The daily gazette., 1879-01-15
Senators Rust and H opkins had been ap-

Senators Rust and H opkins had been ap-
polluted on the part of the Senate.
Representative Houston offered the
following resolution:
Resoired, That William Fisk Townsend
b. furnished with copy Of the resolu-
ZION entitled a joint re oluiion provid-
ling for joint committee of two
on the part of the Senate and three on the
part ut the House to investigate charges
OF immortality and neglect ofduty, which
passed this house on Monday the 18th
lust, and with copy of the pet ton ON
winch said resolut on wa based.
| Res0 red That all testimony by the
committee appointed TO make the invcS-
| tigatio me alto rc'i in sad resolut oHsna,l
be under oath Dr affirmation; and before
| any TESTIMONY shall be taken ny said com
mittec, the said William Fl-k Townsend
shall have ~ least five days notice Of the
time and place said comm itee, and shall
be furn sLed with the names and resi-
dcuccS Of the witnesses to be examine |
against him. aud thr be >hall have full
lopportuhity hv himself or counsel OF sum
muulng AMI examining auy witnesses he
IN ~ desire before said committee, and
of being beard bv himself or counsel
After Comfortable discussion it was
made n 10 IT res lulian and ad ptr1,
AT ll.l5 both branches went INTO Joint
lst 81 lie elect ON.
THE GCBERSAToRIAL VOTE.
The following IS the vote as ascertain
ed through reference 10 the autAeuu cat-
ed return:
NeS Castle County, w Hall . go,
X. j. Stewart, 90, G. Fchger, 30 q. G.
Iorbert, u, iho-. Hrtoh ., Henry DUPONT,
l9 w G. Davi,, J. \. Brack start l.
Henry Durc, /. Thos johnson, /; Lean
der + III Idle, /, Samuel Htwklns, /,
III CroZ4c-, /, j. +. q iusc, >; jesse Is
Bdgl, |, j. NJ. Duan, 3: Lewis lh1lnI
IA, >, &. II. q tllIshcr, James Pyle, !,
David l.. Virtue, !. j. G. PrcttNman, .
Cyrus PYLE, |; l.. X. Crawford, /, John
Paim-r,i j. B Murphy,li j. + William
son, !, Betj. +. Booth, D. Samuel S.lvcr~
!; w trrrn Barnany !; total number o
, vote j,6S6, Halls majority over all 1,
"a
Kent County. w. Hall, , POS X. J
Stewart, 50; W. ID. Clark, !; Dr. Hcnr,
: Ri iglcy, 3 nr Isaac Jump, |; y. II
! Snithrrs, /, J. =. Perkins, l. Toral vot'
2.2iS; Hall, majority over all 2,l6'
Sussex Countv--J. w. hall 3,i92; X
. j. Stewart 2,l27 Halls majority owe
X. j. stewart, 80.
Halls total vote 1880. His maiorlt
- over his principal opp juen', ! $50.
Both Houses tAcu separated and III
House OF Rcprc>e >entativss adj urncd.
uoUaE-AFrEKNooN SESSION.
House reassemhlrd at three o'clock.
Mr.. Needle, offered a Joint resorto o
providing Tor the proper Distribution ,
I the certificate OF the II, ct!on Of JOun "
Hall aS Governor OF the STATE.
Is Mr.. Dean from the comnltte on CLAIM
reported the JOINT /, solution proving t,
IS the payment Tor priutilig the laws of II
IA last session, ana for c0mpens atioi to Sc
rrtiry ct state, with the amendment Lh
the compensation to the Secretary
= state be rcdncuI from $40 to 500. NJ
y Dean assured tn: House that the Seer
rdry # State had assured the comIuitt
ut his wilhugne sto accept the reducti
The resolution as amended WAS passed.
Mr.. Cannon offered the following .jOi
resolutions:
y That the committee ofinvestigation i
"' 70 charges prcirrEi against VIM
a. Townsend hr directed to issue no su
= pocna, for witnesses or 10 take any q
"- iluu uuil the accused had been rru
l' erly notified 20 appear before the coi
mitIrc TO answer the oAaIgc, mad,
VIII h wI> adopted.
iy Mr. CuuowdY Withdrew his motion
a reconsideration IF the votes upon !
~ JOINT resolution constituting the Tow
send investigating commttce.
lu Mr.. MulDy Introduced "a petition
K, the divorce of Mr.. T. Taylor from
= wife Emily Taylor Read AMI rclrrq
Mr.. Houston presented IA petition
al tie divorce Of William ). Bakcr, from
n wife Bctscy NJ. Baker Read aud
= fcrrcd.
al, Mr.. Cannon gave not &c OF the int
io' durtion of bill to Incorporate tie /.
III sakatuuc Tribe No. IL. Improved Or,
re- of Rcd Men, OF Laurel.
~ Adjourned.