The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-27

galleries. 1t took the counsel some time to
get their tables and seats located to suit
them Finally at eleven o'clock the first
witness was called. He was Henry G..
Buchanan, newspaper correspondent. Mr.
Buchanan said that he arrived at the Senate
Chamber at half past two on the day of or
ganization. He found the doors locked. He
knocked and the Sergeant-at-Arms opened
the door. He told who he was and the
Sergeant asked if any one could identify MIN.
Senator Winton did SO and he entered.
Mr.. Wayne Parker, who was conducting
the examination, directed the witness to re-
fresh his memory by his notes, and he pro-
duced the original copy of his dispatches.
He was asked what was the first thing which
took place, when Mr.. Lindabury interposed
an objection, and Allan McDermott asked
to see the notes. While he and Mr..
Adrain read the notes Mr.. Buchanan
went on. He said the first thing that was
the roll This was three minutes before
three. both by the Senate clock and his own
watch. He compared his watch with the
clock on the City Hail. Then Thompson said
that he had resolution handed him by
Senator DAILY whic he would read. 1t nom
mated Adrain for President pro tenn, and
was carried.
At this point Mr. McDermott had finished
looking at Mr.. Buchanan's dispatches, and
asked him what they were The witness re-
piled that they were dispatches which he
had sent to the Philadelphia EpeRileg Iele-
graph and Paterson Press. Mr.. McDermott
asked what the politics of these papers were,
and Buchanan said that the Press was Re
publican, but he did not know what the
Telegraph was as it was little off at times.
Most Philadelphia papers are" said Mr..
McDermott.
NO POLITICAL CoLoRTYG
Mr.. Buchanan said that he did not give
the despatch any political coloring. He
then told of the recess which was taken
three o'clock he heard the band
in the corridor and heard the
commotion before the door. President
Adrain directed the doorkeepers to see if
there was any Senator in the crowd. The
doorkeeper did SO. Mr.. Buchanan then told
howthe Republican Senators were thrown into
the chamber. When they were all in Mr..
Stokes arose to a question of privilege. He
was declared out of order but persisted, and
said the republicans had come there to help
organize the Senate, and was surprised to
find that the Senate was apparently organ
lied. The Republicans had heard
that they were to be barred out
of the chamber and it looked like it.
He wanted assurances that their Senators
would be seated Mr. Adrain replied that
the Democrats had also heard rumors that
the Republicans were not coming into the
Senate. He could not give the gentleman
any assurances except upon a vote Of the
Senate.
Mr.. Buchanan then detailed the attempt
of Senator VOORHEES, to be heard and how,
after Adrain had refused to recognize him,
the Republican Senators Withdrew. Senator
Stats was in the room to which the Repub-
licans went and when they entered he at
tempted to come out, but a State House
employee pushed him back.
Mr.. Grey asked how long after the COM
mittee to notify the Governor that the Sen
ate was organized had been appointed the
committee withdrew. He replied within a
moment or two, and that they went out of
the door leading to the committee room.
THE ROLL CALL.
The roll call was after the Republicans
came in, but he did not hear any of the Re-
publicans answer. No business was done
while the Republicans were in the room, ex-
cept offering the protests against Ward,
Bradley and Rogers, and Days resolutions,
none of which, however, were acted upon
until the Republicans withdrew Not one of
the eleven Republicans were present when
Thompson called the Democratic Senate to
order He went out of the chamber through
a window because the corridor was crowded.
On cross examination he fatty contradicts
Mr. Thompson's and President Abrams YER
sions of what took place. He did not agree
as to the time when Thompson called the roll,
When the Republicans got in and he did not
recollect hearing Adrain announce that there
were thirteen Senators present
Mr.. McDermott kept Mr.. Buchanan's dis
patches in his hands while he questioned the
witness, and Mr.. Grey had the stenographer
note the fact.
Charles Bateman, another newspaper man,
was called and gave practically the same
version of the affair.