Evening journal., 1895-05-10
A VACANT SEAT


aging them to do their duty mantully.
Senator higgins, George Y Massey aud
Addicks were 10 the State House several
I mnes, and, between times. the members
would 20 out aud confer with them
One or more Addlcks llieutenAnts stood
by Robbins nearly all the time 60 keep
up his nerve and keep off the enemy.
One Of the Dupont missionaries who
went TO him was City Solicitor George a
Elliott, OF WILMINGTON At that psrti
culHr tim the Addieks lleutenants were
few fee5 away. Representative Moore,
who Is plain-spoken man, saw the city
solicitor At his work and walked ever TO
Robbins He told Robbins, pointing to
Mr. Elliott, that he ought not to allow
THAT - -" TO come pear him
Mr. Robbins, who did not know Mr..
Elliott, turned 10 a man near by and
Ieqas sted him TO tell the sergeant at
aims to put him out Mr. Elliott'a
missionary, efforts.ended forthwith
Finally the political managers abused
the privileges OF the fl Dor so hagrantly
that Speaker Watson ordered Sergeant
at Arms Plindlvlle to clear the floor OF
every body but members. ex members,
officers and reporters. In consequences Of
this the managers found themselves
outside.
Chairman Bach and others imme-
diately began writing touching appeals
to Robbins signing them Your Neigh
bors, your Constituents They
begged him In the name OF his wife and
dear little children not to ruin them and
himself, but to gain everlasting glory by
voting for Colonel Henry A, DUPONT
Thsse were sent In by the sergeant at
arms or the pages One or two reached
him before his colleagues dlscoy cred
what was going on; but after that they
we're nearly all intercepted and do
stroyed State Treasurer Adkins even
took hand Ia It BE wrote Robbins a
letter telling him that unless he left
Addicks and went to DUPONT he would
kill himfef politically In his own
hundred, and that he (Adklns) would
help do It,
These supplications and threats made
him extremely nervous. his shakiness
grew until it was as much as the Addicks
men could do TO keep him with them
They began praying for o'clock.
Alrichs Offers Protest.
About ten minutes before 3 o'clock
Senator Alrichs, DUPONT Republican,
when his name was called, read a
protest drawn for him by Higgins or
Massey 1t set forth that Speaker
Watson had no right to sit; that from
the time that Colonel DUPONT received
| fifteen votes he was United States
senator, and closed by calling upon the
speaker TO declare him elected
Mr. Aliichs moved that 1t be spread on
the journal His motion WAS seconded
by two or three.
Speaker Watson declared Mr.. Airichs
out of order and declined 10 either
recognizes the protest or the moti5n.
General James e. Wilson, chairman Of
the Republican state Central COMMITTEES.
who was seated At his right, said to the
/ speaker:
You are right You are right They
are wrong Don't entertain It, They
cannot stand on that
Senator Pierce appealed from the
decision Of the chair His appeal wa
seconded
Again Chsirmsn Wilson urged the
speaker not to entertain it Spesksl
Watson declared Nr Piercs out OF order
saying that the Joint meeting was held
under an act of Congress and the only
proper motions were to ballot, to aujourI
aud to take recess
Don't enter into any explanation,
broke in General Wilson. you ar,
right in your decision
Mem bsrs aud visitors left their seat
al moved towards the speakers chat
discussing this sensational feature Of tn,
days proceedings
Speaker Watson ordered every body bu
members to be seated, called for orde
and instructed the clerk to proceed will
the calling of the roll, which had beei
interrupted by Mr.. Alrichs The ballo
sho we'd no change
At seven minutes Of o'clock Mr.
Handy moved for recess Of FIVE minutes
The yeas and nsys we called and q
three minutes of the vote WAS an
nounosd. The motion was lost. At . 81
o'clock Speaker Watson looked at hi
watch ana then at the clock, aud stoos
ready to adjourn the joint assembly sinl
die.
Mr.. Burton moved to proceed will
another ballot The speaker did no
recognize him.
Just before the minute hand Of th
clock touched twelve some Dsmocra
called Speaker Watson s attention to Mr.
Burtons motion Instead Of paving AL
attention 10 it. he said;
Gentlemen, the time fixed by DIN
resolution for adjournment having al
rived | declare this Joint assembly az
journed sine die
his gavel fell amid applause Of Demo
Gratis.
HfoMullen's Declaration.
just as he was about to step from tn
diss Speaker OF the House McMulle
sprang upon It, and in an excited name
vel ed:
And L Henry d. McNullen, 9
speaker Of the House, declare that Henri
A Dupont has been elected United State
! senator"
: This was greeted with derisIve yell
from the gallery as the crowd surged OF
into the lobby.
Almost n Fatal Blnnder.
The senator's returned to their chamb
The Senate clock had been set back a
hour Speaker Watson left the chair al
Speaker pro tenn Records assumed It. 3
, wanted the Senate to proceed with 4
urii aished business. including the adoI
. ton Of the report Of the committee G
accounts.
Governor Watson protested that sue
a course would be- suicidal as the Houi
time was that by which he had bss