The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-06
TALK OF IMPEACHING FORT
MS BREak WIN THE SENATE
REACHES Az ACUTE STAGE.

! Ne~ Jersey GOVernSr's speech 90 Real
Essate Men m New YORK; Bgtngs NAT.
tiers 10 q Crisis Impeachment Pian
Gives way 20 Lees Drastic Process.
| TRENTON. April with every member
I pledged 20 secrecy. the Senate today
/ spent two hours in executive session
/ seeking to devise some effective retaha-
I tion upon Gov. Fort for the remarks he
Dc 80 the Hotel Astor last saturday
night when addressing the members II
! the New Iork-New Jersey Rel Estate
! ENchrnGe.
I The outcome oG the Senates dehbera-
/ tions wastha appointment 81 n COMMITTEES.
consisting 81 Senators Bradley ~ Camden.
I Prince 81 PsSsaic. Hinch % Cumberland.
| . nd Fielder of Hudson. 10 drift reso-
, lutions aud prepare n fornsl Connsunice-
ton tn the Governor protesting against
, the reflections against the New jersey
I I.egAlF ture contained in his New York
speech
The break between the Governor and
the senate was scF RELY surprise. u
has in fact been three tening 10 develop
| since almost the beginning ~ Gov. Forts
term. The determination IN let n com
miitee handle the subject by giving formsl
expression to the views ~ the Senate
was IN reality a tame suhstitu ute for more
drastic action which had been conssdered
NJ the executive session. some NJ the
Senrto even wished 20 go % far al
to institute impeachment proceedings
against the Governor upon the ground
that he has refused 20 perform his onscial
duties by his failure TO appoint members
81 the county boards Of taxation as re-
quired by law
The Senate began its deliberations In
n midnight conference held last ght
at which were considered the address
made by the Governor in New York and
also the published charges against Sena-
tor Harry v Osborne Of Essex. which
were attributed by him 90 former United
States Senator James Smith. Jr The
Osborne charges related to his position
upOn a trolley hill which was taken mp
and defeated in the Senate to-day. A.
the night conference the Senators de-
cided 90 take no further action upon the
Osborne matter for the present hut 20
devote themselves to calling down the
Governor.
One Of the things the Senators did was
to consent 90 the withdrawal ct the nom
nation 81 George l. Record Of Jersey City
80 n member 81 the commission TO revise
and codify the statutes 81 the state. Mr.
Records nomination was sent in nv the
Governor about two months ago and IN =
since been held up by the senate, MIR
Record was informed that confirmation
was impossible and he then Get about
securing the withdrawal Of his nomina-
ton
The night conference adjourned without
tai king definite action. hut before recon
vening to-day several senators called
on the Governor. asking whether he had
been CORRECTLY reported in he New York
address and intimPting that II not a state
ment To that effect would be acceptable
to the senate The Governor replied
that he had been correctly reported, that
he had mentioned no names and that he
had not hing 20 retrart To this sta tement
the Governor added later IN the day 70
glad he had made the speech and proposed
TO follow 70 up With a number ~ others
giving even morn RADICAL expressions TO
his views upon legislative methods
When ~ was reported To the senate
that the Governor still maintained q bel
hRerent attitude some Of the Senators
suggested mstsing . formal demand upon
him for "A retraction OF calling upon him
/ tn prove his assertions. The majority,
realizing that this was entirely beyond
/ tho power Of the senate. advised against
such course. and u was then that the
possibility ~ Impeachment was sug-
! Rested This too was frowned down
/ upon the ground that tho facts would
that u would ne unEOund public policy
since the beginning 81 his term the
} Governor has preached against the county
boards ~ "a nation and has sought the re-
real of the law passed during Inc term Of
q Gov Stokes creating them. Being unsuc-
B c~ssflIl IN securing the repeal Of the Law
the Governor at first declared that he
would make no appointments and would
thereby permit the county boards to
become ob@oletS. He reconsidered this
determination and made ad interim APP
pointmsnts. This year the same cond-
tiona exist and with final adjournment
scheduled for tomorrow the Governor
still refuses To name the county tar
boards
II was the pIan of some 81 the Senator'S
20 prolCng tho session until the GovervtoT
had s~nt IN the nonrrations and IN the
event ~ his failure 10 do 30 n call Ir,on
the House tn irrT@ach him. N the Snnate
had bHen lef, entirely alone q ~ possihle |
that some such plan might have heen !
carried ont but az sOon ~ tho STATE
l"adcr~ were informed ~ tho situation |
they brought their influence 20 hear to |
prevent such action. After various |
Senators had denounced the Governor !
IN moro ~ .l~-- strong language tho !
comprornisn was eHected 10y the appoint
inent ~ the committee.
Gov Fort left tho STAG House about |
Z O'Clock in che afternoon and IL was
given or tina; he had returned to his .
homo in Newark hut 'ke belief was
prevalent Tonight that he was still in I
Trenton and m close 'ourh With th.. \
situation. although IN seclI-ion A. any
rate when IN" senate adjourned az
O'Clock y" was not within reach % the .
committee
During the evening session senator !
",lron called for n vN'e upon the question 1
81 llassinR hil over IN" Governors
veto non the showdown even no voted ,
80 sustain the veto The vote standing
- 20 n No hill has been passed in New
Jer-sv over a Governors veto within
the last fifteen years.
Two wen Killed Under Failing wall.
To ,,.n rou,o,ir- y,,.L grn,.. . -.it.-