The daily gazette., 1880-12-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
ThR APPROACHING SESSION, IN JANu
ARY-wHAT WILL BE DONE.

-
ARY-waAT WILL BE DoNR.
The next session of the General As
sembly of the State of Delaware will
convene in Dover, on as the clerks
JurDals will record, Tuesday the 4.h
| day Of January, in the year of our Lord
one Thousand, eight hundred and eighth
one, and Of the Independence Of the
United States the one hundred and fifty.
The session will doubtless be of the
usual uneyenttul kInd, with occasional
flashes Of interest beyond the ordinary
current of incorpol alton acts and divorce
bills.
The first interesting event connected
with the session will be the organiza-
tion, and IN the Senate, particularly this
part OF the proceedings will not be effec-
ted without a spirited contest. With
only eight members TO choose from, aud
three candidates for Speaker among the
eight, coupled with the fact that five
votes are necessary for choice, it can
readily be seen how diffieult it may be
for the Sena.e to effect its organization.
The leading candidates for Speaker are
Senator'S Cooch, Pennewll aud Bust,
With possibly most OF the others enter
tanning lingering ideas that the speaker
ship lightning will strike In their direc-
tion. Senator elect Bets, the only Re-
publican member Of the Senate, can
calmly look upon the contest in the other
side, and inwardly congratulate himself
that he 10 not compelled to wreslle with
an all night caucus as necessary pre-
liminary to the organization Of the Sen
ate.
For the Senate clerkship Harry Col
clazsr, of Georgetown, but well-kuown
in Wilmington, evidently has the inside
track, with Hiram L. Downing, of GeoHe-
town, and George Shakespeare, of
Dover, also, in the race. For Sergeant
alarms there are the usual number of
applicants, TO which was recently added
VIM. IL. Grow, of New Castle, who
made q quito . reputation for himself
while Sergeant Of the House, four years
ago.
About the organization Of the house
no trouble seems to be apprehendes.
Thus far the principal name mentioned
for speaker is that Of Prof. T. N.
Williams, OF the sexford Inde1, and his
friends are not ardently pushing his
claims solely because it has been sug-
gssted that his acknowledged ability,
could be Of more service to the State on
the floor of the House than in the
Speakers chair. Reynear Williams, OF
Milford, one of Kent County's young
and active ciLizens, has also been named
for the Speakershlp, and may prove sue
cessful if Prof. Williams' name is moi
pressed. A dozen or more good citizens
want to be Clerk and Sergeant-at-Arms
As to the business of the session the
most interesting topic will be the con.
templated address of the Legislature
to the Governor, praying for the re-
moval Of Judge Houston from the
bench, on account of his entering into
, partisan contest for political posi-
ton. 1t is said the address has already
been drawn up, ana is being circulated
J among the Democratic members fo
their signatures, the ground given To-
removal being that in the contest ht
has charged election officers and coun
: ty officials with such offenses that, i
J true, will cause the Attorney Genera
! to bring them before the Court.
No idea can be given, at present, o
the chances of this movement to sue
ceed, as a two-thirds vote being re-
, quired, every Democratic vote vii
have to be recorded in favor of the ad
, dress before it can receive the sanction
, of the House.
5 OF purely business measures, TIN
most important will be an attempt t.
l refund the outstanding six per cent
State bonds into bonds bearing lowe
: rate Of interest. Attempts in this di
rection were made at the last two ses
4 sions of the General Assembly, bu
: were defeated by the bond-holding in
terests centered at Dover.
The city Of Wilmington will ask 70
its usual share ofmunicipal legislatio
: and 1t may be that an entire new chai
ter will be applied for.
q AS usual, full reports Of the Legisla
q tive proceedings will be given in th
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