Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-03

The Senate. Senators Dorman and Lewis
were appointed the committee.
me secretary of State, being admitted,
presented the governors message, report
81 stute Board OF Health, adjutant-ganertsl's
and State chemists and sundry other
reports. .sts.....1.
notb houses until 3 O'Clock Monday, was \
A Tbs " @aslGg is5 sclafk, w.
At tAe edhcihalon $40 COPIES we're ordered,
to DO printadJf n3otl so i5iR - 4,
g "af y sAtrEKNoos sEssfos. q N Il,
The Senate reasssmbied at $50 o. m, -,
Senator Donahoe Introduced RESOLUTIONS
which wsre adopted, instrueting the clerk
70 turnlsh the members with the papers OF
ine STATE and granting the press the privi-
le2es Of the floor,
Senator Collins introduced resolution
Providing for the appointment OF COM
mittees.
The motion Of Senator Ferguson that
COMMITTEES OF two on the part nf the Senate
anu three on the part Of the House be- APP
pointed TO 5raft rules for intercourse be-
tween the two houses was adopted. The
privileges OF the Senate were extended to
the btate otiicera and e8.members of the
senate. Tho reports OF the State chemist
and acknowledgement were read and 200
copies OF the latter ordered printed. The
uocumente accompanying the message were
referred to committee consisting OF Sena-
tore Ferguson, Collins and Dorman.
ADJOURNED until p. IN. Monday, jan
usry 9TH.
House of representatives.
DOVER. Jan. lat II q, m. retiring clerk
Ezekiel 4. Cooper called the new House of
representatives TO order aud, after calling
| ms roll, Mckendree Downnam was chosen
speakeF pro teml and Roberta. Davis CLERK
rAtfeF readine the oficlel rsoord q Il the
! election Of the mefdbpgs. % ,mptlon oi Mr.,
a sSaJsSS ne H9pAe gent it9 elset9a tor
Ai{ ALaulf nominated 56hn n. HoYeceet
atd,i6g. Rhitm IN nominated Theoh6tei FL
/ AprAtrones9e pho ballot resulted :: H0f-
iteksr, ~ /; Armstrong, 2 Mex andreeD Down
| ham, l.
! Speaker Hofeoker was conducted to the
chair by Messrs. Armstrong and CLARK,
aud, after addressing the House, the oath
Of ONCE was administered to him by Mr..
DoWnbam. The oath YVES then administered
to the other members by Speaker Hoffeeker
William A. Gum and Ezekiel I. Cooper
wer- nominated for clerk. The ballot re-
suited: Gum, IS; Cooper. 2.
| Flr sergeant.ar arms, Robert h. Simpler
and William Morgan wera piacsd In nomi-
nation. The ballot resulted: Simpler, ID;
| Morgan, 4.
The Rev. J. C. Kidney was elected chap
lain and Joseph L. Bonsali, Jr., page by ac-
| clAmation.
The rules Of the last House were adopted
| temporarily and q JOINT cltamft;ee, Ashsrs.
! Armstrong, Clark and Short, appointed TO
watt thh governor and inform hiInithat
the House, bad orgapizad. oa motion OF
ar WhIteudah, Revla6f Coles add the laws
| q 1881 .yetel ordered to be- 4urnishS t,the
!, on,motion of,Mr.Arhstrone, the privilege
Of the floor was extended to the governor,
secretary OF State, the judiciary, ex mem
beers OF both houses and adde's On motion
OF Mr. Blggs, accommodations on the floor
were extended TO reporters.
The Senate having non-eoneurred In the
House joint resolution Senate joint reso-
tuition TO wait on the governor was con-
CURED In.
On motion OF Mr. Eckel, the sergeant was
instructed to hoist the State house flag dur
ing sessions.
On motion Of Mr.. Gray, the sergeant was
Instructed to keep the Honse at az near q
uniform temperature of $50 as practicable
The governors message was received
and read, and 1000 copies OF 1t ordered
printed.
On motion of Mr.. Eckel, the clerk was
instructed to furnish each member with the
daily paper OF his choice, and the House
with six copies Of each State daily and
three copies OF each State weekly.
Adjourned TO 8 p. m Monday.