The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-31

Tho Coming LeRisiatuIe--win Caucus
On Monday.

Tho Coming LegisiatuIe-win Caucus
On Monday.
Correspondents of the Republican.
Dover, December 8oth. 1892. just
now everything is dlstresslnRly quiet
here, but it is only the dead calm that
precedes the storm, as next week all
will be life and activity. On Tuesday
the Legislature will meet. but the
members Will be here on Monday. for
the purpose of caueuslng for speakers
and clerks Of the two houses.
| 1t Is already pretty we'll settled that
Charles b. Houston will be speaker of
the Senate and W. A. q. Hardeastle
clerk, but the house 10 In doubt, aud
nothing definite will be known before
Monday night.
The friends of William Cooch will
make heroic fight In his behalf for
speaker of the House, while the friends
OF Harvey Whiteman will fight equally
as hard for him. Each party claims
to be able to secure the necessary
number of votes In the caucus, conse-
.quentiy conjecture is useless.
The Senate chamber and also that OF
the House has been placed In complete
order, and will be ready for the mem
bers when they are prepared to open.
J Their lot for sometime will not BIO en-
offices In the gilt of the Legislature.
with at least half dozen applicants
: for each place. 1t therefore follows
that many will be disappointed, the
majority of whom will become enc
mics toward those to whom they look
ed for positions.
There is no doubt but there Will be
some very important legislation asked
for, prominent being some change In
T 1.-THE Judiciary system. The long con-
itinued Illness of the Chief Justice, and
Z the fact OF Judge Houston's increasing
3 debility. makes such course irnpera-
. lively necessary.
There will also be some railroad leg
: islatlon asked for, as it is a well-known
fact that the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road company have for a long time
been casting wishfnl eyes at the pen
Ursula traffic. and are anxious to Sc
& cure legislation, which will enable
I them to extend their tracks In that dl
!. lrectlon. As this would Interfere with
the Pennsylvania there Is no doubt
8 but The latter will fight to the bitter
0lend.
4 Addiclss will also be on hand with
ylhts ox-hydrogen gas project US 1t Ii
not probable that he proposes to sinh
! the capital which he has invested IL
the works at Wilmington. lie il
shrewd and far seeing. and il shreWd
mess combined with money can enable
him to accomplish his ends the public
can rest assured that he Will do so.
Some additional legislation will bt
y asked by the liquor dealers, the exac'
'btnature of which cannot as yet be as
: icertainad. 1t is, however, certain thai
;. Ia bill Will be presented making 1t {
misdemeanor, punishable with a fine
for minor to misrepresent his az,
for the purpose of obtaining intoxi
g eating liquor, or for anyone to do 81
IS for him.
81 There Is number other importan
d matters TO be attended to. and the en-
" tire session will no doubt be bus.
lone, lasting until late in tho Sprlng.
The Chief Justice still continues yer!
rlill and none except his immediate
). friends are permitted 60 SEQ him. IL,
twas 70 years OF age yesterday. ant
a-lnotLlng beyond his wonderful yitallt.
disustains him.
Elk Senator Eli Salisbury Is quite IL
with the rheumatism, and totally una
z BILE to walk lie was IS years old yes
I4lterday, and with the exception of hi
ylpresent aiiment enjoys excellen
health
A prominent Democratic politician
of this town maintains that the re
q lpublicnns beat themselves at the las
i election, but will not give his reason
y for the ASSERTION.