New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-12
THE END NEAR AT TRENTON
RELIEF THAT THE LEGISLATIVE PROB
LEM WILL SOON BE SETTLED
SEVERAL. WAYS IN WHICH THE COURTS MAY Bf
ASKED TO DETERMINE THE LAWFUL
srNATE-A STATEMENT FROM
BOSS MDERMOTT
Try TELEGRAPH 10 THE TrIBrSg.l

rror,on Feb. 1.-THE silence among the political
,ooaers on both sides during the last week over
the senatorial mudde is viewed as mysterious
and as an indication that some practical plans are
belng seriously considered for the solution OF me
nrohleu The Governor and the Attorncy-General,
when asked yesterday If they had anything to give
out replied IN the negative. and the Republican
leaders also had news TO impart IL - settled
that the questions at issue viii come up IN the
courts over some of the bills which have been
nassed by the Republican Senate in conjunction
with the House. which will probably be taken up
for review this week. The habcas corpus proceed
ngs have never been seriously contemplated simply
because they could not be made to apply to the
,ssues at stake The Democratic Senate Is not
nermanent organization. Being only temporary.
because 1t is without a quorum. 1t has never at
temuted TO do any business. a temporary organ
ization IL not invested with power 10 compel the
attendance of absentees. and hence ex-Sergeant-at-
Arms Nathan. of the Democratic body. could not
legally arrest any of the Republican Senator's This
"a Colonel Abrams opinion. The suggestion TO ar
res, Senator Skirm emanated from Senator Winton.
who is not a lawyer and who evidently made 1t
without proper elaboration as to the validity OF
the proceeding. When Boss Allan T. McDermott.
chairman of the Democratic State Committee. heard
Of f. he treated II with ridcule. In an interview
with Boss McDermott on the subject Of the settle
mont of the controversy, he expressed himself as
follows:
1.-The House and the eleven gentlemen who claim
70 he the Senate have passed bill repeating
what Is known as the Subway Commission act
Personally. l haven't any objection to THIS. put
must decline to recognize forceful their act to
repeal an act This means that the Subway Com
mission will continue its electric career Here
Is an opportunity TO test the question. Next week
the Subway Commission will probably authorize
some one to do something. This authorization can
be taken to court certiOrari. the ground OF
review being that the commission has been 'eec-
trocuted This will bring the question sduare ny
before the Supreme &c Co1 ber sde The Question Of
fact and law Will be for the court ana II VIII not
make the slightest difference whether the gentle
who passed the law want their power pdSSeu
cratic side. because there isn't move mace on me
political chessboard that is not directea oy NC
without his consent. This Democratic boss also
or three Democratic Senators weakened by going
over 10 the other side Their change or front would
no, alter the fact that the Republican Senate is not
constitutionallv organized according his view.
Police Justice Paul. Of Camden. who has been
by the Republican city Treasurer the former ap-
plying for writ of mandamrs or course aespi r
the bin which deprives him OF his salary Secretary
Curley. of the Prison Board Will continue TO draw w
office. 1t is known however that me oHniioi'e 81
has refused TO draw warrants Tor the salaries "I
that position until the courts render a dcciSioh III
favor of side or the other. The racctracKs are
for some time as it is positively announced that
they will not be reopened on March l. nor ZOE he
Legislature should proceed to business IT Is stated
that the effort will be made TO pass "A bill con-
tanning provisions identical with the Ives law OF
NewYork for the regulation OF racing ana pooKinak
ing Anthony Comstock. who was here last week;
is reported as being in favor of that idea and
Assemblyman StOrrs. of Essex 1t Is SAID VIII IN
troduce the bill.
REPRESENTATIVES OF the Business Mems Moderation
Society which is circulating petitions all through
the State in favor of a supplement to the Excise
laws promise be here Tuesday morning with a
bill 10 be introduced in the Legislature that pro.
yides against the evil resulting from the sale or
intoxicants. 1t is similar in detail to what is known
as the Civil Damage act of Illinois. The terms OF
that hold the saloon keeper responsible Tor an
damages resulting from intoxication or Gainages 70
persons while In a state of intoxcation. The owner
Of a property In which saloon Is situated Is also
held Jointly responsible for all damages. If the
supplement should be adopted all saoon7keepers or
hote-keepers would be compelled TO give bonds OF
5000 each the State TO insure the conditions OF
the law being enforced All the clergymen OF the
State are being appealed 10 for support for the
nAasure The projectors of the bill say that pro
h.oition can neither be adopted nor enforced In
New-Jersey and that local option has proved to be
an inefficient measure The proposed measure II
Is claimed, would meet all the Deficiencies IN the
present laws, and would serve 10 take the place
of both local option and prohibition. with probably
better results than either of those measures wo"o