The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-09
NO TROUBLE 7HIS TINE
Senate Organized in Compliance
With the Courts Decision
DAILY Temporary
Chairman.
specfol to the Jerseu Citu Nsars.

TRENTON, Jan. 8, 1S95.-There were
| flowers and crowds in the Senate tCham-
Der yesterday when that body was organ
lied, but neither were as prominent as
they were in the Assembly Chamber.
There was a slight innovation in the
mode of procedure in this body also.
Senator Voorhees, announced that he held
in his hand certificate from the Secre-
tary of State to the effect that those
whose names he would call had been
duly elected Senators by the people and
were qualified to take their seats. This
was done in order to comply with the
strict letter to the decision of the Su-
preme Court in the great controversy of
last year.
The scene was very different from that
of last winter. Senatorial courtesy was
at a. high premium and the distinguished
Difference with which the Republicans
treated the Democrats and vice versa,
was a sight for Gods and men.
DAILY TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
After Mr. Voorhees, had called the roll,
Mr.. DAILY was made temporary chair
man. Then the caucus slate was put
through. When Mr.. Stokes assumed the
Presidential gavel he made really elo
quent speech After thanking the Sena-
tors for the honor and making the usual
pledges of impartiality and fairness, Mr..
Stokes said
1.-THE Constitution of our State. to
which we have all vowed allegiance,
contains no formal acknowledgment of
the existence of political parties. 1t
recognizes the people as the sole and
only source of authority and power, and
it regards their chosen representatives
as haying. equal. rights in legislative.
halls A faithful compliance with this
plain, constitutional suggestion, perhaps
constitutional mandate by inference,
requires that your presiding officer in
his official relations, should know no
partys badge, and should make no
party's faith the avenue to his recog-
milton and favor. All should be treated
as ENJOYS from equally sovereign con-
stituencies and all should be regarded as
members of one and the same political
household postulate of fairness that
will not be difficult of observance dur
ing this session at least. The terms
majority and minority, therefore, so lar
as they imply partisan warfare, shall
endeavor, 1 think, properly to forget.
The terms, however, as they are USED
in the constitution in reference to the
passage OF bills and the enactment of
law, have just claims upon our ccnsid-
GRAFTON. In this sense the majority is
simply the will of a legislative body
ready to take the form OF a statutory
decree. AS such it listens with due def
erence to the protests of the minority,
but 1T cannot permit itself to be nulli-
lied or thwarted by dilatory tactics and
unfair means of delay; indeed it has
paramount rights in a country where
government by the people is both the
must be maintained in the interests of
economy and the dispatch of public
business.
FINE WORDS FINE WORDS
II do not deem it within my province
to suggest the policy that should char
acterize your work during the ensuing
session. That is the prerogative of no
one man; it is the privilege of all; but if
it was permitted to speak in general upon
this theme, we might be reminded that
this was an era of retrenchment and re-
form. The eye of scrutiny is open, in
vestigations are popular, except perhaps
among the investigated; the public con-
science is awake. the public pulse is
travagance or corruption, and as quickly
responds to any, effort for curtailment
and economy. The spirit of independ-
broken, party shibboIeths are no longer
potent. integrity and courage are de-
manded as requisites to participation in
public affairs.
"Under these influences and conditions
we meet at the opening of this legisla-
will be hailed with delight by the true
legislatureman, for the duties that de-
yolve upon him will now be cheerfully
discharged in the sure knowledge that
public approval intelligently bestowed is
to follow. the just accounting of his stew
ardship. The policy Of mere negation,
however, will not suffice, criticism of
discredited deeds will not necessarily
make US strong; we cannot rise to honor
upon the faults of our predecessors; we
Amid the crash of political rings and
machines; in the reaction against party
excesses and abuses; in the growing de-
mand for clean and honest government
surrounded as we are by these warnings
and inspirations, let us challenge the
criticism of our State and build our hopes
serves his party best who serves his
~ oFFIcEs AND AsPIRANTs.
The officers were then elected as fol-
lows:-Secretary, Henry B. Robinson,
Union; Assistant Secretary, FL M. Field
er, Monmouth; Journal Clerk, W. H.
Long, Somerset; Assistant Journal Clerk
A. S. Church, Middlesex; Sergeant-at-
Arms, James Smith, Cumberland; As
sistant sergeant-at-Arms, Reuben r.
G.. Shreve, Atlantic; Assistant Engrossing
Clerk, Charles T. Patterson, Ocean; Bill
Clerk. Charles ", Hance. Ocean; Assist
ter; Calendar Clerks. r. T. Starr, Salem;
James Stanton, Sussex; Doorkeepers,
Robert Herman, Mercer. E. r. Davis,
Davis, Gloucester; S. b. Rose, Atlantic;
G. Castle, Essex; James Steele, Passaie;
John Doe. Cape May
In opposition to these, the Democrats
placed in nomination the following-
President, Henry D. Wsnton, Bergen;
Secretary, George w. Durham. Hunter
DOM Assistant Secretary, William K.
Devereux Monmouth; Journal Clerk,
Richard Fitzherberi, Morris; Sergeant
alarms, Michael Nathan, Hudson; AS
sistant Sergeant nt-at-Arms. John Kehoe,
Bergen; Engrossing Clerk, Charles A.
RaEsonl Hudson; Assistant lIngrossing
Clerk, Philip Kercher, Hudson; Bill
Clerk, William Earle, Passaic; Assistant
keepers, N. j MesslerS John O'Keefe,
Peter c. Bartlett. JohH Hagerty. Jacob
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