New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-25
PART II.
PAGES II TO ID.
THE TRENTON CONSPIRACY.
PURPOSE OF THE DEMOCRATS TO SUE
THE LAWFUL SENATE.

THE UPPER HOUSE OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE
REsorrTEIY REFUSES TO YIELD IT'S RIGHTS
PROGRAMME or THE CoNsPIEAToES.
Trenton. jan "a (SpeciaD.-The conspirators
who desire to block legislation and to hoid on 10
bad laws and the fat jobs they nave created
until the final cataclysm overtakes them ana ther
party at the next election have one more card
which they intend to play. Beginning with
defiance of law. they now seek to steal the
Ivory NJ Heaven to serve the devil in" and bend
the law to their uses. The Republican Senators
having rejected the proposition Of Governor
Werts that they refer their rights to the arbi-
tration of the Supreme Court. II has been de-
c,ded TO bring an action against the Senate any
way.
WILL NOT SURRENDER ITS RIGHTS.
The Senate cannot and will not acknowledge
the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in the mat
Ter The Constitution provides that the Senate
shall be the Judge Of the qualifications OF its
own members. The Senate consists of twenty
one members. That ten of them under the
leadership of Robert Adran and at the dicta-
ton of certain Democratic bosses have refused
70 meet with the majority makes no difference.
The majority OF the Senate have met organized
and are doing business That the Governors
recognition is wrongfully withheld from the ma
iority and conferred upon the minority cannot
make ten greater than eleven
The court scheme is Democratic trick in
tended to give an air of legality and respecta-
bility to an Illegal and disreputable position
To bring suit against the Republican Senator's
IS like trying to steal mans poclSetbook and
then suing him because he would not give
1t up
SUIT TO BE BROUGHT AGAINST THE SENATE.
Nevertheless. the Attorney General has an
nounced and the Governor has announced that
legal action is to be taken against the Republ-
can Senate The Acknowledgement said to-day
that he had not decided what the form of pro-
ceedings would be. but that he was considering
the case. and that legal proceedings would
surely be instituted This he will do at the
instance Of the Governor.
The Democratic Senators have given no sign
that they will abide by the decision Of the court
If Il should be adverse to them and no one Tor
moment believes that they would do So Neither
are they to be made parties TO the legal pro-
ceedings. The whole thing resolves itself into
suit against the legal Senate OF the state OF
New-Jersey for exercising the functions Tor whlcn
Il was created by the Constitution ana Tor Whicn
its members were elected by the people a
special term of the Supreme Court Will be
called to try the case which the Attorney-General
will bring The law provides that speclal
session of the Supreme Court may be called on
the application of two Judges. Such thing
has been seldom done. tie special sessions OF the
Supreme Court, almost without exception, nav
ing been held by reason OF act OF the Legs
lature containing enabling clause. The Chief
Justice. however. has the power 10 call a sp"claI
session in the manner stated. That two Judges
will be found TO request the calling Of the special
session there Is no doubt Chief Justice Beasley
said to-day that he had not been officially com
uunicated with on the subject of special session
of the Supreme Court All he knew about II ne
had seen in the papers. He could not say any
thing about the matter officially until he had
been officially communicated with
CONTROLLER HEPPENIIEIMER GOING TO FLORIDA.
It was rumored to-day that State Controller
Heppenheimer was tired Of the complication of
affairs at Trenton and proposed going to
Florida until the storm was over He said
to-day however. that he going to Florida
for a few days only. and would be doing bust
ness at the old stand on Wednesday next. He
said that If the Republicans elected his sue
cessor he would facilitate in every way legal
determination of the question of who was the
Controller The notices to the State banks Of
deposit would not, he declared. stop the dis
bursement of the public funds. Mr.. Heppen-
heimer is the only Democratic oihcehOlder In
New-Jersey who really wishes he was out Of
Office.
The LEGISLATURE when it meets next Mon
dag, will go ahead and pass laws. These laws
may afterward come up for adjudication in the
courts by suits being brought under them.
The racetrack people are perfectly contented
with the state of things at Trenton, and are
prepared TO put the screws on any Democratic
Senator who SHOWS signs OF weakening. They
declare that there will be another years racing
in New-Jersey, at any rate. The power or the
racetrack people is immense, ana they are max
ing II felt