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Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
Down, Jan. 19.-The legislative com.
mittee-Senators Cooper and Martins nd
Representatives Armstrong, Schabingel
and Truitt- herethis morning for the
purpose of settling with the State treas.
rlrer, auditor of accounts, insurance com.
missioner, secretary of state and clerks Of
the legislature. The committee met at IL
O'Clock, effected a temporary organization
by electing DIR. Cooper chairman, and
Representative Armstrong secretary pre-
tenn, and adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m.
There was spirited contest for the two
positions within the gift of the commit.
tee--clerk and sergeant The
former position pays in the neighborhood
of 300 and the latter $15. The clerical
contestants were William L. Clark, Score.
tary of State Causey's assistant, and Hugh
Harrington, clerk in the office of CLERK
of the Peace Cornelius J.. Hall. The ap.
plicants for sergeant were Thomas Young,
Clayton Forkuni and Howell Bucking
ham, of Dover. Several of the leading
Democratic politicians of the town made
an active canvass for the respective ap
plicants, which continued until the houi
of the afternoon session, and was almost
as exciting as the canvass for Legislative
positions last year.
At Q O'Clock the committee reassembled
and the members having meanwhile made
up their minds, the organization was
quickly perfected. William l.. Clark was
elected clerk by an unanimous vote, and
Thomas Young was chosen sergeant-at-
arms on the first ballot.
Insurance Commissioner Nathan Pratt,
accompanied by his assistant, John
Stockley of Smyrna, appeared before the
committee in relation to the allowance
for the last biennial report of the in
surance department. They held that this
report was more complete and elaborate
than any preceding report, and asked II
compensation of 81, 200, an increase of
$50 over the amount allowed two years
ago for this work.
State Treasurer John M. Houston next
appeared and presented his annual report
Of the State finances (Which is published
in full elsewhere) The committee then
entered upon the work of examining the
treasurer's accounts and vouchers, and
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adjournment until 7.30 o'clock was made.
The work was continued at the evening
session.
Charles W. Melee, clerk of the State
Senate, made his statement, and wac
allowed $500 for experimenting the
printing of his journal and indexing the
same. At $50 o'clock the committee ad-
iourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, when the examination of the trea-
surer's accounts will be completed and
the examination of the auditors report
commenced.
The report of the insurance commits
sioner for 1884, presented to the commit
tee today, shows that during the year rs
companies were authorized to do business
in this state as follows: Fire, 81; life, 8;
steam boiler, 2; plate-glass, 1; guarantee,
L; life and accident, /; accident, /; CO.
operative associations, A.
The receipts of the department for the
year were $1,671.40; expenditures,
1870. So. In addition, the revenue derived
| from insurance companies by the clerks
of the peace amounted to $5, 174.63.