Evening journal., 1893-04-04
ANOTHER BLUE MONDAY
Both Houses With Quorums
But Little Done.
FIvBN SENATE TwELvBIE HOUSE

cpeciai ELECTION Eahheu ihuef nuereh-
sion of RuIes-lIr. Conaway's Sou and
ex-Representative Hutson Spoken of as
Candidates.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, April 4.-Another blue Mon
day in the State House-the old hum
drum day which has characterized the
session since its beginning Both houses
had quorums but could act on no i'm
portaut matters because of the absence
of chairmen of committees and members
having bills in charge. Corporation acts
could not be passed in either branch be
cause of the absence of the requisite
two thirds vote.
Ia the Senate Speaker Houston tapped
the gavel at IL o'clock sharp. Chap
lain DuHamel prayed fervently, but
when Clerk HaIdcastle called the roll
Speaker Houston and Senators Williams
Pyle, Lacey and Records were the only
ones who responded The absentees
were Senators McMullin, Pilling, Wat
son and Ross.
Every person about the State House
was glad to see Senator Williams at his
desk again, as he is a senator who is the
counsellor of many of the members and
looked to in every emergency. His ab
sence crippled, to some extern, the work
of the Committee on Revised Statutes,
but now he and bis colleagues, Messrs
Records and Pilling will 60 to work and
consider the weighty measures which are
being constantly referred to that co m
mittee.
The principal work of tho day in the
upper branch was giving House bills
I ~ Era nd fbs. In
two bills passed with the exception Of
that providing for special session to elect
Repres entaiive Conaway's successor
were those severing the marital ties which
bound Mary l.. and Thomas B Rice and
Ellrn and John Conner. Mr. Rice as at
one time a well known young man-about
town in Wilmington. He was at one
time captain Of Troop B, being forced
TO resign He married a comely widow
named Ahrens, who had lost her husband
in railroad accident. He tried 10 make
it a case of you have not LOST adaughter,
but gaiaed a sonl" The young wido " 8
relatives refused TO see it IN that way
and a separation ensued eliminating in
the legislative divorce.
Ellen and John Conner were divorced
because Mrs. Conner charged John with
adultery, cruelty, non-support aud deser
, tion. This was very strong hand and
, every trick was taken
The House bills to enable abandoned
women to sell and convey their pro
perty; TO incorporate the kirknood anC
st. Georges Electric Rail way Company
and the amendments TO the registration
I laws Of Wilmington were among tn,
bills read and referred in the Senate.
Salisbury in the Chair.
Representative William Salisbury
presided over the destinies of he House
Speaker Whiteman had a business en-
gagement in the city which prevented
1 him from coming TO Dover in the morn
ing. Representative Salisbury seemeS
to be pleased TO be able to take the chai
o under such circumstances. Speaker
Whiteman has a habit Of calling him u
the chair at inopportune times For in
stance, if the visitors seats are crowded
with young and pretty women Repre-
sentative Salisbury invariably find
room there for himself, and explains &
his pretty listeners how notice is given
bills introduced, read, referred ant
passed. How they go through the sam
G processes in the Senate. and 60 bacl
a and fourth in the hands of the commit
tees on enrolment before they finall
!, find lodgment in the pigeon. holes in tn
d secretary of states Office.
i Just about the time Representativ
Salisbury gets half way through hi
explanation Speaker Whiteman's sonoi
a ous voice is heard:
, "Will Mr. Salisbury please take th
e chair2'
u There is no way out Of IT,
10 The East Dover hundred statesma
l. has to tear himself away from his fsi
n guests Speaker " hiteman, in SON
q way who is somewhat of 'ladies' man
himself, finds his way to the ehaii
occupied by the pretty women, an
!. Representative Salisbury steers the shi
of state while his captain is forgettin
u the cares of state in the bliss Of his SUI
rOundings.
There was no such untoward incider
in yesterdays ceedings-beeause bot
s. Speaker Whiteman and the prett
s. women were absent. Consequently, NJ
rs salisbury performed his duties as pr
10 siding officer to the satisfaction Of ever.
body concerned.
! The representatives present wei
- Messrs. C0och, Spruance, Day, Gan
M Whittock Armstrong, Hall, Saulsbur
N nhIAlAE Aohs htNlif Daotg aAN AAANAAie
m The House passed two divorce bill
Both measures originated in the low
branch II passed by the Senate, Louis
and Julius Nitchskey and Wilhelmina
and William H. Conroy will be relieve
he Of Bymen's fetters, which have becon
burdensome.
ns Representative Conaway's Successor.
p The important work Of the day was Il
% passage, under suspension of rules, of
be bill to provide for a special election
re fill the vacancy caused by the death
m Representative Conaway, of Little Cree
70, hundred.
The first thing done was the adoptil
by the House Of a joint resolution perm
ting the introduction of the bill. III
- Senate concurred.
The bill was then introduced in &
a., House, passed under suspension Of q
rules, and taken 10 the Senate, where
~ went through with the same unanimit
he Il provides that the registration Al
he secret ballot laws passed two years a
he shall be suspended and the election be
under a simpifed form Of the electi
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