Evening journal., 1891-01-23

| Little Creek hundreds in Sussex county
were read and referred
A joint resolution appointing com
mittee to settle with Secretary Of State
John +. Saulsbury was adopted
The Meyers's Voting Machine bill was
given notice Of by Mr.. Hutson. 1t pro.
vides for the use Of the machine nj elec.
tions held in Delaware. This machine has
made very favorable impression upon
the legislators. the only objection that It
Is urged against it being that it is too
talr for the political methods of the
present day. Many prominent men have
signed the petition for its adoption. and
Mr. Myers seems to be sanguine that his
bill will pass
The Senate joint resolution in relation
TO the better ventilation OF the State
House was concurred in and Messrs
hidgely and Higgins we're appointed a
committee on the part of the House to
act with Senator Richardson in the
matter.
Adjourned to 10 a. m tomorrow.
On the Retrenchment plan.
Mr. Pilling made few remarks before
the 'deliberative body" today that
would indicate that certain printing
offices viii suffer by the retrenchment
plan. 1t arose over that all-absorbinc
measure, the Five Commissioners bill.
When IL became known that the Senate
copies OF that bill had been printed and
the House bills had not been printed Mr..
Pllling arose and said that he thought
al the work should be done by the same
establishment.
Legislature in a Dilemma.
Both houses were In a dilemma over
adjournment to-day The Senate nassed
Q joint resolution adiourning over 10
.. 30 o'clock. Monday. II was taken "a
the House by Clerk Of the Senate HesrI,
for concurrence. The senators An
wanted to go home aud no trouble was
anticipated They began making in
qulrles IN regard to departing trains, and
there was look of I'll be home to NOR
the page. -
when the resolution was brought up
before the House, on motion Of Mr.
hlugely, 1t was returned to the Senate
non-eoncurred in.
This piqued the Senate, and as there
was no business before the BODY. Mr.
Pillng moved immediate Adjournment
until TO- morrow morning. This motion
prevailed and the Senate adiourned
in the meantime the House passed a
joint resolution, fixing the time of ad-
lournment to Monday afternoon ST
O'Clock, This was adopted and the clerk
took it to the Senate for concurrence
When he arrived there he fonnd the
Senate adjourned and no one was there
to receive the joint resolution. He was
dismayed and 80 was the House when he
returned with the joint resolution and
stated the fact that there was no one to
,ceive it.
Just then Speaker Donahoe Of the
Senate walked into the House and
thinking from the uproar and LAUGHTER
that the House had accepted the situ.
said. W.
See here. Mr.. Speaker. no funny
business with the Senate. 1t won't stand
sHch things"
The third assistant reading clerk
walked quickly TO Senator Donahoe and
whispered:
Why, Mr. Speaker, the House is still
in session.
Mr. Donahoe was amazed and after
locking around at the laughter convnlsed
races OF the House mem bers apologized
for bis informality. The joint resolu-
tion was withdrawn and the body was
compelled TO adjourn until tomorrow
morning. But now the Senate was ia 4
hole Speaker Donahoe excused Messrs
Hall, Moore, Williams and Ross Messrs.
Houston and Pilling had gone home with
out being excused and that did NOT
have quorum to meet tomorrow to
either transact business or pass q Joint
resolution. To get over this difficulty.
Speaker Danahoe was compelled to wire
10 Senators Plling, Ross and Houston,
notifying them to be present to- NOR
row
Inc Enrolment Committee was organ
lzea to- day by electing Representative
smith chairman, snd Frank Whelan
clerk.