Evening journal., 1911-03-24
HOUSES AT
LOCGERHEADS
Lower BroRCh Opens Breach
by Barring DrexIer From
Survey Commission
SENATE SAYS IT
IS A DISCOURTESY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, March 24.-The Senate and
House are at loggerheads over the ac-
ton of the House last night in strik-
ing out the name of Senator Lewis A.
Drexler from the bill that had passed
the Senate to perpetuate for two more
years the commission to survey pub
lie lands of the State. The House sub
stituted the name Of Representative
John w. Messick for that Of Senator
Drexler. The Senate has construed
this as a discourtesy to that body
and has requested the House TO give
some reason for its action. The only
reason given was that the House mem
bers desired a member of their body
on the commission.
The controversy still hangs fire. and
the result probably will be that the
Senate this afternoon will stand by
Senator Drexler on the question Of
Senatorial dignity and kill the House
amendment the House probably Will
prompted by petty resentment against
Drexler. II the Senate kills the House
aemndment the House probably will
defeat the entire bill.
"Gettlng Back" at Drexler.
Senator Drexlers attitude on some
measures during the session, and es-
pecially on some bills of political
phase, has been far from pleasing to
some of the Assemblymen, and the
public strike at his name In open
session of the House was in all proba-
bility done as a result of a desire OF
some persons 10 get back" at Drex-
Ter. While feeling on the part OF
some of the Senator'S many times has
not been the most friendly toward Mr..
Drexler, because of his attitude on
different issues, his colleagues took
up the cudgels in his behalf in the
controversy precipitated by the House
last night, on the ground that It was a
blow at the dignity of the Senate.
DrOD DrexIer's Name.
The House took its personal fling
at Senator Drexler last night when the
bill that had passed the Senate nam
ing a commission to survey and plot
the public lands in Sussex county
was called up. The House miscellan-
eous committee had reported in an
amendment which was adopted by
viva voce vote striking out the name
Of Senator Drexler as one of the com.
missioners and substituting the name
OF Representative John W. Messick
Senator Drexler was one OF the com.
missioners two years ago. After the
House adopted the amendment naming
MIR. Messick instead of Mr.. Drexler
the bill as amended was passed by ;
vote of 81 10 z. Representatives Fish
er, Gormley, Hurdle. Hastings, Nor
ris, Locates and Tebo voted agains
the bill.
The commission named two year
ago and sought to be renamed thi
: year was Lieutenant-Governor job
NJ. Mendlnhall, d. Mifiin Wilson, ri
+ W. Tunnel, Walter o. Hoffecker an
Senator L. A. Drexler. The Senat
, substituted the name Of Stanley Shoi
, for Walter o. Hoffecker. The bil
carries a $4,000 appropriation for sur
vey expenses.
Senate Doesn't Like II.
When the Senators heard Of tn
action OF the House in striking on
Senator Drexler's name they didn'
like Il a bit They considered it an
affront to the Senate as a body. Whei
the bill officially was messaged from
the House, the Senate went int
executive session and considered II
Senator Drexler left the Senate cham
} Der during consideration of the sub