Daily Republican., 1881-01-19
FOURTH EnlTlCS.
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| IFUm cur StAE thIIo5Poh"S
Dosm, Jan. ls.-Ths Legislature
.o.day, formally settled the United
s.atss Ssnatorship in q very sho''
time. The selection Of the Senator did
10, attract anything like as much A''
,sution AZ did the beStowAl oitht pure
y complimentary vote OF the hsPuO
IicAns.
The House was the first TO take up
,he matter OF election. Thts vas done
AT II o'clock, on Mr., Robinson 3 mo-
Ion, and the taking OF ylVe Vo's
vote was at once ordered. The name oI
Mr.. Bradford is the first on the roll,
and everybody but the Republican
members lent q listening ear to hear
how he would vote. With hls usual
delibsrstivs tone, he called the name
Of Anthony Higgins, ESQ, In response
to the clerks intsrrogstlve call OF hls
name, and the secret was ont. All the
Democrats voted for Bayard and the
solid Republican vote vent TO MI
HigginF.
II was the same way in the Senate,
when the resolution authorizing III"
IGoyernOr to employ counsel to defend
the Indicted special policemen had Jnat
been passed. When the REPUBLICAN
correspondent whispered to one OF the
mem bsrs that the House had Just voted
on the Senstorship, 1t was decided to
follow suit at once, and Mr.. Harrington
made motion 10 that effect.
This was carried, and OF ceurie the
vote was eight 10 one. Mr. Belts, Re
publican, representing tue one, and
casting 1t for Anthony Higgins, Bsd.
One thing little strange, Is the
fact that the Republicans had decided
to vote fer Mr.. Higgins was not Eener
ally known ontside Of tbs Republican
delegation until the vote WAS taken A
secret was never kept more profoundly,
though, OF course, people, who reason.
ed the thing from an intelligent stand
point we're morally certain Of the fact
that Ar. Higgins would receive the
compliment. Bnt oonJectures have
been rife all the t,ms aud people and
some newspapers have been talking Of
the chances being divided between
N,ssrS. Higgins, smitbers, Judge Brad.
ford and Judge Houston. The RgPus
LIcAX on Thursday last, think, ed.
itorlAlly endorsed Mr.. Higgins. That
night the Republican members ell
dorsed him in caucus. one thing
going to show hos well the secret wAs
kept is the tact that the correspondent
Of Wilmington newspaper Telegraph
ed positively this morning that Judge
Houston had been selected and would
be voted for by the Repuhli ans.
Now, the whole thing being over, the
New Castle members are ires 70 talk.
SAID one Of them to me today I'VE
had no trouble At all reaching dscis
ion. The first ballot settled the whole
thing. 1t took no talking and We were
all OF one opinion" 1t se-ms til at they
realized the fac! that OF all men 10 the
State Mr.. Higgins was most deserving
OF the compliment. They reasoned from
the stand point that the delegation br
ing exclusively from New Castle coun
ty, the man selected should be from
that part Of the State, and they very
properly decided upon Mr., Higgins
realizing that be more than any one
man had secured the success Of the K.
publican party during the past cam
paign.
The Democrats have decided TO turn
the Legislature into n divorce couri
again. Everybody knew It wouId br
90.
The amendment suggested by Dr..
TomlinsoG virtually Issvrs the matt
where II was before, and the rush vii. i
commence tc morrow.
Bnt few new matters came NJ in the
deoate today, though II was lolersbly
interesting. ln the first place Mr.R0h. |
lnson and his wiling followers tried to !
stave VI S'tion on the matter and .yade
the issue ss long az possible, bnt thG,
wouldn't work. When talk came up |
on theNllon doctors amendment, Prof |
Williams made the most earliest speech |
OF the session in favor OF the resolution
as itstood. The other side had nothing
TO say, because all the argument was
against them, and Mr.. Bradford also
rpok" briefly. The vote wag siguiGrsp'
al the Republicans opposing the
amendment with A. and TN. Williams
voting with them.
Then came Mr.. Cahains stupid sub.
s'iiute. Nobody will ever know what
tue man meant. because evan he can,
explain H. Mr.. Bradford handled tile
thIng without gIOyrs, and lgf. Hr, !
hoolnson no room for reply, and tue
lhiDg was killed by the same vote Az
before.
The question rever,ing TO the leso |
tutlon as amended, Mr. Piling took 4 |
hand and made several good points in |
MS CHARACTERISTIC way. He said the,.
are some 80 cases now waiting and ".
cannot examine them carefully. Iu on.
case party las bsen in negotiation for
lodgings for u witne8 es. a. lL4adu !
SAld he, thai one man who had ,hrss
cases here offered to bet $500 tba, h.
"oaIi s.: all Of them through. fud
mat II Is correct. lithis divorce onss.
Won |" not a disgrace, would IKE 70
kno" what is III vote asains, these
lungs abd il my constituents do no.
!'ke II ! hope they will not send ma
here again"
The resolution, having low b,.n
amended until it Was but It'll. better |
'hau nothing, was passed. Ami now
marx the result. Mr.. Robinson. who
Is chiefly responsible for all this, A
Soon az he could get the motion in |
hAa the uoimes divorce petition n.
l'ffed and called the committee to NEE,
Npoh II at once. And so the old man
l, IN the midst Of glory and dry scan |