Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-07

HlemlnR-4.
For Thomas +. Bayard-senators Pyle
and Records and Representatives DAILY and
Mustard-i.
Absent-Senator Harrington-l.
On motion of Senator Handy the Two
houses separated until noon tomorrow.
Dover, Feb 2S.-The excitement which
| permeated the capital to-day was short
lived. II sprang up like flower, as Job
once remarked, but 1t sOon withered; To-
night there was scarcely vestige of the
tuinult which ragged during part of the
daytime. The tempest subsided when
| Senator Higgins and the horde of visiting
politicians departed. The Senator went
TO Washington TO guze fondly but sadly at
| the seat IN which lie has lounged for SIX
years. and which he will vacate Monday
next. He came here, it is now believed,
not for the purpose of attempting to pour
| oil upon the waters and restoring har-
mony, not for tho purpose OF endeavorng
to solidify the Massey and Higgins
votes for James Pennewill but solely
| for the purpose of trying to satiate
his own selfish ambition = TO make
IA desperate and final effort to retain
possession of the coveted Senatorial seat
| for six more years. His sellishness was
not rewarded and when he shook from his
heels the dust Of Dover he was nigh over
come by sadness and he inwardly cried ::
"Oh that somebody would deliver me
| from the body of this DEATH He departed
at 347 o'clock, taking with HIM all his
lieutenants except Fred II. Bach.
CONFERRED WITH MASSEY.
| II is said that the Senator conferred with
| MIR. Massey last evening and that he con-
| ferred with him twice this morning. One
| of to-day's conferences. it is asserted. COLI
tinued an hour and u half. Mr.. Massey, it
| is alleged informed him that he does not
possess the power to deliver the Massey
vote. EARLY in the afternoon the Senator
and the Governor held consultation.
Senator Moore told The GAzETTg's
correspondent this afternoon that Mr..
Massey cannot transfer a single vote, and
he further stated that the Massey vote will
| never 70 to Senator higgins.
a KISK IN THE TELEGRAPH WIRE.
The kink which was put in the telegraph
wire by the inquiries which George II.
Hollis sent broadcast for information con-
cerning the whereabouts of Representa-
tive Pyle the Sunday Mr.. Hollis was snow
bound in Dover has not yet been entirely
Strengthened out, and in consequence the
publication OF the interview had to-day
with Senator Higgins was kiaked triiie.
The Senator, when approached by the
interviewer, was descending the stairway
leading TO the rotuuda Of the Hotel Rich
ardson. lie extended his hand and pleas.
antly greeted the reporter. When the in.
tcrviewer mentioned the prevailing rumors
the Senator's manner became icy, but
when the rock bottom of the interview
was reached he began to thaw and when
his friends bore him away he smiled. He
professod ignorance concerning the
rumored deals.
WILL STICK TO THE END.
"Do you intend to withdraw from the
battle?" he was asked.
"Of course not" he replied.
lyon are going TO STICK"
Yes, stree"
"To the endp'
'You beti
Mr.. Pennewill was accosted this after.
noon but he did not want to discuss politics
AMUSED AT HIGGINS FAILURE.
The Addcks men were amused by Sena
tor Higgins failure ''to connect" 1t il
said they would like to see slide of the
Higgins and Massey votes iii the direction
of Mr.. Pennewill. \ break in the dead
Addicks forces. It is declared that Mr.
Pennewill would not accept the Senator
ship, that II would be political suicide fol
him to accept it now. The following
remarks were made tonight by u proini
nent Kent county Republican II believe
it will be Addicks or nobody. There is 1
possibility that Mr.. Addicks will give way
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tremely remote. Ii he does give way hI
will insist on naming the man to be electet
and would most probably name Hurry A.
Richardson
THEY SANG THE DoxoLoGY.
Clapping of hands, followed by tn,
singing of the doXology, slightly inter
rupted this afternoons proceedings of tn
House and irritated some of the Represen
tatives considerably. The outburst, whicl
the irritable members characterized
breech OF propriety, came from
throng of women, Il score or NOR
of Dover's social leaders, who wer
accompanied by DR.. Murray, tn
chaplain of the House. and was caused b.
the House passing Representative Mus
tard's bill to repeal the bottle law. Tn
hymn was started by Mrs. Wolcott, tn
wife of the Chancellor, and her compan
ions heartily united with her singing tn
: dOXology.
: The incident iearly parulyzed some y
the assemolymen. The fact that tnos
/, who upplaudcd and sang were women
alone saved the enthusiasts from Deini
rebuked.
i The bill was passed by the following
vote;
, Yeas-Messrs. Ball, Burton, Daily, Davis
Jolls. Morgan, MustatA. Pyle, Reybold
Robbins Sypherd, Townsend, Walker AM
WilsDn-lI.
r Nay-Speaker McMullen-1. il
The other Representatives were absent
$ most of the absentees being busy witt
committee work
o AGE OF CONSENT.
: The House, this afternoon, passed tn
!. y House bill changing the age of consent
Is years.
REDEMPTION or BoNDs.
, Representative Walker introduced SUI
,.ln 10, raifh tit.,r 4
i, Town of Newark. 1t provides that th
Town Council, for the purpose of redeem
ing bonds to the amount of $37, 900. paw;
i Bile December lst, 1896, shall issue ner
i bonds, to bear interest at u rate not eA
!, ceeding 81 per cent per annum, payabl
Il semi-annually, for such amount as tn
4 Council shall deem best, the principal [
/ be made payable in 20 years from date {
. issue thereof, the Council reserying to i
d self power and authority OF redecming u
y , the bonds or any part of them at the e.
=, piration of 10 years from the date OF til
l. same.
& iN MEMORY OF PETER MIHuIT.
d To the House committee OH cducatio
: was referred the following joint rcsoll
/ tion offered by Representative Jolls!
Il. soiusd, de-, That joint committee of hN
n be appointed, two from the House and OF
= from ihe Senate, together with the chaplain
y OF tho respective bod es, to report during Il
II present session Of tho General Assembly {
n the propriety and feasibility OF conimenora
e ing the services OF Peter Minult, the found
of the first permanent settlement on the We
NJ bank of tho Delaware and tao hrst Govern
~ OF Now sweden, whose character and achiev
= ments deserve to he held in everlasting +
l. membrance by all good people, and especial
FL by the patriotic citisons OF the commUnweal
;. whose funnd6tion u" strove to establish G
r principles OF justice and equity.
is Members of the Legislature are con
,e mentiug ON the fact that the report of IL
State auditor devotes only 10 pages to Il
It finances of New Castle county while it d