The daily gazette., 1875-01-06
FIRST EDITION
The Delaware Legislature.

Organization and Opening Procesdings---
First Days Session. IfsCt|
Specially reported for the Gazette. W.
DOVER DEL, Jan. 8, 1876.
/ '''1h SENATE. = p&AAj a
At o session of the General Assem-.
bly, of the State of Delaware, conven-
ed ahd held at Dover on Tuesday Jan.
9th, 1876, in the year of the indepen-
dencc of the United States Of America
the ninety ninth, the following Sena-
tors appeared: '3.a 49,
Nc0 Castle County:-.-Lcander F.
Riddle, James II. Ray, Henry Davis.
Kent County:--William M. Shake.
speare, Henry d. Fiddeman, William
sapp. .l ,4'
Satssc1 County:--, Charles G. Stockley,
J. Turpin Moore, John w. Causey.
Messrs. Riddle, Shakespeare and
Stockley are the members holding over
from the former session. Mr.. Riddle
is the only member elected by the Re
publican party. f9... - \ Wt
q. G. Stockley, called the Sspete to
order and ON his motion Mr.. shake
speare was chosen Speaker pro tenn. On
motion OF Mr.. Fiddemhn. Mr.. Causey
was appointed Clerk pro teml .@
On motion Of Mr.. stockley, the re-
turns Of election OF the several coun-
ties of the State were read.
On motion or Mr.. Moore, the6enste
proceeded to the election by ballot, Of
q Speaker. Messrs. Sapp and Moore
were appointed tellers on motion OF
Mr.. Shakespeare. They reported as
the result of the ballot, that 8 votes
were cast for Mr.. Stockley and one
vote for blank, whoreupon Mr.. Stock
ley was declared elected Speaker.
On motion of Mr.. Riddle, Q ballot
was made for Clerk. The result was
8 votes for Alfred P. Robinson /; /
vote for 8. A. MacAllister.. Messrs.
Shakespeare and Riddle were appoint
ed a Committee to inform the Clerk Of
his appointment. He appeared and
| was sworn.
On motion of Mr. Fiddenian, a
ballot WAS taken for Sargeant-at-Arms
with the following result 4..!e
| z. Reynolds, 8 votes Klingci1 /
vote, Mr.. Reynolds being elected.
On motion of Mr.. Shakespeare, 3
ballot was made for messenger, re-
sulting in the election of Edwin Mill
bourne, .-.,.,, -...-.-.-. s.,.,.
On motion OF Mr.. Shakespeare, Rev.
Cyrus Huntingdon, of Dover, was
elected by first ballot, as Chaplain and
Messrs. Shakespeare and Moore were
appointed committee by the Speaker
to inform Mr.. Huatingdoa OF hisielec
tion.
On motion of Mr.. Moore the CLERK
informed the House that the Senate
was now organized and ready for bus
| mess. 't'l 4,r -.lt sls.
ON motion Of Mr.. Riddle the news
pa per reporters were given the priyi
lege of the floor of the Senate. ~
| Mr. Shakespeare offered the follow
lag: a. ''
Resoloed, That the Clerk of the Sen
ate be directed to furnish each mem
Der of the Senate with one daily news
paper of his own choice during the
session of the Legislature and also ia
furnish the Senate with one copy o1
each OF the newspapers published In
the State during the session. Adop
ted. .... -tr -.r-4,t4.sse ia.
| The Clerk of the House informed
the Senate that the House was organ
ICED and ready for business. }a ~
Mr.. Riddle moved for the appoint
ment of the Standing Committees. :.
4 Agreed to-. 20 ~ - -.
/ Mr.. Moore offered the following
which was adopted. a
| Rssolued, that committee of two OF
the part of tie Senate and two on the
part of the House be appointed to In
form the Governor, that both Houses
are in session. ~ e
Clerk OF the House informed thu
Senate that the House eoncurred in
the resolution. ID r
Adjourned, ~ 'ee ,aastA
AETERNooN SESSION.
The following Standing Committees
, were announced
On Corporatsons --Messrs. Shakes
peare, Moore, Davis.
| On Enrolled Bals.--Messrs: Causcy
Riddle, Ray, Moore.
On Elections.- -Messfs. Bapp, Ray
Shakespeare. FUzN 5E..a
On AeeQunts.--Messrs. Fiddeman
Moore, Riddle. :.
On Claims.-Messrs. Moore, Davis
Ray.
On Finances. .-Mossrs. Ray, Causley
Fiddeman.
On Roads and Hghsays.-BTessrs
Davis, sapp, Ray.
| On Vacant Laads.-Messrs, Shakes
lpeare, Davis, Sapp. .li' '.. !. u
On Revised Statutes.-Messrs. Rid
die, Moore, Causey.
On motion Of Mr.. Shakespeare, fft,
copies Of the list Of Standing Conmittee
were ordered to be printed. -
Mr.. Ray, on behalf Of the coramitte
who waited on the Governor, informet
the Senate that they had performed thei
duty and that the Governor would com
: municate in ten minutes. .-l-.. ..l44f 4
Hon. John H. Paynter, Secretary q
{ State, being ushered in, presented th,
0 Governors message with accompenyin,
J, documents-statement Of finances ami
The message was read and 800 eeopie
ordered to be printed. .@sg 's.i.- ;.
On notion .of Mr.. Moore, the. rule
governing the last session were adoptet