Smyrna times., 1895-01-02
Delaware Legislature.
MEET IN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS AT
DOVER.

DOVER.
The caucuses for Off GERS of both
houses of the General Assembly were
held Monday night. The result of the
caucus of the Is Republicans of the
House of Representatives casts light
on the Senatorial question. Henry II.
McMullen, Of New Castle county, was
elected Speaker. He has all along
been neutral man, neither favoring
Senator Higgins nor J. Edward Ad-
dicks. The former side decided to
effect compromise, and it is said Mr.
McMullen was offered the Speaker
ship if he would vote for Higgins
Only two ballots were taken on the
SpeakershIp. On the first the vote
was: Charles l.. Moore, Sussex county
Z; Ii. H. McMullen, 7; Frederic Pyle,
New Castle, l. The second was:
Moore, 7 ; McMullen. 8. The Addicks
side was defeated on the clerkship, lust
as it was on the Speakership Edward
4. Hastings, of Milisboro, received 10
votes, and J. l.. Cahall, of Georgetown
got only 5. The vote on Sergeant-at.
Arms resulted in favor of John Prlndi-.
vile, of Nanticoke, a Higgins man,
who received ii to the l of George w.
john, of Wilmington. w. Il Gum, of
| FrankfOTd, constituent Of Addicks.
was defeated for Reading Clere by a
vote of l3 to 2. Il. Edward Brown, Of
Milford, secured the Office. Rev w.
l.. ). Murray, of Dover, was elected
Chaplain by vote of to over Rev.
K. II. Adams, of Dover. f. G. Wright
and Arthur Conway, both of Dover,
were candidates for page. The former
was elected by vote of s to7.
HIGGINS S SUPPORTERS JUBILANT.
The supporters OF Senator Higgins
are very jublant over the result of the
organization IN the House. and pre-
dict a victory for Mr.. Higgins for the
Senatorship. The friends of Mr.. Ad-
dicks are equally sanguine that their
man will be chosen Senator, and say
that they can hold the seven votes cast
for his candidate for Speaker, and. with
! the three votes OF the Senators in the
Senatorial caucus, they will have ten
votes TO Higgins ulue. This will be
"a question that time alone will answer,
but 1t is sad by Hlgginss friends that
the enthusiasm incident to the election
OF Higgins organization will have a
bad effect on A,r Addicks'S opportuni-
ties for Senator. At present Higgins's 3
chances are the best. although there
are suspicious as to Massey aud Bird.
}. Edward Addicks, with "a formid-
able array Of lieuteuantS, arrived in
! Dover early Monday morning. aud i'm
mediately began to pull the wires in
favor Of his men, but his work was in
vain. senator higgins was not pres
cnt, but left the work in the hands of
his private secretary, f. f Bach, and
he managed everything to the salts
faction Of the Higgins side and covered
himself with glory. Newall Ball, of
Sussex county, presided at the House
caucus,
The five Democratic Senators went
into caucus, and did not take more
than one ballot for each office. Sena-
tor John Pyle presided and the result
of the caucus was as follows: Speaker.
William T. Watson, Milford; Clerk.
Charles A. Hastings, Laurel Chaplain
Rev. Cyrus COrt, Dover; Reading
Clerk, E. B. T. Springer, Wilmington ;
Sergeant-at-Arms, :. j. Thomas, Sus-
sex county; Page, : II. Boyer.
THE LEGISLATURE MEETS AND BOTH
HOUSES DULY ORGANIZE.
Both branches Of the General AS.
sembly convened at I04O o'clock
yesterday morning.
The Senate was called to order by
eX-Clerk Hardcastle and the House bv
eX-Clerk Layton. Each body con-
sumed about an hour in swearing in
the members-eleCt and electing and in-
stalling officers.
Both bodies elected the officers who
were selected at Monday nights eau.
Cuses.
The Democrats in the House cast
complimentary votes for Representa-
tive Sypherd for Speaker, John II. Lay
ton of Frank ford for clerk and DR.. c.
r. Layton of Georgetown for sergeant
at arms
In the Senate one complimentary
vote was cast for Senator Records for
Speaker, being cast for Watson.
At H. 40 o'clock each body notified
the other that it was ready for busi-
: ness.
Mr. Fleming introduced in the
House joint resolution appointing
Joseph NJ. Chambers of Dover, enroll
ing clerk, which was adopted and sent
to the Senate.
Representative Pyle introduced a
Joint resolution providing that the
House appoint committee of five and
the Senate committee of three TO ar.
range for the Inauguration of Governor
elect Marvil. Messrs Pyle, Burton,
Money, Sypherd and Killen were
named as the House Committee.
At II 30 O'Clock both bodies took a
recess until o'clock.
Immediately preceding the recess
each body appointed a committee Ia
wait on the Governor and notify him
that they were ready to receive anv
communication from him he desired ia
present.
AFTERNOON.
In the Senate notices of contest in
the cases of Messrs. Fisher Pierce and
Moore, republicans, of Sussex. were
filed and referred to the committee ON
elections. The grounds tor the con.
test Is the allegation that these Seno
tors entered into Rn agreement with !
Edward Addicks to vote for him for
United States Senator if he would nav
their campaign expenses.
A bill was introduced in the Houso
to charter the Diamond State Railroad
Company to build line through the
State.
Both bodies adjourned until Mon
, day. 0"
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
The message of Governor Revnolds
was read in both Houses. He has he
come a purist in politics and speokes
strongly against bribery and corrnn.
ton at elections; shows the good enap-
claI condition OF tue State, with a
funded dabt and other liabilities oI
6S4,75O, and interest. bearinp aesota
amounting to $l,03l, ,S42, showing on
excess of assets over liabilities of s9A7
O92 favors equalization of taxet;o,
recommends further improvements oi
the state free school system; advocatos
prison reform and the establishment ~
system of labor for oonvicts and ro' ~
commeends the doing awav with ,bo
VoteIs assistants provided for in the
present ballot law, as they are an ajJ
70 tne corruption of suffrage. and a bar
" 'ne entire secrecy of the ballot.
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4, HaIiton Oornwell, foreman OF the Gozs,,e
rluq letown, n. j., believes that Chamber'
,aIn Cough Remedy should be in evorv
nome. lie used 1t for cold and il efFacto1
speedy cure. He says: 1T Is indeoJ a
srahd remedy, l can recommend to nil I
nave also seen it used for whOonin0 conob
Wlth the best results" 25 and 20-cent bot