Evening journal., 1897-01-12


clients case.
That the Cheairs men are determined
TO force the fight was again made mani
fest by the action of Representative
HAZEL, OF Duck Greek, at the morning
session He moved that a committee
on privileges and elections be appoint
ed. Some objection was raised, and he
withdrew his motion until the commit
tee on rules had formulated its report
and the House had acted upon it.
During the noon recess the Commit
tee on Rules got to work, and the rules
governing each House and the inter
course between the two houses are sub
stantially the same as those of two
years ago.
Governor Watson spent part OF the
morning in the Senate Chamber, and
remarked that he would much rather
be engaged in legislative duties than I'm
those OF the executive department.
Sergeant-at-Arms Quillen OF the
Senate, Is rapidly learning his duties
Senator Alrichs says that the Moores
are pretty well represented in the Sem
ate. There are two Moores and one
Fenimore
Richard Cam, of Kirkwood. was one
OF the State House visitors yesterday
TO ATTEND THE INAUGURATION.
Next Tuesday the Senate and House
viii meet at 11.30 a. m. and proceed in
body to the Court House to witness
the Inauguration of Governor-elect
Tunnel This was provided for by
Joint resolution yesterday afternoon.
COMMISSIONERS COMPENSATION.
The commissioners appointed by the
General Assembly two years ago to
contract for and superintend the erec-
tion and cQuipping Of the new State
Library annex TO the Court House,
presented their report to both houses
through the speakers. Mr.. Pyle offered
joint resolution appointing joipt
committee of two on the Senate ana
one on the part of the House to take
in charge the report and audit it, to
| take into consideration the improve
ments to the second story and the uses
to which It may be put after the Con-
stitutiOnal Convention has adjourned
and also to fix the compensation of the
commissioners. IL was adopted and
! Messrs. Meredith and Alrichs were ap-
pointed on the part of the Senate.
COST or THE MEMORIAL.
In the Senate yesterday afternoon
! Mr. Pyle presented the report of Rev
Cyrus Cort and Rev w. l.. S. Murray
the Peter Minuit Memorial Editing
Committee. 1t showed the cost of pub.
fishing the memorial to be s132.70
when amount has been paid, but &
claim of Mr. Cort's for So, being his
expense account was referred to the
Committee on Claims, and will be al
lowed Ia course of time.
WANT AN EXTENSION.
Wilmer Emery, OF the Queen Anne
Railroad Company, came to town agar
to-day Il is said that the company
wants it's franchise extended in ordei
that IL can reach both Lewes and Re
hoboth.
THE VOTE CANvAssED.
This morning at II o'clock the tw,
houses assembled in the Hall of Rep
resentatives and the official vote 70
governor was canvassed. The figure
We're the same as those alrady pub
lished.
LONGER LEASE FOR OFFICIALS.
Representative Dicl1ey gave notice O
an act to amend chapter 727, volum
49, Laws of Delaware. The amend
ments are designed to do away wit
the June city election and carry 1t owe
to the FAN of the off year, continuin
in Office the present city officials unit
, that time The bill has not yet bee
I prepared, but the above is the explana
tion given by Mr.. Dickey.
{ CHARGED WITH DESERTION.
=. r. Cochran, Jr.. brought to tow
a bill to divorce Carrie Bolte from Wi
= liam y. Bolte, and placed it in tn
, hands of Representative Mccoy for il
{ PRODUCTION. Mrs. Bolte lives at Bea
Station and charges her husband wit
desertion.
4. NO FAKE SENATE.
If the Addicksites hoped to organii
= a rump State Senate they were bitter
disappointed for, as yet, there is 7
II such body in existence. The refusal
IS Alrichs, Pierce and Moore to becon
parties to such a movement robbedit
he what little life and virtue il had. Sci
ator Handy will not leave the old Sci
ate, and Alice of Kent, and Curry,
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