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refused to comply. Finally he relented
and the reconsideration was had, and then
the bill was passed.

the bill was passed.
REPRESENTATIVE DALY's JOKE.
When Representative Morgan moved,
| this afternoon, that she House adjourn
| until tomorrow morning Representative
| Daly amended the motion by making the
time Monday morning. The amendment,
| which was made in u spirit of levity, was
defeated by an almost unanimous vote.
SAYS THERE'S JOB Is IT.
During Il recent conversation with
The GAzETrE's correspondent Governor
Marvil alluded to the State Workhouse
| bill and remarked THERE'S n JOB in it,
Don't you sec IL? It's as plain US a card
tackled on II tree lie was asked for an
\ explanation, whereupon he requested that
he be excused, saying that he could not
comply then, because he was going to
| dinner.
"Do you mean that, if the bill is passed,
there will be a job for a builder, or do you
| mean that the attempt to establish work
house is crooked 2" the reporter inquired.
The Governor smiled and replied: u do
not mean exactly that, but" At this
| point he broke off the conversation with
The remark that he would discuss the sub
jeCt at another time. Interviews have
been sought frequently since then but
every time the matter was broached he
calculated: "Wait! !"
The citizens of Dover, at least many of
not "sze up this General Assembly.
Heretofore nearly all the legislators re-
manned in town over night and in tho
evening the State House was rendezvous
for men who delighted in spinning yarns
and rehashing the latest scandal. The
chief ambition of most of the present
Assemblymen is to leave town every after
noon rs soon as possible, and since the de-
sire to get away is generally gratitied the
capitol building is almost deserted every
night.
The few legislators who remained in
Dover tonight KILLED" time by attending
church festival At the fete there was
exhibited an album quilt, upon which
was inscribed the names of the Assembly,
men and reporters. 10 thus get imtnor-
taliaed the poor fellows had to pay from 81
to So each.
Governor Marvil has appointed Benja-
min 7. Collins of Milford assistant in-
spector Of rifle practice.
The Senate now regrets that it passed
the House bill to incorporate the Dover "
Milford hallway Co. The Senators have
Just discovered that the bill contains u
merger clause.
Down, March 9.--The Legislature. in
Joint session st noon to-day, took the bsth
ballot for United States Senator, with the
usual failure to elect. 1t resulted as tol-
lows:
, THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
,, For Representatives Burton,
Jnlls; Money. Pyle, Reybold, Townsend
, and Wilson,.
; For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Harrington and
, Fenimorc and Speaker Watson, and Rep
: resentatiYes Davis, killen and Watson-b.
For Addicks-Senator Handy and Rep
resentatiyes Ball, Moore, Morgan and Rob
bins--5.
For Massay-Senators Moore and Pierce,
aud SDnul ar MpNnIlpp--1
: For Ebe W. Tunnell-Senator Records
and Representatives DAILY and Mnstard-3.
, Absent--Senatcr Arichs and Represen-
tatives Brown, Fleming and Walker,
I Paired - Senator Pyle with Senator
z Alrichs; Representative sypherd with Rep
j resentatiye Walker.
On motion Of Senator Handy the two
houses separated until noon Monday.
The attendance was small and no in
: terest was manifested.
: DOVER, March 9.-The Legislature
d transacted little business to-day. All ol
b it was of routine nature.
/ Representative Moore gave notice oi
g an act in relation to selling lots in the
}, Odd Fellows Union cemetery at George
y town.
!, Representative Jolls gave notice of al
. act supplementing the act incorporating
v the Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. o
IS St. Georges and Appoquinimink hun
y dreds. 1t will authorize the said conf
l. pany to insure against loss or damagt
!. by lightning.
!. Action on the Senate bill to ament
e chapter POS, Vol. XIX, Laws of Della
il ware, was deferred by the House for {
e week and 800 copies of the bill wer
4 ordered to be printed.
q Senator Records presented on behal
:, :, of the Sussex county Levy Court q re
y monstrance against the Senate bill pro
e viding for the removal of snow fron
., Sussex county roads.
" Representative Reybold introduced a
II act to incorporate the Utility Manufac
"a turing Co., which desires to manufaC
u ture and sell bicycles and sewin
" machines. The incorporators are Harr
4 A. Drake, John ID, Brown and Alton {
N Pyle. and tho capital stock is to no
t, exceed $4,000
u DOVER, March 11.--Sunday's res
ar ,r made no change in the Senatorial situs
rs ton. To-day's ballot in joint session.
is the G9th--was failure, like all the res
" 1t was as follows;
r THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
N For Higgins-Reprcsentatves Burtol
he Jols, Money, Pyle, Townsend an
Wilson-6.
IN For Wolcort-Senators Harringto
or and Fenimore and Speaker Watson
%. 10 and Representatives Davis, Killer
and Watson--G.
For Addicks-Senator Handy or
to Representatives Ball, Brown, Moor
of Morgan and Robhins-G.
For Masscy-Senators Moore al
ol. Pierce, Representative Fleming al
Us Us Speaker McMullen A.
nd For Ebc w. Tunnel-Senators Ply
he and Records and Representative Mu
M ins tard--3.
ss, Absent-Senator Alrichs and Repr
ne sentatives Reybold ard Walker-3.
.aS t Paired-Representatives Sypherd wi
lon Representative Walker; Representa-
70 2. Daily with Representative Reybold.
- On motion OF Senator Records Il
or two houses separated until noon to.mo
zen row.
nd ,Addt 'onll l'9isIa'fee nsw1 on nm pags.l
lu- -----.-----.---------- L.
he REF. y. IL. WEESEh'S POSlTION.
Favors Compulsory Education, But DO
Sot Approve of the Present Bill.
nm 1t IS learned that the Rev. S.
the Meeser, pastor of the Second Bapt
wa Church, who was expected to be one
ND the speakers at the meeting at the Ope
10 House Monday for the purpose of C
Mr fnr dorsing the compulsory eduction NOV
ment, was not present.
He does not fnvor the nronosed enai