Evening journal., 1895-02-15
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
What the Law Makers Did in
Dover Yesterday.
ONLY ONE BALLOT FOR SENATOR

staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Feb IA When the ballot for
United States senator was taken at noon
yesterday there were only twenty three
members In Dover, and one of them,
Senator Alrichs, could not vote by reason
of being paired with Senator Handy
This left only twenty two TO vote, the
smallest number since the balloting
began. The seven absent members were
as follows:
For Representative Town
send and Senator Alrichs, (pairet with
HsnbJ)-
For Addicks Senator Handy and
Representative Morgan, the latter being
present, but paired with Townsend
p
For Wolcott-Speaker Watson, Senator
Records, Representatives Killen and
Watson-4
The vote in detail was as follows:
For Higgins-Burton, Pyle, Reybold,
Walker, Wilson, Jolls and Money.
For Addlcks-Moore, Ball, Robbins and
Brown-4.
For Wolcott-Fenimore. Harrington,
Sypherd and Davis-4
4 pOF Mhssey-hoorof Eioioci mCnuAlou
and FlemiDg-4
For B yard-Pyle, Mustard and DAILY
-3.
Only one ballot was taken.
Speaker Pro Tenn Pierce discharged
his duties with signal ability.
Have Not Considered Third Man.
"Will the Higgins men go to a third
man." asked yo-r correspondent Of one
of the leaders of that faction.
| 1--WE have never considered a third
man in any way whatever. We held a
caucus and nominated Mr. Higgins He
Is our man and we know no other. We
| did everything thst honorable party
men conld do. We met at the appointed
time and place for the purpose Of caucus.
| ing for senator When we found that
certain members were not present we
sent for them. They refused to come
i and we proceeded 80 act without them,
You know the result. We had them
whipped, and they were afraid to face us
in caucus. The odium rests on them
and not on us.
what a Massey Man Says.
"Addicks will no more be United
States senator from Delaware than
will, said Massey man. "His race is
run You win find that, before the
session ends, he will not be able to hold
the six votes be now has. ! do not
believe that Mr.. Massey can he elected
Neither do say that Senator Higgins
cannot be, but hope that third man will
get 10. II 1t comes to an issue between
Higgins and Addicks the Massey vote
win 60 solidly for Higgins. Or, II II
comes to point where our votes can
elect him he will get them If the Hig-
gins vote we're within one or two Of tb'
required number there would be NJ
trouble, but Addicks continues to block
the game His refusal to allow his mer
to go into caucus made the deadlock, anC
he, and no one else is responsible
Bryant Wants an Heir-at-Law.
Mr.. Killen introduced in the House
bill to change the name Of Harry Mime
to Rathel Bryant and to make him thi
beir-st-law of Harvey II. Bryant. Mr.
Daily gave notice of an act to enable tn
Guarantors' Building and Loan Associa
tion, Of Washington, d. G., to do bushes
in Delaware.
Another Loan Association.
Representative Ball introduced bill
30 incorporate the Farmers an
Merchants National Building and Loai
Association. The incurporat IFS ar
Newall Ball, r r Kenney. Clarenc
ID. Sypherd and others The cspits
stock is limited to $l50,000.
A Batch BY the Senator.
Senator Pyle gave notice Of batch O
bills yesterday They were as follows
An acc providing for the calling of
= 4 n .
divorce Rosie A. and Walter w. Reed
: an act to incorporate Encampment NJ
l34, Union Veteran Legion Of the Unite
States, OF the city Of Wilmington; an &C
} to amend the title OF the charter q
! Washington steam Fire Hook and Lsdds
Company. Of Wilmington. The bill
have not yet reached Dover.
Speaker Watson Was Absent.
For the FIRST time since the Unite
States senator was begun to be vote
for Speaker Of the Senate Watson wa
3 absent yesterday The senators waite
for him until 1130 o'clock and then. I
he did not put in an appearance, Cler
Hastings was instructed TO call u
Senate 20 order. de did so and announce
that the election Of a speaker pro tempol
, | was in order
Senator Harrington nominated NJ
Pierce, and Senator Pyle seconded th
motion He was elected aud took b
2 seat. Speaker Watson is either sick
snowbound. it is not positively know
which. Mr.. Records is still unable TO
Q present aud when tie Senate met Hsnl
q had not returned from Holly Oak.
I. VIII Not Pass the Senate.
Representative Pyle gave form
4 notice OF Mayor shortlidge's bill
remove Judge Ball, and to provide I
i the election Of his successor
: the municipal election in June. 1t ma
i and probably will pass the House, whic
h is Republican, but the i've Democrat
= members Of the Senate will not be like
j to vote for a measure which removes
q Democratic Judge whose commission VI
i not expire for about twelve years.
@ The Furniture Arrives.
y The handsome furniture for the Sta
. House parlor was shipped from Wilmin
"a ton yesterday and will be placed to de
'r It is leather covered and will last I
y years.
Legislative Notes.
70 Immediately after 1t met yesterd
afternoon the Senate adjourned
u witness the Dawson Jester wedding