Evening journal., 1895-01-09
SOLONS OF DELAWARE.
Bill to Provide for the Assign
ment of Liquor Licenses.
THE CONTESTED SENATE SEATS

The Republican Senators File Their An
swers-An Eorolling Clerk for Each
Branch of the Assembiy-wome Want
TO BE State Librarian Uncle sam VIII
Take No Chances.
Star Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan. 9.-During the earlier
stages Of the morning session of
the Senate Speaker Watson called
Senator Records to the chair, he
taking the Sussex senator's seat on the
floor. This was because he had business
to transact which he could not do in the
chair.
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Pyle, ap
propristing $500 to the contingent ex
penses of the Office of attorney-general
for the ensuing year, WAS adopted.
Mr.. Pyle, from the committee appointed
to formulate Senate rules, reported the
old rules without amendment and Mr.
Handy moved their adoption and the
discharge of committee. His motion
prevailed
The Republican Counter-charges,
Speaker pro tenn Records presented the
answers OF Senators John M. @ Moore
and George r. Pierce, whose seets are
contested by William H. Stevens and
Edward D. Hearn, .the Democratic
candidates, They were drafted by
Ursncis Bacon at the conference on
Monday night.
Both answers are alike and set forth
the defense as follows:
"First-That even IL the several
aH.a.. a.
specifications were capable of being
established by proof, neither thereof, nor
all together, would IL legally established
entitle either of you to the said Office Of
senator.
"Second-That neither of you re-
csived either a majority or plurality of
the legal votes given for said Office Of
senator at the general election held in
the said county on the 6th day Of
November. A. D., 1894, in the several
hundreds and election districts thereof,
but on the contrary 1t was definitely and
officially ascertained by the Board of
Canvass held on the Sth day of
November A. D. 1894, in and for the
said county of Sussex, that John ~. @.
Moore and this contestee had each re
ceived a majority Of all the votes given
at the aforesaid election for the said
office Of senators in the General As
sembly, and certificates were thereupon
made and signed by the members of said
board according to law Of the election of
the said John NJ. @ Moore and this con.
estee
"Thiri-That this contestse aud
respondent further objects and declares,
SO far as he has any knowledge and be-
lief, that each, all. and every the
grounds stated in your aforesaid speci-
cations are wholly without foundation
In fact, and he therefore denies the same
as fully, completely and with the like
effect, as If he had herein specifically
denied each of the said several grounds
in the order of their statement.
Fourth And this contestee is in
formed, believes, and so charges, that, at
said election, large number Of votes
we're given for you in each hundred and
election district in said county which
were cast by electors who were induced
to cast the same in consideration Of
money, er other things of value, given or
promised to be given TO such electors
''Flfth-And this contestee Is informed,
believes and so charges that you and
each OF you, With divers other persons,
contributed money to fund to be used,
and which was used, in the several
county of Sussex In securing the votes of
divers electors for yourselves and other
candidates on the ticket whereon your
names appeared as candidates; and that
you and each of you expended moneys
to corrupt the votes Of electors at said
election, and to induce them to vote for
you.
''Sixth--That this contestee is in
formed, believes, and so charges that
divers ballots we're given at said election
for this contestee and the said John M.
g. Moore for the office of senator 10 the
General Assembly In the several hun.
dreds and election districts Of Sussex
county which were improperly rejected
and discarded by the election officers
thereof, and which should have been
counted for this contestee and the said
John NJ. @. Moore, and If such ballots
had been so counted las this contestee
insists they should have been) the ma
jorities for this contestee and the said
John M. Moore would have been In
creased accordingly.
"GEoReE F. PIERCE
The two documents were referred tc
the committee on elections, to which ths
notices If protest had already been re
ferred This committee will not be an
AohANoA AoA ncNohhA NoJa goHs
License Assignment Record.
Mr., Walker will introduce a bill tC
substitute section "a, chapter 90 OF the
amended Revised Code. It's provisions
are as follows:
"All licenses granted under the provi
sions OF this act and the amendments
thereto may be assigned to any incoming
tenant with the approval of the associat
judge residing in the county In whicl
The license is granted, and the assigned
or his attorney shall forthwith cause al
entry of the date of the approval anS
assignment, and by whom made, TO b
entered by the clerk of the peace Tor sucl
county on the record ofthe origina
license contained in the docket provide,
for by section 10, of the said chapter 81
of the said amended Revised Code. Tn
fee to be paid to the clerk Of tn
peace for such entry shall be 81 to be pai
by the assignee. said assignee after th
entry of said approval as aforesaid shRl
be held to be licensed for the same pur
poses for which the assignor wa