The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-31
Special to the jersey city Nelps.


TRENTON, Jan 81, 1894. The Republican
Senatorial conference lasted about an hour.
The proposition submitted by Governor
Werts to President Rogers was laid before
the Senators. The proposition was practically
the same as that told of in THE NEWS of yes
terday The Governor asked President
Rogers if himself and colleagues would con-
sent to go into court and have the controv-
ersy decided by Chief Justice Beasley and
three Republican judges. The caucus de-
cided that the Republican Senators would
do nothing of the kind.
''You have the proposition laid before
u.s. said Senator Ketcham to The NEWS
col RESPONDENT Now we have nothing
to submit and moreover have no one to
submit anything to. 1t is just like this: If
have deed for house do not propose
to call in my neighbors to have them tell me
that l own the house"
GOVERNOR WERTs OUT OF TOWN.
Governor Werts was not at the State
House today and escaped great deal of
questioning by the Democratic Senators,
who are alarmed over the rumors that the
Governor had made proposition to
settle the deadlock without going in
to the courts. Attorney General
that he had submitted number of cases and
modes of procedure to the Governor, by
means of which, in his opinion, the Senator
ial muddle could be settled out of the
courts, and had left it to him
to decide which course he would
pursue. The Attorney General said
that it looked extremely probable that no
judicial proceedings would be taken, and
practically admitted that quo ioarra1to pro-
ceedings had been dropped because of the
length of time it would take to get them in
shape for trial He also declared that he
was satisfied in his own mind, notwithstand-
ing the opinions of the many lawyers on the
other side, that the matter could be taken
into court.
APPEAL TO SENATOR SMITH.
The various rumors of settlement of the
Senatorial muddle in favor of the Republi-
cans through the proposition made by Cover
nor Werts to Senator Rogers yesterday
is worrying the Democratic leaders.
William Rintard, who acts as Private
Secretary to Senator Adrain hastily
left for Washington last evening, and it was
said this morning that he had gone to the
National Capital to see Senator Smith and
persuade him to have another interview with
the Governor.
M'PHERsoN's POSITION
Many fantastic stories have been in circu-
lation ever since the deadlock began, to the
effect that United States Senator McPher-
son was opposed to the Democratic plans
and was trying to do all in his
ment of the difficulty. All these
tales were set at rest this morning when
Senator Winton returned from hasty trip
to the National Capital. He said that he
had an interview with the senior Senator
in which Mr.. Mcpherson enphatically de-
MED any and all statements that he was not in
thorough sympathy with the plan pursued
by the Democrats He endorsed their policy,
and advised them to stick to it and not to
yield.
MEETING OF THE SENATORS.
Tys Republican Senate held its first meet
ing i'll the new chamber which it recently
fitted up on the Assembly side of the State
House. Senator VOORHEES,, though still far
] from well, was present with his throat
swathed in bandages. The clerk of the
house brought over all the repealers of
! Democratic bills which were passed by the
the Assembly, and they were referred to the
proper Committees.
After receiving number of petitions and
memorials the Senators went into secret
conference to consider the proposition made
by the Governor yesterday to Senator Rog-
ers The Democratic Senators went through
their farce entitled 'sAdiourning for want OF
q quorum
AFTER BROWN AND SMITH.
The House held brief session and ad-
journed until this afternoon. Mr.. McEwan
introduced the bill which puts the heads of
Christie Smith and John Brown under
the guillotine The axe will fall as
soon as the Senate is established,
and into the basket will go
their heads Mr. McEwan also introduced a
bill repeating the law which requires the
Essex and Hudson Freeholders to publish
their receipts and expenditures each month
In newspapers.
CONSIDERING REDISTRICTING.
The Republican joint committee on parti-
san legislation this afternoon considered a
proposed repeater of the redistricting act.
The members were at loss to make
up their minds whether to pass a
repeater and let it rest there or whether
to pass a bill redistricting the State anew.
The ruuor that the Democrats will appeal
the case to the Court of Errors and Appeals
SO as to conduct the next election under the
old lines is what worries. The matter was
finally laid over.
AFTER TOM NooNAN'S SCALP.
The House met for half hour this
morning and adjourned for the week.
Bills were introduced repeating the
act which compels a constable arresting
. man on race track to take his prisoner to
the nearest Justice and the law which erects
the district court OF Bayonne. This will
take off Tom Noonan's head.
CANDIDATE FOR STATE TREASURER.
Ex-Sberiff David Baird of Camden
ronnty- announced himself this afternoon as
. candidate for State Treasurer
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