Evening star., 1936-04-24

BY the Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. j., April 24.-New
Jersey Assembly leaders, their legisla-
tive chamber held in siege for three
days by jobless men and women de-
manding resumption of State relief
payments, suddenly Cancelled a ses-
sion which had been called for today
to deal with the problem.
Paul R. Williams, Assembly clerk,
sent kilograms to members that the
session of the House called for 10 m
had been Cancelled. No reason was
given.
Several Assemblymen and House at
taches had arrived at the Assembly
chamber before learning of the post
ponement. The chamber which had
been occupied by the unemployed per-
sons since Tuesday except for brief
period yesterday when they moved to
the Senate, again was thronged with
the jobleSS.
The kilograms merely said the ses-
sion was Cancelled upon instructions
of the speaker" Marcus W. Newcomb.
At DR.. Newcombs Pemberton home,
1t was said he had gone to Newark
for a legislative conference.
Jobless to Stand Pat.
The assembly, which had been in
recess, had agreed previously to meet
today in response to demands that it
do something quickly to replenish
exhausted relief funds
After learning of the postponement
OF the session, leaders of the jobless
drew up a resolution promising to re-
main encamped lin ever-increasing
numbers and improved morale" and
await the return of the sissy legis-
lature"
The jobless ordered this and
another demand for action wired to
q conference of legislators in Newark.
The resolution charged the Assembly
with taking a run out powder" and
said I'VE resent the slur in non-recog-
milton OF the governors request (for
the session. and our demands"
The other message demanded i'm
mediate Senate action on a luxury tax
and Assembly action on corporation
and income taxes, adding that the
public are long suffering but even the
worm will turn. A word to the wise is
sufficient"
Feared Lack of Quorum.
DR.. Marcus w. Newcomb, Assembly
Speaker. cancelled the session, it was
later learned, because he was doubtful
enough ASsemblymen would appear to-
day to make possible any effective ac-
ton.
The session was called yesterday
after Gov. Harold G.. Hoffman, i'm
portuned by the unemployed to do
something about the relief crisis, tele-
graphed Newcomb and Senate Presi-
dent John C. Barbour urging imme-
diate action.
The ragged, unshaven relief forces,
vanguard of what leaders said would
be virtual army unless the Legis-
lature acted soon, held sessions yeSter-
day in the marble-paneled Senate hall
after having met for 40 hours in the
Assembly chamber.
The group, whose number varies
from so to 200, was persuaded to leave
the Assembly chamber when civil serv-
ice examinations were scheduled there.
but they demanded-and received
permission to meet in the Senate
room. They said they would meet in
one or the other of the two houses
until relief funds were provided.
More Comfortable in Senate.
At $50 pm. yesterday, after having
occupied the Senate chamber for
seven hours, the campers returned to
the Assembly room.
Occupation of the Senate chamber
by the campers presented strange
sight. The hall, where Senators even
on hot Summer days refuse to sit in
shirt sleeves, was filled with coatless
persons. There were two whose dirty
white shirts were sleeveless and an
other shirtless, whose bare, brawny
arms protruded from a Short-Sleeved
gray sweater.
They leaned back in the upholstered
chairs, feet on desks and remarked
they were much more comfortable than
In the Lower House. In place where
applause is normally forbidden, they
applauded vigorously.
The campers, who addressed each
other as senator" instead of assembly,
man." did observe some of the
proprieties. They agreed not to mount
the rostrum, which in the Assembly
they had used to carve bread. They
also agreed to eat in the corridor.
Powell johnson, executive secretary
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