Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-17
COTTON,


delaware Legislature.
DOVER, January IL. The Legislature
adjourned this morning until Monday
AFTERNOON. and the town has again as.
sumed Its usual quiotness. Nothing has,
however, been done by the members Of
the General Assembly TO iEstil any
particular amount Of life into the daily
business, and In fact the monotoby has
only been varied by the little tilt which
occurred In the House In relation 10 the
| lneltgibility OF representative William
p. Watson, of Milford. John r. Sauls.
bury, who was sat upon 30 heavily In
the recent caucus nomination, gain.
ed Q point In this contest which Is likely
70 place new aspect upon the affair
Those who opposed the reconsideration
OF the vote upon the resolution declar-
ing Mr.. Watson's seat vacant on
account OF his ineligibility will doubt
less call the matter up again upon the
converting Of the Legislature next week.
and what disposition will be made of
the case remains 70 be seen.
IL salisbury Is able a. hold the
strength which he showed today, MIR.
Watson will still have n right To his
seat, Notwithstanding the fact that he
mas not lived in the State the required
numb Of years. But If the New Cas-
tie and Sussex mem ers who voted
with him 10 day should change their
base of operations, then special cleo
tion will have 10 be held In order TO OBJ
tain the full number of members from
Kent County. No case of the kind has
ever occurred before in this State, and
therefore there are no local pIece,ients
which the House can follow
The details of the proceedings as
given below will show the particulars
81 the contest which occurred in the
House this morning
SENATE.
The Speaker called the Senate 70 or.
der At 10 q. IN. On motion the follow.
ing bills were read second time and
referred An act 10 amend section II,
chapter l21 of.the revised statutes +: an
act TO amend section 4, chapter rs OF
the revised statutes, and an act 10 re-.
enact an act entitled an act TO incorpo
rate the Historical society of Delaware.
Mr.. hoe gave notice Of u bill 10 amend
chapter AZ, volume II, laws of Della
ware. Mr.. Roe, from the special com.
inlttee 10 whom was referred the re-
ports OF the Board of Immigration, the
State Grange and ths Delaware college,
reported the same back tn the Senate
Tor transmission TO the House. DIR.
Chandler introduced q bill entitled ::
An act providing additional safe
guards against injuries from explo-
slvts, which was read first time. A
resolution offered by MIR. Roe, provid
ing Tor the Adjournment of the Seuai-
until 10 III, On Monday war s,!opt-
ed.
House.
The House met ~ 10 o'clock, "A. M
The report OF III" stat. Superintendent
OF Tree schools Vas received from the
senate; referred ~ the Committee on
and 100 copies ordered u
be printed.
The Senate bill INCORPORATING I'll.
warner Company was read
second lime and RET. RI d 10 the Com
mites on Private Corporations.
The act crtatinga state Board of
agriculture was read a second tim.
and referred TO the Committee on Agri.
culture.
The resolutions OF the facnlty of
delaware College ia favor Of an "a
perin-ntai farm, were read and rel, rred
ihA'bN % bi4 hEIiNLlkuTt.
Mr.. Armstrong gave ublice of an act
10 prevent The spread ~ contagious and
Infections diseases amoug cattle.
MIR. Moore moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the resolution declaring
the seat of Representative Watson va
cant was adopted.
The chair stated that in pursuance OF
the action Of the House in declaring th,.
seat vacant he had issued writ ior n
special election, which MAS now In ia,
hands OF The Sheriff. He declared m.
matter beyond the control Of the House
and declared the motion 10 reconsider
out of order
Mr.. salisbury appealed from the d,
cision OF he chair and the ouestio,
" Shall the decision Of the chair be an,
tained, was decided in the negative by |
the following vote
Ayes Sl"ssr. Brown, Ferguson.
Truiit, Wilson and Mr.. Speaker s.
Nays-Mes,rs. Adams, Armstrong.
Atkins, Howe, Johnson, Moore Pal,
mer, Salisbury, Schabinger, Tatman
and Nirden Il.
Mr.. Brown moved TO lay the motion
10 reconsider on the table. Lost, by
the same vote, except that Mr.. Wilson
void nay.
The motion to reconsider prevailed |
and the resolution was again laid On
the table.
Messrs salisbury, Moore and Adams.
were, on the formers motion, an
pointed committee to notify the Sher
IN OF the action of the House. They
did so and reported that he had taken
no action III the matter.
Mr.. johnson offered Joint resoln.
tion OF adj Jnrnment until Monday at |
ternoon AZ 10 O'Clock. Adopted.
The act TO incorporate Nanticoke
tribe OK Red men of GEORGETOWN was
passed
The act defining the lines of districts
"a ana 80, Kent County, was read u sec |
ond time and referred.
Adjourned mill IL o',InnL Mnr,,.u