Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-14
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Continued from fourth pago.l
Revised statutes-Hazel, Wilson and
Dukes
Fish, oysters and game-Eliason, L. S.
Hopkins and Thompson.
Dive, ce-McCullough. Eliason and
Short.
Educstion-L. S. Hopkins, Smith
and Mccoy.
Temperauco-Wilson, Dempsey and
Dukes
Appropriations - Whitney, Smith,
Adams. johnson and Taylor.
Enrolled bills = Dempsey, McCul-
Tough, Hopkins, Martin, Davis, Whit
ney and Short
Miscellaneous business-L. s. Hop.
kips, Eliason and Martin.
Representative Davis presented a
joint resolution providing for the pay
ment OF claim OF Il. L.. Jones e. Co.
material to repair the State House.
The total amount of the claim was
$405. 81, and it had been assigned by
e. l.. Jones & Go. to Stephen Slaughter.
Referred to the committee on claims.
Representative Mccullough intro
duced a resolution intended to preserve
harmony among the members and de-
precating the disposition usually evil
dent to submit to the influence and
pressure of outsiders, which was
adopted.
Representative Dempsey here made a
motion to adjourn, but withdrew ii in
order to allow the House to take action
on the joint resolution presented by the
Senate regarding the joint meeting to /.
day at II o'clock for the purpose of
canyassing the vote for Governor, which
was concurred in.
Representative Dempsey then gave
notice that he would at some future
day introduce bill Incorporating the
Peninsula Press Co. of Wilmington,
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Mr.. Short introduced resolution re-
quiring that the committee on elections
should report on all contests presented
to the committee at the samS time.
The discussion on the matter continued
only short time, bur it was quite
spirited. and the purpose of 1t was evil
dent at once to those familiar with the
Cheairs- Dickey contest.
Mr.. Short had hardly taken his seat
before Mr.. Hazel, who site on the on.
posite side of the room, jumped TO his
feet and said: "Mr. Speaker. it would
be impossible TO examine and consider
the necessary documents in all the
contested elections for seven or eight
weeks
The Speaker here remarked that the
Sussex county members had not yet
furnished him with duplicates of their
answers to the notices of CONTEXT
Mr.. Hazel said that he thought the
committee should be allowed to act in
its own way and take its own time.
Mr.. Dempsey replied that in his
opinion the committee should report lie
all the cases presented at one time.
Mr.. Johnson---Mr. Speaker, | fail to
see the object Of the motion.
Mr.. Dempsey. by way of explanation,
then said that no special case should
be singled out and acted upon by the
committee, which might be done unless
special instructions in the line OF the
motion were given the committee.
There is no reason whatever. he said,
why all the cases should not bu dis.
posed of at ones.
Mr.. Donaldson then made few re-
marks in the same strain and concluded
by asking for rising vote on the ques-
fion, which resulted in the defeat of
the motion By 8 to Z, and at 4. 10 the
House adjourned.
thoJouihuu W - IT, lIUTFOWs
Dover, Jan. Is. The Cheairs- Dickey
contest was the all-absorbing topic in
Legislative circles yesterday, and in
fact was the general talk of politicians
all over the town. The announcement
that the matter would be formally
launched in the House of Representa-
tives by Mr. Dickey had the effect of
attracting many spectators to the Rep
resentatiye Hail.
after the opening of the session by Mr.
Dickey, who offered the following and
moved its adoption.
Resolved, That tine committee on
elections be and they are hereby di-
rected to open each ballot box and
count every ballot in every election
precinct in New Castle county and re-
port to the House the exact number of
votes cast for each candidate for the
Legislature in SAID county before in
curing any costs in the summoning of
witnesses in the case whatever +"
Chairman Hazel of the committee
on elections moved that the resolution
be amended by inserting the words ''if
they deem IL necessary, in the proper
place. the purpose OF the amendment
being 10 give the committee discretion
airy power Mr.. Dickey objected to the
amendment. and Immediately after it
had been made he jumped to his feet
and made vigorous speech in substan-
tiation of the resolution in its original
form. II have been reluctant to speak
on the matter" he said. 81 desire to
say few words, however. want every
vote counted, in order to see who was
the low man. IL 1 am entitled to a
seat in this body want it. II l am
not entitled to seat l do not want it,
In order to get at the true facts all OF
the votes must be counted. l think
there should be thorough investiga-
tion. There has been a good deal of
prejudice because | have been out
spoken as to how l intended to vote
for United States Senator, and "
had not been so outspoken it is hardly
likely this matter would have been
brought up for two or three weeks l
have announced that would vote for
Willard Salisbury, aud will do 80 and
work all l can for him if l remain
here. hope the House will vote for
the resolution.
Mr.. Donaldson also spoke in favor OF
the original resolution. He was de-
sirous OF having the entire Legislative
vote of New Castle county counted, and
said that by that means the low man