The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-12
IN SENATE :
AND HOUSE
Lively Time in the Former Over
the Journal and the Latter
Over the Dickey Contest

DOVER, Jan 11.-Despite the protests Of
Senators Handy and Alrichs the Journal
of the Senate was adopted by strict
party vote.
George H. Houston the reading clerk Of
the Senate resigned and the vote was as
follows Oh his successor Il. ID. G. Hedge
man s, James F. McIvor 4.
The prevailing topic here to day was the
Dickey-Cheairs contest. The latter was
present with his counsel but the case was
not taken up.
The New Castle Democrats claim that
II the ballot boxes are opened then the
ballot boxes of Kent County will be OPEN
cd and there will surely be fun.
The Dickey men in the House to-day
gained an advantage In having the Com
mittee,on Elections enlarged to five mem
bers and power was given them to sum
mon witnesses in contest. The light TO
get an early settlement Of the contest Is
an attempt of the anti-Saulsbury people
to unseat Dickey, so that he will not be
able to take part in tho caucus for the
United States Senator, was opened by Mr.
Short moving that the Committee on
Elections report all contests at the same
time, but the moJion was lost by vote OF
to Z, Mr. Dickey voting in the affirma.
1.-Two The Committee on Elections will
meet tomorrow.
The committee was given power to sum.
mons witnesses and secure all proper and
necessary evidence. Only one contest
will be heard ut time and Mr.. McCul-
Tough offered the following resolutions.
Whereas, In order to preserve the
harmony and good feeling OF the members
OF the House, it is desirable that unseem-
ly and improper statements concerning
brother members should not be permitted
to be made by any one to members of the
House, and especially by persons who
seek the action Of the House in matters
of self-interest and,
Whereas, The dignity of the House
requires and demands that all it's proceed
ings should be conducted in accordance
with well-establshed precedents and ac-
cording to the practice of legislative and
deTiberative bodies 10 the end that hasty
and ill-considered measures shall not be
too quickly adopted or something there
after to be regretted accomplished; there
fore, he it
Resolved That this House will pro-
ceed in it's deliberations and in its conf
ruittees with due and proper regard to
the rights of those interested, and viii
not hastily by outside solicitation be
rushed into breaches of legislative de-
corum or violation of the rules and Gus
toms OF this branch of the Legislature,
and that simple courtesy to brother mem
hers requires that such course should be
adopted"
A bin is being prepared to take the
feeding of the prisoners from the Sharln
The prospects are that Horace Il. ltetteW
will be county treasurer and that five tax
collectors will be appointed by the Levy
court.
Speaker Riggin announced these COM
mittees:
Rules-,J. H. Hopkins, Donaldson and
Riggin.
Ways and Means--Martn, Johnson, Tay-
lor.
Electons-Hazell. johnson, Mccullough,
Dempsey and Smith.
Judiciary-Adams, Wilson, Dickey, Nc
Cullough. Dukes.
Federal Elections-Dukes, L. S. Hopkins
and Dickey.
Crimes and Punishments-DaVis, Short,
Mccullough.
Accounts-Johnson, Hazel, Donaldson.
Claims-McCulloug Adams. Thompson
Constitutional Reform-Thompson Me
| Cullough, j. H Hopkins.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Adams and DON
| aldson.
Municipal orporations-Diokey, HAZEL,
| Elason, Smith, Davis.
Vital Statistics-Donaldson, Wilson,
Whitney.
Roads and Vacant Lands-Whitney,
| Dempsey and Martin.
] Fish, Oysters and Game-Eliason, L. s.
| Hopkins, Thompson.
Printing-Short, J. H.. Hopkins ard
| Dempsey.
Revised Statutes HAZEL, Wilson,
! Dukes.
Private Corporations-Smith, DAVIS
| Taylor.
Divorce Mccullough, Eliason and Short,
| emperance-Witson, Dcmprcy and
| Dukes.
Education-L. s. Hopkins, Smith, Nc
! Cullough,
| Enrolled Bills-~Dcmpsey, Mccullough,
| !. II. Hopkins Martin, Davis, Thompson,
| Whitney, Short
Appropriations Whitney, Short, Adams.
Johnson, Taylor.
| Miscellaneous Business--L. s. Hopkins,
| Eliason and Martin.
1t is understood that bill Is being pre-.
| pared favoring district renrcsentation
| This would make it possible for tho people
| of Wilmington to vote for their candidates
for the Legislature and Levy Court, ana
the men in the county will be elected by
the voters in the district which they Will
represent.
| Several Wilmington people were here
to-day working for a bill fayoring eXemp'
.tion of taxes for st. Joseph's Home for
| Colored children. The prevailing idea Is
that something should be done to assist
the institution which has done and Is do
ing so much for the people.
The State Normal school and the work
house for New Castle county will be given