Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-03
THE LEGISLATURE.
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Am HOUSE YESTB BRDAY-OY.
8T YllERn ELGCTED.
THE SEN ATE.

Dow m, Jan 2, lss3--The Senate as.
nmbled ut 10. ID Am. and Was called te
der BY OF. x.Clerk Owning, and orga.
Led with Senator HOrsey a. Speaker
rotem, and Senator Belts a. Clerk pro.
1rp. and by electing Samuel b. Cooper
peaker, and Charles W. Whitley, Jr.,
ark, Mr.. Belts voting blank. The
1her caucus candidates, Sergeant-a..
krms Alfred j. Taylor, Chaplain. Rev.
"a W. Gibson and Messenger Harry
odwin we're also formally inductsd
q ITO office.
The Clerk WAS instructed to notify
y Ne House that the Sanate wax ready for
n Rlknsiness. Reporters we're invited to
q oeats on the floor, and Messrs. Roe and
4 hooper were appointed to notify the
$overnor that the Senate VAS ready TO
I loceive his message. The courtesy OF
Il he floor was also extended 10 the Gov
kSrnor, State Judiciary ladies' and others
MI The Clerk WAS Instructed to furnish
H1sch mem Der with one daily newspaper,
md the Senate with two copies OF each
II 1sily published In the State. The second
&enrial message was received and read.
m Tho House was called to order at TO-.
& 10 o. m, by Davis j. Marvel, Clerk Of
( Athe last House.
E# Thomas Denney, was elected Speaker
\ 3nro. TEN. and Mr.. SuttOr, Clerk pro.
] tem.
IN The returns of the election were
bead.
"a On motion the House proceeded to
4 Telect q Speaker by ballot. Mr.. Messick
4 norriua,,i George II. Bates, of New
I Castle County. There were no other
1 nomination and the Speaker pro ten.
appointed Messrs. C0meCys and Lowe
teliers. The ballot being collected and
counted the Speaker pro. ten. announced
chat Mr.. Bates had received 20 votes
zand was therefore declared elected
Speaker.
NJ The House then proceeded to elect by
y ballot Clerk.
E. W. NAPLES of Kent was the
only nominee for Clerk. He received
A votes, and was declared elected. He
vas introduced to the House and then
saworn in. :,
Stephen W. Hinckley was elected
4 6erReant At Arms by acClamstion
! The Clerk Of the Senate being admit
\ ted, inforne ed the House that the Senate
was organized and prepared for bust.
ness.
A resol ution inviting the Rev. G. 2.
Huntington to act 8s Chaplain OF the
House was unanimously adopted. DO.
seph Waller was elected Page,
The Sergeant-at- Arms was directed to
provide accommodations for the report
ers Of the press.
The Clerk Of the Senata being admit.
ted informed the House that the Senate
had passed joint resolution appoint.
Ing q committee of two or the part of
the Senate and three on the part Of tho
House TO wait upon the Governor and
inform him that both Houses were or
ganizsd and prepared to bear any com
munication that he might desire to
make them.
The Senate had already appointed
!. Messrs. Roe and A. b. Cooper, and
the House having adopted the first
reso luton the speaker appointei Mes
,srs. Messick, Crawford and Denney on
the part OF the House.
The Sergeant at Arms was directed
to furnish each member with copy
snd journal Of tho last House,
Messrs. Comegys. Ris!er, and Watson
were appointed a committee to invitei
the Governor to q seat on the moor OF
the House during Its session, and the
resolution under which the appoint
ment was made also extends the cour-
tesy Of tho floor to the Secretary OF
State, all officers, ex'members OF the
legislature, ladies. etc.
Secretary OF State Wollcott being
introduced delivered to the House the
second annual message of the Governor,
which wa read.
After the reading OF the message, Mr..
Barlow offered a resolution to the effect
that 1900 copies Of the message bel
printed for general distribution. Thel
motion was amended by making 1t 800,
and the resolution az amended was
adopted. At IL. 10 the House adjourned
until IN