The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-06
sHE RIenr or Appeal losg.
A. the Fui suprs-s Be-eh site 90 th'
Jersey Desaioeh.

/ "NFANN UNhN'NNAs
TRENTON. N j., March b.-The argument in
the Senate quo warranto case before the su-
| prone Court has been postponed until Thurs
day on application Of Thomas N. McCarter. enc
| OF the counsel for the Republicans When the
matter came up this morning the court room
was 1lled with lawyers politicians. and visit
ora. Chief Justice Beasley told the counsel
| that u the courr sat as then constituted.
| both parties would be deprived OF the
right OF appeal. as none OF the Jus
tees could sit In the Court OF Errors and
! Appeals which would thus be left without q
quorum. lie suggested that two Of the jus
tices might retire from the case. and thus pre-
serve the right Of appeal Attorney General
Stockton. Allan L. McDermott. and Cortlandt
Parker. representing the three parties to the
controversy. said they were willing to permit
the case to be decided by the full bench and
lose the right Of appeal.
Then Mr.. McCarter asked for q postpone
ment. as the Republican counsel had had no
opportunity to confer and designate which
we're to argue the different points In tho case.
The Chief Justice replied that IL was to the in
terest OF the court that the case should be care
fully and completely argued, and, at the sug-
Restion OF Cortlandt Parker. fixed on Thursday
for beginning the argument. 1t is the under
stamping that Richard V. Llndabury will open
will reply to some OF thetRepublican counsel.
and Attorney General Stockton will close the
case. The Republican side will be argued by
Cortlandt Iarker. Thomas N. McCarter.
samuel IL Gray and John W. Griggs. while
Adraln.
sara TO he isss d 2 the sI 5sht Of appeal
Rarded as an intimation that the court will de-
eide that i has jurisdiction in the sase
Capt. John Graham brought to Trenton to-
day the six ballot boxes used at the last cleo
pour. the Csmdsn County Clerk .Daniel i.
Lane. Clerk of Gloucester City; Joseph L.
W, JoGsrd Of Gioucester township have been
subpGnaed aa Witnesses. and the boxes viii be
ssnsS TO ss saanse sem 20 n
W. Briggs Of Patterson has been, chosen
SpIries into tho cSnditiOn q thing. In
Thompson,s district show worse state Of at-
says he has found that thirty. seven votes were
cast last fall in the race track precinct from a
sRa osss from SnossP saS ssr 81
which Is much larger than horse car
cast oas q of and tSs saSts
must have been voted at the rate OF one every
forty tGr eleven nOurs IL order to get
au H b. the b ballot reform law law ''"'
were cast for Thompson than for Cleveland.
when the total ballot was but S02. In 1891 the
Assent bly, candidates received but 473 votes
and this. Capt. Graham says, 10 about the
proper poll. The difference between these
licans say is the result OF repeating and ballot
box stufiing.
Tho old rumor OF the dese-tion OF Demo-
cratic Senators and the ending OF tho Rht was
afoat again to-day. but 1t was baseless 1t
was probably raised because Gen. Sewell and
Chairman Murphy OF the Republican State
Committee called on Gov. Werts this morning.
The Republican Senate passed tonight the
House bill appropriatinE $1,000 to the state
bills to third reading. The House created q
special committee to ascertain and report
at once what balance is In the hands
OF the state Treasurer. and where
It Is deposited. The information will
DO used in the attempt to land George b.
Swain In the, Treasurer's offiee. Senator
,yoorhesss bill creating a custodian, OF the
Democratic members RETAINED from voting.
and Assemblyman Flynn explained that the
bill originated In the so-called Republican
Senate. and the Democratic members could
not accord that body recognition By voting on
The Bill fixing tho price of gas in cities at not
exceeding sl.25 per 900 cubic feet was also
debate IL was announced that By new pro-
cesses gas can be anufactured at 20 to %
cents per 1000 feet Mr. Eisele of Essex
county introduced a repeater OF tho convict
parole law. and Mr.. SalinRer a bill compelling
the erection OF fire escapes In cities Of the 1rst
class.
Senator Miller Of Cape May. who declared
can Senators. was back in the Democratic Sen
ate to- night.