annually to the clerk at the state Prison for
acting as secretary to the inspectors Is also re-
peaed The law giving the Governor power
10 approve bills not specifically provided for In
the appropriations, under whicn Ex-Governor
Albeit spent many thousand dollars OF the
States funds, is another.
The Senate will get down to work now without
delay The session will probably last about
four more weeks during which many repealers
will be rushed aboshing supcrt',lous offices and
commissions. The first bill .hat will receive
special attention is that now in course OF
preparation by senator voorhees, repeating the
many gerrymander acts now the statute
books under which Assemblymen have been
elected since 1889. and which provides for the
election OF Assemblymen by the entire county.
Last November the Supreme Court rendered q
decision declaring this vicious Democratic ger
ryman Ter act unconstitutional. and IL the
intention OF the Democrats 10 appeal this de-
,fetA, thn of los in Ap6a 20
hold the next election under their gerrymander.
At conference to-day IL decided TO modify
the programme mapped out at the opening OF the
session, and instead Of stripping the Governor Of
his appointive power. and placing it in the hands
OF the joint session. the reform laws will simply
make all boards and commissions bipartisan
and leave the appointive power in the hands OF
the Governor. The Office of Supern tendent Of
he House will he abolished this week and