Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-20

press o determination TO settle dow
wHh VIII TO the business before them
Ihere were three vacant chairs in IN
senate Chamber but nearly all III
, representatives were present. The AZ,
sions were short but were made int,
: osting by one or two incidents that or
|. Cured. '"' "
SENATE.
me senate convened at 4 Is %. m.
Oh motion OF DIR. Martin the bill en-
titied An Act transferring the farm
now belonging to John T. .Jacobs. an,
situate In school district No, 143. n
sussex County, to school district No
~, was read q second time and re-
Ierred. DR.. Chandler, from the Com
mit'se on Enrolled Bills, reported ,
number OF joint resolutions as read =
Tor the signature of the Speaker. Mr
lavender presented the claim of the
Nsws .upiishing Company, which wa,
The clerk of the House be,po aa.
m itted presented the House bill au:hor.
izing school districts Nos. 80 and Al. in
Now Castle County, to increase the
amount TO he borrowed for the purpos.,
OF building new school house. which
was read first time and afterwards
uhuer suspension of the rules. was
read second time and referred. Ad.
Iourheu until lO H. III. tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met At 4.15 O'Clock u. m.
MI. Moore gave notice Of the following
oiiis 10 renew the charter of the
Ohr ristiana River Improvement Com
pahy authorizing and directing the
Levy Court OF New Castle County tn
repay certain money 10 Is. II. Townsend
and others TO divorce ReneJ. Fougerav
from Sarah +. Fougeray a supple.
ment TO the act authorizing the r.. W.
q d. Railroad Company to widen and
the last session.
Mr.. Salisbury offered q resolution
referring the case of Representative
Watson to the Chancellor. Chief Jnstice
and Associate Judges, and REQUESTING
them to transmit to the House answers
10 the following queries.
FIksT-The said William T. Watson
peinR ineligible at the time he was
yoted Tor, IL there, under the constitu.
tion or laws OF this State, any authority
vested In either the Governor or Speak er
OF the House (and IL SO which) To issue
writ OF election authorizing the cleo
tion Of any other person to ii II the place
which tif said William r. Wat.on
would have been entitled to had he been
eligible?
SECOND. Does the voting for a man
by majority of voters who ia coustltu
ineligible elect the man whoI
received, and was eligib BILE, the highest
nun Der OF votes on the minority tick
THIkD.-Would the failure to fill ths
Va "A
son would have been entitled 10 had he
been eligible affect the legal and consti.
tutional status of the House. and can
Lhe House exercise all the constitution.
81 powers and functions as fully as ifI
,wenty ohe memberslhad In fact auali-l
led ..o.., =. - -
ia the House of Representatives OF the
State OF Delaware, AZ contemplated by
the constitution of the State ?
FIFTH-One william I. Watson being
certified by the board of CANVASS OF
Kent County AZ having been elected
LII EN- ber Of the House of Representa- l.
tives from Kent County, and commit
tee of the House OF Representatives.
having reported that the said William
I. Watson is Ineligible to II seat In said
House, Is il within the constitutional
power OF the House of Representatives
would such vacancy thus declared to-
b., be such vacancy as the Speaker OF
the House would be authorized under
ihe constitution and laws vi this State |
TO issue a writ of election, for the pur- |
oost OF choosing another person.
sixth AS there we're other persons |
voted Tor Tor Representatives IN the
General Assembly in the same county |
AT the same election, who were con
stitutionally eligible, each of whom re-
ceived a less numbe of votes than the
said William 7. Watson, would the per-
son thereof receiving the highest num-
Der of such votes be entitled TO seat In
the House as a Representative in the
General Assembly for Kent County?
The resolution was adopted unanl-
mously and without discussion.
Bills read To incorporate w Wissa-
hickon Tribe, No. 20, Imp. o. X. M, of
Selbyville 10 appoint commissioners to
Law out new public road in Bfoadkiln
Hundred, Sussex County in relation
TO the publication of official notices to
INCORPORATE Division No. q, Ancient
Order of Hibernians, of Wilmington.
The reports of the State Board Of lm-
mi graf on and State Grange were re-
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture.
The bin to authorize school districts
Nos 81 and Al, New Castle County, 10
in crease the amount to be borrowed for
school purposes from $4,000 to $1,000,
and making the first instalment due
A pril 70, 1887, was read third time
| ,xd passed.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
marhng.
An accusing incident occurred III the
| Senate towards the close OF the session.
-pcs.k,r T., uper resigned the chair for d
rrH M, ,ncIts to Senator Roe and re-
tired iroIn the chamber, followed by
Senators Chandler and Mustard. During
their absence Mr.. Cavender took the
| floor to make q motion, but Dr. Martin
lohiected to the transaction oi any
| business on account OF the absence OF "a
quorum, and demanded roll call
| Three members answered TO their names
land upon Dr. Martins motion the
Sergeant at arms was dispatched Tor the
missing ones.
DIR. Mustard came In and took his
seat AT this point, and in few minn'es
the Sergeant returned with DIR. Chan
ldler, who announced that he was ready
for business.
The fiicer of the Law was unable to
find the Speaker, hut he returned OF
his own accord about the time OF ad-
, liournment.
/ The digpitied men bers of the upper
House. seemed 10 enjoy the Joke which
1.-THE lovial Senator from Seaford had
pla sed upon them.
AS soon ~ the two HOUSES had ad-
liourued. three of Dover's charming
ldaughters appeared within the cham
lbers, and be- gan TO induce the Leglsla.
,hau toll