The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-09
DISORDER MARKS
THE LEGISLATIVE
DECISION TO QUIT
Morgan Wanted to Know if AS
sembly Session Was a
Minstrel Show.
1--WE HAVE NOT KEPT
PLEDGES" SAID MARTIN
House Leader Fears Result on
Elections Next Fall-Legis-
lators to Go Home Tomorrow.
IFtom a star corresponaent.

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TRENTON. April 9.aScenes of a
character d~isgraceful in legislative halls
followed the passage of a resolution by
the House of Assembly last night that
the Legislature adjourn sine die to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
resolution was concurred in by both
houses.
For a time House business could not
be transacted by reason of the disorder
that took place on the floor. singing,
shouting and other forms of hilarity,
preventing even the semblance of work
by the legislators.
Some of the members and several
outsiders went to the Speakers room,
which Immediately adjoins the AS
sembly chamber, and began to sing
I'm Afraid to Go Home in the Dark"
and other members on the floor joined
in the rumpus so that in a few min
utes there was no possibility, of doing
any work.
Later the singers went on the floor,
and then the disorder became he
greater. Mr.. Morgan, of Essex, became
indignant and inquired if the session
was to be one for the transaction of
business or a minstrel show.
"That is entirely up to the House,
was the esponse of the Speaker.
Evidently the disorderly members
began to realize that they were sub
ject to harsh criticism and settled down.
The vote on adjournment followed a
hot contest in which the main feature
! was the fiery d%enunciation by AS
semblyman Tumulty, of Hudson Coun-
ty, of the course of the Republican Sem
! ate, Republican House and Republican
Governor in going back on the pledges
under which they were bound by their
platform.
He said that none of them was sim
cere and that the session proved this.
He said the Democrats had done
everything possible to get to an under
standing, but that was impossible, and
his colleagues a given up and grown
weary and sick of trying. He was sure
that the Senate had no sincere inten-
ton of passing a Utilities bill or a civil
service bill.
His fiery eloquence stirred the whole
chamber, and when ne concluded re-
ceived applause from both sides.
Martin warned the Republicans that
that speech would be made from Sus
sex to Cape May mex year, and il
would dangerously affect the Repubii-
can vote of the State.
1ntimation had been made by Ma
| jority Leader Martin that the Demo-
Gratis were in favor of adjourning early,
as the result of a deal, and this was
resented holly by Mr.. Tumulty, whose
sincerity is not doubted by any mem
Der of the Legislature. He said he
knew of no deal.
The report was that the Democrats
favored adjournment. because If they
would the Republican regulars would
not pass the bill to allow the Governor
to appoint police court judges in Jer-
sey City and Newark.
81 fear for the result ON the Repub-
lican elections next fall I'm the State,
said Mr.. Martin, "for we have not kept
the pledges the people expected us TO
when they elected u.s."
The resolution to adjourn was put in
by Mr.. Gibbs, the Oldest, member OF
the House, shortly after the evening
session was called to order. It called
for adjournment this afternoon at 8
o'clock.
An amendment by MraBaker, Demo-
crat. of Hudson, to make the time to-
morrow afternoon, was adopted.
The vote IN adjourning tomorrow
afternoon was as follows:
Ayes-Auf der Heide. Baker, Be-
croft, Blohm, Burpo, Buxton. Cattell,
Clark, Daab, Eppinger, Firth, Ginnelley.
Hendrickson, Holzapfel, Housed, Trick,
Jess, Keffer. Kenny, KRISTEN. Lewis,
Lyon. Miller, Moxon, dwell, II. b. Pot
ter, j. Potter, Prince, Radcliffe, Ram
sey, Ridgway, Roberts, Smith, Stille,
Sullivan, Tantum, Thompson. Tumulty,
Valente, Voorhees,, Young-43.
Nays-Braun. Colgate. Crosby, nS-
vine. Fake, Hines, Holcombe. Lowrey
Martin, Morgan, Morris, Pierce, Van
Cleef, WhiteheadA14.
Three members were absent at the
time. McCoid, of Passaic, and Smalley,
of Somerset, Republicans, and Keough,
of Monmouth, Democrat.
The resolution was sent to the SEN
ate Immediately. where it was con
Cured in with little delay. and after
only a little opposition from Senator'S
Colby, of Essex, and Alderman, Of
Union