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

up for consideration. 1t was presented as a
joke, was that protest, and ! always consid-
cred it a huge joke. Why didn't you get 20
work befores Let me tell you right here
that / lave honor enough not to think OF
holding a seat I'm not entitled to. thls
whole business is the outcome of petty per-
sonal spite on the part of certain people, VINO
feel that that they can wreak vengeance on
me for old scores
Again Mr.. Storrs referred to the Stuhr-
Mcdonald case, and declared that the State
did not then pay for counsel for defendant
sIf you're going to have counsel fix com,
pensation now. Don't wait until the incidental
bill comes in and a v charges of maybe
2,000,n said Thompson. Il tell you, I'm
prepared for this investigation whether the
committee is or not"
"Mr. Speaker, may / ask Mr.. Sborrs a
question: broke in Mr.. Harrigan. He is
Chairman of the Committee on Elections. L
want to know if he invited every member OF
that committee to the conference"
''The gentleman from Essex, Mr.. Stor1's,
will answer, returned Speaker Holt.
81 don't think l care to answer" CURLY
returned Mr.. Storrs.
well. I'll answer for him. said Harri-
gan. s,He didn't invite all the COMMITTEES. He
only invited his portion OF the committee.
A~ssemblynan Olvaney of Essex, the only
democrat on the committee never heard or
the proposed investigation until he read OF 1t
in the papers. Storrs II the others stole
ouietIy up to the Republican Club House on
Hanover street, here in Trenton, crawled up
to the cockloft and matched up their job.
And vet they talk of justice and their loveof
fair play, It's enough to make one SICK OF
the whole business"
Assemblyman Olvaney at this point
handed up an amendment to Nh. StorTs'
resolution providing that Mr.. Thompson be
allowed counsel.
81 move to lay that amendment on the
table," shouted Mr.. Storrs.
Several republicans who were clustered
around Clerk Potts desk shook their heads
vigorously at Storrs, and one OF them re-
marked:-''That would carry your resolu-
ton with it. Everything would go on the
table,
Lay it on the table ehr' All right, then,
Law it on the table p exclaimed H%arrigan.
s'That will suit u.s.
PARTIsANsHIP CONE MAD.
''That shows that p~artisanship has gone
mad,p shouted Thompson, pointing a nnger
at Storrs.
been seconded" said Speaker Holt,
Eyes, it has, l second it," put IN Harrl-
gan.
The motion to lay on the table was not
put. for the reason that a lively discussion
ensued as to whether the contestant.
Jacob c.. Lippincott, and the sitting
member Thompson) should employ counsel
at the States expense.
Mr.. McEwan argued that the party losing
the case should pay the cost of his own coun-
sci, at least, as a part penalty of his failure.
Mr.. Beekman favored the itigants having
counsel at the States expense.
AIR. Thomson contended that it was OBJ
viously unfair to permit him to occupy his
seat seven weeks, and then compel him to
hire a LAWYER to defend his title to it. But
Won can wager your life that l won't go
skulking to any member on that Election
Committee for fayorS," said he.
This resolution was offered by Mr.. Beck
Resolved, That in said contest both the
contesting member and the seated member
lave their own counsel, fees for SAID counsel
not to exceed $500 each"
'sAs there appears to be some doubt as to
the usage in such cases, | move that the
matter be laid over, and that a committee be
appointed to look up precedents, said Nh.
Storrs.
II object" shouted Mr.. Thompson. 'Iam
entitled to know all about my seat at once.
Let there be no delay. / nave been here
seven weeks. If I am not entitled to the
Seat / don't want to occupy it. Get to work
at once-tomorrow if possible. Don't monkey
about this business. l don't propose to he
heralded over the State of New Jersey as a
man who is usurping someone's seat"
An amendment to the effect that Messrs.
Thompson and Lippincott and the Election
Committee each be allowed counsel, offered
by Mr.. Beekman, had in the meantime been
accepted by Mr.. Storrs, but Mr.. McEwan re-
fused to accept it. Mr.. Lewis made a speech
in which he assured Mr.. Thompson that the
majority's object was to do simple justice
to all.
Thompson laughed sarcastically at this, as
he did at Mr.. McEwan's promise that he
McEwan) would do what was right.
Mr.. Cross came to the rescue OF his fellows
in a neat speech, asking that the subject be
laid over for a day. Mr.. Cross said that he,
for one. would insist on justice for the minor
ity, and would insist that the majority act
fairly in everything.
sThen / want you people to begin inyesti-
eating at once" broke in MI. Thompson,
land 1 will say now that when your work is
completed you will appear SO ridiculous that
a five cent piece viii buy the whole box of
your election committeeman"
Messrs. Storrs, Cross and Beekman were
appointed a committee to look into the ques-
ton of counsel for all litigants in a case of
this kind, and they are to report today. 1t
is said that the House is a law unto itself IN
sllch matters.