The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-18
FIFTH EDITION.
kDDICKS OR
NOBODY !!
So Say Senator Handy and the
Five Sussex County Re-
publicans.
the HIGGINS LINES UNUROkEN
The Situation at Dover Unchanged
in regard to the Choice of a
Standardized Notes OF the
Legislatures Work.


Doysn DEL. Jan II. Whom noou ar.
rived to-day tho lobby OF the House was
packed with friends of Higgins and Adj
dicks who were eager to find out the re-
cult OF the joint session OF both Houses
OF the Legislature.
1t had been rum ored during the fore.
noon that one vote was going to 20 to
Addicks or Higgins from Massey, but dis.
appointment reiBned supreme and the
wise ones became orestfallen when tins
tnr Massey admirers announced their
Intentions to stand by their man Tor the
present at least, Senator Records was
absent to-day and therefore only niue
votes were cast for wolcott. Inc six Adj
dicks men were az solid as rock, and the
ten Higgins admirers never quivered one
iota In their determination. Represents.
tive Mustard seemed to throw little
splce into the affair 10y voting for Tunnel.
After the result of the second ballot
was announced to have been the same az
the first ballot Senator Handy moved
that the joint session adjourn until to-
morrow at noon and the motion prevail.
ed.
As stated IN my letter yesterday Repre-.
sentative Pyle introduced bill to repeal
the objectionable features OF the Will
mington and New Castle electric railway
bill which was passed at the session OF the
Legislature In 1898. Tho BILL asKs for the
right to establish branch roads to the
Lobdeli car works and Farnhurstlf deem.
ed advisable.
10 far there seoms to be no objections
to the bill which asks to connect the two
towns by an electric railway. but Mr..
Sau lsbury wac here to-day and the pro.
moters OF the bill will be Obliged to shield
their infant pretty closely or the frosts OF
the Wilmington City Passenger Railway
Company Will nip the pretty little lower
which the people OF both Wilmington and
New Castle have so anxiously longed for
to bloom.
Messrs Brown. Jolls and sypherd were
appointed as committee to not In con-
formlty with two Senators by joint
resolution and Iefurnish the atate house
parloIe.
Representative Pyle presented a bill
which received tie fret reading making it
Unlawful to display on any state. county
OF city building any foreign tag except
on the occasion of foreigner being tho
guest OF that county OIL city.
Representative Pyle had another blu
read which aims at the Education OF the
children OF the State. Tho children
fromwlll be obliged to attend school
four to live months eaoh year. In.
situations where reading, writing. arlth.
matte and Quilted States geography Is
taught will be counted as u SCHOOL The
bill provides for penalties for failing to
eend the children to school to give the
correct age or TO permit the children to
work In factories during the term OF the
schools.
Each district will be empo wsred to ap.
point truant officer whose duty 1t shall
be to find out ali the children who are not
attending school and make arrests of the
parents or guardians.
The lincs so collected before m0gls.
trate shall 20 to the SCHOOL fund of the
district In which the line ID collected. The
ago lie placed at ten years.
1t Ia the opinion of the majority of
those here that tho age should lie placed
at "a years at least. III come OF the mills
Nav (natla and WiimiuUtOu IL hAA
been known that children OF years were
kept at work and for 20 hours work O.
ceived only So oenta BY all means ct
our childIen be educntad to the furthes Sc
grade our schools can put them
accidentally heard tHaf Senator Hlg.
gins on Monday night qndtfed tho follow.
ing toast:
Heres TO Ye. my Republican frlends.
Drink deep with me to night
To the health OF the next S5uator,
For we have won the light.
Here's to ye who follow me,
On tie Senatorial line,
And may your toast forever bs.
No Addlcks, sir is mine,
No hall and mali n wv let US quuh,
But shout Higgins straight.
And give the ring Jolly laugh,
As W9 break the AddiORs slate.
Then draw picture OF flower.
The finest In tho digRlns;
OLe not raised b : uxyg power,
Your Idol, Anthony higgins.
But this afternoon the Higgins lobby.
lists packed their grips and left the capital
for their homes. cre5tfallen over the re.
suit OF the Inst four days WORK.
Senator Handy says he Is willing to
stay here on Sunday, aud after goiux To
church, to vote the usual way.
This morning heard Two representa-
tlves, senator aud governor Marvll dis.
cuss his qualifications for ca ling and
writing. The Governor stated Vhat he eau
"A u al
writing unless II 10 illegiola. He does his
own writing and those who doubt 1t oiu
be convinced by calling at hs otfice. Hut
sure said tho senator the puper5 must fiji
up ON somethnR and the correspondents
OF the New York and Philadelphia papsrs
have sent out SO much rot that L au thor.
oughly Disguised with thDse papers.
An ardent admlrer OF AIr. Massey was
informed to-day by Governor Marvll thar
II he keeps on talking about the new rail.
road that Mr.. Massey will not let him
vote for him.
There was so much said about Speaker
McMullen's new hat that 1t may not be
out oil place to say that Representative
Mustard sports different hat each day.
Tho Republican members OF the Senate
have u ROD In pickle for Ex-Governor Rey-
Node, aud they intend to take IL out be.
fore long.
Among those noticed taking the tram
for Wilmington this afternoon were. J. Il.
Addieks. Deputy sheriff Ratiedgs, willard
salisbury, Clerk Of Wilmington City
Council Lednum. Elk Postmaster stewart.
Among tho Interested spectators here
to-day were John A. wallacs ana William
Q. Sproui, the prOprietors of the Chester
Iimes. Both gentle men took deep In
terest in the proceedings. The newspaper
men favor Addicks for they consider he
will bring enterprise into the State. They
wished they had such a mon to tight the
Delaware county ring. Mac.