The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-22
in SENATE
AND HOUSE
Speaeer Riggia Announces His
Intention to Iosue lhe Order
For Payment Of the
Dickey-CheairsCon-
test Expenses.

costs of the Dickey-Cheairs contest and
he will ina few days issue an order on
the Levy Court Of that county for the
full amount of the bill.
Mr. Mccoy came to the front to-day
with bill for the charter Of the New
Castle Newport and Wilmington Rail.
way Company. 1t is the same company
that was chartered two years ago, Its
route would be by Elsmere to Newport
where there would be beautiful park in
the woods along that little town, where
there is beautiful lako.
A branch of the road would run to
Brandywlne Springs. Tho capital stock
is 100000 with power to increase to $780,
900. The proposed corporators are stephen
p. NJ Losher, Joseph II. Gould, David w.
Elklnton, John A. Cranston, Samuel A.
Mcdaniel, Hiram r. Borie, w. Atwood
Wedin, Winfield s. Quigley, Thomas
Holcomb and Albert H. Kruso,
The better clement Of the Democratic
party is opposed 10 the postponement of
the Wilmington City election for one
year. But little business was transacted
to-day the members of the House devoting
most of the time to discussing whether
they should employ a typewriter, and OK.
horting one another to be careful about
bills that are presented especially those
sent from Wilmington. Mr.. Cheairs has
been appointed Chairman of the Com
mittee on Municipal Corporations, to
succeed Mr.. Dlckey, who was ousted, and
as Wilmington has no member in tho
House it Is supposed Cheairs will look
after the bills from that city.
Edward o. Raymond was elected enroll
ing clerk Of the Senate to-day.
From Washington came the news that
the delaware case will await the decision
of the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
hn nl,p lnla
agreement reached to-day by the repre-.
seutatives Of both sides of the Senate, and
the credentials Of kenney and the social
ed credentials Of Addicks will be with
held for the present, This agreement was
made this morning by Mr. Hoar. acting
chairman of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections lin the absence of Mr..
Mitchell, of Oregon) and Mr. Gray, of Del
aware, the leader of the minority on that
committee.
The agreement indicates that majority
of the Senate could not be had to adopt
motion giving kenney the Delaware seat
on the Governors certificate before the
question as to whether the DUPONT case
shall be reopened has been decided. No.
body expects that the DUPONT case will
be rcOpened, but it is evident that the
seating of Kenney will BIO delayed. AG-
dicks, of course, cuts no real figure In the
purely formal and perfunctor y hear.
ing
Mr. Kcnney and Mr.. Addicks were both
in the marble room of the Senate tn Is
afternoon, talking with their friends
among the Senators.
Senator Gray had Mr.. Kenney in charge,
and introduced him to other Democratic
Senators. After explaining the situation
to him it was, of course, a disappointment
60, hnx, h a., tale
scented Immediately, but he realized that
in the present condition of affairs he could
not force the fighting
. Senator Gray, us the Democratic Senator
from Delaware, and also as the leader
of the Democrats on the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, had to take
charge of the case, even though Mr., Ken.
ney and he are so far apart on the silver
question and have little in common on
any question and Mr.. Kenney could only
acquiesce in whatever Mr.. Gray might do,
Under tho agreement between Mr. Hoar
and Mr.. Gray the Committee on Privileges
and Elections is to take the DUPONT petit.
ton up promptly at its meeting next
Wednesday, without waiting for the re.
turn of Chairman Mitchell OF course
the committee will have to hear the at.
torneys, SO that some time may DO con
sumed and the case may go over into the
next session, as the Republican Senators
desire, SO as TO keep the Delaware seat
vacant
A majority of the committee and ma.
iority of the Senate are opposed to re.
opening the DUPONT case, and a majority
Of the Senate is In favor OF seating Ken.
ney, but evidently Mr.. Kenney will have
to wait, and meantime Colonel DUPONT
encourages himself with the belief that he
may be able in some way to get in.
a IL,
the boiling Tor Addicks) Legislature of
Delaware, signed by the presiding officers
of the two bodies, will be presented in
both branches Ui Congress tomorrow.
The manifesto appears in the shape of
petition asking Congress to investigate
the recent elections in Delaware.
According to the reports Of his utter.
auCes, Mr.. AddiCks, Ut Delaware, expects
to get in tho Senate Of the United states
in the same way that the carpet bagyar
spencer of Alabama gOl in in 1873 i is
not in the least jmDlcbable that were al
c.rcms .anC-s the sant, Nj Adj rs
wUuiu get in. Fort unately for the cause
OF law, order and good government the
circumstances are materially different.
! In 1873 the echoes of the war were still de.
! lightful music in the ears of the RrpuUli.
| can partiSAn- u the kind who composed
| the overwhelming majority Of the Senate,
!
for the seat to which a Democrat had
| been elected. no matter upon what tiimsy
| and Outrageous pretexa. would be admit
/ Cd 1t is rat her diff aren't now
=. In 1873 the Republicans had a secure
! majority of from IS TO twenty in the
! Senate. To-day they are in a minority.
| Furthermore Il 10 objectionable Whptht T
! among that minority there are not one,
| two or three who would hesitate to v,olat q
| THEN. on,hs and Ihrir conscience os was
done by The men who admitted SPENCER
| Mr. Aidicksis entirely correct in claim.
| ing that his Legislatureis as lawfully con.
stiIuted a body az the one which chose Mr.
| Snencrr. The rnmp Ierisinturn which
| elected Spcncgr was made IN in exactly
| tbr same manner As the rumn DelnwAre
| I,pris,nljre
| Thn reouIar and lawful J,eoislature
| composed of a majority Of members Of
| both houses. with luiV made o,It Ger.
tifcate Of election, met nj tho State House
| in Montgomery and elected Francis W
| SEva. fThn rnmn Jegislntnre mot in tha
! federal court.h house kindly loaned for ibs
uurnosr nv tho United States marshal
WIN ns tho Tinted STATES Garnet. ba q
mar halls in those DAYS GENERALLY did
I,voteI most of His tina 70 tho nannge.
mont and ,nunirnIntiOn of State roIitirs
mis- rIlnn InrIsintnrn ,yas connosed nj
Rrnul,irnn ,rnmhnro with nronnr ccrti f
rntns of nInrlinn and nine addiiinroI man
| ,yhn 81 ,i,,,ca IN h,vr hoon oInctnL INT VII
| h,I no rnrtiJiro nnd who Mad made nc
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