The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
BUT LITTLEWORK TO DO
ooiNos OF THE FIRST WEEK
AT DOVER.
GOV. sToCKLEYs IENAUaURAI
The Appointment Of the senate stand
ing Committees - senator 8Ooch and
the Reporters.
Especial correspondence of the Gazette. ]


Especial correspondence of the Gazette.
Down, Jan. 4.-Tlme passed on leaden
wings in both Houses yesterday forenoon,
and nothing worth mentioning was done in
addition to what ! telegraphed In time for
publication In the late edition of the
GAZETTE, except the passage by the Senate
of the new rules OF order. These are
Identical with the old rules, except that q
member who is absent when vote is taken
has the privilege OF moving a reconsidera-
ton when he returns. In the House Speaker
Bates was absent, the Revbold case in the
United States Court requiring his attention,
and Mr.. Denney presided. Several other
members were absent, and things dragged
along until noon, when the Joint resolution,
adjourning until Monday was adopted, and
the House closed its session, to meet at that
time. The Senate adjourned to meet at
O'Clock in order to afford Speaker Cooper
an opportunity of announcing the standing
ing committees, and after this was done In
the afternoon speedily adjourned for the
week, and the members went home on the
first train leaving thereafter.
The Senate standing committees are as
follows:
orporations--Messrs. Chandler, Roe and
Mustard.
Enrolled Bills--Messrs. Lavender, Chand-
Ter, Houston and Roe.
Electlons-Messrs, Horsey, Belts and
Houston.
Accounts-Messrs. Cooper, Roe and
Mustard
Claims--Messrs. Roe, Betts and Hor-
eey.
Finance-Messrs. Belts, Houston and
Chandler.
Roads and Highways-Messrs. Houston,
Chandler and Horsey
Vacant Lands-Messrs. Cavender, Mus
tard and Chandler.
Judiciary-Messrs. Hersey, Cooper and
Cayender.
Revised statutes-Messrs. Cooper, Caven-
der and Horsey.
Messrs. Roe, Houston and
Horsey.
Printing-Mcssrs. Mustard, Belts and
Cavender.
Cities and Town-AIessrs. Belts, Cooper
and Mustard
Educatlon-Siessrs. Mustard, CaVender
and Belts.
Divorcc-Messrs. Houston, Roe aud
Cooper.
1t will be seen that Speaker Cooper has
gracefully made Mr.. Belts the chairman of
two committees, and this is a ereditable act
on part of the speaker and a compliment 10
the Republican Senator from Wilmington.
am told that this spirit will be shown all
along and Mr.. Belts is likely to find his ie-
lations very pleasant.
MATTERS OF WORK AHEAD.
A matter for regret is that much OF the
early part of the session will be wasted.
Here we have al instance of it In the first
two days of the session. All day Tuesday
and during yesterdays session both houses
had to sit with no business, and 1t will be
the same way next week. People won't
have their bills ready promptly, but they
must wait until they see that some one else
is setting the example. Well on in the ses-
sion, there will be a perfect avalanche of
road, ditch and COW laws and private acts
without number, which might be ready
now, and If the Legislature would adjourn
without passing some of the tardy acts
there would be u general growl of forty
parson power. On the other hand If the
Legislature does stay in session good
while, passing bills which should be sent in
early in the term, there will of course be the
same expression OF holy horror.
The House is likely to take new de-
parture and have all bills introduced
printed. Those of public nature will be
put in type at the expense of the House and
the printing of private bills will be paid by
the parties Interested in them. Mr.. Barlow
introduced resolution to that effect yes
terday, but il was withdrawn on 1t being
stated by Mr.. Cooch, the chairman of the
Committee on Rules, that the committee
would incorporate provision to that effect
in the rules governing the House. This
will have the effect Of greatly expediting
business, and as Mr. Cooch says, the cost
will not be large compared with the benefit
derived. The Senate is likely to adopt a
similar practice.
Mr.. Cooch did the proper thing yesterday
| aud won the warm thanks of the correspond
ents by moving that the newspaper men be
furnished with pens, ink and whatever else
they might need in their work, and the
House unanimously carried the motion.
Heretofore the reporters have had to do the
| best they could in getting accommodations
for themselves, and didn't fare very com
fortably