The daily gazette., 1881-01-05
The Legislature.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE STATE LAW
MAKERS AT DOVER, YEsTEBDAY.
Specially reported for the Gazette.
Dover, Del, Jan. A, 1881.


Dover, Del, Jan. A, 1881.
SENATE.
The Senate assembled at 10 o'clock
y. M, Charles j. Harrington presiding
and j. Wilkins Cooch acting as clerk.
Q. Il. Rust was elected and sworn In
as Speaker, Hiram T. Downing clerk
and James II. Satterfield Sergeant at
Arms. Mr.. Rust received z votes TO
Q blanks, Downing and Satterfield 8
votes to blank. Rev. Is. @. Parker
was elected Chaplain and Harry Walls
Page without balloting.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the House that the Senate was duly Or
ganized and ready for business.
Mr.. Harrington moved that report,
ers be admitted to the floor. Adopt
cd.
Mr.. Harrington offered q resolution
providing for the appointment Of a
joint committee TO notify the Governor
that both Houses were ready to re-
ceive any communication he had to
make. Adopted.
Secretary Wolcott entered the room
with the Governors message and ac-
companying documents. The mes
sage was then read and 500 copies Or
dered TO be printed.
The Senate then adjourned until 8
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate re-assembled at 8:15 d.
IN.
On motion of Mr.. Cooch the reading
of the accompanying documents was
proceeded with. These comprised the
reports of Insurance Commissioner
McFee, State Treasurer Reynolds, At
torney General Gray, advising the
State Treasurer to proceed TO collect
the State taxes from the national
banks that have refused to pay the
same) Of Auditor Thorstiall, OF the b.
g. r. II. r., and of the Farmers Bank
and its branches. Two hundred copies
each Of Commissioner McFee's and
Superintendent Groves reports were
ordered to be printed.
The latter report was not read. 100
copies Of each of the bank reports were
ordered ~ be printed.
THE HOUSE.
The House was called To order by
John F. salisbury, ex-clerk L. y. viii.
liamA In the chair. After the reading OF
certificates OF election the House pro-
ceeded to ballot tor and elect officers
THE Republicans nominated 4. q. Brad
ord, Jr., for Speaker, Geo. A. Elliott
for CLERK, and Edward Wiley for Ser
geant at Arms.
The Democratic caucus nominees
were confirmed.
p. Huntington, Of Dover, was requested
TO act AS chaplain. A committee was
appointed to wait upon him, TO which
he slguified his acceptance.
On motion Of Mr.. Pilllng. the House
info rmed the Senate that II was ready
for business. A similar message having
been previously received fIom the Sem
ate.
Accommodations for reporters were
ordered aud the Sergeant was directed
10 hoist the flag over The State House.
On motion OF NJ. Robinson each mem
Der was furnished with copy of the Re.
vised Code and the laws OF last session.
On motion OF Mr.. Townsend each
member was furnished with the laws OF
each session since lS74-75.
A joint resolution Of the Senate, ap-
pointing committe OF tve-three from
the House and two from the Senate, to
wait upon the Governor was concurrsd
in The committee was composed OF
Messrs. Robinson, Van Burkalow aud
Townsend. The Secretary OF State here
entered with the Governors message
which was read. The House then ad-
Journed until three o'clock, p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
But little Of Importance transpired.
Messrs. Cahall, Robinson and Pilling
were appointed a committee on rules
governing the House.
On motion Of +. n. williams three
copies Of the weekly and semi. weekly
papers OF the State, at the election ard
choice Of the members were ordered.
On motion OF Mr.. Register one copy
OF some daily paper, AT the election Of
the members was ordered.
On motion OF Mr.. Tomlinson, q com
mlttee OF three was appointed to invite
he Govelno 10 seat on the floor Of
the House.
On motion Of Mr.. Townsend the Gov
ernor's Message was referred To q com
mittee OF five, composed as follows
A. G. Williams, I. n. Williams,
Townsend, PiIling aud Cahall.
This motion, however, was subse.
quently reconsidered and the committee
discharged.
The House then adjourned until 10
| O'Clock tomorrow morning.