Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-18

DOVER, April ll.-To-day's senatorial
ballot, the 10Sth, was taken by the Legis-
lature at noon to-day, and resulted US fol
lows
THE BALLOT IN DETAIL.
For Higgins-Senaior Alrichs and Repre-
sentatives Burton, lOls, Money, Pyle, Key
bold Townsend, Walker and Wilson,.
For Addicks-Senator Handy and Rep
resentatives Ball, Brown, Moore and Rob,
bins-5.
For Massey-senators Moore and Pierce,
Representative Fleming and Speaker Nc
Mullen-i.
For James acknowledgements
Morgan--l.
For Edward Ridgely-Speaker pro lem
Records, Senators Fennimore, Harrington
and Pyle, and Representatives DAILY, Davis,
Killen, Sypherd and WatsOn-9
For Ebe W. Tunnell-Representative
Mustard-1.
Absent-Speaker Watson-i,
On motion of Senator Pyle, the TWO
houses separated until noon tomorrow.
DOVER. April 12.--'rhe lO9th ballot for
United States Senator was taken by the
Legislature in joint session to-day, and re-
suited as follows;
THE BALLOT IN DETAIL.
For Higgins-Senator Alrichs and Rep.
Tesentatives Burton, lolls, Money, Pyle
Reybold, Townsend, Walker and Wilson,.
For Addicks-Senator Handy and Rep
resentatives Ball, Brown, Moore and Rob
bins-o.
For Massey-Seuators Moore and Pierce,
Speaker McMullen, ami Representative
Fleming-I.
For James acknowledgements
Morgan--l.
For Edward Ridgely--Speaker pro TEN
Records, Senators Fenimore, Harrington
and Pyle, and Representatives DAILY, Davis,
Killen, Sypherd and Watson-9
AL ID inf "a ~ n
Mustard--1.
Absent-Speaker Watson--1.
On motion of Senator Hanby the two
houses separated until noon tomorrow.
The Senate passed. amended, the Senate
bill regulating Wilmington's water rents.
The amendment provides that after the
expiration of this year the Water Commls-
sion shall charge rents not more than
three-foulths of the rate that existed Jan
uary lst. The bill was amended because
information has reached here that the
commission had started to raise rents for
the purpose of defeating the intent of the
bill. Before it was amended the bill pro-
vided that hereafter the rents shall not
exceed three-fourths of this years rate.
Senator Alrichs voted in the negative.
The Senate adopted the Senate joint
resolution in relation to obtaining the
opinion of the Chancellor and Judge re-
specting the number of delegates to the
Constitutional Convention.
The Senate passed the House bill to di-
vorce Lottie NJ. and Walter NJ Watson.
Senator Alrichs voted in the negative.
Speaker pro ten Records substituted for
himself the following persons ON the com
mittees named: Finance Senator llar-
rngton; cities and towns, Senator Moore;
fish, oysters and game, Senator Alrichs tu
settle with the State librarian. Senator
'Fenimore; education, Senator Handy.
The House adopted House joint reso.
l..a WIhftN Al "a
memorial services be held in the Court
House.
The House passed the Senate bill to
divorce John j.. and Beatrice Norwood
also, the Senate substitute for the House
bill providing for Tic widening of the
Elsmere road; also, the Senate substitute tc
amend the charter of the Wilmington a
New Castle Electric Railway Co.; also, The
Senate bill for the relief OF School distric
No AZ, New Castle county.
The bill TO make dogs personal property
was reported to the House adversely.
DOVER, April l2,-"When will the Legs
lature adjourn sine dic?" This question
often asked. is nnanswerable. The END
is rot III sight and nobody can predic
when IL will be discernibe. Effort WA
made to-day to fix date for final adjourn
nent. but it failed. The Legislators inten'
to bore the public for an indefinite peru
and the public will have to grin and bea
patience Is severely taxed by factiona
strife and Legislative drudgery, wish the
could pack their grips and depart, bu
there is no likelihood that their desire wi
be gratiiied soon.
Senator Alrichs, this afternoon, offere
: joint resolution for the General Assem-
bly, to ad iourn sine die on Friday, May 81
Senator Hanby moved that it be amende
by substituting Wednesday. April 2ltt
The amendment was defeated by u vote q
5to3, The resolution. unamended. met
similar fate, the vote ON the latter result
ing in tie, as follows:
Yea-Senators Alrirhs, Fenimore an
Harrington and Speaker pro tenn Recorc
-.
Nay-senators Handy, Moore, PierC
and Pyle-i,
The House, or, properly speaking, Il
Republican members thereof, have d
cided that the House shall have an alto
Iiey during the remainder Of the leSslatil
term and have selected James Pennewil
The selection was made this afternoon,
caucus held in Representative Pyle
room at the Hotel Richardson. All Il
Republican Representatives, except lie
resentatives Wilson, were present.
During the caucus Representative Moo
referred to the Senatorial situation NJ
allusion thereto was also made by Repr
sentatives Pyle and Brown. IL was agree
to hold Il conference to consider thus sll
1ect next MONDAY evening. IL Will Dc ue
in the State House parlor. Senators Moo
and Pierce and Representative Moore, it
said, have other engagements for tn
night and consequently will not after
the conference. ...
Fourteen hundred license blanks, sign
by the late Governor, aud also by Secreta
of State Smithers. are in the possession
the clerk of the peace of New Cast
county and large quantities Of simll
blanks are held by the clerks of the pea
of Kent and Sussex counties. The chan
of administration has created an impr
sion that the blanks have become wuri
less and, possibly, n resolution to legal
them will be introduced. Section
chapter IS Revised Code of 1874, says
He tthe Secretary OF State) shall prepare a
deliver to tho clerks oI the peace murrla
licenses retailers, pedd ers', tavern and
other licenses required by law, duly sigr
and sealed, and shall keep correct accol
al the same. Tho death OF II Governor or S
retary shall not avoid licenses duly signed.
Intense excitement reigned in
House this afternoon when Representa-
Sypherd requested the third readingof
House bill providing for an annual app
prIatin of 81, ,00c for the State fair.
Representative Walker characterized
bringing up OF the bill in the absence
the member who introduced It All ext
ordinary proceeding. They had establish
a nrecedent not to call up Il bill thus,
declared and in this case they had
parted from the rule
snaoler McMullen explained that X