The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-28
THE REPuBLIcaN uLriMATuM.


Senator VOORHEES, submitted the ultimatum
which the Republicans submitted to the
Democrats at the time the Joint Committee
of both bodies tried to effect o settlement of
the difficulty, and the Democratic reply
thereto.
Senator Stokes gave his version of the
scenes connected with the organization this
year. which agreed i'll the main with that
given by Senator VOORHEES, yesterday on
oss-examination. Mr.. Stokes said that If
the crowds in the corridor had been allowed
in the Senate Chamber the Republicans
would now be in the Senate Chamber. The
people were with the Republicans, and the
Democrats would have been overcome by
the moral force of numbers.
mot physical forcew asked Mr.. McDer-
mott.
mo sir.n
'sIf these people were with you why didn't
you ask them to go away and let you ln!"
Mr.. Stokes did not answer.
Mr.. Grey asked Mr.. Stokes If he saw Mr..
McDermott in the Chamber, and he said, Il
: did, and, strange to say, saw him sitting
beside Senator DAILY of Hudson"
''Tll admit that was strange" remarked
Mr.. McDermott, and everybody laughed.
REPUBLICANS CONTENTION.
On the quo a0alTdnto argument the Re-
publicans will lay great stress on section
of the election law, which says that the
credentials issued by the county officers to
members-elect of each house shall be taken
as pgfmG fdcie evidence of the members
right to his seat.
The Democrats claim that these creden-
tials were never presented.
The Republicans practically did not pre-
sent their credentials because of the DAILY
resolution to refer them to a committee.
THOMPSON AGAIN.
The Republican Assemblymen held an
other caucus this morning to discuss William
J. Thompson. 1t was decided to pass the
original investigating resolution without
amendment or change
When the House met Mr.. Storrs reported
that the committee appointed yesterday had
been unable to find any precedent for guar
anteeing the counsel fees of either side. Mr..
Thompson said that they had been looking
for something that he told them they
couldn't find He knew that it had not been
the custom to promise in advance to pay
counsel fees, but at the end big bills always
came from the lawyers. His idea was to
have it all settled in advance, including the
amount. If they wanted to be consistent
with their reform professions they should dc
that, and limit the sum to $500.
Mr.. Carroll called for the yeas and nays
on the question of adopting the report.
COUNSEL FEES.
Mr. Thompson voted with the majority in
favor of approving the report Then be
proposed a separate motion to the effect thai
the contestant and himself be empowered tc
employ counsel at an expense not greater
than $500.
Mr.. McEwan objected to the motion and
and said that it was out of order.
1.-THE point is well taken," the Speaker
ruled. saThe motion should be in writing"
After big wrangle the matter dropped
without further action at that time.
A little later Leader McEwan called from
the table the original investigation resolu-
ton and moved that the amendment giving
each side counsel fees, be not concurred in.
Mr.. Beekman said that it was the part OF
wisdom to authorize the employment OF
counsel for both parties and fix their com
pensation He quoted from the Treasurer's
report to show that it cost the State over
100000 to pay the fees of lawyers on bcth
sides in disputed cases. He wanted to pre-
vent ANYTHING like that.
Mr.. McEwan said that Republican House
wouldn't tolerate such lavish expenditure.
THE RECORD QUESTIONED.
Mr. Thompson asked the clerk to read the
,.osolution 1t was read as first presented.
Mr. Thompson objected to its correctness.
He said that an amendment was adopted
striking out those words which give the
,son,mifIee power to employ counsel.
Sneaker Holt said that he thoug ht the rec
ord was correct.
ssTbe resolution was never changed" MI.
McEvan declared ssIt could not be changed
witho,it the consent of the House, and that
was not Obtained
FL Finally Mr.. Flynn explained that his mo-