Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-13
Senator'S May
Deadlock House Jury Bill
fcontInuesl srom Flr.t raee.l


A conference of the Republican sena-
tors was held this morning and they
will, IN all probability, be bound by
conference agreement.
The Republican senators argue that
if referendum is to be attached to a
bill, it would be better to take the
Read bill, providing for Circuit Court
appointed jury commissions than any
other measure.
The Senate met at IL o'clock and
Immediately took a recess until 1850.
Both the Democratic and Republican
senators had separate conferences.
The victory of the advocates of the
referendum in the House yesterday
was of q most sweeping nature.
The House was startled when Mr..
Hennessy, Democrat. accused Speaker
Taylor, who was on the floor speak
ing, of seeing former Senator Smith
to get votes for the compromise meas
ure.
Il admit it." replied Speaker Tay-
jor. "but I did not see Senator Smith
communicated with the secretary of
the highest exponent of jury reform
in this country meaning President
wilson,, and been assured that this
was the thing they wanted me to
do"
Then you did see Senator SMITH"
again questioned MIR. Hennessy.
Eyes. | did see Senator Smith," was
the reply. but l had a conference
with certain gentlemen In the State
House last Friday night, of which
Senator Smith was not party, al
though Mr.. Hennessy was, and being
assured that this was the correct
thing to do | consulted Mr.. Tumulty
later and waited until he had sent
word from Washington that l was di-
rected 10 go ahead, and then l saw
Senator Smith Saturday evening, and
this is the result
BY vote of SO to Is the Bgan bill,
with a referendum, providing that the
chancellor shall name a county COM
missioner to act with the sheriff in
drawing juries. was passed part
of the judiciary forces. acting on ad-
vices from the White House to the
effect that a referendum would have
to be submitted to, voted for it; the
remainer turned down the President
and refused TO agree to a reference
of the question to the people.
The foes of referendum on the jury
question have been beaten all along
the line, simply because they refused
the voters the opportunity of decld-
ing the matter for themselves. Start
ing out with the idea of putting judge
made iuries, in the form of Supreme
Court -oppointed commissions through
minus a referendum, they were beat
en- on that, on the question OF COM
missions appointed by the Governor
they we're defeated; when they turned
back to the judge-made jury plan
they were put to rout. and on their
final attempt TO pass the chancellor
bill without a reference TO the voters
they could not muster the votes.
"iy Middle Name is Referendum
The victory was won largely through
the persistent efforts of Assemblyman
Thomas f. Martin, of Hudson, who,
starting early in the regular session,
declared. My nlluule Hdllle 10 iOAei
endum," and stuck to his colors I'M
til he won. Several of his most bit
ter opponents admitted on the floor
Of the House that he deserved credit
for carrying his fight through to
finish.
A show of resistance to the refer
endum was made by few Demo-
Gratis and by all the Republicans, as
they said, on the ground that a bill
on which there was a referendum
should be a good bill in the beginning.
The nearly three-hour debate was
even more acrimonious than the
notable one of, last Friday, and the
open warfare between Assemblyman
Hennessy and Speaker Taylor, during
which Hennessy declared the speaker
had told an untruth about him, was
particularly bitter.
After getting the jury bill through
and letting down the bars for dozen
or more pet measures to be intro
duced by several members, the House
adjourned until next Monday at 2:So