Daily Republican., 1885-03-17
Our legislators.
OUR LAW MAKERS IN CAUCUS
FOR A u. b. sENATOR-WH HO
WILL HE BE?
POLITICIANS AT WORK

DOVER, March 10 George Gray has
been nominated in caucus to succeed
the Hon. Thomas II. Bayard as United
s tates Senator. Almost every train to-
day has brought large delegations In
the interest OF the respective candidates,
aud the hotels have been swarming with
politicians VI every degree. The friends
OF Mr.. Gray went TO work ut once wi th
O will, and the result of their labors was
shown III the caucus this evening An
effort was made this morning tO start q
boom for judge Wootten, the watch word
being" anything TO beat Lore" Tow
ard the close Ofthe afternoon, Mr.. Martin
and all other candidates except Mr..
Gray and Mr.. Lore were considered Az
practically out Of the race, and the
II zht settled down 10 the Two New
.Otstle County men.
Even up to the hour when the caucus
nomination WAS announced, MIR. Lore's
friends expressed the strongest hope
and claimed that the matter would not
be settlbd In caucus. But IL was very
evident that their anxiety was increas-
ing and that the auspicious circum-
stances which surrounded MIR. Lore's
cnhEces of election koGle time ago were
no oJger present. The mem hers Of the
n
O'Clock this evening. Ur. Sgithin
Chandler WAS made chairman of the
meeting. Speaker Comegya nominated
Attorney General Gray and Speaker
Cooper seconded the nomination. Con-
gresham CHARLES b. Lore was placed
In nomination by G. Gundy Brown,
seconded by Charles II. McWhorJer.
John +. salisbury placed before the
meeting the name of the Hon. T. l.
Martin, and DR.. Hugh Martin seconded
This nomination. The fret ballot re-
sulied as follows Gray, Is Lore, 8
Martin, 3; blank, 2, The second ballot
resulted IN rs votes toI Gray, 8 for
Lore aud 8 for Martin. Although six
teen votes are majority of the two
Houses on joint ballet, Representative
HearH was detained at his nome by
sickness. and the 10 votes for Mr. Gray
gave him ma ajurity Of the number
present. The nomination was after
wards made unanimous. The caucus
lasted for one hour, and during this
time the Senate Chamber and other
rooms In the State House were crowded
with persons anxious to learn the re.
suit. The announcement was received
without any enthusiasm whatever, and
in "A short time the crowd had dispersed.
The Lore men bear the defeat we'll, but
IL ~ evident that they are very sore.
The nomination will be ratified by the
respective houses in open session TO
morrow.
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at 3 %.
IN. A petition from citizens of Sussex
County tor the passage Oh an act an.
thorizing dittiilers 10 sell spiIituous Ii.
quors IN quantities not less than ono
quart Was read and referred A petition
from physic'an. aud druggists OF VII.
ming.un, for the passage of the act
reg llatihg the practice of pharmacy In
this state WAS presented and referred.
DR., Mustard introduced bill to amend
the act providing Tor the registration Of
birthr, marriages and deaths. II provi-
dad tha. undertakGr5 aad not sections
shall Mostly the Registrar of the death
of persons whose funerals are under
their charge. The Senate Lill to incor-
porate the Seaford Shell Lime Company
was passed, The Comm itJee on Revi5-
ed S atutcs reported adversely upon the
bill authorizing tho Clerks of the Peace
10 issue liquor licenses for six months,
ana the consideration of the bill was
Indefinitely postponed. The committee
also reported adversely upon the bill
regulating the sale Of proprietary meii-
cines, but on motion OF DIR. Cooper the
bill was re. re.cornmi.ted. The House bills
to enable Joseph II. McCheaney to con-
veg his real estate, ard authorizing the
laying out of new public road in East
Dover Hundred were read. The Senate
biI Ia repeal an act relating TO the
sales ut real estate by executors and ad-
ninlstrators was passed. Adjourned
until morning
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at IL o'clock. Bills
introduced: BY MIR. salisbury, to pro.
vide for a payment of part OF the State
debt; tD authorize the State Treasur-
~ 10 advertise for bids for 6 loan OF
Sl35,oUO; TO pay Sta;e bonds 10 like
amount, falling due during las6 The
bonds wi. be IN Denominations ut $1,000,
ana h" .r inter ~ AZ Lhe rate of per
ceat. per annniu, and will be made re-
deonla Die ~ the option of the State after
Jla Is dag OF June, 1898 The bin was
read while under suspension OF the
rules, aud referred 10 the Committee
on Ways and Means.
BY Mr.. Brown To lay out new
road in Kent County from point on
the Cedarlands road 10 Cowgill's corner
By MIR. Schabinger To incorporate
the town OF Magnolia Mr.. Moore
obtained leave to withdraw the bill
authorizing the vacation of Twelfth
street III Wilmington. Adjourned un-
til 3 p. m.
The house met at 3 o'clock. The bill
to il corporate the town OF Magnolia
was read second time, under suspen-
sion Of the rules, and referred TO the
committee on Municipal Incorporation.
Mr.. johnson presented a remon-
STRANGE against the bill for the protection
of fish, oysters aud game. Mr.. Bennett
presented petition for new road in
Milford Hundred, Kent County.
Mr.. Salisbury introduced a bill pro-
posing an amendment to section z,
article g, of the Constitution. IL pro
vides that there shall be no reversal of
IA judgment of the Superior Court In
which the three Judges concur, without
the unanimous approval of the Court of
Error.
Mr.. Adams introduced bill TO in
corporate Morning Star lodge, A. r. ~
A. M, of Laurel, which was read. The
Senate bill authorizing tile town of
Smyrna TO issue bonds to the amount
of $50 900 was taken up for third
reading. 1t provides that the issue of
bonds shall be determined by vote of
the property owners of the town, each
owner having one vote for each dollar
or fraction OF dolloT of tax assessed.
The bill was read third time and pass
ed.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill to in
corporate the town of Townsend, which
was read. Adjourned until 10 o'clock
u. morrow.
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