Modern battles of Trenton .. . e of the throng, to enforce compliancewith their command. The eleven Republican Senators—the absent four of thethirteen hold-overs, and the seven newly-elected men—wereeventually squeezed out of the throng, by the crush in the hall,into the Senate Cham-ber. They were sur-prised, as they trudgedalong to their seats, tosee Adrain in the chairand the Senate appa-rently was an emer-gency that had notoccurred to them intheir deliberations asamong the possibilitiesof the situation theywere expected to con-front, and the plansthey had determinedupon in ca
Modern battles of Trenton .. . e of the throng, to enforce compliancewith their command. The eleven Republican Senators—the absent four of thethirteen hold-overs, and the seven newly-elected men—wereeventually squeezed out of the throng, by the crush in the hall,into the Senate Cham-ber. They were sur-prised, as they trudgedalong to their seats, tosee Adrain in the chairand the Senate appa-rently was an emer-gency that had notoccurred to them intheir deliberations asamong the possibilitiesof the situation theywere expected to con-front, and the plansthey had determinedupon in caucus did notmeet it. Adrainseemed to realize thathe had an indignant and determined body of men to face, andhe had fortified himself for the encounter behind his blandestair. His sardonic face was wreathed in smiles, and he met theattacking party with goading suavity and good nature. With the eleven inside. Senator Stokes arose to a question ofprivilege. We have come here to organize the Senate in the usualway, he said. 30. William D. Daly. 466 MODERN BATTLES OF TRENTON. Then, referriDg to the rumors which represented that theDemocrats had determined not to admit Senator Bradley to hisseat, he asked President Adrain whether Mr. Bradleys creden-tials would be accepted along with the others. The Senate, smiled Mr. Adrain, will proceed in accord-ance with the usual parliamentary rules. Senator Daly the next instant sent to the Secretarys desk apaper that answered Senator Stokess inquiry much less was a resolution calling for a special committee, to be namedby Adrain and to examine the credentials, and preventing theseatiog of any Senators-elect until the committee had reportedthe credentials back. Every one understood at once that threeof the Republican Senators would find it difficult to get theirpapers out of the hands of the committee, and that the Senatewas to be organized without them. Senator Stokes declared theappointment of any committee to pass on credent
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