The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-06
MUST SETTLE THE SENATE MIDDLE
Joint Legislative Meeting Held
and Hancock and Swain
Elected as Agreed.
Secretary Winton Says He Will
Join the Republicans if Race
Tracks Are Opened.
snecial to the Jerseu citu Nears.

the Attorney General held a long conference
this morning over the situation. At its close
the Governor said that he and General
Stockton had discussed the matter thorough
", and could see no other way out
of the difficulty except by quo acar-
qa1to, and he would begin proceedings
as soon as possible The case would prob
ably have to go to jury according to the
plan outlined in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
two weeks ago. He had hoped that the Re-
publicans would facilitate matters by agree
ing to what he called statement OF the case,
but they had raised objections
to the Senate Journal and questioned its
accuracy.
He was asked if he did not think
it would be made before the
matter could be gotten into the
Courts when the Treasurer and Comptroller,
elected at today's joint meeting, should ap-
ply for their commissions. He said he
thought not, as he hoped to get in the courts
before then.
THE REPUBLICAN, SENATE.
The Republican Sanate this morning passed
the bills repeating the acts appointing Bern
ard J.. Ford Superintendent of the State
House and grounds; asking from the Gov
ernor the power to pay bills without appro-
priation therefor; abolishing the Board of
Electrical Control and State Po-
lice force, the County Boards
of Excise and repeater of the act making
pool selling punishable with light fine.
The act repeating the law creating County
Superintendents of Public Works was laid
over. Mr.. Bradley said that he was not
prepared to vote on the bill at that time.
He believed it to be good thing to have
County Superintendent of Roads. He had
seen its good effects in Ireland, and he
thought it would work well here. 81
'---z- wINToN's THREAT.
Some of the democrats are worried over
the statement that the deadlock is in the in
terests of the race track and that Gloucester
and Gutenberg will begin racing next
month. Thompson denied that Gloucester
will open although it is well known that dur
ing the past month the race track has been
placed in first class condition. Senator Win
ten, one of the strongest anti-race track
democrats in the State, says that if the
race tracks open for single day he will go
over to the Republican Senate. Everyone
who knows Winton knows that he means
what he says.
THE JOINT MEETING
The joint meeting of the Legislature was
called in the Assembly Chamber shortly
after IL o'clock by President Rogers
of the Republican Senate. Secre-
tary Mott of the Republican
Senate and House Clerk Potts recorded
events. There was not Democratic Sena-
tor or Democratic Assemblyman pres
ent, but their names were called out
just the same. Senator Stokes gave
way to Assemblyman McEwan, and
announced that the latter would make the
nomination. Mr.. McEwan, after thanking
Senator Stokes, made pretty little
speech, telling of the. personal worth
and Of his business qualifications
He then proposed him for the State Treas
urership and President Rogers announced
that Mr. Swain having received forty nine
votes was elected to the office:
The same course was pursued
in connection with the nomination of VIM.
S. Hancock of Mercer, for State Comp
troller The nominating speech was made
by McEwan The joint meeting then arose
to meet again February 20.
sToRRs KNOCKED OUT.
Charles Bigelow Storrs, the athletic young
reforner from Orange, who has been carry
ing his head In the clouds OF political morality
ever since he has been here, was brought
tn the ground by Thompson of Gloucester
this morning with thud which makes the
dull sickly exceedingly tame The bill re-
pealing the present Game and Fish Commits
sion act, and erecting in its place another
in which the Republicans shall hold
Sheraton. siI Mr.. Thompson asked
for an explanation of the bill, and Mr. Mat
lock of Burlington gave the usual Repubil-
can can expanati0a dnns tass It avsv was vt6 ieb
another extravagant Democratic commission
which was drawing the public treasury and
returning to the good old days when the
Republicans controlled the Game and
Fish Commission. Mr.. thompson
exposed the Phariseeisin by pointing
out that the present Commissioners received
no salary, whereof the present bill provided
for two wardens in each county at a salary
of 50 per day each. This brought Mr.
Storrs to his feet with copy OF the
Treasurer's report in his hands, from which
he proceeded to read amounts aggregatlng
over $4,000, which had been expended py
the Commission. When he had done this
he poked his head further up in the
clouds than ever. Then Mr.. Thompson
quietly showed that these sums had been ex.
pended for stocking the streams and lakes OF
the State with fish The plight OF
Mr.. Storrs for moment was
pitiable He grew red. stamInered and
then finally hid his head behind torrent of
abuse hurled at the present Commission. The
bu en- of his vituperatson was that, although
these sums were appropriated for the stocking
of the stream with fish there was nothing to
show how much the Commission had put in
fish. and how much in their own pockets.
The bill was passed however.
LAWYER CouLT'S SCHEME.
The Republican Senators are considering
a novel proposition for settling
the Senatorial deadlock, which was
euhrnitted to them by Senator
Winton. -- Joe Coult, the veteran
LAWYER Of Newark, is the perlative parent of
the scheme The proposition in brief is that
Senator Skirn of Mercer, one of the Repub-
lican hold-overs allowed himself to be
taken into custody by the Sergeant
at arms of the Democratic
Senate for refusing to take his seat in the
constitutional Senate and then apply to the
court for a writ of habeas corpus
directing the Sergeant t-at-Arms to pro-
duce bis prisoner in court and
TOW by what authority he depriyes him of
his liberty. This will bring the matter into
the courts in way not hereafter thought
The Republicans Do not take kindly to the
,cheme. They ask why the Democrats don't