Evening star., 1894-01-23
LATE NEWS BY WIRE.
Joint Meeting of the New Jersey
Legislature Attempted.
ALL But Two DEMOCRATS ABSENT.
Adjournment Taken Until Feb
ruary 8.
TO THE GOVERNOR.

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 23.-The joint
meeting Of the legislature was called to
order shortly after noon. President Rogers
presided. The roll call showed no demo-
cratic senators present, and only two dem
ocratic members Of the assembly. viz.
Harrigan and Byrne Of Essex. There were
forty-five republicans present, who, with
the two democrats made six more than a
quorum.
Immediately after roll call Harrigan Of
fered a resolution declaring the joint meet
ing Illegal and void. because it was not
called in pursuance of q concurrent reso-
luton adopted by both houses Of the legis-
lature, and because 1.-The senate Of New
Jersey was not present"
Mr.. Rogers declared the resolution cut Of
order on the ground that the statements
contained therein were contrary to facts.
The joint meeting then adjourned until
Tuesday. February 9. at IL o'clock noon.
The house then met and also adjourned
until this afternoon without transacting
any business.
The democratic senate met this morning
and at once adjourned until next Friday
afternoon at o'clock.
The republican senate went into executive
session at 1920 o'clock and, at noon. were
still locked up In the house judiciary COM
mittee room.
The democratic members Of the House
q
state house this morning. Their attend
ance would involve recognition of the re-
publican senators as In the senate and any
thing like this they want to avoid.
Gov. Werts was in his private ONCE pre-
sumably engaged in writing his reply to
the letter sent by the republican senators
last night.
For the first time this winter the doors
Of his office were locked and he gave or
ders to the employees of the executive cham
Der to pass no cards in to him.
Calling ON the Governor.
A delegation of prominent Newark repub-
licans called upon Gov. Werts between II
and l o'clock today, to urge on him such
course as would result in breaking the SEN
atorial deadlock. Among the callers were
Cortlandt Parker. ex-Congressman Lehl-
bach. George A. Halsey. Major Carl Lertz.
Daniel Dodd. r. Wayne Parker. Joseph l..
Mum. Thomas T. Kinney. Judge John A.
Miller. Henry Doremus. Chandler Riker.
David II. Barnett, and about thirty others.
Cortlandt Parker acted as spokesman.
He told the governor he could break the
deadlock by recognizing the legally elected
senate of the state. and that he ought to
do SO. The welfare of the people. Mr..
Parker said, was above all other considera
tions. The governor should allow no i'm
pediment. especially no technical impedi-
ment, to stand in the way of a prompt solu-
tion of the trouble.
Mr.. Parker, in conclusion. called the gov
ernor's attention to the statute which de-
clares that members of the legislature bear
ing legal credentials and taking the oath of
office are members of the legislature and
cannot be debarred except by regular pro-
cess. through the action Of the committee
on elections. The resolutions adopted at
the Newark republican mass meeting.a few
days ago. were presented to the governor,
who said that II he deemed q formal reply
necessary he would communicate with the
delegation in writing