Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-23

-
ipecial Correspond ent Of Gazette and journal
DoyER, Jan. 21.-It WAS 8 O'Clock this
afternoon before the Legislative COM
nittee met for organization, greatly to
the disgust of State Treasurer Herbert,
who was kept up to this hour in state
Of inactivity entirely ut variance with
his prompt, energetic nature. He was
on hand this morning with his books in
proper shape and his pay vouchers 10
regular order, ready to settle promptly
with the committee and get home as soon
possible, but the committee was not
able to get together without great
amount of caucusing, wire-pulling and
general CONTEMPLATION.
The members of the committee present
were Senators Orossap and DormRn and
Representative Eckels, Democrats, and
Representative CLARK, Republican. Rep.
gesentRtive Maull had been appointed the
other minority member Of the committee,
but IS he has forfeited his legislative
position by accepting the crumh thrown
him by Senator Higgins in the shape of
the job of special agent Of the general
Hard ofdce, "a position, by the way,
which he Is said to be heartily tired OF
and about ready to give up), he did not
appear, and the committee was one short
of its full complement. The delay in
organizing was due to the fact that the
three Democrats members could not
agree upon clerk. For this small
official perquisite there were two sppii-
cants-James Hughes, student in Law
yer James L. Wolcott's office, and
son of Eben Hughes, a promI-
nent Misplllion hundred politician.
and Frank Whelan, Dover Taa.r
printer aud well known newspaper cor
respondent. Senators Dorlnan Gnd
Orosssn we're favorable to young Hughes,
but Representative Eckela would not
listen to it. Had these thfes gene into a
caucus, Hughes would have won by o
vote of two to one, brit Captain Eckels
did not take kindly to the caucus iisa.
He simply held cut FOR his nan, Whe',L
while General Kepney aud Colonel Xsko
Cooper ably aided hin il his fight against
odds. They talked and talked before
dinner. and talked more atSer iiaasr.
Shortly after 2 o'clock the three iesisls-
tors held q caucus on the First National
Bank corner which lasted half an hour.
Senator Crossan squared himself, with
both hands in his pockets and his hat on
the back OF his neck, while Senator
DoEman also thrust his hands
In his pockets and planted
his broad shoulders sqnsrely
against the wall OF the bank. His big,
slouch hat tilted pusnsciously over his
right eye. Taken together, the two SEN
ntors were complete picture OF unyield
ing aggressivenesS, but even against such
odds Captain Eckels never qnailed. He
occasionally hummed stanza from the
n.lrn - ~
FRAN of the last legislative session, and
between times talked Whelan for all b,
was worth. In 80 minutes by the coari
house clock he had scored a victory, and
Senators Dormsn aud Orossan consented
to vote for Wheian for clerk.
The great fight conducted with al
much vigor and earnestness as though
the fate OF the Democratic party depended
rpon its outcome, having been nmica5l,
sctlled, the committee assembled at
O'Clock in the State house psrlor, great,
TO STATE Treasurer Herbert's relief. Sena
tor Crosssn was elected cha rman, Fran
Whslan clerk and j. A. Clifton sergent
alarms. Representative CLARK nom nate
Thomss W. Wilson and james H. For
ekes, respectively for these two positions
but they received no vote but his own.
The afternoon session was spent Il
going over State Treasurer Herbert's &C
oounrs and vouchers. summary OF tn
tnaGcial operations Of the State for IL
past year is as follows:
GESERht FrSp
Hainncc IN treasury Dec 3ist' isss ! Gtni'.l
~ -
VLii' s''''' '''',s't 'tt" ~ -!
Disbdrsemcn's'.....5., s....,,...,. 25i2tO
Balance Dec Slst ls'''.............s 5a,hidi
p,lene. Do. a,st. , IN, - ~.
Reecipts OF thc year.s..........s,,.. sH.;s6'
ro,,i s... :fri.-.,
p!s5arscnient=.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. d, ds.
baAanee' NeG' ~, .eo', '','''',S I''a9''
s'nhiN'' tNp'
IiantIr, i3 X ~ t.i
Total s,..t.., ...-.,+.,.,...t.,.,S i,iaf
observation-disclosures. '.'''s.',''''' -
Balance, ner. 3lst. l,so ............S tn,ols.
The ,iasing fupd ia dsriyea II u I,
znyenue aasFains tgoR, tha oyster IAN
TIE balance, after deduct az the cx0enl
o. collecting the fund and maintainiI
tie STATE oyster rAEy, - appnec 90 u
IaYMeht GL tgs l9nl. LGilz 2I 10 "
BAEASl vs., uEt. t}!-I. ISL
,..z--,s.5-.., ..,sg,
49,, i5g5,,I '''''':il,+,'i I,
$1,000 tati 't''t "''s'' ',i't .''7't
eiil.li'G iE'pi-..'' F'-''t. ss..,'t.s tlltH
ra,,, ,-7T5.t
49, + t1t.t - + ~ tt''' 'f'''
- - -, ~. - 1ii,4t
ntlN 4h' - 'i'i''n tH "A5'''-
AZ S@w reslt..............; l.,Esl
~ Eovar +. -..5"
Al "uofs OWL ''.s*'',..' NH'tnt