TRENTON, New Jersey - (AP) -- Abio Sires became the country's first Cuban-American governor -- but held the
                      office for only a day.

                      Gov. James E. McGreevey and both Senate presidents were out of the state Monday, so the line of succession for
                      acting governor passed to Spires, the Assembly Speaker.

                      ''I'm not invading Pennsylvania or New York,'' Sires said of his plans for the day. ``I don't intend to spend any
                      money.''

                      Sires, mindful that New Jersey is predicting a dlrs 5.3 billion shortfall this fiscal year, said he would only sign a bill
                      if it had no appropriations attached. By Monday afternoon there had not been any bills to sign.

                      Sires, a Democrat who emigrated to the United States from Cuba when he was 10 years old, was planning a party
                      Monday night at the governor's mansion for a handful of staff members. He said it was an honor to become the
                      country's first Cuban-American acting governor.

                      Democratic Senate President Richard Codey was scheduled to return Tuesday and become acting governor.
                      McGreevey was to return Wednesday.