The Penn's Grove record., 1894-01-19
Iis LEGISLATURE.
Two sENATEs YET.

G. Eberhardt prayed earnestly for them
after Which the roll was called and ad-
%journment made.
The Republican Senators met at $50
in the Assembly chamber after the
House had adjourned. Rev. A. s.
Pittenger prayed and after roll call ad.
journment was made.
On Tuesday the Republican Senators
met in the Speakers room Of the AS
sembly chamber when President Rogers
announced the committees.
Senator John 9. Ward is chairman
of the Committee Oh Game and Fisher
les and also a member of the commit
tees on Railroads and Canals aud I'm.
finished Business.
The Democratic Senators met and re-
Ceived the written opinion Of Attorney
General Stockton, of whom Gov. Werts
had asked which was the legal Senate
for him to recognize. Senator DAILY
made a wild partisan speech in which
he called the Republicans a lot of
greedy Office seekers and said they
would never feast on the carcass of the
Democratic party In this State as they
now hoped.
The Attorney General quotes from
the Senate journal which shows all the
old Senators to have been present and
to have answered to their names. Then
he says the Senate is a continuous body
like the U. s. Senate; that these old
Senators are the judge of the qualiGca-
tons of new ones and = man dots not
become a member by his credentials or
oath OF Office hut by virtue Of the judy
ment Of the Senators on his credentials
and their determination that he is ell
titled TO a seat. He says although the
right to the seat may be disputed and
the encumbent subsequently unseated
yet when the credentials are in proper
form and there is no dispute as to the
authority of the party who made them
it has been the universal custom in the
U. s. and N. J. Senate to admit the
claimant TO his seat, notwithstanding
an attack by protest had been made on
the validity of the election. The re
turn may be examined without a con-
test.
The two Senates met on Wednesday
aud adjourned until Monday. Each
appointed a conferences committee of
three who met. The Republican COM
mittee consisting of Senators Voorhees,,
Rogers and Stokes submitted IL state
ment to the Senators DAILY, Winton and
Adrain that the credentials of the new
Senators be accepted, that they be
sworn in at once and that a permanent
organization be effect at once in the
manner established by universal Gus
tom and precedent. The Democrats
will consult and report Monday night.
THE HOUSE.
The Assembly held a brief session on
Monday night during which several
bills were introduced. At Tuesdays
session Speaker Holt, announced the |
committees. Assemblyman Diver was |
appointed OH the committees on Fisher
les and Boroughs and Borough Com.
missions.
Several partisan bills have been ill.,
troduced to reduce the salaries of the |
Governor and other state officers, to APP
point a new FISH commission and to
make it a crime for a telegraph, ex-
press company or other common car
rier to carry or transmit any message |
that will further or promote the keep.
ing of a disorderly house trace track.)
The Governor having refused to rec
ognize the Republican Senate and not
receive the race repeater passed legis-
lati0n is blocked, just what the race
track leaders desire
Both Senates have issued addresses
to the people. The Democrats claim
they met and proceeded to organize ac-
cording to law and are sustained by the
Attorney General. They say the Sem
ate is not bound to receive credentials
and admit applicants at any particular
time as the Republicans refused to
swear in new Senators In 1887 until
Feb. LIST, after several adjournments.
That they cannot act upon the new ap,
plicants until they present their creden.
tlals, which Messrs Rogers, Ward and
Brady. Protests have been filed against
Mr.. Bradley and that the Democrats
have Il perfect right to protect themsel-
yes and to object to any being put
in a position that would have the de
Gliding vote in his own favor.
The Republican address states that
that the Democrats mel before the reg
ular time and locked the Republicans
out until a temporary organization was
effected. That when they got in they
never answered to their name nor re-
cognized any n as presiding officer, nor
participated in any proceeding. Demo-
cratic papers had published previously
that the Republicans would not be al
lowed to organize the Senate and when
they found out that the threat would
be carried out and all presidents and
usual customs overturned they with
drew to protect their right.
The proceedings Of the Democratic
Senators were not conducted in good
faith in the interest of the people, and
to secure and preserve the peoples
rights, but were deliberately planned
and prepared to subyert those rights
and prevent lawfully elected Senators
from participation in carrying out those